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U.S. Military Releases Video Showing Zarqawi Unable to Work Gun — BAGHDAD, Iraq — The U.S. military command Thursday released previously unseen images of a video purportedly posted by Al Qaeda in Iraq's leader, showing him decked out in American tennis shoes and unable to operate his machine gun.
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General: Zarqawi 'Bloopers' Tape Found — U.S. Discovers Outtakes of Latest Terror Leader Video — May 4, 2006 — Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the most wanted man in Iraq, doesn't exactly look like a terrorist mastermind in a new videotape released by the U.S. military today.
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Breaking: U.S. close to capturing Zarqawi? (updated with video) — *Video below. *Download the video from the CENTCOM website. Part 1 and Part 2. (Use IE.) Major General Rick Lynch says they've got a hot lead. Could be nothing, could be something, but ABC News has a report about a recovered videotape too.
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U.S., British Forces Obtain Document Outlining Al Qaeda's New Iraq Strategy — Item Calls for More Attacks in Baghdad, Lists Attack Strategies — May 4, 2006 — ABC News has obtained a document seized by U.S. and British Special Forces during a recent raid of an alleged Zarqawi safe house …
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KENNEDY CAR CRASH COVER-UP? — Police labor union officials asked acting Chief Christopher McGaffin this afternoon to allow a Capitol Police officer to complete his investigation into an early-morning car crash involving Rep. Patrick Kennedy (D-R.I.), son of Sen. Ted Kennedy.
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A Blog For All, Riehl World View, Ace of Spades HQ, California Conservative, Daily Pundit, Wizbang, BitsBlog, Fausta's blog and Don Surber
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Police: Kennedy Appeared Intoxicated At Car Crash — Rep. Patrick Kennedy crashed his car near the Capitol early Thursday, and a police official said he appeared intoxicated. Kennedy said he had had no alcohol before the accident. — Kennedy was reportedly behind the wheel of a green Ford Mustang …
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ANOTHER KENNEDY COVER-UP? — ***scroll for updates...report of another Kennedy crash two weeks ago in Rhode Island...an interesting observation below about Kennedy's "going for a vote" excuse...video: Roll Call reporter...*** — ***1000pm EDT update...Kennedy blames sleep medication***
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Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler, Captain's Quarters, The Influence Peddler, Hot Air and Donkey Stomp
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Rummy called out in Atlanta! — Rummy called out in Atlanta! — He lies about WMD's... Ray McGovern, who was in the CIA for twenty seven years asked him why he lied about the run-up to the Iraq war. Rumsfeld then proceeded to lie to McGovern to cover up his earlier statements about WMD's being in Iraq.
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Firedoglake, The Moderate Voice, The Democratic Daily Blog, azerbic and In Search Of Utopia
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VIDEO: Rumsfeld Called Out On Lies About WMD — Speaking in Atlanta today, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld was sharply questioned about his pre-war claims about WMD in Iraq. An audience member confronted Rumsfeld with his 2003 claim about WMD, "We know where they are."
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Making Light, News Hounds, The Truth Laid Bear, First Draft, State of the Day and Loaded Mouth
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Historic Senate Earmarks Battle Updated on Porkbusters; Coburn Example Shows True Political Courage, Value of Term Limits — It's been an historic week in the U.S. Senate as Sen. Tom Coburn, R-OK, used an obscure parliamentary move dubbed the "clay pigeon" amendment to force votes on nearly …
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New Storm on Jupiter Hints at Climate Change — A storm is brewing half a billion miles away and in a rare event, astronomers get to watch it closely. — Jupiter is growing a new red spot and the Hubble Space Telescope is photographing the scene. Backyard astronomers have been following the action, too.
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Santorum pushes for new rules, lives by old — The senator took flights sponsored by corporations while arguing against the perk. — Speaking from the Senate floor, U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum (R., Pa.) urged his colleagues to curtail a popular perk: private corporate-sponsored flights at bargain rates for members of Congress.
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Castro worth $900 million: Forbes — NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cuban President Fidel Castro was furious when Forbes magazine estimated his fortune at $550 million last year. This year, the magazine upped its estimate of the communist leader's wealth to a cool $900 million.
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With the congressional elections 6 months away, is it time for us to stop criticizing Democrats? — I ask this as a serious question. Some friends on the Hill recently asked me if the liberal blogs could lay off their attacks on Democratic members of Congress until after the election.
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Give Iran Enough Rope — The debate in the U.S. over how to contend with Iran as it pursues nuclear weapons goes like this: — Many conservatives worry that the Bush administration - stung by the backlash over Iraq and the president's sinking poll numbers - has sworn off the military option.
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