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Associated Press:
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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ABCNEWS:
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.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
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.
Richard A. Oppel Jr / New York Times:
In Image War, U.S. Shows Video of Bumbling Zarqawi — BAGHDAD, Iraq, May 4 — In the video released last week by the terrorist Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi, he is seen firing long bursts from a heavy automatic rifle, his forearms sprouting from beneath black fatigues as he exudes the very picture of a strong jihadist leader.
Drudge Report:
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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Michelle Malkin:
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...RWV notes another weird Kennedy accident***
Andrew Miga / Associated Press:
Kennedy Blames Accident on Sleep Medicine — WASHINGTON — Rep. Patrick Kennedy crashed his car near the Capitol early Thursday, and a police official said he appeared intoxicated. Kennedy said he had taken sleep medication and a prescription anti-nausea drug that can cause drowsiness.
wusatv9.com:
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 …
Crooks and Liars:
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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Think Progress:
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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Mark Tapscott / Tapscott's Copy Desk:
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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Michele Gershberg / Reuters:
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.
WorldNetDaily:
Judge orders San Diego cross removed — Gives city 90 days in case brought by ACLU-backed atheist — Ruling on a 15-year-old ACLU case, a federal judge today ordered the city of San Diego to remove a mountain-top cross within 90 days or face a fine of $5,000 a day.
USA Today:
'Star Wars' goes back to basics — Die-hard Star Wars fans soon can see the original theatrical versions of the first three Star Wars films on DVD. — Even though George Lucas adamantly declared 2004's digitally restored Star Wars Trilogy DVDs the definitive versions of his movies, fans have held out hope for DVDs of the originals.
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Sara Goudarzi / space.com:
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.
Associated Press:
Bush Calls U.S. a Nation of Prayer — WASHINGTON - President Bush said Thursday that America's history is inexorably tied to prayer. — "America is a nation of prayer. It's impossible to tell the story of our nation without telling the story of people who pray," Bush said during …
John / AMERICAblog:
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.
Christopher Lee / Washington Post:
Post Office Hopes Idea Of 'Forever Stamp' Sticks — Nothing lasts forever — except, just maybe, the cost of mailing a letter. — After increasing rates 13 times in 32 years, the U.S. Postal Service proposed a way yesterday for consumers to lock in the price of a first-class stamp …
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