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Bomb tunnel, flood city — One man is busted in Beirut, others hunted across — globe and terrorists are seen linked to Zarqawi — BY ALLISON GENDAR in New York and JAMES GORDON MEEK in Washington — The FBI has uncovered what officials consider a serious plot by jihadists to bomb …
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
FBI disrupts New York City tunnel plot — WASHINGTON - Authorities have disrupted planning by foreign terrorists for an attack on New York City tunnels, two law enforcement officials said Friday. — FBI agents monitoring Internet chat rooms used by extremists learned in recent months …
John O'Neil / New York Times:
N.Y. Plot Is Uncovered in Early Stage — Authorities in Lebanon have arrested a man in connection with a plot to blow up part of the New York transportation system, officials said today. — Senator Charles E. Schumer of New York Representative Peter T. King of Long Island confirmed a report …
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:Holland Tunnel Target Of Zarqawi Network
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Alessandra Stanley / New York Times:
President Has a Smooth Ride on 'Larry King Live' — Two kinds of celebrities go on "Larry King Live" on CNN: those with something to sell and those with something to hide. — Al Gore and Brandon Routh, the young star of the newly released "Superman Returns," recently appeared on the show to promote their new movies.
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CNN:
Transcript of Larry King with President Bush, Laura Bush — THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT. THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED. — LARRY KING, CNN HOST: Good evening. We're in the Blue Room of the White House. This is the first presidential interview ever done …
Alexandra von Maltzan / All Things Beautiful: The Poisonous New York Times On President's Interview With Larry King
Washington Post:
Lieberman, Lamont Spar in Conn. Primary Debate — SPEAKERS: U.S. SENATOR JOSEPH LIEBERMAN (D-CT) — NED LAMONT, FORMER SELECTMAN, GREENWICH, CT — ANNOUNCER: Live from NBC 30, Connecticut's news leader, this is a "Decision 2006" special presentation, the Democratic primary debate, Lieberman and Lamont.
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Tom Curry / MSNBC:
Lieberman comes out swinging in feisty debate — Two Democrats get aggressive as Connecticut's senate primary looms — Ned Lamont (left) debated Sen. Joe Lieberman Thursday night, as the two battle for the Democratic nomination for a Senate seat from Connecticut. The Democratic primary is on Aug. 8.
David J. Silverman / cjp.org:
Lieberman's Support for Iraq War Creates Dilemma for Jewish Backers — WASHINGTON, July 5 (JTA) — Six years after Joe Lieberman presented Jewish Democrats with an unprecedented triumph, he may pose an intractable dilemma. — If the U.S. senator from Connecticut loses an Aug. 8 primary …
Paul Bass / New Haven Independent:
Inside The Spin Zone — Spin One: Joe was tough like Harry Truman. Spin Two: Joe was desperate and obnoxious. Guess which side spun Thursday night's critical Senate primary debate which way... and guess whose afterparty took place at a restaurant with Internet access — and whose didn't.
Shailagh Murray / Washington Post:In Conn., Lieberman Defends Seat, War Stance
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Judy Bachrach / Vanity Fair:
Washington Babylon — California Republican congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham traded military contracts for $2.4 million in antiques, cash, and other booty. He is now in jail, but his case exposed a world of bribery, booze, and broads that reaches into the Pentagon, the C.I.A., and Congress.
John Kifner / New York Times:
Hate Groups Are Infiltrating the Military, Group Asserts — A decade after the Pentagon declared a zero-tolerance policy for racial hate groups, recruiting shortfalls caused by the war in Iraq have allowed "large numbers of neo-Nazis and skinhead extremists" to infiltrate the military, according to a watchdog organization.
Reuters:
N. Korea missile aimed at area off Hawaii - report — TOKYO (Reuters) - A North Korean missile launched on Wednesday was aimed at an area of the ocean close to Hawaii, a Japanese newspaper reported on Friday. — Experts estimated the Taepodong-2 ballistic missile to have a range of up to 6,000 km, putting Alaska within its reach.
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Patrick Healy / New York Times:
For Gay Rights Movement, a Key Setback — When Massachusetts became the first state to legalize gay marriage in November 2003, gay rights advocates imagined a chain reaction that would shake marriage laws until same-sex couples across the nation had the legal right to wed.
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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Ruling Keeps DeLay on Ballot — Judge Sides With Democrats, Says Former Lawmaker Can't Quit — A federal judge in Texas threw the political retirement of former House majority leader Tom DeLay into doubt yesterday, ruling that the Texas Republican Party must keep the indicted former congressman …
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Mail&Guardian:
Death for Somali Muslims who shirk prayers — Somali Muslims who fail to perform daily prayers will be killed in accordance with Qur'anic law under a new edict issued by a leading cleric in the Islamic courts union that controls Mogadishu. — The requirement for Muslims to observe …
de Gondi / eurotrib.com:
Via Nazionale 230 — Yesterday's vast police operation at the behest of the Milan Procura is exposing a deviant parallel service bent on manufacturing false information and dossiers on "enemies." Until late last night the special investigative police, the Digos, continued their mandate …
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