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2:00 PM ET, August 11, 2006

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Daily Mail:
Day of terror strikes was planned for August 16  —  Terrorists were planning to unleash a series of deadly mid-air explosions on flights between London and America on August 16, it has been revealed today.  —  Members of the terror group, who were arrested in a series of raids …
Discussion: Euphoric Reality and Wizbang
The Blotter:
FBI Investigates American Connection to London Terror Plot  —  Brian Ross and Richard Esposito Report:  —  U.S. law enforcement sources tell ABC News the FBI is investigating new leads that involve a possible connection between people in the United States, in major east coast cities, and the London bomb plotters.
Times of London:
Arrest of duo in Pakistan triggered bomb plot swoop  —  Two British Muslims arrested eight to ten days ago in Lahore and Karachi gave vital information about the alleged plot to detonate chemical suicide bombs on US-bound passenger jets, officials in Pakistan told The Times today.
Discussion: Power Line and The Strata-Sphere
The Blotter:
British Penetrate Terror Cell
Discussion: Guardian
Time:
Thwarting the Airline Plot: Inside the Investigation
Robert Barr / Associated Press:
U.K. identifies suspects in terror plot
Discussion: TigerHawk
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Charles Krauthammer / Washington Post:
Short-Term Gain, Long-Term Pain  —  With the defeat of Joe Lieberman in the Democratic primary in Connecticut, antiwar forces are poised for a takeover of the Democratic Party.  Tuesday's exhilarating victory, and the elan and electoral legitimacy gained, may carry the newly energized Democratic left …
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New York Times:
The London Plot  —  For almost five years now, we have carried around the legacy of Sept. 11.  There is no sunny morning that does not revive its memory.  The news of a terrorist plot against America-bound airliners yesterday called up feelings that are never all that far below the surface.
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Philadelphia Daily News:
BUSH AND CHENEY'S REIGN OF ERROR  —  VEEP SAYS CONN. VOTERS AIDING AL QAEDA.  NOW, THAT'S SCARY.  —  THESE PEOPLE have no shame.  Their contempt for democracy is so great they will stop at nothing to undermine it.  Their adherence to fundamentalist beliefs that blinds them to reality is frightening.
Donna Cassata / Associated Press:
GOP Candidates Facing Troublesome Trend  —  Republicans determined to win in November are up against a troublesome trend - growing opposition to President Bush.  —  An Associated Press-Ipsos poll conducted this week found the president's approval rating has dropped to 33 percent, matching his low in May.
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
08/10/06 FOX News Poll: 2006 Election Anti-Incumbent Fever; Job Ratings
Discussion: The Next Hurrah
Michael Abramowitz / Washington Post:
President Remains Eager to Cut Entitlement Spending  —  The Bush administration has begun sounding out lawmakers and other key figures about mounting a new bipartisan effort to rein in the costs of Medicare, Medicaid and Social Security after the midterm elections, according to officials in the administration and on Capitol Hill.
Discussion: Angry Bear
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Terror Arrests Play in Political Arena  —  Republicans seized on the arrests of terrorism suspects in Britain yesterday to bolster a White House campaign to turn national security issues to their advantage this fall, arguing that the nation needs tough Republican policies to protect Americans from threats from abroad.
Gerard Baker / Times of London:
The first step towards defeating the terrorists: stop blaming ourselves  —  THERE'S A familiar ritual each time an operation to thwart a putative terrorist incident dominates the news.  After the public's initial expressions of relief and shuddering contemplation of what might have been …
Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard and Dr. Sanity
Jerusalem Post:
Lebanon: Cease-fire draft 'unacceptable'  —  A new obstacle arose over the latest UN draft proposal to stop the fighting between Israel and Hizbullah on Thursday night, when Lebanon refused to allow the French to enforce its mandate as allowed by the UN's chapter VII regulations.
PZ Myers / Pharyngula:
Put the blame where it belongs: God and the Republican Party  —  We are so screwed.  —  That's the result of a new survey of people's attitudes toward evolution.  Notice where the United States lies: nearly dead last.  We beat Turkey.  —  There was more to this study than just asking whether …
 
 
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