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9:15 PM ET, August 17, 2006

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Sarah Karush / Associated Press:
Judge nixes warrantless surveillance  —  DETROIT - A federal judge ruled Thursday that the government's warrantless wiretapping program is unconstitutional and ordered an immediate halt to it.  —  U.S. District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor in Detroit became the first judge to strike …
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Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
Federal court finds warrantless eavesdropping unconstitutional, enjoins the program  —  (updated multiple times)  —  I do not yet know anything more than what is in this AP article, but if it is accurate, it is extraordinary news — extraordinarily good news — on every level.
CNN:
NSA eavesdropping program ruled unconstitutional  —  Justice Department says it will appeal judge's decision  —  (CNN) — A federal judge on Thursday ruled that the U.S. government's domestic eavesdropping program is unconstitutional and ordered it ended immediately.
David Stout / New York Times:
Federal Judge Orders End to Warrantless Wiretapping  —  A federal judge in Detroit ruled today that the Bush administration's eavesdropping program is illegal and unconstitutional, and she ordered that it cease at once.  —  District Judge Anna Diggs Taylor found that President Bush exceeded …
Discussion: Hit and Run and Truthdig
Balkinization:
Federal court strikes down NSA domestic surveillance program  —  The first federal court to pass on the legality of the NSA domestic surveillance program has struck it down.  Judge Anna Diggs Taylor of the Eastern District of Michigan enjoined the program today in ACLU v. NSA.
WSAZ-TV:
BREAKING NEWS: Explosive Substances Found at Tri-State Airport, Female Passenger Detained  —  CLICK ON THE LIVE FEED LINK ABOVE TO WATCH LIVE COVERAGE FROM TRI-STATE AIRPORT  —  Tri-State Airport in Wayne County has been evacuated.  A perimeter has been set up, and evacuees are being asked to stand back 350 feet from the airport.
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CBS News:   Explosive Liquids Scare In W. Virginia
BBC:
US airport in 'explosives' alert
Discussion: Wizbang
Colum Lynch / Washington Post:
France Throws U.N Peacekeeping Plans Into Disarray  —  Chirac Rebuffs Pleas to Make Major Contribution to Mission  —  France has rebuffed U.N. pleas to make a major contribution to a peacekeeping mission in southern Lebanon, setting back international efforts to send a credible military force …
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Jonathan Karl / ABCNEWS:
N. Korea Appears to Be Preparing for Nuclear Test  —  U.S. Officials Tell ABC News Evidence Show Signs an Underground Test is in the Works  —  There is new evidence that North Korea may be preparing for an underground test of a nuclear bomb, U.S. officials tell ABC News.
New York Times:
Eye on Election, Democrats Run as Wal-Mart Foe  —  Senator Joseph R. Biden Jr. of Delaware, a likely Democratic presidential candidate in 2008, delivered a 15-minute, blistering attack to warm applause from Democrats and union organizers here on Wednesday.  But Mr. Biden's main target …
Alisa Tang / Associated Press:
Ex-Wife Gives Alibi for JonBenet Suspect  —  BANGKOK, Thailand (AP) - A former American school teacher said publicly Thursday that he was with JonBenet Ramsey when she died in what he called "an accident," a stunning admission after a decade without answers in the 6-year-old girl's murder.
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Rocky Mountain News:
Expert: 'Do we have a wack-job or a murderer?'
Discussion: Right Wing News and Althouse
Ynetnews:
Syria to form its own Hizbullah  —  Baath party official: Lebanon war proves 'resistance' against Israel works  —  On the heels of what it views as a Hizbullah victory against the Jewish state, Syria is forming its own Hizbullah-like guerilla organization to fight Israel in hopes of …
Discussion: Vital Perspective and Jihad Watch
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Matt Canham / Salt Lake Tribune:
Hatch says Demo win could help terrorists  —  Sen. Orrin Hatch, who continuously decries the bitter partisanship in Washington, implied this week that Democratic success in November's election could result in terrorist attacks on America.  —  Hatch was quoted in Tuesday's Tooele Transcript Bulletin …
Redstate Network / Redstate:
Tramm Hudson Destroys Himself  —  Tramm Hudson is the current front runner in the GOP primary in FL-13, the Congressional District being vacated by Katherine Harris.  RedState has happened upon the clip below of Tramm talking to a group of people.  His words will, justifiably …
Jules Crittenden / Boston Herald:
However, Nicole Kidman is hot  —  I've been wondering if it is possible for me to describe exactly how much I don't give a damn what actors think.Or rock stars.  —  I should state at the outset that when actors lend their celebrity to raise money for cancer research and similar causes, I think its wonderful.
The Blotter:
Top al Qaeda Man In Pakistan Nabbed  —  Gretchen Peters and Habibullah Khan Report:  —  A senior al Qaeda commander allegedly tied to the London airplane bomb plot has been arrested in Pakistan, Pakistani intelligence and law enforcement officials have told ABC News.
Thomas C Greene / The Register:
Mass murder in the skies: was the plot feasible?  —  The seventh angel poured out his bowl into the air;  —  And a loud voice came forth out of the temple of Heaven,  —  From the throne, saying, "It is done!"  —  Binary liquid explosives are a sexy staple of Hollywood thrillers.
The New York Observer Politicker:
NRSC Takes Lieberman  —  It's no coincidence that a purposeful silence has replaced the well-publicized calls from Republicans last month for no-hope GOP Senate candidate Alan Schlesinger to make way for someone more credible.  —  The state and national party, it seems …
 
 
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Parisa Hafezi / Reuters:
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