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Sutin Wannabovorn / Associated Press:
Suspect Admits Killing JonBenet Ramsey — The American suspect in the JonBenet Ramsey murder case said publicly Thursday he was with the 6-year-old when she died and called her death "an accident," a stunning admission that will help answer 10 years of questions in the unsolved murder case.
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Charlie Brennan / Rocky Mountain News:
Suspect named in JonBenet killing — A man arrested in Thailand is being held in connection with the slaying of JonBenet Ramsey, law enforcement officials said today. — John Karr, 41, a former Atlanta, Ga., resident, was arrested today in Bangkok, according to two people familiar …
CNN:
Arrest made in JonBenet Ramsey case — (CNN) — A suspect has been arrested "for the December 26, 1996, murder of JonBenet Ramsey," the district attorney in Boulder, Colorado, said Wednesday. — A law enforcement source identified the suspect as 41-year-old John Mark Karr, a one-time school teacher.
New York Times:
Insurgent Bombs Directed at G.I.'s Increase in Iraq — A recent bombing in Baghdad. Most of the roadside bombs are directed at American-led forces, officials say. — The number of roadside bombs planted in Iraq rose in July to the highest monthly total of the war, offering more evidence …
NEWS.com.au:
Kidman condemns Hamas, Hezbollah — NICOLE Kidman has made a public stand against terrorism. — The actress, joined by 84 other high-profile Hollywood stars, directors, studio bosses and media moguls, has taken out a powerfully-worded full page advertisement in today's Los Angeles Times newspaper.
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 …
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Colin Brown / Independent:
Bush is crap, says Prescott — Deputy PM criticises US handling of Middle East, condemning 'cowboy' President at private meeting — John Prescott has given vent to his private feelings about the Bush presidency, summing up George Bush's administration in a single word: crap.
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Washington Post:
Lebanon Sending Troops Into South — Compromise Will Allow Hezbollah to Keep Arms — Breaking an impasse, the Lebanese government on Wednesday ordered army troops to deploy across southern Lebanon under a compromise arrangement that allows the Hezbollah militia to retain some of its arms caches near the border with Israel.
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Duncan Campbell / Guardian:
Pakistan says al-Qaida link to plot found — Organisation's number three identified as main planner by security sources — Pakistani security sources said yesterday that al-Qaida's "number three" was behind the alleged plot to blow up several transatlantic flights leaving the UK.
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Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Faces, Too, Are Searched at U.S. Airports — As the man approached the airport security checkpoint here on Wednesday, he kept picking up and putting down his backpack, touching his fingers to his chin, rubbing some object in his hands and finally reaching for his pack of cigarettes, even though smoking was not allowed.
The Blotter:
Authorities Warning Women Not to Wear Gel Bras As Worries of Possible Female Bombers Increase — Richard Esposito and Anna Schecter Report: — U.S. authorities are advising women not to wear gel bras on airplanes as information developed in the foiled London plot points to an expanding role …
Jeffrey H. Birnbaum / Washington Post:
Democrats' Stock Is Rising on K Street — Washington lobbying firms, trade associations and corporate offices are moving to hire more well-connected Democrats in response to rising prospects that the opposition party will wrest control of at least one chamber of Congress from Republicans in the November elections.
Judy Sarasohn / Washington Post:
Putting the Pork in One Barrel — One legislator's "pork," of course, is another's vital public works project. But all are earmarks, those tax and spending directions added to money bills at the behest of anonymous lawmakers — anonymous, that is, until the legislation is passed and they can boast of it to constituents.
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David S. Broder / Washington Post:
For the GOP, a Heartland Plunge — COLUMBUS, Ohio — When the Columbus Dispatch's respected poll recently reported that Republican Secretary of State Ken Blackwell was trailing Democratic Rep. Ted Strickland by 20 points in the race for governor of Ohio, there was dismay but no shock among his fellow Republicans.
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Telegraph:
Ditch US in terror war, say 80pc of Britons — A majority of British people wants the Government to adopt an even more "aggressive" foreign policy to combat international terrorism, according to an opinion poll conducted after the arrests of 24 terrorism suspects last week.