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10:35 PM ET, January 31, 2007

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Associated Press:
Syndicated columnist Molly Ivins dies at 62  —  Best-selling author, sharp-witted Texas liberal succumbs to breast cancer  —  Syndicated columnist Molly Ivins poses for a portrait at her home Sept. 22 in Austin, Texas.  She died Wednesday at 62 after a long battle with breast cancer.
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John Moritz / Dallas Star-Telegram:
Columnist Molly Ivins dies  —  AUSTIN — Molly Ivins, whose biting columns mixed liberal populism with an irreverent Texas wit, died at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at her home in Austin after an up-and-down battle with breast cancer she had waged for seven years.  She was 62.
Jason Horowitz / New York Observer:
Biden Unbound: Lays Into Clinton, Obama, Edwards  —  Loquacious Senator, Democratic Candidate on Hillary: 'Four of 10 Is the Max You Can Get?'  Edwards 'Doesn't Know What He's Talking About'  —  Senator Joseph Biden doesn't think highly of the Iraq policies of some of the other Democrats who are running for President.
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Roger Simon / The Politico:
Edwards '08: Talking Tough  —  In 2004, John Edwards rarely had an unkind word to say about his rivals for the presidency.  But it isn't 2004 any more.  —  Should Hillary Clinton apologize for backing the Iraq war?  "That is a moral decision she has to make," Edwards told me.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Biden announces, immediately destroys presidential hopes; Update: Comma misplaced?
WCVB-TV:
TV Network Takes Responsibility For 'Hoax Devices'  —  BOSTON — Turner Broadcasting plans to take responsibility for the "hoax devices" that were found at several locations in and around Boston Wednesday that forced police bomb units to scramble throughout the area.
Discussion: On Deadline and Reason Magazine
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CBS4Boston:
Devices Part Of Cartoon Marketing Campaign  —  (WBZ) BOSTON The suspicious devices which forced bomb units to scramble across Boston today were actually magnetic lights that are part of a marketing campaign for a television cartoon.  —  The reports forced the temporary shutdowns of Interstate 93 …
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Hindrocket / Power Line:
THE PERIL OF NEWSPAPER BLOGS...  ...is that a reporter might say what he actually thinks before an editor catches up with him and makes him stop.  A case in point: William Arkin writes on "national and homeland security" for the Washington Post.  This morning, in his blog titled Early Warning …
Sky News:
Terror Plot: Ninth Arrest  —  A ninth suspect has been arrested by police investigating an alleged Iraq-style kidnapping and beheading plot in the UK.  —  It follows the detention of eight people at addresses in Birmingham earlier.  —  Assistant Chief Constable David Shaw, of West Midlands Police …
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Rob Hotakainen / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Franken tells DFLers he's running for Senate  —  WASHINGTON - Comedian and radio talk show host Al Franken has begun calling Democratic members of Congress and prominent DFLers to tell them he will definitely challenge Republican Sen. Norm Coleman in 2008, the Star Tribune has learned.
Associated Press:
Gonzales to Release Spy Program Details  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Wednesday he will turn over secret documents detailing the government's domestic spying program, ending a two-week standoff with the Senate Judiciary Committee over surveillance targeting terror suspects.
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Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:
White House to Release Details on Eavesdropping
New York Times:
Reporter Who Was Jailed Testifies in Libby Case  —  WASHINGTON, Jan. 30 — Judith Miller, a former reporter for The New York Times, testified Tuesday as a witness for the prosecutor who had put her in jail for 85 days, recounting details of her once-confidential interviews with I. Lewis Libby Jr.
Akersm / The Sleuth:
Obama's Grudge Factor  —  These are chilly days on Capitol Hill ... and on the campaign trail for Fox News journalists — at least when they're anywhere near Sen. Barack Obama (D-Ill.).  —  Sources tell The Sleuth that the Obama camp has "frozen out" Fox News reporters and producers in the wake …
Bernie Woodall / Reuters:
California may ban conventional lightbulbs by 2012  —  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - A California lawmaker wants to make his state the first to ban incandescent lightbulbs as part of California's groundbreaking initiatives to reduce energy use and greenhouse gases blamed for global warming.
Bill Roggio / The Fourth Rail:
Mohammed Jamal Khalifa, Osama bin Laden's brother-in-law, murdered in Madagascar  —  Mohammed Jamal Khalifa.  (CBS Photo).  Click photo to view.  —  Khalifa had an extensive history in funding, plotting al-Qaeda terrorist activities; Task Force 145 likely scored the kill
Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
U.S. may have botched training of Iraqis  —  WASHINGTON - Training the police is as important to stabilizing Iraq as building an effective army there, but the United States has botched the job by assigning the wrong agencies to the task, two members of the Iraq Study Group said Wednesday.
David Lightman / Hartford Courant:
Dodd's Showing In Polls Laughable  —  At Least Comedians Have Noticed It  —  WASHINGTON — When pollster John Zogby asked a group of 339 likely Democratic voters earlier this month whom they wanted for president in 2008, one or two mentioned Connecticut's senior senator.
Brian Beutler / The Raw Story:
How the media does and doesn't 'ID' Independent Lieberman  —  In the cliffhanger world of news copy and style manuals, perhaps nothing matters more than consistency.  Even extreme grammatical eccentricities are fine, as long as they occur regularly.  The New Yorker magazine will spell a word like …
 
 
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Anne Flaherty / Associated Press:
Senate foes of troop buildup join forces
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New York Post:
By K.C. JOHNSON  —  READERS who followed The New York Times' coverage …
Max Boot / Los Angeles Times:
How Bush can ensure no more Iraqs
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Who's That Senior Administration Official?
Discussion: CBS News and Wonkette
Charles Hurt / Washington Times:
Advocates of troop surge about-face in Congress
Discussion: Power Line
Associated Press:
Sunni mosques still show damage in Iraq
Marc Kaufman / Washington Post:
The Saga Of the Lost Space Tapes
louise.house.gov:
Slaughter Condemns Military Equipment Shortages as Waste Persists
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Essay Linking Liberal Jews and Anti-Semitism Sparks a Furor
Julian E. Barnes / Los Angeles Times:
Air Force's role in Iraq could grow
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Libby Live: Matt Cooper One
John Distaso / New Hampshire Union Leader:
News tips & feedback
Susan Crabtree / The Hill:
Rep. Gary Miller, in senior perch, is part of FBI probe
Bailey / newsweek:
I Have Had My Differences With Members of the Press. …
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
Internal memo: Hearst Magazines president announces layoffs as part of a decision to “reallocate resources” to “continue our focus on digital innovation”

Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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