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7:50 PM ET, February 1, 2007

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CNN:
Two plead not guilty to Boston hoax charges … CHARLESTOWN, Massachusetts (CNN) — Two men pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges they created panic by placing "bomblike" electronic light boards displaying a cartoon character with an upraised middle finger throughout Boston.
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AlterNet.org:
Update: Cartoon Marketing Ignites Bomb Scare [VIDEO]  —  Pranksters give finger to the media...  Attempts at buzz marketing are nearly always lame, awkward, and obvious; that's about the worst (or, perhaps, best) that can be said of them, most of the time.  Rare indeed is the word …
CNN:
Two held after ad campaign triggers Boston bomb scare … BOSTON, Massachusetts (CNN) — Authorities have arrested two men in connection with electronic light boards depicting a middle-finger-waving moon man that triggered repeated bomb scares around Boston on Wednesday and prompted the closure …
Boston Herald:
Outraged Menino vows no mercy for stunt: Sham suspects arraigned  —  A furious Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino vowed yesterday to throw the book at the masterminds behind a guerrilla marketing campaign gone amok that plunged the city into bomb-scare pandemonium and blew nearly $1 million in police overtime and other costs.
Discussion: The Peking Duck
Taylor Marsh:
Toon Terror in Boston  —  Join me today on Taylor Marsh LIVE!  —  3-4 p.m. eastern - 12-1 p.m. pacific  —  Terrorism isn't funny.  But one city's terror alert is another city's joke.  Boston freaked out.  Seattle simply shrugged. … Fighting terrorism around the world isn't funny either.
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and MyDD
Jay Lindsay / Associated Press:   TV network's gimmick sparks Boston arrests; in Seattle, it's no big deal
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: The Boston pranksters' surreal, moronic press conference
August J. Pollak / xoverboard.com:
Thomas Menino is an incompetent coward
Discussion: Blinq, The News Blog and Attytood
Michael Powell / Washington Post:   Marketing Gimmick Goes Bad in Boston
Doug Mellgren / Associated Press:
Al Gore nominated for Nobel Peace Prize  —  OSLO, Norway - Former Vice President Al Gore was nominated for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his wide-reaching efforts to draw the world's attention to the dangers of global warming, a Norwegian lawmaker said Thursday.
Discussion: EU Referendum and Jay Currie
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Kos / Daily Kos:
Gore  —  One reason I'm not jumping aboard any 2008 bandwagons …
Discussion: MyDD and The Caucus
Agence France Presse:
Al Gore seen as possible winner of 2007 Nobel Peace Prize
Discussion: Riehl World View and Hot Air
Defense Tech:
BREAKING: DOUBLE THE TROOPS IN "SURGE" (UPDATED)  —  President Bush and his new military chiefs have been saying for nearly a month that they would "surge" an additional 21,500 troops to Iraq, in a last, grand push to quell the violence in Baghdad and in Anbar Province.
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Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Analysis: "Surge" Far Larger Than 20,000 Troops
William M. Arkin / Early Warning:
The Arrogant and Intolerant Speak Out  —  Well, one thing's abundantly clear about who will actually defend our rights to say what we believe: It isn't the hundreds who have written me saying they are soldiers or veterans or war supporters or real Americans — who also advise me to move to another country …
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William M. Arkin / Early Warning:
A Note to My Readers on Supporting the Troops
Discussion: Media Blog and FishBowlDC
Jim Kuhnhenn / Associated Press:
Senate ups wage to $7.25 over two years  —  WASHINGTON - The Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday to boost the federal minimum wage by $2.10 to $7.25 an hour over two years, but packaged the increase with controversial tax cuts for small businesses and higher taxes for many $1 million-plus executives.
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Bob Geiger:
Senate Democrats Hammer Through Minimum Wage Hike  —  The celebration must be starting in the offices of Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) right about now.  —  Just moments ago, by a resounding vote of 94-3, the United States Senate passed legislation raising the Federal Minimum Wage for the first time in a decade.
Discussion: The Agonist
Tom Lasseter / Real Cities:
Mahdi Army gains strength through unwitting aid of U.S.  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq - The U.S. military drive to train and equip Iraq's security forces has unwittingly strengthened anti-American Shiite Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army militia, which has been battling to take over much of the capital city …
Michelle Malkin:
The NYTimes' unspeakable violation  —  Before Bryan Preston and I embedded at FOB Justice, we had to read and agree to a clear set of ground rules, including this one:  —  Apparently, the NYTimes didn't think the rules applied to them.  Yesterday, the Houston Chronicle blew the whistle …
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Michael Hedges / Houston Chronicle:
N.Y. Times to apologize for photo, video of soldier
Discussion: GINA COBB
Dean / Dean's World:
Molly Ivins, RIP  —  Molly Ivins has died at age 62 of that horrible beast known as cancer.  —  It's hard for me to know what to say about this.  It's like finding out that Ann Coulter or Maureen Dowd have died.  I can't quite think of what exactly I should say.
Martin Crutsinger / Associated Press:
2006 personal savings drop to 74-yr.  low  —  WASHINGTON - People once again spent everything they made and then some last year, pushing the personal savings rate to the lowest level since the Great Depression more than seven decades ago.  —  The Commerce Department reported Thursday …
Paul Richter / Los Angeles Times:
U.S. delays report on Iranian role in Iraq  —  WASHINGTON — The Bush administration has postponed plans to offer public details of its charges of Iranian meddling inside Iraq amid internal divisions over the strength of the evidence, U.S. officials said.  —  U.S. officials promised last week …
 
 
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Senate Critique of Bush's Iraq Plan Wins New Support
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White House:
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WorldNetDaily:
People magazine: Don't stop, get a shot
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Steve Clemons / The Washington Note:
Zbigniew Brzezinski Calls Iraq War a Historic, Strategic and Moral …
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Dr. Rusty Shackleford / The Jawa Report:
Al Qaeda Behind British Beheading Plot; Bakri Mohammed Implicated …
Gregory / The Belgravia Dispatch:
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Robert D. Novak / Washington Post:
The Pollster in Exile  —  Frank Luntz Runs Into a Wall of GOP Denial
USA Today:
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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”

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

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

 
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