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11:40 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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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
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: The Boston pranksters' surreal, moronic press conference
August J. Pollak / xoverboard.com:
Thomas Menino is an incompetent coward
Taylor Marsh:
Toon Terror in Boston
Jonathan Silverstein / ABCNEWS:
As Boston Reeled, Was Artist Asked to Keep Quiet?
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.
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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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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: DownWithTyranny! and 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 …
Discussion: Hot Air
Michael Hedges / Houston Chronicle:
N.Y. Times to apologize for photo, video of soldier  —  Paper to send family a letter of explanation, regret over using images of the dying Texan  —  WASHINGTON — The New York Times will express regret for hurting the feelings of the family of a Texas soldier after publishing a photograph …
Discussion: GINA COBB
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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 …
Steve Clemons / The Washington Note:
Zbigniew Brzezinski Calls Iraq War a Historic, Strategic and Moral Calamity & Says Stop the Trappings of Colonial Tutelage  —  TWN has secured testimony being offered by former National Security Advisor Zbigniew Brzezinski tomorrow morning in the Senate Foreign Relations Committee at 9:30 a.m.
Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Molly Ivins, Columnist, Dies at 62  —  Molly Ivins, the liberal newspaper columnist who delighted in skewering politicians and interpreting, and mocking, her Texas culture, died yesterday in Austin.  She was 62.  —  Ms. Ivins waged a public battle against breast cancer after her diagnosis in 1999.
Jonah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
The soft bigotry of blowhards  —  Wesley Clark et al should watch what they say and how they say it.  —  WESLEY CLARK, the retired general and once — and no doubt future — presidential candidate, says the United States is going to attack Iran.  How does he know?
Discussion: TAPPED, Ezra Klein and Matthew Yglesias
Newsweek:
The 'Lame Duck' Label  —  With a series of media events, President Bush is working hard to avoid the negative tag as he enters the last two years of his presidency.  —  On Tuesday, President Bush popped in for a surprise visit to the Sterling Family Restaurant, a homey diner in Peoria …
Discussion: Mercury Rising and Attytood
New York Times:
Florida Shifting to Voting System With Paper Trail  —  Gov. Charlie Crist announced plans on Thursday to abandon the touch-screen voting machines that many of Florida's counties installed after the disputed 2000 presidential election.  The state will instead adopt a system of casting paper ballots counted …
Discussion: Liberal Values
 
 
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Ian Sample / Guardian:
Scientists offered cash to dispute climate study
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Washington Post:
FBI Agent: Libby Said He Was Surprised to Hear About Plame From Russert
Arthur Silber / Once Upon a Time:
Time Has Run Out — and the Choice Is Yours
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Bring it On!
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McCain Dishes, Casey Takes, Bush Ducks
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City Journal:
Free Inquiry? Not on Campus
Discussion: The Corner and The Right Angle
George F. Will / Washington Post:
A Tide For School Choice
Discussion: Eduwonk.com and The Corner
Paul Richter / Los Angeles Times:
U.S. delays report on Iranian role in Iraq
 

 
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Caitlin Huston / The Hollywood Reporter:
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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:
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