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10:40 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
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 …
Jay Lindsay / Associated Press:
TV network's gimmick sparks Boston arrests; in Seattle, it's no big deal  —  BOSTON — Two men who authorities say placed electronic advertising devices around the city were released from jail today, apparently amused with the publicity stunt that stirred fears of terrorism and shut down parts of the city.
August J. Pollak / xoverboard.com:
Thomas Menino is an incompetent coward
Taylor Marsh:
Toon Terror in Boston
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: The Boston pranksters' surreal, moronic press conference
Jonathan Silverstein / ABCNEWS:
As Boston Reeled, Was Artist Asked to Keep Quiet?
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
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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Agence France Presse:
Al Gore seen as possible winner of 2007 Nobel Peace Prize
Discussion: Riehl World View and Hot Air
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 …
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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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Senate Critique of Bush's Iraq Plan Wins New Support  —  WASHINGTON - A revised Senate resolution criticizing President Bush's troop buildup in Iraq, offered by Senator John Warner, Republican of Virginia, drew new support today as two of the authors of a sterner resolution of disapproval said they would accept the Warner compromise.
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 …
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: Attytood and Mercury Rising
 
 
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