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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.
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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 …
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 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.
Jay Lindsay / Associated Press:
TV network's gimmick sparks Boston arrests; in Seattle, it's no big deal
TV network's gimmick sparks Boston arrests; in Seattle, it's no big deal
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Jonathan Silverstein / ABCNEWS:
As Boston Reeled, Was Artist Asked to Keep Quiet?
As Boston Reeled, Was Artist Asked to Keep Quiet?
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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 — A analysis released today by the Congressional Budget Office shows that the administration, in its public comments, has vastly underestimated the actual number of extra troops that will be deployed to Iraq under the president's "surge" plan.
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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 and who also advise me to move to another country …
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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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Fox News:
TWO SENIOR IRAQI GENERALS EYED IN BRAZEN ATTACK ON U.S. SOLDIERS — Two senior Iraqi generals are being questioned in connection with last week's attack in Karbala that left five U.S. soldiers dead, Pentagon officials told FOX News Thursday. — Military officials also said the level …
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?
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 …
Gregory / The Belgravia Dispatch:
IGNATIUS ON RICE — David Ignatius: "But as with any strategy, Rice's realignment idea has the virtue of offering a basis for discussion and careful thinking about a region perched on the edge of a volcano." Ignatius, sorry to say, is too easily impressed here. Snippets:
Arnold Kling / TCS Daily:
Request for Ideological Comment — "As in a church, everyone has an opinion how things ought to run. Internet users express their opinions through meetings of the Internet Engineering Task Force (IETF). The IETF is another volunteer organization... [Requests for Comment] RFCs are the documents that define the Internet.
The New Republic:
ANTI-SEMITISM ON THE LEFT: — Alvin Rosenfeld is a professor of literature and of Jewish history at the University of Indiana, an eminent scholar and a balanced and persuasive writer. So why has a relatively short essay—it's less than 30 pages—of his caused conniptions among radical Jewish intellectuals?
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
In Fighting Troop Increase, Senator Finds Few Old Allies — Senator John W. Warner, a lawmaker often admired for his demeanor and experience, has long wielded influence on military policy given his own years at the Pentagon and his tenure as the Republican chairman of the Armed Services Committee.
Austan Goolsbee / New York Times:
Now That a Penny Isn't Worth Much, It's Time to Make It Worth 5 Cents — How dumb do you have to be to mint money at a loss? In the latest only-in-Washington episode, we find that the government may have lost as much as $40 million coining pennies and nickels last year.
Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Mary Cheney Publicly Defends Her Pregnancy — Mary Cheney, the lesbian daughter of Vice President Dick Cheney, today for the first time publicly defended her decision to become pregnant and asserted that same-sex couples are equally capable of raising children as heterosexual couples.
shakespearessister.blogspot.com:
Shakes on a Campaign — I've got some news, Shakers. — I have been offered and have accepted a position as the Netroots Coordinator for John Edwards' presidential campaign, joining an outstanding internet team that now also includes Pandagon's Amanda Marcotte, with whom I'll be working closely.
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John Porretto / Associated Press:
Exxon Mobil posts record annual profit — HOUSTON - Oil giant Exxon Mobil Corp. on Thursday posted the largest annual profit by a U.S. company — $39.5 billion — even as earnings for the last quarter of 2006 declined 4 percent. — The 2006 profit topped the previous record, also by Exxon Mobil, of $36.13 billion set in 2005.
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