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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.
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
Associated Press:
FBI Agent Testifies Libby Learned About Plame from Cheney — WASHINGTON The "CIA leak" trial resumed today, after two critical days of testimony from reporters Judith Miller and Matt Cooper. As in past days, E&P will provide running updates here. — After a long day or legal wrangling …
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Washington Post:
FBI Agent: Libby Said He Was Surprised to Hear About Plame From Russert — An FBI agent who interviewed I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby during the CIA leak investigation testified today that the vice president's then-chief of staff did not reveal that he had repeatedly disclosed the identity …
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David Ignatius / Washington Post:
A Failed Cover-Up — Why was the White House so nervous …
A Failed Cover-Up — Why was the White House so nervous …
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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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U.S. Newswire:
Landmark Legal Foundation Nominates Rush Limbaugh for 2007 Nobel Peace Prize — Contact: Eric Christensen of Landmark Legal Foundation, +1-703-554-6100, +1-703-554-6119 (fax), eric@landmarklegal.org — LEESBURG, Va., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Landmark Legal Foundation today nominated …
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.
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 …
William M. Arkin / Early Warning:
A Note to My Readers on Supporting the Troops — I knew when I used the word "mercenary" in my Tuesday column that I was being highly inflammatory. — NBC News ran a piece in which enlisted soldiers in Iraq expressed frustration about waning American support.
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Thomas E. Ricks / Washington Post:
Senators Challenge Gen. Casey On Iraq War — Army Gen. George W. Casey Jr., the Bush administration's nominee to be the Army chief of staff, got an unusually harsh reception yesterday from some members of the Senate Armed Services Committee for his performance as the top U.S. commander in Iraq …
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Ian Sample / Guardian:
Scientists offered cash to dispute climate study — Scientists and economists have been offered $10,000 each by a lobby group funded by one of the world's largest oil companies to undermine a major climate change report due to be published today. — Letters sent by the American Enterprise Institute …
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.
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 …
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Washington Post:
Iraq at Risk of Further Strife, Intelligence Report Warns — A long-awaited National Intelligence Estimate on Iraq, presented to President Bush by the intelligence community yesterday, outlines an increasingly perilous situation in which the United States has little control …
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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 …
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Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
Blog news — Beginning next Thursday, February 8, this blog will be moving to Salon, where it will be a featured front-page blog (full access to Salon is available by subscribing or for free, by clicking through an ad to obtain a 24 hour day pass). I will also be a Salon Contributing Writer and will write …