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9:50 PM ET, May 8, 2007

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The Star-Ledger / NJ.com:
6 arrested in plot to kill soldiers at Fort Dix  —  Federal investigators last night arrested six Islamic radicals who were planning a heavily armed attack against soldiers at Fort Dix as part of a jihad against America, according to the U.S. Attorney's Office.
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John Shiffman / philly.com:
Murder assault on Fort Dix 'very easy' says plotter
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Think Progress:
Rep. Poe Quotes Ku Klux Klan Grand Wizard On House Floor  —  Yesterday on the House floor, Rep. Ted Poe (R-TX) argued that the United States needs to immediately authorize funds for the war in Iraq.  "Congress needs to quit talking about supporting the troops and put money where our mouths seem to be," said Poe.
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Glass Houses, Sheet-Covered Stones, Etc  —  The Carpetbagger Report linked to me earlier today and has sent a fair amount of traffic to an old post I wrote about the Ten Worst Americans in history.  I enjoyed that challenge and spent quite a bit of time on it, but found it curious that someone would link to it today.
Discussion: Hot Air and Blue Crab Boulevard
Mara Liasson / NPR:
Poll: Voters Down on GOP, Impatient with Congress  —  · As the Democratic Congress and the Republican president struggle to come to some kind of compromise on Iraq and other issues, the political environment outside the Beltway continues to be as polarized as ever.
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup Poll:
Clinton Solidifies Lead Among Democrats, Giuliani Still Tops GOP Field  —  Clinton favorable rating back to 50%  —  PRINCETON, NJ — A new USA Today/Gallup poll finds Hillary Clinton solidifying her lead over Barack Obama and the rest of the field for the 2008 Democratic presidential nomination …
James Boyce / The Huffington Post:
Time To Stick A Fork In Rudy Giuliani: He's Done.
Discussion: MyDD, CNN and DownWithTyranny!
New York Times:
Chevron Seen Settling Case on Iraq Oil  —  Chevron, the second-largest American oil company, is preparing to acknowledge that it should have known kickbacks were being paid to Saddam Hussein on oil it bought from Iraq as part of a defunct United Nations program, according to investigators.
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Faiz / Think Progress:
Rice: 'Iraqis Need To Know That We Are Not Looking To Leave Iraq'  —  In an interview last night on the Charlie Rose Show, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice pointedly said, "[O]ur friends in the [Middle East] need to know and the Iraqis need to know that we are not looking to leave Iraq."  "Ever?"
Eugene Volokh / The Volokh Conspiracy:
THE SECOND AMENDMENT IN THE SUPREME COURT: The D.C. Circuit refused to rehear the Parker case en banc.  A few thoughts on this case in the Supreme Court:  —  1. Timing: I assume that the District of Columbia will petition for certiorari; it has 90 days to do this, so the petition will likely be filed in mid-August.
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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Circuit denies new review of Second Amendment
Discussion: DCist and How Appealing
Howie Klein / Firedoglake:
I Ask Your Forgiveness  —  We don't expect the men and women we support to necessarily support the same position we do on every single vote.  But even in the short time Chris Carney has been in Congress, he has moved further and further away from all the other Blue America endorsees who won seats.
Amanda / Think Progress:
Morris: It's 'Convenient' To Keep U.S. Troops In Iraq So Terrorists Can Kill Them 'Around The Corner'  —  President Bush has repeatedly argued that the United States needs to "eliminate terrorist threats abroad, so we do not have to face them here at home."  —  Last night on Hannity and Colmes …
Ari Berman / The Nation:
Spinning Hillary Centrist  —  Editor' s Note: This is an excerpt of a longer article about Hillary Clinton's circle of advisers, which will appear in May 16 in the print version of The Nation.  —  As Hillary Clinton charges toward the Democratic nomination for President, her campaign has a coterie of influential advisers.
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Greg Sargent / Horses Mouth:
Oh, man.  The GOP has a new hit out on Nancy Pelosi that's even more absurd than the bogus plane story or the "controversy" over the trip to Syria.  And predictably, the Associated Press is already running with the story.  The AP has already gotten its reward for doing this …
Will / Attytood:
Journalists are not a royal class in America  —  Regular readers know I'm on a three-week hiatus — I've only been showing up here for about two minutes a day to quickly give folks a new discussion topic.  I'm still super-pressed for time, so I'm going to make it real short.
Discussion: Washington Post and The Sideshow
Matt Stoller / MyDD:
Habeas Restoration: Move Quick  —  I'm told there's an outside shot that House Democrats on the Armed Services Committee will put a restoration of habeas corpus into the Defense Department Authorization Bill being marked up tomorrow and Thursday.  Apparently Chairman Skelton has the votes …
Discussion: DownWithTyranny! and Daily Kos
Avni Patel Reports / The Blotter:
18 Big GOP Donors Dine With the Queen  —  Avni Patel Reports:  —  An Arizona car dealer, an interior designer and a former Enron executive were among the 18 major Republican donors invited to the dine with the Queen of England, along with celebrities, members of Congress and Bush administration officials …
 
 
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Ricks of 'Wash Post': Media Focuses on Iran's Aid to Iraqi Insurgents …
Ken Fisher / Ars Technica:
Record shops: Used CDs? Ihre papieren, bitte!
Goldy / HorsesAss.Org:
BREAKING: Melamine-tainted feed contaminated farmed fish in US and Canada
Alexander Mooney / CNN Political Ticker:
Poll: Americans disapprove of Bush's Iraq veto
Ellen Miller / Sunlight Foundation blogs:
We are opening the House
Pajamas Media:
Iranian Weapons. American Lives.
Discussion: JammieWearingFool
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Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
Turkish-Kurdish Dispute Tests U.S. Strategic Alliances
Discussion: The Agonist
Associated Press:
Dow Jones options trading investigated
Discussion: News Hounds
David Moberg / In These Times:
Making Trade Work for Everyone
Discussion: DonkeyRising
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
House Democrats May Seek Short-Term Financing of War
Discussion: MSNBC, Hot Air and AMERICAblog
William Lowther / Daily Mail:
Blundering Bush makes ANOTHER gaffe as he winks at the Queen
 

 
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Matthew Keys / The Desk:
DirecTV terminates its Dish acquisition after a group of Dish creditors rejected a modified bond exchange offer

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

 
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