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2:25 PM ET, June 29, 2007

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CNN:
Manhunt on for London bomb suspect … LONDON, England (CNN) — A manhunt is under way in London for the driver of a car abandoned in the center of the city that police say was packed with explosives intended to cause huge numbers of casualties.  —  British police anti-terror chief Peter Clarke …
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New York Times:
Explosive Device Found in London, Police Say  —  British police said they discovered an explosive device in a car abandoned outside a nightclub in the West End theater and entertainment district of central London early today and began a terrorism investigation.
Telegraph:
Car bomb would have caused 'carnage'
BBC:   Police avert car bomb 'carnage'
Atrios / Eschaton:
Wet Yourselves  —  Watching the CNN coverage of the thwarted …
Discussion: Guardian
Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Court switches, will hear detainee cases  —  In a startling turn of events in the legal combat over the war on terrorism, the Supreme Court on Friday agreed to reconsider the appeals in the Guantanamo Bay detainee cases.  It vacated its April 2 order denying review of the two packets of cases.
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Pete Yost / Associated Press:
High court to hear detainee case  —  WASHINGTON - Rejecting Bush administration arguments, the Supreme Court reversed course and agreed Friday to review whether Guantanamo Bay detainees can use the civilian court system to challenge their indefinite confinement.
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
High Court to Hear Terror Detainee Case  —  The Supreme Court said today that it would review the rights of Guantanamo Bay detainees to challenge their confinements in federal court, reversing a decision in April not to take up that issue.  —  The justices did not say what had changed their minds.
New York Times:
Domestic Issues Frame Democratic Debate  —  For 90 minutes Thursday night, eight Democratic candidates debated before an audience made up largely of one of their party's most reliable and liberal constituencies, African-American voters, and used the stage to urge a revitalization of domestic programs …
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Roger Simon / The Politico:
Debate winners at the latest panderfest!
Discussion: Hillary Is 44
Lane Hudson / The Huffington Post:
Barack's Frat Boy Moment
White House:
President Bush Visits Naval War College, Discusses Iraq, War on Terror  —  Fact Sheet: The New Way Forward in Iraq: An Update  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, all.  Please be seated.  Thanks for the warm welcome.  Thanks, Governor; appreciate you — go find a nice seat.  (Laughter.)
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Jonathan S. Landay / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Bush plays al Qaida card to bolster support for Iraq policy  —  WASHINGTON — Facing eroding support for his Iraq policy, even among Republicans, President Bush on Thursday called al Qaida "the main enemy" in Iraq, an assertion rejected by his administration's senior intelligence analysts.
Discussion: Washington Monthly
Tapscott's Copy Desk:
An Incredible Week on the Long March to Right America  —  Winston Churchill once remarked that God takes care of drunks and the United States of America and so it seems to be as we approach the end of a remarkable week in which milestones of success for the conservative movement have come one after another.
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Only Half The Battle Has Been Won
Tucker Reals / CBS News:
Was London Bomb Plot Heralded On Web?  —  Internet Forum Comment From Night Before: "London Shall Be Bombed"  —  (CBS) This article was written by CBSNews.com's Tucker Reals.  —  Hours before London explosives technicians dismantled a large car bomb in the heart of the British capital's …
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Associated Press:
Romney Accused of Mistreating Family Dog  —  BOSTON (AP) — An example of Mitt Romney's crisis management skills has turned into something of a political problem for the Republican presidential contender.  —  Romney placed his family dog, an Irish setter named Seamus, into a kennel lashed …
Discussion: Oliver Willis and GregsOpinion.com
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New York Times:
Transcript of the Third Democratic Primary Presidential Debate  —  The following is a transcript of the Democratic primary presidential debate on PBS.  The participants were Senator Joseph Biden, Jr. (D-Del.); Senator Hillary Clinton (D-N.Y.); Senator Christopher Dodd (D-Conn.) …
Bill Moyers / The Huffington Post:
On Murdoch  —  If Rupert Murdoch were the Angel Gabriel, you still wouldn't want him owning the sun, the moon, and the stars.  That's too much prime real estate for even the pure in heart.  —  But Rupert Murdoch is no saint; he is to propriety what the Marquis de Sade was to chastity.
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Taipei Times:
Taiwan Quick Take  —  A new laboratory to study animals after they undergo gene transfer and cloning operations has been established by the staff of the Livestock Research Institute (LRI) under the Council of Agriculture, government sources said yesterday.  The new lab in Tainan County …
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Hindrocket / Power Line:
HE'S BACK?  IT LOOKS THAT WAY  —  From Taiwan's Taipei Times:
Discussion: Althouse
David Brown / Washington Post:
Why Do Cats Hang Around Us?  (Hint: They Can't Open Cans)  —  Genetic Research Suggests Felines 'Domesticated Themselves'  —  Your hunch is correct.  Your cat decided to live with you, not the other way around.  The sad truth is, it may not be a final decision.  —  But don't take this feline diffidence personally.
CNN:
Like House colleagues, senators quiet on earmarks … WASHINGTON (CNN) — When it comes to elected officials and earmarks, the policy seems to be the less said the better.  —  This time the cold shoulder is coming from the Senate, which, like members of the House of Representatives …
Discussion: Instapundit.com
 
 
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The Corner:
Dogs That Don't Bark
N.C. Aizenman / Washington Post:
Small-Town Resistance Helped to Seal Defeat
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
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Gay Patriot:
Dan Rather Wins 1st James Earl Carter Bitter Old Man Award
Lynn Sweet / Chicago Sun Times:
Hillary concedes victory to Obama in dash for cash
Byron York / The Hill:
Fragile immigration compromise shatters loudly
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Scott Horton / Harper's:
Siegelman Sentenced; Riley Rushes to Washington
Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:
Mrs. McCain Is Speaking Up in a Steely Tone
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Move over, MoveOn: GOP's a-comin'
Discussion: Reason Magazine
Daily Mail:
Putin's Arctic invasion: Russia lays claim to the North Pole …
 

 
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