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The Blotter:
Terror Plot Involves Islamic Extremists; Police Have 'Crystal Clear' Picture of Suspect — Brian Ross and Richard Esposito Report: — British police have a "crystal clear" picture of the man who drove the bomb-rigged silver Mercedes outside a London nightclub, and officials tell the Blotter …
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Greg Gutfeld / The Huffington Post:
Seven Things We Now Know About Today's Car Bombing Attempt — Folks, I just spent three hours surfing the net and did I learn a lot! Did you know that most of the news we get is controlled by the Bu$hies? Let me enlighten you about today's so-called terrorist bombing attempt in London:
The Blotter:
Officials: Car Bomb Plot Bears Al Qaeda's Trademark — Brian Ross and Richard Esposito Report: — Al Qaeda's mantra, "If at first you don't succeed, try again," appears, according to officials, to be behind today's foiled car bomb plot in London with the same kind of bombs aimed …
CNN:
London car bombs packed with fuel and nails … LONDON, England (CNN) — A vehicle containing fuel, gas canisters and nails found early Friday near Trafalgar Square is "clearly linked" to another explosives-packed car found outside a nightclub near Piccadilly Circus, Metropolitan Police said.
Daily Mail:
Al Qaeda suspected of 'massive' bomb attack on London nightclub
Al Qaeda suspected of 'massive' bomb attack on London nightclub
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Time, Roger L. Simon, The Strata-Sphere, Little Green Footballs, Hot Air, Pajamas Media and Times of London
William Glaberson / New York Times:
Supreme Court to Hear Guantánamo Detainees' Case — The United States Supreme Court reversed course today and agreed to hear claims of Guantanamo detainees that they have a right to challenge their detentions in American federal courts. — The decision, announced in a brief order released …
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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Court switches, will hear detainee cases
Court switches, will hear detainee cases
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Associated Press, The Volokh Conspiracy, Discourse.net, The Moderate Voice, Abovethelaw.com, JURIST, TalkLeft, ACSBlog, Firedoglake and The Debate Link
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
High Court to Hear Terror Detainee Case
High Court to Hear Terror Detainee Case
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Alexander M. Belenky / The New Republic:
OBAMA'S NOT-SO-INSPIRING RHETORIC: — Jonathan Cohn thinks that Obama distinguished himself in last night's Democratic primary debate as the one candidate who can appeal to African Americans and build a multi-racial political coalition. Jon makes some fair points, but I had a slightly different take on Obama's performance.
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Gateway Pundit:
Michael Moore's Wish For America.. Cuban Healthcare (Photos) — The Sick "Sicko" Propaganda... Yahoo defines "Sicko" as a documentary in the Politics/Religion genre. Truly, the socialism pushed in the movie is nothing short of a religion to many. — "Sicko" the movie, is opening this week to rave reviews by the Left.
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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Another attack piece on Michael Moore by the LA Times
Another attack piece on Michael Moore by the LA Times
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Associated Press:
Farfour Mouse dies in last episode — Hamas TV on Friday broadcast what it said was the last episode of a weekly children's show featuring "Farfour," a Mickey Mouse look-alike who had made worldwide headlines for preaching Islamic domination and armed struggle to youngsters.
Associated Press:
Justice Department official resigns — WASHINGTON — A Justice Department official who was eyed as a possible replacement for one of several fired U.S. attorneys announced her resignation Friday. — Rachel Brand, the assistant attorney general in the Office of Legal Policy, will step down July 9, the department said in a statement.
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Lisa J. Adams / WJLA-TV:
Mexicans Chide U.S. Over Immigration — Opinion makers and migrant advocates in Mexico said Friday that the collapse of U.S. immigration reform plans hurts Mexican workers, U.S. employers and anti-terrorism efforts. President Bush's plan to legalize as many as 12 million unlawful immigrants …
Tom Palmer / tomgpalmer.com:
This is Nuts! — A friend just sent me a rather shocked link to Amazon.com's page for Jonah Goldberg's new book with the utterly crazy title: "Liberal Fascism: The Totalitarian Temptation from Hegel to Whole Foods." The original subtitle was "The Totalitarian Temptation from Mussolini to Hillary Clinton."
William Douglas / Salt Lake Tribune:
Romney second to Hillary in the can't-stand-'em poll — WASHINGTON - More than half of Americans say they wouldn't consider voting for Sen. Hillary Clinton for president if she becomes the Democratic nominee, according to a new national poll made available to McClatchy Newspapers and NBC News.
Ray Rivera / New York Times:
City May Seek Permit and Insurance for Many Kinds of Public Photography — Some tourists, amateur photographers, even would-be filmmakers hoping to make it big on YouTube could soon be forced to obtain a city permit and $1 million in liability insurance before taking pictures or filming on city property, including sidewalks.
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Jamiecnn / CNN Political Ticker:
McCain: "I am going to Iraq on Monday" — (CNN) — Normally VIP visits to Iraq are kept under wraps, at least until the day of the trip. But Senator John McCain Friday night said he's going to Iraq next week. — Responding to a question in Chicago about whether the Iraq strategy can succeed …
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Times of London:
Nightclub bomb alert issued two weeks ago — Read the Government's warning sent out to nightclubs in full — Nightclubs across Britain were warned they could be terrorist targets just weeks before a double car bomb attack in London, The Times has learnt.
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The Moderate Voice
KPHO-TV:
Diabetic Man Kicked Off Train Found Alive — Passenger Barefoot, Dehydrated, Disoriented, Deputies Say — WILLIAMS, Ariz. — A 65-year-old St. Louis man who Amtrak personnel kicked off a train in the middle of a national forest in Williams has been found dehydrated and disoriented two miles from where he was dropped off.
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