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5:25 PM ET, June 29, 2007

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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 …

Discussion: Little Green Footballs and TigerHawk

CNN:

Two cars were rigged as nail bombs, London police say … LONDON, England (CNN) — As authorities were investigating an explosives-packed car discovered outside a nightclub near Piccadilly Circus on Friday, a second vehicle was found in London that had similar explosive material inside, security sources said.

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Steve / ThreatsWatch:
Rapid Analysis: Attempted London Car Bomb Attack (Updated)

Discussion: Associated Press, The Blotter, This Is London and michellemalkin.com

Telegraph:
Car bomb found in London's West End

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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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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.

Discussion: TPMmuckraker, The Moderate Voice and Obsidian Wings

William Glaberson / New York Times:

Supreme Court Will Hear Case on Detainees — The United States Supreme Court reversed course today and agreed to hear claims of Guantánamo detainees that they have a right to challenge their detentions in American federal courts. — The decision, announced in a brief order released this morning …

Discussion: PrawfsBlawg, ACSBlog, Feministe and CNN

Pete Yost / Associated Press:

Supreme Court to review Guantanamo cases — WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court agreed Friday to review whether Guantanamo Bay detainees can use federal courts to challenge their confinement, reversing an April decision not to hear arguments on the issue. — The unusual turnabout …

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Emily Bazelon / Slate:
Sorry Now? — WHAT DO THE LIBERAL AND MODERATE LAWYERS …

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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 …

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Boston Herald:
PETA hits roof over Mitt's animal antics

Discussion: DownWithTyranny! and The American Mind

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 and The Garlic

White House:
President Bush Visits Naval War College, Discusses Iraq, War on Terror

Discussion: Associated Press, Washington Monthly, Washington Post, First Draft, The Carpetbagger Report and Brendan Nyhan

Jennifer Steinhauer / New York Times:

Mrs. McCain Is Speaking Up in a Steely Tone — Cindy McCain on the presidential campaign trail in 2000 was mostly a cheerful sidekick to her husband, keeping her positions on national policy to herself. — When her husband, Senator John McCain, Republican of Arizona …

Discussion: All Spin Zone, MSNBC, CNN Political Ticker, The Politico, Unfogged and Inside Long Island Politics

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.

Discussion: The Moderate Voice and NewsBusters.org

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.) …

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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.

Discussion: Boing Boing

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 …

Discussion: Danger Room, Little Green Footballs and TVNewser

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:

Mark Henderson / Times of London:

Car bomb would have caused huge fireball — The "patio gas" bomb defused in Haymarket would have generated a fireball the size of a house and a shock wave spreading out over a diameter of at least 400 yards, explosives experts said today. — The propane cylinders and petrol used in the device …

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