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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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Telegraph:
Car bomb found in London's West End — Police have defused a car bomb found near Piccadilly Circus in London's West End. — The "explosive device", discovered at 2am, posed a real and substantial threat to the surrounding area, according to a police source.
Telegraph:
Car bomb would have caused 'carnage' — A car bomb left in London's West End would have caused "significant injury or loss of life" if it had not been defused by police. — The explosive device, consisting of gas cyclinders and nails, was discovered at 2am outside a packed nightclub in The Haymarket, near Piccadilly Circus.
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 terror 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.
E. J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Not One More Roberts or Alito — The Senate's Democratic majority …
Not One More Roberts or Alito — The Senate's Democratic majority …
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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! — Who won the Democratic debate at Howard University Thursday night? — The American people. As always. — But if you want a more reckless, immature and irresponsible view, you have come to the right place! — Once again, here are the winners …
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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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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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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.
Lynn Sweet / Chicago Sun Times:
Hillary concedes victory to Obama in dash for cash — WASHINGTON — With the second quarter closing on Saturday, Hillary Clinton campaign spokesman Howard Wolfson said in a memo the campaign expects to take in at least $27 million, conceding that Barack Obama will be collecting "significantly" more in April, May and June.
Daily Mail:
Putin's Arctic invasion: Russia lays claim to the North Pole - and all its gas, oil, and diamonds — Russian President Vladimir Putin is making an astonishing bid to grab a vast chunk of the Arctic - so he can tap its vast potential oil, gas and mineral wealth.
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 …
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.) …