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CNN:
Second London car contained bomb parts, 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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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 …
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.
Alan Cowell / New York Times:
Police Defuse London Car Bomb
Police Defuse London Car Bomb
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Guardian:
Police: car bomb may have been inspired by al-Qaida
Police: car bomb may have been inspired by al-Qaida
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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.
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 …
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Pete Yost / Associated Press:
Supreme Court to review Guantanamo cases — 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.
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.
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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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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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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.
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.) …
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 …