memeorandum: In Hunt for Bomb Plotters, Britain Sees a Qaeda Link (New York Times)

1:35 PM ET, July 2, 2007

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Appeals court rejects Libby's bid for bail — WASHINGTON (CNN) — A federal appeals court Monday rejected former White House aide Lewis "Scooter" Libby's request to remain free on bond while appealing his March conviction on perjury and obstruction of justice charges.

Discussion: Captain's Quarters

Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:

BREAKING: Libby Motion For Release On Bond Pending Appeal — DENIED — Breaking news from the DC Circuit Court of Appeals, in an opinion issued just moments ago, Judges Sentelle, Henderson and Tatel say the following: … It it a per curiam opinion issued on July 2, 2007, and initialled by all three of the judges.

Discussion: Taylor Marsh and Democrats.com

Matt Apuzzo / Associated Press:

Court won't delay Libby prison sentence — WASHINGTON - Former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby cannot delay his 2 1/2-year prison term in the CIA leak case, a federal appeals court unanimously ruled Monday. — The decision is a dramatic setback for Libby, who likely will have to surrender to prison in weeks.

Discussion: Wonkette

Faiz / Think Progress:
Wilson: Proponents Of Libby Pardon Are 'Accessories To An Ongoing Crime'

Discussion: Firedoglake

Opinion Journal:

Jihad in Britain — The terrorists don't seem to care that Tony Blair is gone. — Barely 48 hours on the job, Britain's new Prime Minister Gordon Brown got a lesson in the realities of the post-9/11 world. — Terrorist plots in London and Glasgow pushed the U.K.'s security alert …

Discussion: GINA COBB and Blue Crab Boulevard

New York Times:

In Hunt for Bomb Plotters, Britain Sees a Qaeda Link — With their investigation moving at breakneck speed, the police expanded their hunt on Sunday for the plotters of attempted car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow that the British government called the work of terrorists linked to Al Qaeda.

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David Smith / Times of London:

Two more arrests in hunt for terror cell — Seven suspects are now in custody over the attempted terror attacks in Glasgow and London after it emerged that two men, aged 28 and 25, were arrested last night in the Paisley area, near Glasgow. — Today, the first suspect to be identified …

Discussion: Secular Blasphemy

New York Times:
Britain Arrests Two More in Car Bomb Plot

Discussion: Telegraph, Hot Air, Guardian and The Atlantic Online

ABCNEWS:

Secret Document: U.S. Fears Terror 'Spectacular' Planned — Official Cites Resemblance to Warnings and Intelligence Before 9/11 — A secret U.S. law enforcement report, prepared for the Department of Homeland Security, warns that al Qaeda is planning a terror "spectacular" this summer …

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James Joyner / Outside The Beltway: Al Qaeda Terror 'Spectacular' This Summer

Michelle Malkin:
The diminished credibility of the Dept. of Homeland Insecurity

Discussion: Hot Air

John O'Callaghan / Reuters:
U.S. plays down report of imminent al Qaeda attack

Discussion: Jules Crittenden

Washington Post:
Impunity for al-Qaeda — The Implications of a Bad Ruling on 'Unlawful Enemy Combatants'

Discussion: Firedoglake

Peter Baker / Washington Post:

A President Besieged and Isolated, Yet at Ease — Bush, Grasping for Answers and Fixated on Iraq, Remains Resolute — At the nadir of his presidency, George W. Bush is looking for answers. One at a time or in small groups, he summons leading authors, historians, philosophers and theologians …

Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:

Presidential Pity Party — The WaPo is hosting a Presidential pity party this morning — but a closer read shows some significant cracks in the sympathy and hand holding facade. To wit: … How, exactly, can you learn from the study of history when you refuse to apply history's lessons to yourself …

Discussion: Eschaton, Prometheus 6 and The Carpetbagger Report

John Solomon / Washington Post:

Obama Takes Lead In Money Raised — Pressure on Clinton Is Expected to Grow — Sen. Barack Obama raised $31 million for his presidential primary campaign over the past three months, surging past Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's fundraising machine by nearly $10 million for the quarter …

Discussion: Washington Times, Captain's Quarters, Washington Monthly, Los Angeles Times, CNN, The Carpetbagger Report, The Atlantic Online, National Review, JammieWearingFool and Liberal Values

Kristin Jensen / Bloomberg:
Obama Taps Internet, Small Donors to Top Clinton's Fundraising

Discussion: Chicago Sun Times, TIME, The Moderate Voice, The Politico, MSNBC and Taegan Goddard's …

isna.ir:

ISNA - Tehran — TEHRAN, July 02 (ISNA)-Writer, producer and director, Michael Moore is to come to Iran for the screening of his new production SICKO in the first international documentary film festival held here. — This festival will be held from the 15th to the 19th of October in Tehran.

Discussion: Hot Air and theneweditor.com

Austan Goolsbee / Slate:
Michael Moore and the Beige Bomber

Discussion: Ezra Klein and EconLog

Michael R. Gordon / New York Times:

U.S. Ties Iranians to Iraq Attack That Killed G.I.'s — Iranian operatives helped plan a January raid in Karbala in which five American soldiers were killed, an American military spokesman in Iraq said today. — Brig. Gen. Kevin J. Bergner, the military spokesman, also said that Iran's …

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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Michael Gordon trains his stenographer weapons on Iran

Discussion: TalkLeft

Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:

McCain staff tell of upcoming shake-up — WASHINGTON - John McCain's campaign, trailing top Republican rivals in money and polls, is undergoing a significant reorganization with staff cuts in every department, officials with knowledge of the shake-up said Monday.

Discussion: Captain's Quarters and CNN Political Ticker

Kathryn Jean Lopez / The Corner:
Not Looking Good for McCain Campaign

Discussion: The Atlantic Online

Ana Marie Cox / TIME: Swampland:

Mitt Romney Loves His "Family Pets" — I'd be happy to make this my last word on the subject, but Romney can't seem to shut up about it: … You have fun with those "family pets," Mitt. We're moving on... Also, full disclosure: — UPDATE: Okay, we're not moving on, clearly.

Discussion: Shakesville

WHOTV: Romney Responds to Family Pet Criticisms

Sharon Waxman / New York Times:

Al Gore's Top-Secret Access for the Final 'Sopranos' Episode — Who knew that tree-hugging ex-politicians loved "The Sopranos"? It turns out that Al Gore is a die-hard fan, but when the series finale loomed in early June, he and his wife, Tipper, had to be on a plane for an appearance in Istanbul.

Discussion: Think Progress, Liberal Values and PrawfsBlawg

John Fund / Opinion Journal:

Voting Rights Turnabout — A victory for disfranchised Mississippi voters—and they happen to be white. — Last week a federal district judge found direct evidence that the political machine in Noxubee County, Miss., had discriminated against voters with the intent to infringe their rights and that …

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