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Reuters:
Al Gore's son busted for drugs in hybrid car — LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - The 24-year-old son of former Vice President Al Gore was arrested for drug possession on Wednesday after he was stopped for allegedly speeding in his hybrid Toyota Prius, a sheriff's official said.
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CNN Political Ticker:
Police: Drugs found in Al Gore III's car — LOS ANGELES, California (CNN) — Former Vice President Al Gore's son, Albert Gore III, was arrested early Wednesday morning in Orange County, California on suspicion of possessing marijuana and prescription drugs, Jim Amormino of the Orange County Sheriff's Department told CNN.
Joyce Lee Malcolm / Opinion Journal:
'Wonderfully Spared' — Our Founders were talented men—and lucky ones too. — "You and I have been wonderfully spared," Thomas Jefferson wrote John Adams in 1812. "Of the signers of the Declaration of Independence I see now living not more than half a dozen on your side of the Potomak, and, on this side, myself alone."
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Scott Horton / Harper's:
The Reign of Witches Is Coming to an End — Today is the Fourth of July. We should remember that on this day our ancestors (well, mine anyway) rose up against tyranny, committing themselves on principle to a path which could well have led to their eradication—had their rebellion failed.
Washington Times:
The Libby affair — President Bush's commutation of the 30-month prison sentence for I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby, Vice President Dick Cheney's former chief of staff, is neither wise nor just. It is clearly within the president's executive powers, but that is beside the point.
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Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Bill Clinton Criticizes Bush on Libby Move — Former President Bill Clinton criticized President Bush on Tuesday for commuting the prison sentence of I. Lewis Libby Jr. and tried to draw a distinction from his own controversial pardons. — In Iowa to promote the presidential candidacy of his wife …
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Maddy Sauer Reports / The Blotter:
New Video From Al Qaeda Number Two — Maddy Sauer Reports: — As Americans celebrate the 4th of July today, Al Qaeda's top deputy Ayman Zawahiri is appearing in a new internet video praising jihadi fighters in Iraq and elsewhere. Dressed in all white and sitting before a news studio background …
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Rusty / The Jawa Report:
New Zawahiri Video Released: "The Advice of One Concerned" — A banner from al Qaeda's as Sahab video hit the Islamic forums yesterday announcing "a happy event". Speculation on the forums was that the video would show Osama bin Laden, a sentiment echoed in the Pravda piece.
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Bob Geiger:
No Joy This Fourth Of July — "A Prince whose character is thus marked by every act which may define a Tyrant, is unfit to be the ruler of a free people." ~ Declaration of Independence — I've always enjoyed the Fourth of July. — It's summer, it's a festive holiday about celebration …
Haaretz:
Johnston attributes release to Hamas' 'law and order agenda' — British Broadcasting Corporation reporter Alan Johnston, freed early Wednesday after four months in captivity in the Gaza Strip, told a Jerusalem press conference later in the day that Hamas is to thank for securing his release.
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Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:
A Stark Edge in Race for '08 Cash — New Numbers Heavily Favor The Democrats — Campaign contributors to the 2008 presidential candidates heavily favored Democrats in the three-month period that ended Saturday, giving three dollars to the party's leading contenders for every two dollars they gave to the top Republican candidates.
Ted Nugent / Opinion Journal:
The Summer of Drugs — Forty years ago, dirty, stinky hippies converged on San Francisco to "turn on, tune in and drop out." — This summer marks the 40th anniversary of the so-called Summer of Love. Honest and intelligent people will remember it for what it really was: the Summer of Drugs.
Michael Ledeen / The Corner:
The Brits and The Others — Like Mark and Victor, I too have a very bad feeling about Gordon Brown. Those Orwellian language changes spooked me, as did the appointment of M.M. Brown. The obvious intent is to reduce the whole unpleasantness to a policing problem, which is what they did with the I.R.A. …
Rasmussen Reports:
Washington, Lincoln Most Popular Presidents: Nixon, Bush Least Popular — Seven American Presidents are viewed favorably by at least 80% of all Americans. Those esteemed seven are led by the first President George Washington. The Father of our Country is viewed favorably by 94% of Americans.
Robert / Jihad Watch:
Jihad Watch banning update — To the City of Chicago, Bank of America, Fidelity Investments and Site Coach we can now add, according to emails I've received from Jihad Watch readers, GE IT, JPMorgan Chase, Defense Finance and Accounting Services, and...the Federal Government …