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The Blotter:
Exclusive: Terror Commander: New Attack Will Dwarf Failed Bomb Plot — Brian Ross and Maddy Sauer Report: — As senior intelligence and law enforcement officials met again today in the White House Situation Room to deal with the "summer terror threat," a top terror commander said an attack …
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The Blotter:
Signal to Attack? Worries Over Latest al Qaeda Tape — Brian Ross and Rhonda Schwartz Report: — Fearing a possible coded signal to attack, U.S. intelligence and law enforcement officials are studying an unusual pattern of words in the latest audiotape from al Qaeda's No. 2 man, Ayman al Zawahri.
Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Republican Senators Call for New War Authorization — Two leading Republican senators said today that President Bush should seek a new war authorization and present a plan to Congress by Oct. 16 outlining contingency plans in Iraq. Those plans, which would include reducing American forces, should begin by the end of the year.
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Hot Air, Booman Tribune, Comments From Left Field, Redstate, The Daily Background, Taylor Marsh, TalkLeft and On Deadline
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Anne Flaherty / Associated Press:
New GOP bill challenges Bush Iraq policy — WASHINGTON - Two top Republicans cast aside President Bush's pleas for patience on Iraq Friday and proposed legislation demanding a new strategy by mid-October to restrict the mission of U.S. troops. — The proposal, by veteran GOP Sens. John Warner …
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Booman Tribune, Left I on the News, The Carpetbagger Report, All Spin Zone, Daily Kos and BartBlog
Sky News:
Iranian Police Smash Squirrel Spy Ring — Police in Iran are reported to have taken 14 squirrels into custody - because they are suspected of spying. — The rodents were found near the Iranian border allegedly equipped with eavesdropping devices. — The reports have come from the official Islamic Republic News Agency (IRNA).
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Ynetnews:
Iranians arrest 14 squirrels for spying — Islamic Republic's intelligence agents allege rodents were carrying advanced Western spy gear — Iranian intelligence operatives recently detained over a dozen squirrels found within the nation's borders, claiming the rodents were serving as spies …
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The Moderate Voice
Mark Thoma / Economist's View:
Yet Again, Tax Cuts Do Not Pay for Themselves — The Wall Street Journal says Kevin Hassett has discovered the Laffer curve, but I think these data might say something else. Here's the picture from the editorial where they are making their usual plea for more tax cuts:
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Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
LAFFING IT UP....The Wall Street Journal editorial page is really getting desperate. Even for them. In an editorial today they present data on corporate tax rates around the world and, like those people who find an outline of the Virgin Mary in a potato chip, they discover a Laffer Curve!
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Lawyers, Guns and Money
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Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Benchmarks and Bickering: Where Are Dems on Iraqi Security?
Benchmarks and Bickering: Where Are Dems on Iraqi Security?
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The Politico
Jeffrey Feldman / FRAMESHOP:
Frameshop: A Picture of the GOP on Civil Rights — The one photo the GOP does not want anyone to see was snapped at yesterday's NAACP GOP Presidential Candidate Forum. The NAACP invited all 9 Republican candidates to the forum, but only one showed up: Tom Tancredo.
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Crooks and Liars, Watching Those We Chose, Feministe, DownWithTyranny! and All Spin Zone
Deacon / Power Line:
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOT MUCH, PART TWO — It occurs to me that my discussion of lobbying Fred Thompson may have performed in 1991 on behalf of an abortion rights group is somewhat superficial. It's true that traditionally in this country lawyers are not identified with the positions of their clients.
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
A Colloquy On The Fairness Doctrine — The debate over the Fairness Doctrine continued in the Senate today, as Dick Durbin blocked Norm Coleman from offering an amendment that would forbid content control in political speech on the airwaves. Coleman and Durbin then got into a series …
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BBC:
Conrad Black convicted of fraud — Media tycoon Conrad Black has been convicted of three charges of fraud, and one of obstructing justice. — But Black was found not guilty by the Chicago jury of other racketeering, wire fraud and tax evasion charges. — The British peer, 62, was impassive as the verdicts were read out.
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David Beckham / CNN:
Release of tape in teen sex case may violate child-porn law — ATLANTA, Georgia (CNN) — A federal prosecutor wants a Georgia district attorney to stop giving out copies of a videotape used as evidence in a teenage sex case that has drawn national attention.
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Associated Press:
Clinton, Edwards talk of limiting debate — DETROIT (AP) - Democrats John Edwards and Hillary Rodham Clinton consider themselves among the top presidential candidates. — They were caught by Fox News microphones discussing their desire to limit future joint appearances to exclude some lower rivals after a forum in Detroit Thursday.
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Andy Juniewicz / U.S. Newswire:
Kucinich Camp Outraged by 'Overheard' Plans of Clinton and Edwards …
Kucinich Camp Outraged by 'Overheard' Plans of Clinton and Edwards …
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Taylor Marsh, Riehl World View, Political Punch, Hot Air, Liberal Values and Political Radar
Arlen Parsa / The Daily Background:
Exclusive: "Swift Boat" Ad Firm Linked to Viral Videos — An employee of the Republican ad firm responsible for 2004's controversial "Swift Boat Veterans for Truth" advertisements has apparently been producing viral videos which ridicule Rudy Giuliani, Mitt Romney and Fred Thompson.
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Comments From Left Field, techPresident, Taylor Marsh, Hot Air, Ian Schwartz, Gateway Pundit, New York Post and Huffington Post
Paul Joseph Watson / Alex Jones' Prison Planet.com:
Ron Paul: U.S. In "Great Danger" Of Staged Terror — Congressman & presidential candidate warns of economic collapse precipitated by bombing of Iran — Presidential candidate Ron Paul says the U.S. is in "great danger" of a staged terror attack or a Gulf of Tonkin style provocation …