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9:40 AM ET, August 2, 2007

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Minneapolis Star Tribune:
I-35W bridge collapses  —  The Interstate Hwy. 35W bridge over the Mississippi River collapsed during the evening rush hour Wednesday, dumping at least eight cars and a truck into the water and onto the land below, creating a horrific scene of damage, fire, smoke, injuries, frantic rescuers and terrified motorists.
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Pray For The Twin Cities  —  One of the most-traveled freeways in the Twin Cities — a span over the Mississippi River — collapsed about an hour ago.  At the time, the highway had bumper-to-bumper traffic in the middle of rush hour, and dozens of cars have gone into the river or been caught in the rubble:
James Lileks / buzz.mn:
Reaction: The 35W Bridge Disaster  —  A final note: I've driven across this bridge every few days for thirty years.  There are bridges, and there are bridges; this one had the most magnificent view of downtown available, and it's a miracle I never rear-ended anyone while gawking at the skyline, the old Stone Bridge, the Mississippi.
Discussion: KCCW-TV, Bookworm Room and Betsy's Page
Associated Press:
7 killed in Minneapolis bridge collapse
Discussion: Pam's House Blend
Dan Browning / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Bridge was rated 'structurally deficient' in 2005
Discussion: Power Line
TwinCities.com:
Inspections, reports raise questions about bridge's safety
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
Noah Kunin / Blanked Out:   35W just came down right in front of my house
LiveLeak.com:
Security Camera Footage Catches Bridge Collapse
Discussion: Captain's Quarters and TVNewser
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Was The Bridge Deficient?  —  Normally, in the wake of a catastrophe …
Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard
Michelle Malkin:
Minneapolis bridge collapse
MSNBC:   4 dead in Minneapolis bridge collapse
MSNBC:   Minneapolis bridge collapses
Robert Pear / New York Times:
House Passes Children's Health Plan 225-204  —  Over angry Republican objections, the House on Wednesday passed a sweeping expansion of the Children's Health Insurance Program, financed with increases in tobacco taxes and cuts in subsidies to private Medicare insurance plans for older Americans.
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CNN:
Gonzales: 'I may have created confusion'  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — With potential perjury accusations hanging over him, embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales sent a letter to Senate leaders Wednesday acknowledging he "may have created confusion" in his previous testimony.
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Washington Post:
Administration Again Rebuffs Senators
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Rhonda Schwartz Reports / The Blotter:
New Al Qaeda Web Ad Threatens 'Big Surprise'  —  Rhonda Schwartz Reports:  —  A new al Qaeda propaganda ad, headlined "Wait for the Big Surprise" and featuring a digitally altered photograph of President George Bush and Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf standing in front of a burning White House, was posted on the Internet today.
Michael Wines / New York Times:
Caps on Prices Only Deepen Zimbabweans' Misery  —  The government of Zimbabwe tried to allay the effects of inflation by setting prices, but as a result, basic goods cost too much to produce, leaving shelves empty.  Instead, families are relying on melons and what little meat can be shared.
The Atlantic Online:
O'Hanlon  —  Totally backed down.  Said the progress has only been against aqi, that sectarian violence and the civil war is as bad as ever, and that the current strategy will probably fail.  He thinks we should partition the country.  Why the turnabout from the optimistic op-ed?  He didn't say.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Dean woos faith voters  —  Democratic Party Chairman Howard Dean, who once criticized the GOP as a "white Christian party" and also said "my religion doesn't inform my public policy," is building a sophisticated infrastructure to woo so-called values voters.
Discussion: TIME and Washington Post
Robert D. Novak / Washington Post:
Thompson's Top Adviser  —  Speaking at his $1,000-a-ticket fundraiser at the J.W. Marriott Hotel in downtown Washington on Monday night, Fred Thompson began by introducing "my campaign manager — oh, I mean my wife."  That little joke about Jeri Thompson reveals how the prospective Republican …
Russ Buettner / New York Times:
In Fox News, Giuliani Finds a Friendly Stage  —  Roger Ailes and Rudolph W. Giuliani have been pulling for each other for nearly two decades.  —  Mr. Ailes was the media consultant to Mr. Giuliani's first mayoral campaign in 1989.  Mr. Giuliani, as mayor, officiated at Mr. Ailes's wedding …
Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:
Iraq Snapshots Give 2 Views  —  July ended with a monthly death toll for American troops in Iraq that was the lowest this year.  Then August dawned with car bombs in Baghdad that killed scores of Iraqis.  —  In war, good news and bad news often coexist.  But in Iraq, where battle lines are murky …
Peter Brookes / New York Post:
BARACK'S BLUNDER  —  INVADE A NUCLEAR POWER?  —  IN an "I am too tougher than Hillary" speech, Sen. Barack Obama warned Pakistan yes terday that as commander-in-chief he might act unilaterally if Islamabad didn't do more against the terrorists there.  —  "Let me make this clear …
 
 
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