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11:40 AM ET, August 2, 2007

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Dan Browning / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Bridge was rated 'structurally deficient' in 2005  —  The highway bridge that collapsed into the Mississippi River on Wednesday was rated as "structurally deficient" two years ago and possibly in need of replacement.  —  The highway bridge that collapsed into the Mississippi River on Wednesday was rated as …
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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.
Associated Press:
7 killed in Minneapolis bridge collapse
Discussion: Pam's House Blend
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Was The Bridge Deficient?  —  Normally, in the wake of a catastrophe …
Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard
KCCW-TV:
Dolan: Bridge Collapse Recovery Will Be Slow
Pat Doyle / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Cracking, vibration may have contributed to collapse, former NTSB official says
Discussion: The Glittering Eye
TwinCities.com:
Inspections, reports raise questions about bridge's safety
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
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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Greg Miller / Los Angeles Times:
Court puts limits on surveillance abroad  —  The ruling raises concerns that U.S. anti-terrorism efforts might be impaired at a time of heightened risk.  —  WASHINGTON — A special court that has routinely approved eavesdropping operations has put new restrictions on the ability …
Newsweek:
Judge's ruling spurs scramble for spy powers  —  A federal judge's secret ruling restricting the intelligence community's surveillance powers helped spur a Capitol Hill bid to grant Bush new authority.  —  A secret ruling by a federal judge has restricted the U.S. intelligence community's surveillance …
Discussion: Balkinization
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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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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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.
Melanie Markley / Houston Chronicle:
Students must remember 'God' in Texas pledge  —  Texas students will have four more words to remember when they head back to class this month and begin reciting the state's pledge of allegiance.  —  This year's Legislature added the phrase "one state under God" to the pledge …
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 …
John Harwood / Wall Street Journal:
America's Economic Mood: Gloomy  —  Broad Public Pessimism  —  Spurs Democratic Candidates  —  To Target Business Interests  —  WASHINGTON — Americans are feeling decidedly sour about the economy and those in charge of it, fueling Democratic efforts to target business interests in the 2008 election campaign.
Discussion: MSNBC and Pollster.com
Editor and Publisher:
Bush Insults BBC Political Editor at Press Conference  —  NEW YORK At a recent press conference at Camp David, President George Bush insulted BBC political editor Nick Robinson, the Daily Mirror reports.  —  Robinson, who has asked Bush pointed questions in the past such as whetherthe president was …
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 …
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 …
Editor and Publisher:
170 Cancel 'WSJ' Subscriptions — But How Many Will Follow?  —  NEW YORK At least 170 subscribers to the Wall Street Journal have canceled their orders since word emerged that Rupert Murdoch's News Corp. will soon take over the newspaper.  —  The paper does have 1.7 million print subscribers left.
John D. Dingell / Washington Post:
The Power in the Carbon Tax  —  Successful laws to protect the environment are built on simple concepts.  They discourage harmful behavior — the dumping of sewage or industrial waste into bodies of water, the destruction of habitat, the emission of toxic chemicals — by a variety of measures …
 
 
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Irregular Times:
How Do We Know Justice Roberts is Not On Drugs?
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Tim Dickinson / Rolling Stone:
Edwards: "Giuliani is Bush on Steroids"
Discussion: MSNBC
Susan Crabtree / The Hill:
McCain plans to attack ethics bill
Discussion: eyeon08.com
Richard Moran / New York Times:
The Presence of Malice  —  LAST week, Judge Nancy Gertner …
NBC4:
Arrested Demonstrators Awarded $1 Million
Gary Shapiro / New York Sun:
Libel Suit Leads to Destruction of Books
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Administration Again Rebuffs Senators
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The Atlantic Online:
O'Hanlon  —  Totally backed down.  Said the progress …
Rhonda Schwartz Reports / The Blotter:
New Al Qaeda Web Ad Threatens 'Big Surprise'