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Curt Anderson / Associated Press:
Padilla convicted of terrorism support — MIAMI - Jose Padilla, a U.S. citizen held for 3 1/2 years as an enemy combatant, was convicted Thursday of helping Islamic extremists and plotting overseas attacks in a case that came to symbolize the Bush administration's zeal to clamp down on terrorism.
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CNN:
Jury finds Padilla guilty on terror charges — MIAMI, Florida (CNN) — The jury in the Jose Padilla terror trial has found the American guilty of conspiracy to support Islamic terrorism overseas. — Padilla was originally arrested on allegations that he planned to set off radioactive "dirty bombs" in the United States.
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Curt Anderson / Associated Press:
Padilla Is Convicted in Terrorism Case — MIAMI (AP) - Jose Padilla was convicted of federal terrorism support charges Thursday after being held for 3 1/2 years as an enemy combatant in a case that came to symbolize the Bush administration's zeal to stop homegrown terror.
Michelle Malkin:
Breaking: Padilla verdict to be read at 2pm Eastern Update: Guilty, guilty, guilty — The charges: — Count 1 - Conspiracy to Murder, Kidnap, and Maim Persons in a Foreign Country as part of a conspiracy to advance violent jihad — Count 2 - Conspiracy to Provide Material Support for Terrorists
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Breaking: Padilla verdict expected at 2 p.m.; Update: Guilty on all counts — Three-month trial, "hundreds" of wiretapped conversations to sift through, and yet they've reached a decision after fully one day of deliberations. Anyone think they're going to convict? — Anyone?
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Verdict Reached In Padilla Case (Update: Guilty)
Verdict Reached In Padilla Case (Update: Guilty)
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Horses Mouth:
Wow, that didn't take long. — Yesterday I wondered whether the big news orgs would continue describing the imminent September Iraq progress report as representing solely the word of General Petraeus — as the Gospel According To Petraeus — now that we know that the report is being written by the White House.
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Satyam / Think Progress:
Tony Snow Signals His Resignation, Plus 'A Couple' More 'Coming Up In The Next Month' — After the recent resignation of Karl Rove, media outlets speculated on what the rest of President Bush's term will look like without "the Architect." The President is "fighting lame duck status," reported the AP.
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Mark Finkelstein / media.newsbusters.org:
MSNBC Newsroom Booed Bush State of the Union — UPDATE: Joe and Mika discuss this NB item. See below. — Joe Scarborough has pulled back the curtain on the liberal bias at MSNBC, describing an incident in which people in its newsroom ceaselessly booed President Bush during a State of the Union address.
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Nic Fleming / Telegraph:
'We have broken speed of light' — A pair of German physicists claim to have broken the speed of light - an achievement that would undermine our entire understanding of space and time. — According to Einstein's special theory of relativity, it would require an infinite amount of energy …
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New York Times:
Stocks Plunge, Then Recover Day's Losses — Stocks staged a late rally today on Wall Street after a day of wild swings as investors continued to weigh the impact of the crunch in the American credit market. — Shortly after noon, the Dow Jones industrial average was off by more than 340 points …
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David S. Broder / Washington Post:
Fred Thompson's Gamble — When Fred Thompson makes his long-delayed entrance into the Republican presidential race, he will not tiptoe quietly. Instead, he will try to shake up the establishment candidates of both parties by depicting a nation in peril from fiscal and security threats …
Larry Kudlow / The Corner:
The T-Bill Message for Bush & Bernanke — The power outage in banking and credit markets continues to deepen as the sub-prime mortgage infection spreads throughout the U.S. and the global financial system. — As I mentioned in yesterday's column, it is time for a major Fed operation.
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Randall Hoven / American Thinker:
It's Not Just Scott Beauchamp … Scott Beauchamp was the last straw. I realized that I need a scorecard to keep track of all the fallen journalists, journalistic mistakes and major and minor screw-ups in the media. I couldn't find one already made, although Wikipedia came close, so I started my own.
Brad Friedman / The BRAD BLOG:
'DIEBOLD ELECTION SYSTEMS, INC.' IS NO MORE! (At Least in Name) — By Brad Friedman from St. Louis, MO... Diebold Elections Systems, Inc. is no more. At least in name. — After a year and a half of conversely trying to dump their failed voting unit and/or lying to customers …
Libby Quaid / Associated Press:
Giuliani: 'Leave my family alone' — DERRY, N.H. - Republican Rudy Giuliani said Thursday that people should "leave my family alone" when asked by a New Hampshire woman why the presidential candidate should expect loyalty from voters when he doesn't get it from his children.