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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 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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Abby Goodnough / New York Times:
Jose Padilla Convicted on All Counts in Terror Trial — In a major victory for the Bush administration, a federal jury here found Jose Padilla guilty on terrorism conspiracy charges Thursday after little more than a day of deliberations. — Mr. Padilla, one of the first Americans to be named an …
Lindsay Beyerstein / Majikthise:
The menticide of Jose Padilla — Democracy Now! has a fascinating interview with a psychiatrist who interviewed suspected terrorist Jose Padilla for over 22 hours in an attempt to determine whether he was fit to stand trial after more than 3 years of solitary confinement.
Michelle Malkin:
Breaking: Padilla verdict to be read at 2pm Eastern Update: Guilty, guilty, guilty
Breaking: Padilla verdict to be read at 2pm Eastern Update: Guilty, guilty, guilty
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Curt Anderson / Associated Press:
Padilla Is Convicted in Terrorism Case
Padilla Is Convicted in Terrorism Case
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New York Times:
Notes Detail Visit to Ashcroft's Hospital Room — John Ashcroft was "barely articulate," "feeble" and "clearly stressed" as he sat in a hospital room chair in March 2004 when top White House aides unsuccessfully tried to persuade him, as the Attorney General, to sign an extension …
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Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
FBI Director's Notes Contradict Gonzales's Version Of Ashcroft Visit — Then-Attorney General John D. Ashcroft was "feeble," "barely articulate" and "stressed" moments after a hospital room confrontation in March 2004 with Alberto R. Gonzales, who wanted Ashcroft to approve …
Attorney General / leahy.senate.gov:
Leahy Asks Justice Department's Inspector General To Investigate …
Leahy Asks Justice Department's Inspector General To Investigate …
Spencer Ackerman / TPMmuckraker:
Mueller Notes: Ashcroft out of White House Surveillance Loop
Mueller Notes: Ashcroft out of White House Surveillance Loop
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Mark Murray / MSNBC:
PICKERING TO RESIGN FROM CONGRESS — From NBC's Mark Murray — Rep. Chip Pickering, R-Miss., is announcing he's resigning from Congress to work on K Street, becoming the latest House Republican to either vacate his seat or decide not to seek re-election in 2008.
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James L. / Swing State Project:
MS-03: With Floodgates Open, Pickering Retires (Updated)
MS-03: With Floodgates Open, Pickering Retires (Updated)
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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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Deb Riechmann / Associated Press:
Bush's daughter, Jenna, engaged — CRAWFORD, Texas - Is a White House wedding in the works? Jenna Bush, one of President Bush's twin daughters, is engaged to be married to her longtime boyfriend, Henry Hager, the White House announced Thursday. — Asked if the two were getting married …
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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 …
CNN:
Poll: Majority mistrustful of upcoming Iraq report — WASHINGTON (CNN) — A majority of Americans don't trust the upcoming report by the Army's top commander in Iraq on the progress of the war and even if they did, it wouldn't change their mind, according to a new poll.
Arwa Damon / CNN:
Iraqi women: Prostituting ourselves to feed our children — BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — The women are too afraid and ashamed to show their faces or have their real names used. They have been driven to sell their bodies to put food on the table for their children — for as little as $8 a day.
Rasmussen Reports:
In Surge, Giuliani Now Tops Clinton by Seven Points — After being virtually tied with Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton for several months, Republican contender Rudy Giuliani now leads Clinton up 47% to 40% in the latest Rasmussen Reports national telephone survey.
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Peter Keepnews / New York Times:
Max Roach, a Founder of Modern Jazz, Dies at 83 — Max Roach, a founder of modern jazz who rewrote the rules of drumming in the 1940's and spent the rest of his career breaking musical barriers and defying listeners' expectations, died early today in Manhattan. He was 83.
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 …