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11:20 PM ET, August 16, 2007

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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.
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
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 …
Discussion: Pottersville and Truthdig
Lindsay Beyerstein / Majikthise:
The menticide of Jose Padilla
Discussion: Democracy Now, Salon and The Agonist
William Branigin / Washington Post:
Padilla Found Guilty on All Counts in Terror Case
John Cole / Balloon Juice:
Padilla Round-Up
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:
Documents Detail Ashcroft-Gonzales Confrontation
Discussion: JURIST
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)
Discussion: Cliff Schecter
Laura Hipp / Clarion-Ledger:
Rep. Pickering not seeking re-election
Discussion: The Politico
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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CNN Political Ticker:
Jenna Bush engaged
Discussion: Sister Toldjah and Bluey Blog
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 …
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.
Discussion: THE CUNNING REALIST
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.
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.
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 …
Quinnipiac University News and Events:
August 16, 2007 - Voters Back Supreme Court Limit On School Deseg 3 - 1 Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Approval Of Congress Drops To Lowest Point Ever  —  By a 71 - 24 percent margin, American voters agree with a recent U.S. Supreme Court decision that public schools may not consider …
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.
 
 
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