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Curt Anderson / Associated Press:
Padilla is convicted in terrorism case — MIAMI - 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.
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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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Washington Post:
An Early Clash Over Iraq Report — Senior congressional aides said yesterday that the White House has proposed limiting the much-anticipated appearance on Capitol Hill next month of Gen. David H. Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker to a private congressional briefing …
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Laura Rozen / MoJoBlog:
Alleged White House-Petraeus Arm Wrestling Over September Report a Ruse? — Add me to the list of the puzzled. Many signs are from those advising Iraq commander Gen. David Petraeus that he and his advisors think they have a strategy that they say is somewhat succeeding and don't want Congress to pull the plug.
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.
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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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 …
Associated Press:
Dutch bishop: Call God 'Allah' to ease relations — Roman Catholic leader stokes already heated debate on religion — AMSTERDAM - A Roman Catholic Bishop in the Netherlands has proposed people of all faiths refer to God as Allah to foster understanding, stoking an already heated debate …
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Associated Press:
UN: Peru quake death toll reaches 450 — ICA, Peru - Rescuers struggled across a shattered countryside on Thursday to reach victims of a magnitude-8.0 earthquake that the U.N. said killed at least 450 people. More than 1,500 people were reported injured. — The center of the destruction …
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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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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup Poll:
Obama's Appeal to Well-Educated Not Conducive to Winning Nomination — Dukakis only candidate who appealed more to well-educated who has won since 1988 — PRINCETON, NJ — Illinois Sen. Barack Obama is a clear second place behind New York Sen. Hillary Clinton in the race …
CNN:
Unknown noises from mine shift drilling plan — HUNTINGTON, Utah (CNN) — Rescue workers said they detected a noise Wednesday night — though it's unclear what it was — deep inside the Utah mine where six men have been trapped for nine days. — "We saw some indication of noise for a period …
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
GOP hits 2008 candidates on illegal aliens — The Republican Party's national chairman scolded his party's two top presidential candidates this week for their tough stance on illegal immigration, even as both men moved to try to one-up each other in calling for stricter enforcement.
Daniel Henninger / Opinion Journal:
The Death of Diversity — People in ethnically diverse settings don't care about each other. — Diversity was once just another word. Now it's a fighting word. One of the biggest problems with diversity is that it won't let you alone. Corporations everywhere have force-marched middle managers …
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