memeorandum: Senior Thompson aide no fan of Iowa's ethanol (CNN Political Ticker)

3:25 AM ET, September 7, 2007

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Groups: Bin Laden plans video on 9/11 — CAIRO, Egypt - Osama bin Laden will release a new video in the coming days ahead of the sixth anniversary of the Sept. 11 attacks in what would be the first new images of the terror mastermind in nearly three years, al-Qaida's media arm announced Thursday.

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Rusty / The Jawa Report:

Website: Soon, The Blessed Invasion of Manhattan— "Special Gift" for 9/11 — UPDATE 5:00: New bin Laden video coming soon! Perhaps this is the "special gift"? — I promised myself that I wouldn't give my 'friend' Inshallahshaheed from the Wordpress hosted al Qaeda support website …

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Fox News:

Counterterrorism Officials Analyzing Islamic Web Post Warning of 'Special Gift' — DEVELOPING STORY: Federal counterterrorism officials are analyzing a posting on an Islamic forum Web site that warns of "a special gift" to be given on the sixth anniversary of Sept. 11, FOX News has learned.

Discussion: Weasel Zippers, Wake up America, The Detroit Times, A Blog For All, Take Our Country Back and The Belmont Club

Brian Ross Reports / The Blotter:

Al Qaeda Announces New Bin Laden Video — Brian Ross Reports: — Osama bin Laden will soon send a video message to America, according to a Web site regularly used by al Qaeda. — A posting late this afternoon said, "Soon, with the permission of God, a new visual tape, the Sheikh, the Lion, Osama bin Laden.

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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
SITE Institute: New Bin Laden video coming on 9/11; Update …

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Fox News:
Report: Bin Laden to Address Americans on Sept. 11

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Rusty / The Jawa Report:
New bin Laden Video on 9/11

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CNN:
Bin Laden to issue video as 9/11 anniversary approaches

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San Francisco Chronicle:

Fugitive fundraiser captured in Colorado tonight — (09-06) 20:52 PDT SAN FRANCISCO — Fugitive political fundraiser Norman Hsu, who skipped out on San Mateo County authorities this week rather than face sentencing in a fraud scheme, was apprehended tonight by federal and local lawmen in Grand Junction, Colo.

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Patrick Healy / The Caucus:

Clinton Supporter Arrested in N.J. Corruption Sting — Among the 11 public officials arrested in an F.B.I. corruption sting in New Jersey today was a leading Democratic supporter of Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton's presidential campaign in that state, Mayor Samuel Rivera of Passaic.

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Daily Sentinel:
Disgraced Democratic donor arrested in Grand Junction

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Larry Neumeister / Associated Press:

Judge strikes down part of Patriot Act — NEW YORK - A federal judge struck down a key part of the USA Patriot Act on Thursday in a ruling that defended the need for judicial oversight of laws and bashed Congress for passing a law that makes possible "far-reaching invasions of liberty."

Discussion: Macsmind, Crooks and Liars, The Heretik, Corrente and Liberal Values

Dan Eggen / Washington Post:

Judge Invalidates Patriot Act Provisions — A federal judge struck down controversial portions of the USA Patriot Act in a ruling that declared them unconstitutional yesterday, ordering the FBI to stop its wide use of a warrantless tactic for obtaining e-mail and telephone data from private companies …

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ACLU:
Federal Court Strikes Down National Security Letter Provision of Patriot Act

Discussion: Firedoglake and TalkLeft

New York Times:

Petraeus, Seeing Gains as Fragile, Is Wary of Cuts — Gen. David H. Petraeus, the top American commander in Iraq, has told President Bush that he wants to maintain heightened troop levels in Iraq well into next year to reduce the risk of military setbacks, but could accept the pullback …

Discussion: THE CUNNING REALIST, Pat Dollard, Balloon Juice and Daily Kos

Satyam / Think Progress:

O'Hanlon Rips GAO Report: It Is 'Flat-Out Sloppy' — Last week, Gen. David Petraeus alleged a 75 percent reduction in "sectarian violence" in Iraq and is expected to say the same before Congress. In contrast, the nonpartisan Government Accountability Office recently reported that daily attacks in Iraq have …

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Allahpundit / Hot Air:

Zogby poll: 42% of Democrats think Bush either caused 9/11 or let it happen — I guess we should be grateful it's not a clear majority, eh? You can thank the turds at 9/11 Truth for commissioning the poll; SLC spotted it earlier and has since been digesting the numbers.

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James B. / Screw Loose Change:
So Much For 84% — 911truth.org is all excited over a poll …

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Little Green Footballs:

Video: Muslim Student Association Harasses Women and Jews at UTSA — This is what the Muslim Student Association is doing on American campuses, in a video apparently shot by an MSA member at the University of Texas at San Antonio using the name "dawahworks." — The title of the video is: The Missing Hijab 2 & the Jew.

Discussion: The Jawa Report, Infidels Are Cool and Hot Air

Jeff G. / protein wisdom: "Muslim Student Association Harasses Women and Jews at University …

Associated Press:

US Democratic hopeful Kucinich meets Assad, blasts Bush — US Democratic presidential hopeful Dennis Kucinich, on a Mideast visit that included a stop in Syria, said the country lambasted by the Bush administration deserves credit for taking in more than a million Iraqi refugees.

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Pew Research Center:

Clinton and Giuliani Seen as Not Highly Religious; Romney's Religion Raises Concerns — Religion in Campaign '08 — Summary of Findings — So far religion is not proving to be a clear-cut positive in the 2008 presidential campaign. The candidates viewed by voters as the least religious among …

Discussion: The Trail and Hot Air

CNN Political Ticker:

Senior Thompson aide no fan of Iowa's ethanol — DES MOINES, Iowa (CNN) - Former Sen. Fred Thompson chose Iowa Thursday to kick-off his bid for the White House, but at least one of his top aides has recently expressed frustration with the Hawkeye State's influence in the presidential nominating process.

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