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Boston Herald:
‘Oddball’ protrait emerges — Suspect's family, pals offer clues — As authorities searched for clues into what could have sent a University of Alabama neurobiology professor on an alleged killing spree, friends and family yesterday described Braintree native Amy Bishop as an awkward introvert …
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Boston Globe:
Alleged Ala. killer was suspect in attempted bombing of Harvard professor — The professor who is accused of killing three colleagues at the University of Alabama on Friday was a suspect in the attempted mail bombing of a Harvard Medical School professor in 1993, a law enforcement official said today.
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Washington Post:
Series of missteps by climate scientists threatens climate-change agenda — With its 2007 report declaring that the “warming of the climate system is unequivocal,” the U.N. Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change won a Nobel Prize — and a new degree of public trust in the controversial science of global warming.
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Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
MSNBC's Rachel Maddow sharpens focus on 'don't ask, don't tell' — It was a dramatic moment for Lt. Dan Choi — revealing his sexual orientation on national television — but he couldn't resist paying tribute to the host. — “I love your show, Rachel,” Choi said.
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Peter Nicholas / Los Angeles Times:
Some Democrats keep distance from Obama — Aligning themselves too closely with the White House could be a strategic mistake ahead of the midterm election, they fear. It's an approach that has the administration's tacit blessing. — Reporting from Washington - As President Obama's approval ratings sag …
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Clinton says U.S. fears Iran is becoming a military dictatorship — DOHA, QATAR - Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton said Monday that the United States fears Iran's Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps has gained enough power to potentially supplant the Tehran government.
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Ian Austen / Vancouver 2010:
Fleming Slightly Hurt After Accident in Biden Motorcade — In a statement, Jay Carney, a spokesman for the vice president, said that two former athletes “were taken to a local hospital as a precaution. They were both evaluated and have since been released.”
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Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:
White House revamps communications strategy — White House officials are retooling the administration's communications strategy to produce faster responses to political adversaries, a more disciplined focus on President Obama's call for “change” in Washington and an increasingly selective use of the president's time.
Simon Johnson / The Baseline Scenario:
Goldman Goes Rogue - Special European Audit To Follow — At 9:30pm on Sunday, September 21, 2008, Goldman Sachs was saved from imminent collapse by the announcement that the Federal Reserve would allow it to become a bank holding company - implying unfettered access to borrowing from the Fed …
New York Times:
Taliban Fighters Said to Flee Under Coalition Pressure — KABUL, Afghanistan — A large number of Taliban fighters have fled the city of Marja, their former stronghold in Helmand Province under pressure from United States and Afghan forces and may have crossed the border into Pakistan, the Afghan interior minister said on Monday.
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Peterhamby / CNN:
McCain challenger launches bid to unseat Arizona senator — Former Rep. J.D. Hayworth will formally launch his campaign on Monday. — (CNN) - The Republican party's most recent presidential nominee has earned a primary challenge from the right on President's Day.
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The Huffington Post:
Atlanta Anti-Abortion Billboards Cause Controversy, Say Black Children Are An “Endangered Species” — WHAT'S YOUR REACTION? — ATLANTA — The message on dozens of billboards across the city is provocative: Black children are an “endangered species.” — The eyebrow-raising ads featuring …
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Sam Quinones / Los Angeles Times:
A lethal business model targets Middle America — Sugar cane farmers from a tiny Mexican county use savvy marketing and low prices to push black-tar heroin in the United States. — First Of Three Parts — Immigrants from an obscure corner of Mexico are changing heroin use in many parts of America.
Brian Stelter / New York Times:
Politicians as News Analysts Raise Questions on Their Goal — Sarah Palin. Mike Huckabee. Newt Gingrich. — Today, that is a list of paid Fox News political analysts. Two years from now, it could be a list of Republican presidential candidates. — A former Fox analyst …
Huma Khan / ABCNEWS:
Is Health Care Overhaul Doomed to Failure? — Fate of President Obama's Health Care Agenda Hangs in the Balance as Democrats and Republicans Remain Skeptical of Bipartisanship — As Democrats and Republicans sharpen their knives ahead of President Obama's summit on health care …
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Our human rights v. The Others — Ten American Baptists were arrested two weeks ago in Haiti on charges that they exploited the chaos in that country by attempting to smuggle 33 young Haitian children across the border without permission — either to bring them to a life of Christianity or …
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Digby / Hullabaloo:
Empathic Myopia — Glenn Greenwald points out another example …
Empathic Myopia — Glenn Greenwald points out another example …
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Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Cheney Struggles To Explain Terror Contradictions; Endorses DADT Repeal — Some real news in the Dick Cheney interview on ABC: First, Cheney basically endorsed repealing Don't Ask, Don't Tell. — And second, he made fairly large concessions when it comes to his criticism of the current administration …
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