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11:20 PM ET, March 6, 2006

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wral.com:
Suspect In UNC Hit-And-Run Wanted To 'Spread Will Of Allah'  —  Authorities Release 911 Call Made By Mohammed Taheri-azar  —  HILLSBOROUGH, N.C. — A suspect who is accused of hitting students with a sport utility vehicle at the University of North Carolina made his first court appearance Monday.
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Athena / Terrorism Unveiled:
BACKGROUND ON MOHAMMED REZA TAHERI-AZAR  —  Friday, I received a phone call from my significant other telling me someone was purposely trying to run over students in "the Pit."  The Pit is the center of campus activity and there are certain barricades and high stairways that separate it from any roads and intersections.
Associated Press:
UNC Grad in Court on Alleged Hit and Run  —  CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — A University of North Carolina graduate from Iran, accused of running down nine people on campus to avenge the treatment of Muslims, said at a hearing Monday that he was "thankful for the opportunity to spread the will of Allah."
Raleigh News & Observer:
Suspect plans to represent himself  —  From staff reports  —  Update: Authorities have released the 911 call by Mohammed Reza Taheri-azar.  Click the play button to hear the call (Flash player required):  —  HILLSBOROUGH — The man accused of injuring nine people when he drove …
ABCNEWS:
EXCLUSIVE: Iraq Weapons — Made in Iran?  —  Intelligence Officials Say Weapons Responsible for Increasing U.S. Deaths in Iraq  —  March 6, 2006 — U.S. military and intelligence officials tell ABC News that they have caught shipments of deadly new bombs at the Iran-Iraq border.
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Iran Gives US A Casus Belli, If We Want It  —  ABC News reports tonight that Iran has shipped improved explosive devices capable of defeating the body armor employed by US soldiers to the insurgents in Iraq.  Brian Ross will tell ABC's World News Tonight that Iran is "knowingly killing US troops" …
Discussion: Decision '08 and JustOneMinute
Cernig / NewsHog:
ABC And The IED's From Iran That Were Made In The UK
Discussion: AMERICAblog
Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Court upholds "Solomon Amendment"  —  In a sweeping legal victory for the U.S. military, the Supreme Court ruled unanimously on Monday that Pengtaon recruiters must be assured an equal opportunity with other employers to sign up students at the nation's law schools.
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Steve Bainbridge / ProfessorBainbridge.com:
Supreme Court Upholds Solomon Amendment  —  New Chief Justice Roberts delivers the opinion for the court.  His summary of the issue: … The key issue is the so-called unconstitutional conditions doctrine, which Roberts described as having the following effect: "the Solomon Amendment …
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
The Solomon Amendment is upheld by a unanimous Supreme Court.  —  SCOTUSblog reports: … Chief Justice Roberts writes the opinion.  There are no additional opinions.  (Alito, of course, does not participate.)  —  As the unanimity indicates, this outcome was not at all surprising.
Gina Holland / Associated Press:
Court Upholds Campus Military Recruiting  —  WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday that colleges that accept federal money must allow military recruiters on campus, despite university objections to the Pentagon's "don't ask, don't tell" policy on gays.
Associated Press:
South Dakota law bans nearly all abortions  —  Legislation sets up court challenge  —  PIERRE, South Dakota (AP) — Gov. Mike Rounds signed legislation Monday banning nearly all abortions in South Dakota, setting up a court fight aimed at challenging the 1973 U.S. Supreme Court decision that legalized abortion.
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John Holusha / New York Times:
South Dakota Governor Signs Abortion Ban
Discussion: Swing State Project
Jake Tapper / ABCNEWS:
Expert on Iraq: 'We're In a Civil War'  —  U.S. Officials Deny Violence Has Risen to That Level, but ABC News Analysts See a 'Serious Lack of Realism'  —  BAGHDAD, March 5, 2006 — As Pentagon generals offered optimistic assessments that the sectarian violence in Iraq had dissipated this weekend …
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Atrios / Eschaton:
Abstinence  —  Amy Sullivan writes: … This is a rhetorical sleight of hand which entirely ignores the relevant policy debate.  The question is whether sex education in public schools should be "abstinence only," which involves telling teenagers that they shouldn't have sex and not providing …
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Vanessa Blum / Sun-Sentinel:
Miami judge refuses to delay sentencing for lobbyist Abramoff  —  MIAMI — A federal judge on Monday refused to delay sentencing 90 days for disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff despite statements from government lawyers that sending Abramoff to prison could jeopardize his cooperation in ongoing criminal probes.
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Con Coughlin / Telegraph:
Teheran park 'cleansed' of traces from nuclear site  —  Iran's Revolutionary Guards have taken the extraordinary step of cutting down thousands of trees in Teheran to prevent United Nations inspectors from finding traces of enriched uranium from a top-secret nuclear plant.
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Associated Press:
Guards Say Homeland Security Headquarters Insecure  —  WASHINGTON (March 6) - The agency entrusted with protecting the U.S. homeland is having difficulty safeguarding its own headquarters, say private security guards at the complex.  —  The guards have taken their concerns to Congress …
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Looking Back (and Ahead) With Edwards  —  CHAPEL HILL, N.C. — "Sometimes," says John Edwards, "people need a breather."  He is not talking about himself, although surely he needed one after his brief rocket ride through the upper atmosphere of national politics.
Zogby:
Bush Job Approval: 38%  —  Zogby America telephone Poll shows slight drop from 40% last month; Congressional Democrats maintain lead over Republican counterparts  —  President Bush's job approval rating dipped slightly to 38% in the latest Zogby America telephone poll, conducted Feb. 27 to March 2 …
Discussion: Taegan Goddard's …
 
 
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