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General: Zarqawi 'Bloopers' Tape Found  —  U.S. Discovers Outtakes of Latest Terror Leader Video  —  May 4, 2006 — Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the most wanted man in Iraq, doesn't exactly look like a terrorist mastermind in a new videotape released by the U.S. military today.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Breaking: U.S. close to capturing Zarqawi? (updated with video)  —  *Video below.  *Download the video from the CENTCOM website.  Part 1 and Part 2.  (Use IE.)  Major General Rick Lynch says they've got a hot lead.  Could be nothing, could be something, but ABC News has a report about a recovered videotape too.
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Jonathan Karl / ABCNEWS:
U.S., British Forces Obtain Document Outlining Al Qaeda's New Iraq Strategy  —  Item Calls for More Attacks in Baghdad, Lists Attack Strategies  —  May 4, 2006 — ABC News has obtained a document seized by U.S. and British Special Forces during a recent raid of an alleged Zarqawi safe house …
Bill Roggio / Counterterrorism Blog:   Hunting Zarqawi and Tales of the Tape (Updated)
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wusatv9.com:
Police: Kennedy Appeared Intoxicated At Car Crash  —  Rep. Patrick Kennedy crashed his car near the Capitol early Thursday, and a police official said he appeared intoxicated.  Kennedy said he had had no alcohol before the accident.  —  Kennedy was reportedly behind the wheel of a green Ford Mustang …
Michelle Malkin:
ANOTHER KENNEDY COVER-UP?  —  ***scroll for updates...report of another Kennedy crash two weeks ago in Rhode Island...an interesting observation below about Kennedy's "going for a vote" excuse...video: Roll Call reporter...***  —  ***1000pm EDT update...Kennedy blames sleep medication***
Crooks and Liars:
Rummy called out in Atlanta!  —  Rummy called out in Atlanta!  —  He lies about WMD's...  Ray McGovern, who was in the CIA for twenty seven years asked him why he lied about the run-up to the Iraq war.  Rumsfeld then proceeded to lie to McGovern to cover up his earlier statements about WMD's being in Iraq.
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Think Progress:
VIDEO: Rumsfeld Called Out On Lies About WMD  —  Speaking in Atlanta today, Secretary of Defense Donald Rumsfeld was sharply questioned about his pre-war claims about WMD in Iraq.  An audience member confronted Rumsfeld with his 2003 claim about WMD, "We know where they are."
Shannon McCaffrey / ABCNEWS:
Rumsfeld Heckled by Former CIA Analyst
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Mark Tapscott / Tapscott's Copy Desk:
Historic Senate Earmarks Battle Updated on Porkbusters; Coburn Example Shows True Political Courage, Value of Term Limits  —  It's been an historic week in the U.S. Senate as Sen. Tom Coburn, R-OK, used an obscure parliamentary move dubbed the "clay pigeon" amendment to force votes on nearly …
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Shailagh Murray / Washington Post:
To Earmarking Senators, Veto Seems to Spell Vote
Sara Goudarzi / space.com:
New Storm on Jupiter Hints at Climate Change  —  A storm is brewing half a billion miles away and in a rare event, astronomers get to watch it closely.  —  Jupiter is growing a new red spot and the Hubble Space Telescope is photographing the scene.  Backyard astronomers have been following the action, too.
Carrie Budoff / Philly.com:
Santorum pushes for new rules, lives by old  —  The senator took flights sponsored by corporations while arguing against the perk.  —  Speaking from the Senate floor, U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum (R., Pa.) urged his colleagues to curtail a popular perk: private corporate-sponsored flights at bargain rates for members of Congress.
Michele Gershberg / Reuters:
Castro worth $900 million: Forbes  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Cuban President Fidel Castro was furious when Forbes magazine estimated his fortune at $550 million last year.  This year, the magazine upped its estimate of the communist leader's wealth to a cool $900 million.
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John / AMERICAblog:
With the congressional elections 6 months away, is it time for us to stop criticizing Democrats?  —  I ask this as a serious question.  Some friends on the Hill recently asked me if the liberal blogs could lay off their attacks on Democratic members of Congress until after the election.
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Victor Davis Hanson / Real Clear Politics:
Give Iran Enough Rope  —  The debate in the U.S. over how to contend with Iran as it pursues nuclear weapons goes like this:  —  Many conservatives worry that the Bush administration - stung by the backlash over Iraq and the president's sinking poll numbers - has sworn off the military option.
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