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1:45 PM ET, July 7, 2006

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NY Daily News:
Bomb tunnel, flood city  —  One man is busted in Beirut, others hunted across  —  globe and terrorists are seen linked to Zarqawi  —  BY ALLISON GENDAR in New York and JAMES GORDON MEEK in Washington  —  The FBI has uncovered what officials consider a serious plot by jihadists to bomb …
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
FBI disrupts New York City tunnel plot  —  WASHINGTON - Authorities have disrupted planning by foreign terrorists for an attack on New York City tunnels, two law enforcement officials said Friday.  —  FBI agents monitoring Internet chat rooms used by extremists learned in recent months …
John O'Neil / New York Times:
N.Y. Plot Is Uncovered in Early Stage  —  Authorities in Lebanon have arrested a man in connection with a plot to blow up part of the New York transportation system, officials said today.  —  Senator Charles E. Schumer of New York Representative Peter T. King of Long Island confirmed a report …
Discussion: Ankle Biting Pundits
CNN:
N.Y. tunnel terror plot uncovered  —  Plot surfaced via Internet postings  —  (CNN) — U.S. and Lebanese agents have foiled terrorist plans to attack New York's transportation system, U.S. authorities said Friday.  —  Counterrorism sources confirmed that a plot to blow up tunnels …
AJStrata / The Strata-Sphere:   Another Terror Plot Foiled: How Many More?
Cori Dauber / Rantingprofs:
Another Terror Threat
Discussion: Yourish.com
The Prowler / American Spectator:
What the New York Times Has Wrought
Discussion: The Strata-Sphere
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Holland Tunnel Target Of Zarqawi Network
Discussion: It Shines For All
David J. Silverman / cjp.org:
Lieberman's Support for Iraq War Creates Dilemma for Jewish Backers  —  WASHINGTON, July 5 (JTA) — Six years after Joe Lieberman presented Jewish Democrats with an unprecedented triumph, he may pose an intractable dilemma.  —  If the U.S. senator from Connecticut loses an Aug. 8 primary …
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Washington Post:
Lieberman, Lamont Spar in Conn. Primary Debate  —  SPEAKERS: U.S. SENATOR JOSEPH LIEBERMAN (D-CT)  —  NED LAMONT, FORMER SELECTMAN, GREENWICH, CT  —  ANNOUNCER: Live from NBC 30, Connecticut's news leader, this is a "Decision 2006" special presentation, the Democratic primary debate, Lieberman and Lamont.
Alessandra Stanley / New York Times:
President Has a Smooth Ride on 'Larry King Live'  —  Two kinds of celebrities go on "Larry King Live" on CNN: those with something to sell and those with something to hide.  —  Al Gore and Brandon Routh, the young star of the newly released "Superman Returns," recently appeared on the show to promote their new movies.
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CNN:
Transcript of Larry King with President Bush, Laura Bush  —  THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT.  THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.  —  LARRY KING, CNN HOST: Good evening.  We're in the Blue Room of the White House.  This is the first presidential interview ever done …
Reuters:
N. Korea missile aimed at area off Hawaii - report  —  TOKYO (Reuters) - A North Korean missile launched on Wednesday was aimed at an area of the ocean close to Hawaii, a Japanese newspaper reported on Friday.  —  Experts estimated the Taepodong-2 ballistic missile to have a range of up to 6,000 km, putting Alaska within its reach.
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Jennifer Loven / Associated Press:   Bush Determined to Rally Against N. Korea
Jerusalem Post:
Report: N. Korea targeted Hawaii
Discussion: Balloon Juice and The Reaction
Judy Bachrach / Vanity Fair:
Washington Babylon  —  California Republican congressman Randy "Duke" Cunningham traded military contracts for $2.4 million in antiques, cash, and other booty.  He is now in jail, but his case exposed a world of bribery, booze, and broads that reaches into the Pentagon, the C.I.A., and Congress.
John Kifner / New York Times:
Hate Groups Are Infiltrating the Military, Group Asserts  —  A decade after the Pentagon declared a zero-tolerance policy for racial hate groups, recruiting shortfalls caused by the war in Iraq have allowed "large numbers of neo-Nazis and skinhead extremists" to infiltrate the military, according to a watchdog organization.
Jeff Goldstein / protein wisdom:
More from the tolerant left  —  Fresh off this bit from John Wesley Hardin (aka "Lo Ping Wong," aka "shaved chubby"), I've been treated to yet another heaping helping of that famed progressive compassion, this time from someone purporting to be Dr. Debbie Frisch, adjunct instructor of psychology …
Discussion: BLACKFIVE and Blue Crab Boulevard
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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Ruling Keeps DeLay on Ballot  —  Judge Sides With Democrats, Says Former Lawmaker Can't Quit  —  A federal judge in Texas threw the political retirement of former House majority leader Tom DeLay into doubt yesterday, ruling that the Texas Republican Party must keep the indicted former congressman …
Agence France Presse:
UN debates draft resolution calling for Israeli withdrawal from Gaza  —  UNITED NATIONS (AFP) - The UN Security Council debated a draft resolution demanding an immediate withdrawal of Israeli forces from Gaza and the release of detained Palestinian officials but the United States described it as "unbalanced".
Discussion: Atlas Shrugs, Cold Fury and lgf
Mail&Guardian:
Death for Somali Muslims who shirk prayers  —  Somali Muslims who fail to perform daily prayers will be killed in accordance with Qur'anic law under a new edict issued by a leading cleric in the Islamic courts union that controls Mogadishu.  —  The requirement for Muslims to observe …
Patrick Healy / New York Times:
For Gay Rights Movement, a Key Setback  —  When Massachusetts became the first state to legalize gay marriage in November 2003, gay rights advocates imagined a chain reaction that would shake marriage laws until same-sex couples across the nation had the legal right to wed.
 
 
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