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1:45 AM ET, February 2, 2007

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CNN:
Two plead not guilty to Boston hoax charges … CHARLESTOWN, Massachusetts (CNN) — Two men pleaded not guilty Thursday to charges they created panic by placing "bomblike" electronic light boards displaying a cartoon character with an upraised middle finger throughout Boston.
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Boston Herald:
Outraged Menino vows no mercy for stunt: Sham suspects arraigned  —  A furious Boston Mayor Thomas M. Menino vowed yesterday to throw the book at the masterminds behind a guerrilla marketing campaign gone amok that plunged the city into bomb-scare pandemonium and blew nearly $1 million in police overtime and other costs.
Discussion: The Peking Duck
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: The Boston pranksters' surreal, moronic press conference
Jonathan Silverstein / ABCNEWS:
As Boston Reeled, Was Artist Asked to Keep Quiet?
Doug Mellgren / Associated Press:
Al Gore nominated for Nobel Peace Prize  —  OSLO, Norway - Former Vice President Al Gore was nominated for the 2007 Nobel Peace Prize for his wide-reaching efforts to draw the world's attention to the dangers of global warming, a Norwegian lawmaker said Thursday.
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U.S. Newswire:
Landmark Legal Foundation Nominates Rush Limbaugh for 2007 Nobel Peace Prize  —  Contact: Eric Christensen of Landmark Legal Foundation, +1-703-554-6100, +1-703-554-6119 (fax), eric@landmarklegal.org  —  LEESBURG, Va., Feb. 1 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Landmark Legal Foundation today nominated …
Agence France Presse:
Al Gore seen as possible winner of 2007 Nobel Peace Prize
Discussion: Hot Air and Liberal Values
Jim Kuhnhenn / Associated Press:
Senate ups wage to $7.25 over two years  —  WASHINGTON - The Senate voted overwhelmingly Thursday to boost the federal minimum wage by $2.10 to $7.25 an hour over two years, but packaged the increase with controversial tax cuts for small businesses and higher taxes for many $1 million-plus executives.
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Bob Geiger:
Senate Democrats Hammer Through Minimum Wage Hike  —  The celebration must be starting in the offices of Senator Ted Kennedy (D-MA) right about now.  —  Just moments ago, by a resounding vote of 94-3, the United States Senate passed legislation raising the Federal Minimum Wage for the first time in a decade.
Discussion: DownWithTyranny! and The Agonist
Defense Tech:
BREAKING: DOUBLE THE TROOPS IN "SURGE" (UPDATED)  —  President Bush and his new military chiefs have been saying for nearly a month that they would "surge" an additional 21,500 troops to Iraq, in a last, grand push to quell the violence in Baghdad and in Anbar Province.
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Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Analysis: "Surge" Far Larger Than 20,000 Troops
William M. Arkin / Early Warning:
A Note to My Readers on Supporting the Troops  —  I knew when I used the word "mercenary" in my Tuesday column that I was being highly inflammatory.  —  NBC News ran a piece in which enlisted soldiers in Iraq expressed frustration about waning American support.
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William M. Arkin / Early Warning:
The Arrogant and Intolerant Speak Out
Associated Press:
FBI Agent Testifies Libby Learned About Plame from Cheney  —  WASHINGTON The "CIA leak" trial resumed today, after two critical days of testimony from reporters Judith Miller and Matt Cooper.  As in past days, E&P will provide running updates here.  —  After a long day or legal wrangling …
Discussion: CANNONFIRE
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Emptywheel / Firedoglake:
Libby Live: FBI Agent Bond Four
Discussion: JustOneMinute and Booman Tribune
Washington Post:   FBI Agent: Libby Said He Was Surprised to Hear About Plame From Russert
Tom Lasseter / Real Cities:
Mahdi Army gains strength through unwitting aid of U.S.  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq - The U.S. military drive to train and equip Iraq's security forces has unwittingly strengthened anti-American Shiite Muslim cleric Muqtada al-Sadr's Mahdi Army militia, which has been battling to take over much of the capital city …
Spencer Ackerman / TPMmuckraker:
McCain Dishes, Casey Takes, Bush Ducks  —  Round one in today's Casey-McCain fight definitely went to John McCain.  —  As the clip Josh posted on TPM shows, the Arizona hawk laid the Iraq albatross squarely around Casey's neck, referring to him as "one of the individuals who has been an architect of U.S. military strategy in Iraq."
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Martin Crutsinger / Associated Press:
2006 personal savings drop to 74-yr.  low  —  WASHINGTON - People once again spent everything they made and then some last year, pushing the personal savings rate to the lowest level since the Great Depression more than seven decades ago.  —  The Commerce Department reported Thursday …
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
McCain, Giuliani Skipping Some Conservative Events  —  A speech given by former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney before a National Review-sponsored conference last week may have been panned as unfocused, but in the eyes of those who attended, he at least had one thing going for him: He showed up.
Newsweek:
The 'Lame Duck' Label  —  With a series of media events, President Bush is working hard to avoid the negative tag as he enters the last two years of his presidency.  —  On Tuesday, President Bush popped in for a surprise visit to the Sterling Family Restaurant, a homey diner in Peoria …
Discussion: Mercury Rising and Attytood
WorldNetDaily:
People magazine: Don't stop, get a shot  —  An article in the Feb. 5 issue of People magazine demonstrated the persistence of liberals to march us all down the path of free love to our deaths.  —  I don't understand why young people would trust the ideology of those who sought their demise …
Discussion: Feministing and TAPPED
Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:
Key Lawmakers Getting Files About Surveillance Program  —  Bowing to bipartisan pressure from lawmakers, the Justice Department announced Wednesday that it was turning over to selected members of Congress secret documents with details of the National Security Agency's eavesdropping program.
Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
Blog news  —  Beginning next Thursday, February 8, this blog will be moving to Salon, where it will be a featured front-page blog (full access to Salon is available by subscribing or for free, by clicking through an ad to obtain a 24 hour day pass).  I will also be a Salon Contributing Writer and will write …
Ian Sample / Guardian:
Scientists offered cash to dispute climate study  —  Scientists and economists have been offered $10,000 each by a lobby group funded by one of the world's largest oil companies to undermine a major climate change report due to be published today.  —  Letters sent by the American Enterprise Institute …
Discussion: Bradford Plumer and Think Progress
 
 
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US News:
Political Bulletin  —  Senators Join Forces On Iraq Resolution
New York Times:
Florida Shifting to Voting System With Paper Trail
Discussion: Liberal Values
Hindrocket / Power Line:
SENATORS CHALLENGE POST ON ARKIN COLUMN
Arthur Silber / Once Upon a Time:
Time Has Run Out — and the Choice Is Yours
Discussion: Hullabaloo and Bring it On!
White House:
Press Briefing by Tony Snow
Michelle Malkin:
The NYTimes' unspeakable violation
 Earlier Items: 
Steve Clemons / The Washington Note:
Zbigniew Brzezinski Calls Iraq War a Historic, Strategic and Moral …
Jonah Goldberg / Los Angeles Times:
The soft bigotry of blowhards
City Journal:
Free Inquiry? Not on Campus
Discussion: The Corner and The Right Angle
Paul Richter / Los Angeles Times:
U.S. delays report on Iranian role in Iraq