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1:20 AM ET, June 30, 2007

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Greg Gutfeld / The Huffington Post:
Seven Things We Now Know About Today's Car Bombing Attempt  —  Folks, I just spent three hours surfing the net and did I learn a lot!  Did you know that most of the news we get is controlled by the Bu$hies?  Let me enlighten you about today's so-called terrorist bombing attempt in London:
Discussion: NewsBusters.org and Macsmind
The Blotter:
Officials: Car Bomb Plot Bears Al Qaeda's Trademark  —  Brian Ross and Richard Esposito Report:  —  Al Qaeda's mantra, "If at first you don't succeed, try again," appears, according to officials, to be behind today's foiled car bomb plot in London with the same kind of bombs aimed …
CNN:
London car bombs packed with fuel and nails … LONDON, England (CNN) — A vehicle containing fuel, gas canisters and nails found early Friday near Trafalgar Square is "clearly linked" to another explosives-packed car found outside a nightclub near Piccadilly Circus, Metropolitan Police said.
Mark Henderson / Times of London:
Car bomb would have caused huge fireball
Discussion: Danger Room, Yourish.com and Power Line
Cernig / The Newshoggers:
London Car Bomb
William Glaberson / New York Times:
Supreme Court to Hear Guantánamo Detainees' Case  —  The United States Supreme Court reversed course today and agreed to hear claims of Guantanamo detainees that they have a right to challenge their detentions in American federal courts.  —  The decision, announced in a brief order released …
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Renee Schoof / McClatchy Washington Bureau:   Congress letter to Bush: Close Guantanamo
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
High Court to Hear Terror Detainee Case
Anne Flaherty / Associated Press:
Democrats hope to close Guantanamo
Discussion: Midtopia and Hot Air
Alexander M. Belenky / The New Republic:
OBAMA'S NOT-SO-INSPIRING RHETORIC:  —  Jonathan Cohn thinks that Obama distinguished himself in last night's Democratic primary debate as the one candidate who can appeal to African Americans and build a multi-racial political coalition.  Jon makes some fair points, but I had a slightly different take on Obama's performance.
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Gateway Pundit:
Michael Moore's Wish For America.. Cuban Healthcare (Photos)  —  The Sick "Sicko" Propaganda...  Yahoo defines "Sicko" as a documentary in the Politics/Religion genre.  Truly, the socialism pushed in the movie is nothing short of a religion to many.  —  "Sicko" the movie, is opening this week to rave reviews by the Left.
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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Another attack piece on Michael Moore by the LA Times
Discussion: Los Angeles Times
Associated Press:
Farfour Mouse dies in last episode  —  Hamas TV on Friday broadcast what it said was the last episode of a weekly children's show featuring "Farfour," a Mickey Mouse look-alike who had made worldwide headlines for preaching Islamic domination and armed struggle to youngsters.
Associated Press:
Justice Department official resigns  —  WASHINGTON — A Justice Department official who was eyed as a possible replacement for one of several fired U.S. attorneys announced her resignation Friday.  —  Rachel Brand, the assistant attorney general in the Office of Legal Policy, will step down July 9, the department said in a statement.
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Atrios / Eschaton:   If It's Friday...
Lisa J. Adams / WJLA-TV:
Mexicans Chide U.S. Over Immigration  —  Opinion makers and migrant advocates in Mexico said Friday that the collapse of U.S. immigration reform plans hurts Mexican workers, U.S. employers and anti-terrorism efforts.  President Bush's plan to legalize as many as 12 million unlawful immigrants …
Discussion: MSNBC and NewsBusters.org
Tom Palmer / tomgpalmer.com:
This is Nuts!  —  A friend just sent me a rather shocked link to Amazon.com's page for Jonah Goldberg's new book with the utterly crazy title: "Liberal Fascism: The Totalitarian Temptation from Hegel to Whole Foods."  The original subtitle was "The Totalitarian Temptation from Mussolini to Hillary Clinton."
William Douglas / Salt Lake Tribune:
Romney second to Hillary in the can't-stand-'em poll  —  WASHINGTON - More than half of Americans say they wouldn't consider voting for Sen. Hillary Clinton for president if she becomes the Democratic nominee, according to a new national poll made available to McClatchy Newspapers and NBC News.
Discussion: Stubborn Facts and Decision '08
Ray Rivera / New York Times:
City May Seek Permit and Insurance for Many Kinds of Public Photography  —  Some tourists, amateur photographers, even would-be filmmakers hoping to make it big on YouTube could soon be forced to obtain a city permit and $1 million in liability insurance before taking pictures or filming on city property, including sidewalks.
Discussion: Boing Boing
Jamiecnn / CNN Political Ticker:
McCain: "I am going to Iraq on Monday"  —  (CNN) — Normally VIP visits to Iraq are kept under wraps, at least until the day of the trip.  But Senator John McCain Friday night said he's going to Iraq next week.  —  Responding to a question in Chicago about whether the Iraq strategy can succeed …
Discussion: Think Progress
Times of London:
Nightclub bomb alert issued two weeks ago  —  Read the Government's warning sent out to nightclubs in full  —  Nightclubs across Britain were warned they could be terrorist targets just weeks before a double car bomb attack in London, The Times has learnt.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
KPHO-TV:
Diabetic Man Kicked Off Train Found Alive  —  Passenger Barefoot, Dehydrated, Disoriented, Deputies Say  —  WILLIAMS, Ariz. — A 65-year-old St. Louis man who Amtrak personnel kicked off a train in the middle of a national forest in Williams has been found dehydrated and disoriented two miles from where he was dropped off.
Discussion: On Deadline
 
 
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