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2:30 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 …
Alan Cowell / New York Times:
Stoic Londoners Shrug at Latest Threat  —  The headline of London's Evening Standard newspaper today said 1,700 people could have died at "ladies' night" in the Tiger Tiger night spot.  The police gauged the potential death toll as "significant" if the car had exploded.
Cernig / The Newshoggers:
London Car Bomb
CNN:
London car bombs packed with fuel and nails
Mark Henderson / Times of London:
Car bomb would have caused huge fireball
Discussion: Danger Room and Power Line
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
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:
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...
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.
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
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
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
Art Levine / The Huffington Post:
Bush to Uninsured Kids: Drop Dead  —  The Democrats at last night's debate essentially ignored President Bush's full-scale assault Wedneday on a program, the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), designed to help relatively lower-income kids whose families don't qualify for Medicaid to get health care.
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."
Jeralyn / TalkLeft:
Court Reissues PlameGate Opinion Adding Karl Rove's Name  —  How close did Karl Rove come to getting indicted in PlameGate?  As they say, "this close."  Check out today's re-issued opinion (pdf) in the Judith Miller - Matthew Cooper D.C. Circuit Court of Appeals subpoena case containing new un-redactions: the name of Karl Rove.
 
 
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Alex Sherman / CNBC:
Sources: Paramount Global's board is preparing to fire CEO Bob Bakish as soon as Monday, after he lost the trust of controlling shareholder Shari Redstone

Ben Smith / Semafor:
Sources: Nicholas Carlson, who has been the global editor-in-chief of Business Insider since 2017, is expected to leave the publication later this summer

Sammy Gecsoyler / The Guardian:
BBC presenter Liz Bonnin's likeness was used in an ad after the company running the campaign was tricked by a fake, likely AI-generated, version of her voice

 
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