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10:50 PM ET, August 1, 2007

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Minneapolis Star Tribune:
I-35W bridge collapses  —  The Interstate Hwy. 35W bridge over the Mississippi River collapsed during the evening rush hour Wednesday, dumping at least eight cars and a truck into the water and onto the land below, creating a horrific scene of damage, fire, smoke, injuries, frantic rescuers and terrified motorists.
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KCCW-TV:
At Least 6 Dead In I-35W Bridge Collapse  —  The bridge features an anti-ice system which is a series of PVC pipes that carry a deicer fluid to outlets that are drilled into the deck of the bridge.  When the temperature for ice is right, the deicer fluid is pumped onto the bridge deck.
Hindrocket / Power Line:
AN APPALLING CATASTROPHE  —  A little while ago, the Mississippi River Bridge on Highway 35W in downtown Minneapolis collapsed into the river.  35W is the main artery that runs through the Twin Cities; I've crossed that bridge hundreds if not thousands of times.  One of my brothers-in-law crossed it four times today.
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Pray For The Twin Cities  —  One of the most-traveled freeways in the Twin Cities — a span over the Mississippi River — collapsed about an hour ago.  At the time, the highway had bumper-to-bumper traffic in the middle of rush hour, and dozens of cars have gone into the river or been caught in the rubble:
Discussion: Macsmind
CNN:   3 dead as Mississippi River bridge falls amid rush hour in Minneapolis
Michelle Malkin:
Minneapolis bridge collapse
Patrick Condon / Associated Press:
Bridge falls into Mississippi River
Discussion: Pajamas Media
Directorblue / Doug Ross:   Tragedy in Minneapolis: I-35 Bridge Collapses
Obama'08:
Remarks of Senator Obama: The War We Need to Win  —  Thank you Lee, for hosting me here at the Wilson Center, and for your leadership of both the 9/11 Commission and the Iraq Study Group.  You have been a steady voice of reason in an unsteady time.  —  Let me also say that my thoughts …
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Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
Obama might send troops into Pakistan  —  WASHINGTON - Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama said Wednesday that he would possibly send troops into Pakistan to hunt down terrorists, an attempt to show strength when his chief rival has described his foreign policy skills as naive.
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Obama's speech: No mention of "war on terror"  —  Barack Obama was among those raising his hands in a recent debate to indicate that he believes there is a "war on terror," but his speech today — and read the whole thing — marks a really sharp departure from policies past …
Michelle Malkin:
Barack Obama: Macho man
Oliver Willis / The Huffington Post:
Barack Obama Vows To Kill Bin Laden, Conservatives (and Some Liberals) Cry Foul
Discussion: MyDD and The Atlantic Online
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Robert / Jihad Watch:
CAIR threatens Young America's Foundation over my talk tomorrow  —  Note the personal smears, the attempt to bully and intimidate, and the non-specificity of the charges against me (they can't be specific, because I don't say anything inaccurate about them — or about Islam or jihad).
Discussion: Little Green Footballs and Hot Air
Michelle Malkin:
Outrage: CAIR's war on Robert Spencer, Young America's Foundation
Stephen Farrell / New York Times:
Violence Rages in Iraq as Sunni Bloc Leaves Cabinet  —  Iraq's largest Sunni political faction resigned from Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki's cabinet on Wednesday, severely weakening the government's credentials as a national unity coalition and setting back hopes of reconciliation.
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Bill Walsh / Breaking News Updates New Orleans:
White House threatens to veto water bill  —  WASHINGTON - In a major blow to Louisiana, President Bush threatened Wednesday to veto long-awaited legislation with billions of dollars to shore up hurricane protection along the Gulf Coast.  —  House and Senate negotiators struck a bargain late …
Rhonda Schwartz Reports / The Blotter:
New Al Qaeda Web Ad Threatens 'Big Surprise'  —  Rhonda Schwartz Reports:  —  A new al Qaeda propaganda ad, headlined "Wait for the Big Surprise" and featuring a digitally altered photograph of President George Bush and Pakistan's President Pervez Musharraf standing in front of a burning White House, was posted on the Internet today.
Marc Santora / New York Times:
Giuliani Seeks to Transform U.S. Health Care Coverage  —  Rudolph W. Giuliani on Tuesday called for transforming the way health care coverage is provided in the United States, advocating a voluntary move from the current employer-based system to one that would grant substantial tax benefits to people who buy their own insurance.
Fred File:
Judge Southwick Should Be Confirmed  —  You've probably never heard of Rebecca Nurse, but bear with me for a moment.  Nurse arrived in Salem, Massachusetts in 1640.  There, despite being known as a woman of virtue and piety, she was accused of being a witch.  On July 19, 1692, she was hanged.
Discussion: The Agitator
Zogby:
UPI/Zogby Poll: 54% Lack Confidence in Bush's Ability As Commander in Chief  —  Survey shows just 3% of Americans approve of how Congress is handling the war in Iraq; 24% say the same for the President  —  A majority of American adults (54%) lack confidence in President Bush's ability …
 
 
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