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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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Dawn Breaks On I-35W Bridge Collapse Scene — (WCCO) Minneapolis Mangled concrete sitting in a river, smashed cars and thousands of pounds of twisted metal don't even begin to tell the story of what happened when the Interstate 35W bridge spanning the Mississippi River in Minneapolis collapsed …
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:
James Lileks / buzz.mn:
Reaction: The 35W Bridge Disaster — A final note: I've driven across this bridge every few days for thirty years. There are bridges, and there are bridges; this one had the most magnificent view of downtown available, and it's a miracle I never rear-ended anyone while gawking at the skyline, the old Stone Bridge, the Mississippi.
CNN:
3 dead as Mississippi River bridge falls amid rush hour in Minneapolis — (CNN) — At least three people were killed when an interstate bridge in Minneapolis, Minnesota, collapsed Wednesday evening, plunging cars and chunks of concrete into the Mississippi River below.
Washington Post:
Interstate Bridge Collapses Into Mississippi River in Minneapolis — An eight-lane highway bridge clogged with rush-hour traffic buckled and collapsed into the Mississippi River in central Minneapolis on Wednesday evening, pitching numerous vehicles into the roiling water below.
Dan Browning / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Bridge was rated 'structurally deficient' in 2005
Bridge was rated 'structurally deficient' in 2005
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Hindrocket / Power Line:
AN APPALLING CATASTROPHE — A little while ago, the Mississippi …
AN APPALLING CATASTROPHE — A little while ago, the Mississippi …
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TwinCities.com:
Inspections, reports raise questions about bridge's safety
Inspections, reports raise questions about bridge's safety
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Was The Bridge Deficient? — Normally, in the wake of a catastrophe …
Was The Bridge Deficient? — Normally, in the wake of a catastrophe …
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Peter Brookes / New York Post:
BARACK'S BLUNDER — INVADE A NUCLEAR POWER? — IN an "I am too tougher than Hillary" speech, Sen. Barack Obama warned Pakistan yes terday that as commander-in-chief he might act unilaterally if Islamabad didn't do more against the terrorists there. — "Let me make this clear …
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Barack Obama's tough talk
Barack Obama's tough talk
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Sam Graham-Felsen / Obama HQ:
Senator Obama Delivers Address on National Security
Senator Obama Delivers Address on National Security
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Robert Pear / New York Times:
House Passes Children's Health Plan 225-204 — Over angry Republican objections, the House on Wednesday passed a sweeping expansion of the Children's Health Insurance Program, financed with increases in tobacco taxes and cuts in subsidies to private Medicare insurance plans for older Americans.
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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Children's Health Bill Approved By House
Children's Health Bill Approved By House
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CNN:
Gonzales: 'I may have created confusion' — WASHINGTON (CNN) — With potential perjury accusations hanging over him, embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales sent a letter to Senate leaders Wednesday acknowledging he "may have created confusion" in his previous testimony.
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Michael Wines / New York Times:
Caps on Prices Only Deepen Zimbabweans' Misery — The government of Zimbabwe tried to allay the effects of inflation by setting prices, but as a result, basic goods cost too much to produce, leaving shelves empty. Instead, families are relying on melons and what little meat can be shared.
The Atlantic Online:
O'Hanlon — Totally backed down. Said the progress has only been against aqi, that sectarian violence and the civil war is as bad as ever, and that the current strategy will probably fail. He thinks we should partition the country. Why the turnabout from the optimistic op-ed? He didn't say.
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.
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Robert D. Novak / Washington Post:
Thompson's Top Adviser — Speaking at his $1,000-a-ticket fundraiser at the J.W. Marriott Hotel in downtown Washington on Monday night, Fred Thompson began by introducing "my campaign manager — oh, I mean my wife." That little joke about Jeri Thompson reveals how the prospective Republican …
Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:
Iraq Snapshots Give 2 Views — July ended with a monthly death toll for American troops in Iraq that was the lowest this year. Then August dawned with car bombs in Baghdad that killed scores of Iraqis. — In war, good news and bad news often coexist. But in Iraq, where battle lines are murky …
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