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10:25 AM ET, August 4, 2007

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Washington Post:
Senate Votes To Expand Warrantless Surveillance  —  White House Applauds; Changes Are Temporary  —  The Senate bowed to White House pressure last night and passed a Republican plan for overhauling the federal government's terrorist surveillance laws, approving changes that would temporarily …
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New York Times:
Broader Spying Authority Advances in Congress  —  A furious push by the White House to broaden its wiretapping authority appeared on the verge of victory on Friday night after the Senate approved a measure that would temporarily give the administration more latitude to eavesdrop without court warrants …
Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Senate Passes Bush-Backed Eavesdropping Spy Boost Bill  —  In the end, President George Bush played a high-stakes card game with the Democratic controlled Senate, went on the offensive on TV and got just what he wanted: … Although Democratic leaders expressed disappointment that it had passed …
Discussion: Althouse and Balkinization
White House:   Fact Sheet on FISA Modernization
Marty Lederman / Balkinization:
More Tales from the "Unitary" …
Confederate Yankee:
It's Official: Beauchamp's Claims Debunked by Army Internal Investigation  —  Col. Steven Boylan, Public Affairs Officer for U.S. Army Commanding General in Iraq David Petraeus, just emailed me the following in response to my request to confirm an earlier report that the U.S. Army's investigation …
Barbara McMahon / Guardian:
Aborigine wins payout for stolen childhood  —  Man awarded £220,000 after removal from family led to lifelong depression  —  "The best thing is knowing they never forgot me, my mum and dad.  They didn't want to let me go.  There's proof of that."  —  Clutching a mug of tea …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
KNTV-TV:
Attorney: Slain Journalist's Article To Implicate Black Muslim Bakery  —  EMERYVILLE, Calif. — The attorney for Oakland Post editor Paul Cobb told NBC11 that slain journalist Chauncey Bailey was working on an article that would have criminally implicated Your Black Muslim Bakery, which was raided by SWAT teams Friday morning.
Discussion: Scared Monkeys
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Michelle Locke / Associated Press:
Police Raids Linked to Editor's Slaying
Discussion: Riehl World View
Kim Zetter / Threat Level:
Dateline Mole Allegedly at DefCon with Hidden Camera — Updated: Mole Caught on Tape  —  DefCon security on Friday warned attendees at the annual hacker conference that Dateline NBC may have sent a mole with a hidden camera to the event to capture hackers admitting to crimes.
Discussion: Blogs of War and Boing Boing
Bryan / Hot Air:
Alms for Jihad update Updated  —  I've gotten numerous reports from readers who have attempted to purchase Alms for Jihad from Books a Million and elsewhere, only to have the purchase denied because that title is currently unavailable.  That's because, as Dr. Rachel Ehrenfeld and I discussed earlier …
Discussion: Power Line and JunkYardBlog
Stephanie / YearlyKos Convention:
Reid, Pelosi, Emanuel Cancel; [UPDATED]  —  UPDATE [9:42pm, Chicago Time]: - It has now been confirmed that all of the Meet the Leaders panelists are not going to make their previously scheduled panel.  There will be no 8am keynote Saturday.  The regular schedule picks up again at 9am.
Josephine Hearn / The Politico:
Busted computer hamstrings House  —  A busted computer system hamstrung the House (video link courtesy Breitbart.tv) for at least 45 minutes Friday on one of the tensest legislative days of the year.  —  The House electronic voting system malfunctioned at approximately 2 p.m. as lawmakers began …
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Stephanie Zacharek / Salon:
"The Bourne Ultimatum"  —  In this exhilarating action threequel, Jason Bourne emerges as the sort of troubled but resolute hero the world needs most.  —  Matt Damon in the "The Bourne Ultimatum."  —  Jason Bourne, in theory, could be George W. Bush's dream historian …
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
Bob Deans / Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Gingrich says war on terror 'phony'  —  Former speaker says energy independence is key  —  Washington — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich said Thursday the Bush administration is waging a "phony war" on terrorism, warning that the country is losing ground against the kind of Islamic radicals …
Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo:
FOUR GREAT NEW INTERVIEWS FROM YEARLY KOS ON TPMTV  —  Juan Cole of Informed Comment ...  David Sirota , who needs no introduction ...  Peter Leyden of the New Politics Institute ...  Ramona Oliver of Emily's List ...
The Atlantic Online:
Community Standards  —  Atrios, or as we call him in real life, "Duncan," has been wandering around wondering why there's such a thing as a foreign policy community.  It's a good question.  The consequences of its existence don't seem to be particularly beneficial.
Discussion: Eschaton and Daniel W. Drezner
Little Green Footballs:
Video: YearlyKos Military Panel Moderator Shouts Down Soldier  —  Here's the video — the section in question begins at around 41:00, and they apparently turned off the recording while the soldier was speaking.  —  (Hat tip: Killgore.)  —  Earlier at LGF:  —  Serviceman Shouted Down at YearlyKos
 
 
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Chris Kelly / The Huffington Post:
The National Review Invades Canada
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Raven Brooks / YearlyKos Convention:
Watch the Gen. Wesley Clark Keynote, Courtesy UStream.tv
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
'Conventional Washington' v. change
Peter S. Goodman / Washington Post:
Populism For a Price  —  Bankrolling Morales's Social Initiatives …
Discussion: Redstate
Gregory Scoblete / Real Clear Politics:
The GOP, Ron Paul & Non-Interventionism
Washington Post:
Wall Street's Lucrative Tax Break Is Under Fire
Tim Padgett / Time:
Can Two Kids Alter Immigration Law?
Carpetbagger / The Carpetbagger Report:
Boehner tends to his flock
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Shaila Dewan / New York Times:
Homelessness Could Mean Life in Prison for Offender
Discussion: Reason Magazine and TalkLeft
Jay Stevens / Left in the West:
Rehberg: CHIP is "extremist political ideology"
WCBS-TV:
Replica Submarine's Creator Apologizes For Scare
asce.org:
Forward or Back?  —  Recent steps on infrastructure issues
Discussion: JunkYardBlog
Agence France Presse:
Bizarre submersible found floating off New York: reports
Heidi Przybyla / Bloomberg:
Romney, Giuliani Change Tone on Bush's Iraq Buildup
Bill Hamilton / Washington Post:
"How 'Bout the USA?"  Romney Is Asked In Emotional Exchange on Health Care
Discussion: Liberal Values
Mmstewart / CNN Political Ticker:
Tancredo: Threaten to bomb Muslim holy sites in retaliation