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11:00 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 …
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 …
Randy Kennedy / New York Times:
An Artist and His Sub Surrender in Brooklyn  —  At slack tide off Red Hook, Brooklyn, there are usually lots of things floating in the water, most of which you would not want to touch without the help of a good hazmat suit.  But just after sunrise yesterday, something truly strange was bobbing …
Discussion: Althouse
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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
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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Brad Friedman / The BRAD BLOG:
PAPER BALLOTS FOR CALIFORNIA!  - SECRETARY OF STATE ANNOUNCES DE-CERTIFICATION/RE-CERTIFICATION PLANS FOR E-VOTING SYSTEMS  —  Blogged by Brad Friedman from Plano, TX, with help from Emily Levy of VelvetRevolution.us and Tom Courbat of SAVE R VOTE...  In a dramatic late-night press conference …
Discussion: PC World, Winds of Change.NET and D-Day
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 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!
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.
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
'Conventional Washington' v. change  —  From NBC's Mark Murray  —  In the wake of the criticism that Obama has received for saying he wouldn't use nuclear weapons to take out Al Qaeda in Pakistan — and for his other recent controversial statements on foreign policy …
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The Atlantic Online:
Nuking Pakistan  —  I spent a decent portion of the afternoon wandering …
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 …
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
 
 
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Chris Kelly / The Huffington Post:
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Peter S. Goodman / Washington Post:
Populism For a Price  —  Bankrolling Morales's Social Initiatives …
Discussion: Redstate
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Homelessness Could Mean Life in Prison for Offender
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Rehberg: CHIP is "extremist political ideology"
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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
Jonathan Adler / The Volokh Conspiracy:
CAREFUL CRITICIZING THE COACH: Four varsity football players …
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