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CNN:
Congress expands U.S. ability to eavesdrop  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — The House late Saturday night approved the Republican version of a measure amending the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act by a vote of 227-183, with most Republicans and conservative Democrats supporting the bill.
Discussion: Balkinization
Washington Post:
House Approves Wiretap Measure  —  White House Bill Boosts Warrantless Surveillance  —  The Democratic-controlled House last night approved and sent to President Bush for his signature legislation written by his intelligence advisers to enhance their ability to intercept the electronic communications …
Thomas Ferraro / Reuters:
Bush urges House to pass spy bill
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Kos Presidential Forum: Highs and Lows  —  CHICAGO, Ill. — Seven of the eight Democratic candidates for president just spent 90 rollicking minutes answering questions and — occasionally — jabbing each other in the marquee event of this year's YearlyKos gathering.
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Ezra Klein:
YearlyKos Presidential Forum Liveblogging  —  • This'll be a different kind of forum.  The kind where the crowd sings "Happy Birthday" to Barack Obama.  And yet, even though applause and interruptions are allowed, the questions are starting tough.  Richardson got the first query …
Dave Johnson / The Huffington Post:
YearlyKos - Liveblogging Presidential Leadership Forum  —  This is in the large ballroom.  There are Draft Gore 2008 brochure cards on every chair.  —  Gina Cooper just came to the podium to announce the Presidential Leadership Forum.  Introducing NY Times Magazine'sMatt Bai.
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Jill / Feministe:
Liveblogging the YK Presidential Forum
Discussion: Pandagon
WIS-TV:
Police: Explosives found in car in Berkeley County  —  GOOSE CREEK (WCBD) - The FBI and the Berkeley County Sheriff's Department are investigating what they think are explosives found in a car in Goose Creek.  —  Police say part of Highway 176 in Berkeley County is closed …
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Shantel Middleton / ABC News 4 Charleston:
Explosives Found Near Goose Creek; FBI on Scene  —  Goose Creek - Berkeley County police pulled over a vehicle in a routine traffic stop near Meyers Road and Highway 1-76 around 6 p.m. The vehicle with Florida tags was driven by two men of Middle Eastern descent.  Inside police found explosive devices.
Nita Birmingham / Post & Courier:
Possible bomb scare shuts down Goose Creek highway  —  The Federal Bureau of Investigation said there was "no immediate threat" after a portion of St. James Avenue, U.S. Highway 176, in Goose Creek was shut down for hours Saturday evening.  —  Authorities shut down the road near …
Discussion: WCSC-TV and Riehl World View
Roger Simon / The Politico:
Hillary booed (but only twice)  —  CHICAGO — Any debate Hillary Clinton doesn't lose, she wins.  And she didn't lose the debate at the YearlyKos Convention here Saturday.  —  Throughout the campaign year, Clinton has led all national polls, and almost always with double-digit leads.
Discussion: Hot Air
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San Francisco Chronicle:
7 ARRESTED IN RAIDS AFTER EDITOR'S SLAYING  —  CRIME SPREE INQUIRY: Cops storm Oakland bakery in probe of 3 shooting deaths  —  The son of the late Yusuf Bey was among seven people arrested Friday in predawn police raids on Your Black Muslim Bakery and three homes in connection with three Oakland homicides …
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Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org:
Broadcast Networks Ignore Murder of Oakland Post Editor
Discussion: Atlas Shrugs
Holly Bailey / Newsweek:
Fred Thompson's Powerful but Mysterious Wife  —  She wields tremendous influence over her husband's would-be presidential campaign.  But who is Jeri Thompson—and why won't the campaign discuss her?  —  Man About Town: As a celebrity bachelor during his time in D.C., Thompson …
Discussion: Redstate and Riehl World View
Suzanne Ito / ACLU Blog:
Voodoo Science Can Convict the Innocent  —  Yesterday, FoxNews.com featured an editorial by Reason magazine senior editor Radley Balko about an upcoming hearing in the new murder trial for former death-row prisoner Brewer Kennedy, who was convicted in Mississippi in 1991 and sentenced to death for raping and murdering a 3-year-old girl.
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Radley Balko / Fox News:   Faulty Forensic 'Experts' Sending the Innocent to Jail
Little Green Footballs:
Daily Kos Playing Whack-a-Mole  —  The first Daily Kos diary on the subject of the Soltz Shoutdown has disappeared from their site.  Gone missing, along with more than 50 comments.  Here's where it used to be:  —  Daily Kos: What happened to this soldier?!?!?
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:   Video: Pajamas Media interviews soldier who spoke up at Yearly Kos …
Times of London:
Virus lab behind foot and mouth outbreak  —  Fears as three herds are culled  —  A SCIENCE laboratory that develops vaccines for the government was last night identified as the suspected source of Britain's latest outbreak of foot and mouth disease.  —  Merial SAS, a private research firm …
Janie McCauley / Associated Press:
Bonds Hits 755th Homer to Tie Aaron  —  SAN DIEGO (AP) - Barry Bonds swung, took a half-dozen steps and clapped his hands.  With no trace of a smile but a strong shot for all the doubters, he caught Hank Aaron and tied the career home run record Saturday night.
Discussion: Say Anything
 
 
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