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3:15 PM ET, August 16, 2007

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Curt Anderson / Associated Press:
Padilla convicted of terrorism support  —  MIAMI - Jose Padilla was convicted of federal terrorism support charges Thursday after being held for 3 1/2 years as an enemy combatant in a case that came to symbolize the Bush administration's zeal to stop homegrown terror.
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CNN:
Jury finds Padilla guilty on terror charges  —  MIAMI, Florida (CNN) — The jury in the Jose Padilla terror trial has found the American guilty of conspiracy to support Islamic terrorism overseas.  —  Padilla was originally arrested on allegations that he planned to set off radioactive "dirty bombs" in the United States.
Discussion: The Volokh Conspiracy
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Breaking: Padilla verdict expected at 2 p.m.; Update: Guilty on all counts  —  Three-month trial, "hundreds" of wiretapped conversations to sift through, and yet they've reached a decision after fully one day of deliberations.  Anyone think they're going to convict?  —  Anyone?
Michelle Malkin:
Breaking: Padilla verdict to be read at 2pm Eastern Update: Guilty, guilty, guilty  —  Update: Guilty on all counts.  —  The charges:  —  Count 1 - Conspiracy to Murder, Kidnap, and Maim Persons in a Foreign Country as part of a conspiracy to advance violent jihad
Washington Post:
An Early Clash Over Iraq Report  —  Senior congressional aides said yesterday that the White House has proposed limiting the much-anticipated appearance on Capitol Hill next month of Gen. David H. Petraeus and Ambassador Ryan C. Crocker to a private congressional briefing …
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Horses Mouth:
Wow, that didn't take long.  —  Yesterday I wondered whether the big news orgs would continue describing the imminent September Iraq progress report as representing solely the word of General Petraeus — as the Gospel According To Petraeus — now that we know that the report is being written by the White House.
Larry Kudlow / The Corner:
The T-Bill Message for Bush & Bernanke  —  The power outage in banking and credit markets continues to deepen as the sub-prime mortgage infection spreads throughout the U.S. and the global financial system.  —  As I mentioned in yesterday's column, it is time for a major Fed operation.
Discussion: Right Wing Nut House
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Joe Bel Bruno / Associated Press:   Dow drops 340 but gains most of it back
David S. Broder / Washington Post:
Fred Thompson's Gamble  —  When Fred Thompson makes his long-delayed entrance into the Republican presidential race, he will not tiptoe quietly.  Instead, he will try to shake up the establishment candidates of both parties by depicting a nation in peril from fiscal and security threats …
Associated Press:
Dutch bishop: Call God 'Allah' to ease relations  —  Roman Catholic leader stokes already heated debate on religion  —  AMSTERDAM - A Roman Catholic Bishop in the Netherlands has proposed people of all faiths refer to God as Allah to foster understanding, stoking an already heated debate …
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Associated Press:
UN: Peru quake death toll reaches 450  —  ICA, Peru - Rescuers struggled across a shattered countryside on Thursday to reach victims of a magnitude-8.0 earthquake that the U.N. said killed at least 450 people.  More than 1,500 people were reported injured.  —  The center of the destruction …
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New York Times:
Earthquake in Peru Kills Hundreds
Discussion: TVNewser
Boston Herald:
Patriotic parents needed to reignite Ruskie baby boom  —  MOSCOW - This would make a heck of a reality TV show.  —  The baby-poor Russian region of Ulyanovsk wants to its people to procreate, and has come up with a holiday and prizes to encourage them to their duty for Mother Russia.
Mark Finkelstein / media.newsbusters.org:
MSNBC Newsroom Booed Bush State of the Union  —  UPDATE: Joe and Mika discuss this NB item.  See below.  —  Joe Scarborough has pulled back the curtain on the liberal bias at MSNBC, describing an incident in which people in its newsroom ceaselessly booed President Bush during a State of the Union address.
Randall Hoven / American Thinker:
It's Not Just Scott Beauchamp … Scott Beauchamp was the last straw.  I realized that I need a scorecard to keep track of all the fallen journalists, journalistic mistakes and major and minor screw-ups in the media.  I couldn't find one already made, although Wikipedia came close, so I started my own.
Discussion: GINA COBB
Washington Post:
Cost of Saving the Climate Meets Real-World Hurdles  —  On the Internet, erasing your role in climate change seems as easy as ordering a DVD — and cheaper than a cup of coffee a day.  —  With a click, a credit card and $99, visitors can pay a Silver Spring nonprofit group, Carbonfund.org …
 
 
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Michael van der Galiën / The Van Der Galiën Gazette:
Begging It  —  Aug 16th, 2007 by Michael van der Galiën
Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
GOP hits 2008 candidates on illegal aliens
Discussion: Redstate and The Swamp
Heidi Przybyla / Bloomberg:
Huckabee Says Iowa Showing Gives Chance to Keep Thompson at Bay
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Leahy Asks Inspector General to Probe Gonzales Statements
Libby Quaid / Associated Press:
Giuliani: 'Leave my family alone'
Discussion: PoliBlog (TM) and Wonkette
Garance Franke-Ruta / American Prospect:
The group blog of The American Prospect
Peter Grier / Christian Science Monitor:
Democrats gain among US voters, but support is soft
Discussion: The Corner and Right Wing News
Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup Poll:
Obama's Appeal to Well-Educated Not Conducive to Winning Nomination
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Ronald Bailey / Reason:
The Cost of Cooling the Climate
SilentPatriot / Crooks and Liars:
Jon Stewart Grills Cheney Biographer Stephen Hayes: Calls out John Gibson too
Neil MacFarquhar / New York Times:
Muslim Groups Oppose a List of 'Co-Conspirators'
Timothy J. Burger / Bloomberg:
Mississippi Governor's Associates Profit From Katrina Recovery
CNN:
Unknown noises from mine shift drilling plan
Jack Shafer / Slate:
Reign of Error  —  THE AVERAGE NEWSPAPER CORRECTS VERY FEW …
Daniel Henninger / Opinion Journal:
The Death of Diversity  —  People in ethnically diverse settings …