News of the Day - Late Edition
The U.S. has identified Abu Ayyub al-Masri, also know as Abu Hamza al-Muhajer, as the possible successor to Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. The announcement from U.S. officials in Baghdad comes a week after al-Masri identified himself as the new leader on a website.
In a Supreme Court case that could signal more conservative rulings to come, or might just be about when not knocking on the door is enough to throw out a case, the Court voted 5-4 to uphold a search in Detroit in which police officers serving a search warrant entered the house without knocking.
The House kicked off a raucous debate on the war in Iraq with both sides trading pointed comments. Money quote: “‘Is it al Qaeda or is it America? Let the voters take note of this debate,’ said Republican Rep. Charles Norwood of Georgia, attacking war critics as defeatists who do not deserve re-election.”
Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernake announced today that he expects energy prices to stay high and that there is an ongoing threat of inflation. Bernake’s comments came before the Economic Club of Chicago and broke little new ground.
In California, a 4.7 magnitude earthquake hit the Bay area this morning. No damage or injuries were reported and the U.S. Geological Survey deemed the quake “light.”
And in football, England beat Trinidad and Tobago 2-0.
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