1.0 link 54675 <![CDATA[The Upside of Flaming Cars: Politicians and the Press Exploit the British Terror Attacks]]> http://www.huffingtonpost.com/arianna-huffington/the-upside-of-flaming-car_b_54675.html In the wake of the failed car bomb attacks in London and Glasgow, tens of thousands of Brits donned their stiff upper lips on Sunday and took in a concert at Wembley stadium in honor of Princess Diana.

In Washington, opportunistic politicians donned their curled lips and went on the Sunday shows to use the attacks as an excuse to allow the president a freer hand to spy on the American people.

First up we had Joe Lieberman, appearing on This Week...

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