Some quotes from new articles today that I found fun, interesting or disturbing:

"The flag business was once a quiet, predictable industry..."
From CNN.com, a flag retailer discussing continued high sales of U.S. flags since 9-11.
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"The CIA has found evidence in seized al-Qaeda documents that bin Laden's operatives watch action-adventure movies for ideas."
In a Time.com article on the Counterterroism Center at the CIA, explaining why agents have gone to Hollywood to get ideas on possible terrorist scenarios.

From the same article:
"The CIA's main cafeteria has expanded its hours to feed the center's workers at night and on weekends, so they no longer have to truck in pizzas..."
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"They've been told to look for something, but what that something is no one seems to know."
From the CNN.com article on just what is suspicious that regular Americans should be looking for in today's heightened alert status.
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"The Murrays' pigs are now trained to shower every time the device starts running."
From ABCNews.com, in article about a man who built a shower for his pigs to keep them cool in the heat wave.
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"Mr. Moussaoui,...has peppered the trial judge with several long motions in a sometimes illegible handwriting."
From NYTimes.com, in an article on Moussaoui, the alleged terrorist conspirator who is representing himself in court, and now wants to meet with reporters--for a fee.
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"Make sure that you are hydrated if you are outside. That is essential. And when I say hydrated, I don't mean drink alcohol."
From Washingtonpost.com, in an article on the heat wave.