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10:05 AM ET, May 18, 2006

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MSNBC:
Lawmaker: Marines killed Iraqis 'in cold blood'  —  Navy conducting war crimes probe into November violence in Haditha  —  A video provided to Reuters in March by Hamourabi, a human rights group, shows covered bodies, which Hamourabi says are of 15 civilians shot to death by Marines in Haditha in November.
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Christian Lowe / Army Times:
Murtha: Marines may have killed Haditha civilians in cold blood  —  Rep. John Murtha, an influential Pennsylvania lawmaker and outspoken critic of the war in Iraq, said today Marines had "killed innocent civilians in cold blood" after allegedly responding to a roadside bomb ambush that killed …
Confederate Yankee:   Dishonorable John  —  Ex-Marine John Murtha has taken …
Siobhan Gorman / Baltimore Sun:
NSA killed system that sifted phone data legally … WASHINGTON // The National Security Agency developed a pilot program in the late 1990s that would have enabled it to gather and analyze massive amounts of communications data without running afoul of privacy laws.
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Washington Post:
Lawmakers Reexamine Hayden  —  CIA Pick's Involvement in Wiretap Program Raises Questions  —  In hearings today on President Bush's choice to head the CIA, senators will face an array of questions, loose ends and seeming contradictions about the administration's domestic surveillance techniques.
Scott Shane / New York Times:
C.I.A. Pick Dazzles Many, but Critics See Mixed Résumé
Discussion: JustOneMinute
Max Boot / Los Angeles Times:
Forget privacy, we need to spy more
Discussion: world-o-crap.com and TAPPED
New York Times:
Wider Briefing for Lawmakers on Spy Efforts
Discussion: Firedoglake and On Deadline
John Conyers Jr / Washington Post:
No Rush to Impeachment  —  As Republicans have become increasingly nervous about whether they will be able to maintain control of the House in the midterm elections, they have resorted to the straw-man strategy of identifying a parade of horrors to come if Democrats gain the majority.
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William Triplett / Variety:
Tony Snow at the White House  —  Possibly through Inauguration Day 2009, 1600 Pennsylvania Ave., N.W., Washington, D.C. Running time: 40 MIN.  —  In the often surreal world of the televised press briefing, the media don't stand a chance against a nice guy, and judging by his first performance …
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ABCNEWS:
Sentimental Tony Snow Defends Bush Policies
Discussion: The American Street and IMAO
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Seeking to Control Borders, Bush Turns to Big Military Contractors  —  WASHINGTON, May 17 — The quick fix may involve sending in the National Guard.  But to really patch up the broken border, President Bush is preparing to turn to a familiar administration partner: the nation's giant military contractors.
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Who Isn't A 'Values Voter'?  —  An aggressively annoying new phrase in America's political lexicon is "values voters."  It is used proudly by social conservatives, and carelessly by the media to denote such conservatives.  —  This phrase diminishes our understanding of politics.
David E. Sanger / New York Times:
U.S. Said to Weigh a New Approach on North Korea  —  WASHINGTON, May 17 — President Bush's top advisers have recommended a broad new approach to dealing with North Korea that would include beginning negotiations on a peace treaty, even while efforts to dismantle the country's nuclear program …
Washington Post:
Anti-Incumbent Voters Sent Messages Tuesday  —  Pennsylvania voters dumped two Republican leaders in the state Senate and scared a GOP member of Congress, while Oregon voters sent a warning they are unhappy with the Democratic governor.  —  Cumulatively, the results Tuesday were the latest signals …
New York Times:
Senate Votes to Extend Fence Along Border  —  WASHINGTON, May 17— The Senate voted overwhelmingly today to add hundreds of miles of fencing along the border between the United States and Mexico and to bar illegal immigrants convicted of a felony or three misdemeanors from remaining …
Discussion: ParaPundit, dartblog.com and VDARE.com
wsbtv.com:
McKinney Sponsors Bill Honoring Capitol Police  —  WASHINGTON — Congresswoman Cynthia McKinney, who could face criminal charges for allegedly punching a Capitol police officer in Washington, D.C., has signed on as a co-sponsor of a House bill formally honoring Capitol Police officers.
Daniel McGrory / Times of London:
Gays flee as religious militias sentence them all to death  —  THE death threat was delivered to Karazan's father early in the morning by a masked man wearing a police uniform.  —  The scribbled note was brief.  Karazan had to die because he was gay.  In the new Baghdad, his sexuality warranted execution by the religious militias.
Yaakov Katz / Jerusalem Post:
'Arafat used aid to buy weapons'  —  Yasser Arafat transferred millions of dollars in international aid and taxes transferred to the Palestinian Authority by Israel to purchase large quantities of weapons, the PA chairman's former financial aide, Fuad Shubaki, has told the Shin Bet (Israel Security Agency).
 
 
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