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Michael Smith / The Raw Story:
Bush, Blair to announce 'phased withdrawal' from Iraq — Michael Smith, a reporter for the London Sunday Times, broke the Downing Street Minutes in 2004. — LONDON — Tony Blair and George Bush will announce that they are to begin withdrawing troops from Iraq at a summit in Washington as early as this week, RAW STORY has learned.
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Anti-war video bogus? (bumped) — I can't get this to load, but I'm putting the link out there anyway because someone sent me a long message this morning questioning its veracity. Not just the claims that are made, either; I'm talking about mistakes in his uniform, etc.
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Uncle Jimbo / BLACKFIVE:
ANTI-WAR POSEUR FRONTED OUT AT HOT AIR — The mighty Allah at Hot Air asked if this anti-war video was fake, and the answer is OH YEAH! — This spindly little weasel wouldn't have made it through 10 seconds of RIP, let alone Ranger school or life in a Ranger Batt.
Hope Yen / Associated Press:
Thieves Steal Personal Data of 26.5M Vets — WASHINGTON - Thieves took sensitive personal information on 26.5 million U.S. veterans, including Social Security numbers and birth dates, after a Veterans Affairs employee improperly brought the material home, the government said Monday.
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Associated Press:
Clinton Reveals Her iPod Playlist — NEW YORK — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton has joined the iPod generation. — Motown tunes, classical music and the Rolling Stones are all on Clinton's iPod playlist, she told the New York Post for Monday editions. — "I've got everything — a total smorgasbord," Clinton said.
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Ian Bishop / New York Post:
HILLARY IPODHAM CLINTON — POLITICAL PLAYER OFFERS PEEK AT HER SONG LIST — May 22, 2006 — WASHINGTON - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton doesn't need "Respect" - she's already got it at the top of her iPod playlist. — The surprisingly tech-savvy Clinton mixes Aretha Franklin's 1967 landmark smash hit …
The American Thinker:
Something frighteningly ominous has been happening on the Internet lately: Google, without any prior explanation or notice, has been terminating its News relationship with conservative e-zines and web journals. — At first blush, one can easily ignore such business decisions by the most powerful company …
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Chris Bowers / MyDD:
There Are Two Kinds Of People In the World — On the one hand, there are those who divide everyone in two groups of people, and on the other hand... well, you get the idea. — This seems to one of those strange days when the netroots are being blamed for everything.
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Chitra Ragavan / US News:
Cheney's Guy — He's barely known outside Washington's corridors of power, but David Addington is the most powerful man you've never heard of. Here's why: — One week after the September 11 terrorist attacks, President George W. Bush briefly turned his gaze away from the unfolding crisis …
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Amir Taheri / Benador Associates:
PRESS RELEASE: AMIR TAHERI ADDRESSES QUERIES ABOUT DRESS CODE STORY — Regarding the dress code story it seems that my column was used as the basis for a number of reports that somehow jumped the gun. — As far as my article is concerned I stand by it. — The law has been passed …
Reuters:
Bush's faith worries Albright — LONDON, England (Reuters) — U.S. President George W. Bush has alienated Muslims around the world by using absolutist Christian rhetoric to discuss foreign policy issues, former Secretary of State Madeleine Albright says. — "I worked for two presidents …
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David Lightman / Hartford Courant:
Dodd Poised For Possible '08 Presidential Run — WASHINGTON — Sen. Christopher J. Dodd said today he has "decided to do all the things that are necessary to prepare to seek the presidency in 2008." — The Connecticut Democrat will hire staff, raise money and travel around the country …
Juan / Informed Comment:
DaVinci Code as Parable of American Modernity — Despite the scowls and titters of the critics, the DaVinci Code did $77 million at the box office in the US, better than Tom Cruise pulled in MI3. And the world-wide gross is already $224 million. — What in the world accounts for the popularity …
Dan Mangan / New York Post:
MCGREEVEY'S GAY ROAD THRILL — MEMOIR BARES HIGHWAY HOOKUPS — May 22, 2006 — Jim McGreevey shockingly admits that before he became governor of New Jersey, he'd have anonymous gay sex at Garden State highway rest stops. — "All I knew was that my behavior was getting crazier and crazier …
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John Byrne / The Raw Story:
Drudge 'retracts' story on Howard Dean after receiving letter from DNC lawyer — Drudge story includes Raw Story quote — Conservative heavyweight Matt Drudge has all but retracted a story about Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean after receiving a letter from the DNC's lawyers, RAW STORY can report.
Jean Rohe / The Huffington Post:
Response to McCain's Aide Mark Salter — At the risk of turning this into a battle between Mark Salter, Senator John McCain's staff-member, and myself, I'd like to comment briefly on his comment on the Huffington Post. I'm sad to see that Mr. Salter intentionally misinterpreted my writing …
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Wired News:
Whistle-Blower's Evidence, Uncut — Former AT&T technician Mark Klein is the key witness in the Electronic Frontier Foundation's class-action lawsuit against the telecommunications company, which alleges that AT&T cooperated in an illegal National Security Agency domestic surveillance program.
Brandie M. Jefferson / Associated Press:
Protests, Applause Greet Rice at BC — A few students turned their backs but more stood to applaud as Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice received an honorary degree and addressed graduates at Boston College on Monday. — After weeks of turmoil and anti-war protests over Rice's invitation …
Daniel McGrory / Times of London:
How $45m secretly bought freedom of foreign hostages — Documents seen by The Times show three countries paid ransoms in spite of denying it in public — FRANCE, Italy and Germany sanctioned the payment of $45 million in deals to free nine hostages abducted in Iraq, according to documents seen by The Times.