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John Solo / Associated Press:
Reid Says He Won't Accept Free Tickets — WASHINGTON (AP) - Reversing course, Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid's office acknowledged Wednesday night he misstated the ethics rules governing his acceptance of free boxing tickets and has decided to avoid taking such gifts in the future.
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Paul Kiel / tpmmuckraker.com:
AP's Solomon Sucker Punches Reid — John Solomon's at it again. — Tonight, the AP released a new story on Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV). It purports to show Reid admitting that Solomon was right all along, that Reid mistated senate ethics rules when he initially defended himself against Solomon's piece — and now he's coming clean.
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Security Grants Are Made; Criticism Follows — WASHINGTON, May 31 — After vowing to steer a greater share of antiterrorism money to the highest-risk communities, Department of Homeland Security officials on Wednesday announced 2006 grants that slashed money for New York and Washington 40 percent …
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Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Homeland Security Grants to New York Slashed — WASHINGTON, May 31 — After vowing to steer a greater share of anti-terrorism money to the nation's highest-risk cities, Homeland Security officials today announced grants to New York City and Washington that would be slashed by 40 percent …
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DHS to Slash Funds for N.Y., Washington — Smaller Cities to Receive Larger Antiterror Grants — The two cities attacked on Sept. 11, 2001, will receive far less antiterrorism money under plans unveiled today by the Department of Homeland Security, which has designated more money for many smaller cities throughout the country.
Thomas E. Ricks / Washington Post:
Probe Into Iraq Deaths Finds False Reports — Pentagon to Review Training After Alleged Massacre in Haditha — The U.S. military investigation of how Marine commanders handled the reporting of events last November in the Iraqi town of Haditha, where troops allegedly killed 24 Iraqi civilians …
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Michelle Malkin / Townhall.com:The truth about Haditha — Democrat Rep. John "Cut and Run" …
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David E. Sanger / New York Times:
Bush's Realization on Iran: No Good Choice Left Except Talks — WASHINGTON, May 31 — After 27 years in which the United States has refused substantive talks with Iran, President Bush reversed course on Wednesday because it was made clear to him — by his allies, by the Russians, by the Chinese …
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rasmussenreports.com:
Pennsylvania Senate: Casey by 23 — Santorum Remains Most Vulnerable Incumbent — The latest Rasmussen Reports election poll in Pennsylvania shows Republican Senator Rick Santorum solidifying his standing as most vulnerable congressional incumbent this election season.
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Thomas B. Edsall / Washington Post:
FEC Adopts Hands-Off Stance on '527' Spending — The same rules that allowed independent "527" groups such as America Coming Together and Swift Boat Veterans for Truth to pump more than $400 million into the 2004 election campaigns will remain in place for now, the Federal Election Commission …
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Kate Phillips / New York Times:
Election Panel Won't Issue Donation Rules — WASHINGTON, May 31 — The Federal Election Commission has decided not to issue rules to regulate so-called 527 organizations that used millions of dollars in private donations to become powerful voices in the 2004 presidential election.
Judi McLeod / canadafreepress.com:
The film the world never viewed: — Fahrenheit Jimmy Carter — Ex-U.S. President Jimmy Carter is in league with Osama bin Laden. — A paper trail shows that more than $1 million has been funneled from Bakr M. Bin Laden on behalf of the Saudi Bin Laden Group to The Carter Center.
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Robert B. Bluey / Human Events:
Paulson Pick Goes From Bad to Worse — A few things to add to my earlier report on the nomination of Henry M. Paulson Jr. to replace John Snow as Treasury secretary. Let me preface this post by noting that what you read here is depressing. At a time when the Bush Administration desperately needs …
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Deborah Feldman / king5.com:
Marine injured in Haditha talks about massacre — As more disturbing facts come out surrounding the killings of up to two dozen civilians in the Iraqi town of Haditha last November, KING 5 talked with a local Marine who was a member of the squad now under investigation.
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CBS News:
Why So Little Protest On Iraq? — CBS' Dotty Lynch On Theories On Low Anti-War Decibel Level … I have always hated the explanation that student protests against the Vietnam War were motivated by young men who didn't want to serve. For one thing, as a young woman who was passionately against the war …
Denise Lavoie / Associated Press:
Iraq veteran sues Moore over 9/11 film — BOSTON - A veteran who lost both arms in the war in Iraq is suing filmmaker Michael Moore for $85 million, alleging that Moore used snippets of a television interview without his permission to falsely portray him as anti-war in "Fahrenheit 9/11."
Robert H. Nelson / Washington Post:
An Accidental Tax Boon — Sometimes in Washington, good things are more likely to happen by accident than by congressional or executive design. Treasury secretary nominee Henry M. Paulson Jr. is no doubt aware of this fact, but it's one worth keeping in mind in the continuing debate over tax reform …
Bill Roggio / Counterterrorism Blog:
Two days after the Kabul riot — Kabul, Afghanistan: The city of Kabul has settled down after Monday's violent outbreak that followed a traffic accident involving a runaway U.S. military vehicle and Afghan civilians. The riots were suppressed in eight hours, and the Karzai government instituted …
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