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Arwa Da / CNN:
A reporter's shock at the Haditha allegations — BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — It actually took me a while to put all the pieces together — that I know these guys, the U.S. Marines at the heart of the alleged massacre of Iraqi civilians in Haditha. — I don't know why it didn't register with me until now.
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Bruce Kesler / Democracy Project:
Tell It To The Marines — I've heard smart people say ignorant things for the past few days about the incident in Haditha. — None actually knows much but are quite eager and willing to conjecture or pass judgments. — Mary Katherine Ham provides a concise chronology of the partial information available.
CNN:
Sumaidaie: Marines shot my cousin — We must 'remove the bad apples,' new Iraqi ambassador says — WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush welcomed the new Iraqi ambassador to the United States at a White House credentialing ceremony Tuesday, saying, "The United States stands ready to help the Iraqi democracy succeed."
Guardian:
Gore: Bush is 'renegade rightwing extremist' — Al Gore has made his sharpest attack yet on the George Bush presidency, describing the current US administration as "a renegade band of rightwing extremists". — In an interview with the Guardian today, the former vice-president calls himself a …
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White House:
Press Briefing by Tony Snow — MR. SNOW: Welcome. Hope you all had a wonderful Memorial Day Weekend. No announcements. Questions. Terry. — Q Can you tell us what the United States' reaction is to Iran saying that they're willing to come back without preconditions to the EU3 talks?
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BBC:
EU court annuls data deal with US — The European Court of Justice has annulled an EU-US agreement requiring airlines to transfer passenger data to the US authorities. — The court said the decision to hand over the data, including addresses and credit card details, lacked an "appropriate legal basis".
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Philly.com:
Greenpeace's fill-in-the-blank public relations meltdown — Before President Bush touched down in Pennsylvania Wednesday to promote his nuclear energy policy, the environmental group Greenpeace was mobilizing. — "This volatile and dangerous source of energy" is no answer to the country's energy needs …
Spiegel Online:
German Women Vowed to Mount Suicide Attacks in Iraq — German authorities may have thwarted suicide bomb attacks in Iraq by German women. According to intelligence sources, three women were prevented from travelling to Iraq after one of them had announced she planned to blow herself up in Iraq.
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
A Build-a-Protest Approach to Immigration — WASHINGTON, May 30 — Talk about constructive criticism. — Advocates of tougher border security have sent thousands of bricks to Senate and House offices in recent weeks to make a none-too-subtle point with lawmakers about where many of their constituents come …
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Philip Alcabes / Washington Post:
Blowing Smoke About Tobacco — "Tobacco: deadly in any form or disguise" is the slogan of the World Health Organization's World No Tobacco Day tomorrow. The claim is false: Tobacco is not deadly; the harm is in the smoke. A policy that confuses innocuous tobacco with harmful smoke …
Charles Lane / Washington Post:
High Court's Free-Speech Ruling Favors Government — The Supreme Court yesterday bolstered the government's power to discipline public employees who make charges of official misconduct, ruling that the First Amendment does not protect those who blow the whistle in the course of their official duties.
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Robin Toner / New York Times:
Democrats' Senate Hopes May Ride on Tennessee Race — KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Representative Harold E. Ford Jr. freely acknowledges that he faces many challenges in his campaign for the Senate, which may ultimately determine the Democratic Party's chances of regaining a Senate majority.
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John / AMERICAblog:
Associated Press caught deleting line in news story, makes story more biased against Senator Reid — UPDATE: It gets worse. — This is rather serious. The Associated Press ran a story yesterday (byline John Solomon) attacking Senator Harry Reid for accepting tickets to a boxing match …
Associated Press:
Letter on Korean War Massacre Reveals Plan to Shoot Refugees — Historian Discovers U.S. Envoy's Writings Relating to No Gun Ri — More than a half-century after hostilities ended in Korea, a document from the war's chaotic early days has come to light — a letter from the U.S. ambassador to Seoul …
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