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Washington Post:
U.S. Sets Conditions for Talks With Iran — The United States is willing to join European nations in direct talks with Iran if the Iranian government first agrees to suspend its programs to enrich uranium and reprocess spent nuclear fuel, activities that Washington charges are part of plans to build nuclear weapons.
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Ali Akbar Dareini / Associated Press:
Iran Media Calls Talks Offer 'Propaganda' — The official Iranian news agency said Wednesday the U.S. offer to join in direct talks with Iran about its disputed nuclear program was "a propaganda move." — The American proposal, a major policy shift after decades without official public contact between …
state.gov:
Statement by Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice — Secretary Condoleezza Rice — The pursuit by the Iranian regime of nuclear weapons represents a direct threat to the entire international community, including to the United States and to the Persian Gulf region.
Anne Gearan / Associated Press:
U.S. Says It's Prepared to Talk With Iran
U.S. Says It's Prepared to Talk With Iran
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Kim Gamel / Associated Press:
U.S. troops kill pregnant woman in Iraq — BAGHDAD, Iraq - U.S. forces killed two Iraqi women — one of them about to give birth — when the troops shot at a car that failed to stop at an observation post in a city north of Baghdad, Iraqi officials and relatives said Wednesday.
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Jennifer Fermino / New York Post:
GI'S BIG FAT SUIT VS. MOORE — SEEKS $85M FOR 'LYING' 9/11 CLIP — A double-amputee Iraq-war vet is suing Michael Moore for $85 million, claiming the portly peacenik recycled an old interview and used it out of context to make him appear anti-war in "Fahrenheit 9/11."
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Robert J. Samuelson / Washington Post:
What You Don't Know About the Immigration Bill — The Senate passed legislation last week that Sen. Edward Kennedy (D-Mass.) hailed as "the most far-reaching immigration reform in our history." You might think that the first question anyone would ask is how much it would actually increase or decrease legal immigration.
Nancy Vogel / Los Angeles Times:
Bill to Bolster Election Clout Gains — The Assembly passes a measure to pledge the state's Electoral College votes to the presidential candidate who wins the national popular vote. — SACRAMENTO — Seeking to force presidential candidates to pay attention to California's 15.5 million voters …
Brad / THE BRAD BLOG:
EXCLUSIVE: BOBBY KENNEDY JR. TO QUESTION 2004 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN MAJOR ROLLING STONE FEATURE ARTICLE! — Says 'Evidence Shows High-Level Republicans Suceeded in Scheme to Steal Election in Ohio'! — Mag to Hit Stands Friday, Internet on Thursday, Publicity Push to Accompany
Gateway Pundit:
So, How Bad Are Things in Iraq Really? — We all know that despite news reports of massacre and carnage, the civilian death toll in Iraq has gone down considerably since the war to remove Saddam Hussein began back in March 2003. — Here are more figures on how the Iraq War stacks up historically:
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
AP: Reid Acted Unethically By Not Breaking the Law — One more detail that the AP's John Solomon left out in his piece on Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV). — The crux of Solomon's story was that Reid acted wrongly by accepting free boxing tickets from the Nevada Athletic Commission.
Washington Post:
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.
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Democrat Taylor Marsh Blogs Politics:
Taheri Invited to the White House — Wait until you read this one. It is simply incredible. — I've been all over the Iranian badge story, as you undoubtedly know by now. But this latest development defies all rational thinking. — The man who fabricated the whole story was invited to the White House as an "expert" yesterday.
PR Newswire:
Dixie Chicks New Album, Taking The Long Way, Debuts At #1 On Billboard Top 200 — Dixie Chicks Become First Female Group Ever To Have Three Albums Debut In Top Slot — On Sales Dates For Dixie Chicks "Accidents & Accusations Tour" Announced — NEW YORK, May 31 /PRNewswire …
Associated Press:
Coin dealer admits illegal donations — TOLEDO, Ohio - A coin dealer and prominent GOP fundraiser at the center of an Ohio political scandal pleaded guilty Wednesday to federal charges he illegally funneled about $45,000 to President Bush's re-election campaign.
Bill Carter / New York Times:
Deaths of 2 in CBS Crew Lead to Painful Reassessments — The roadside blast in Baghdad on Monday that killed two CBS News crew members and seriously wounded a third has deepened concerns among television network executives about the risks their crews face trying to cover the Iraq war …
Denise Lavoie / Associated Press:
Convicted Killer Seeks Sex-Change Surgery — A man serving a life sentence for the murder of his wife is asking a federal judge to order the state to pay for a sex-change operation for him, saying that denying him the surgery amounts to cruel and unusual punishment.