Was the 2004 Election Stolen?  —  Republicans prevented more than 350,000 voters in Ohio from casting ballots or having their votes counted — enough to have put John Kerry in the White House.  BY ROBERT F. KENNEDY JR.  —  The complete article, with Web-only citations, follows.

New 'Iraq massacre' tape emerges  —  The BBC has uncovered new video evidence that US forces may have been responsible for the deliberate killing of 11 innocent Iraqi civilians.  —  The video appears to challenge the US military's account of events that took place in the town of Ishaqi in March.

No Icons, No Monuments Worth Protecting  —  Richard Esposito Reports:  —  New York has no national monuments or icons, according to the Department of Homeland Security form obtained by ABC News.  That was a key factor used to determine that New York City should have its anti-terror funds slashed …

Six Powers Reach Accord On Iran Plan  —  U.S. Supports Combination Of Incentives, 'Disincentives'  —  VIENNA, June 1 — The United States and five other major world powers agreed Thursday to offer Iran a broad new collection of rewards if it halts its drive to master nuclear technology …

FEC finds Frist violated law by failing to disclose $1.4 million personal loan  —  Earlier today, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) received notice from the Federal Election Commission (FEC) indicating that in response to a complaint filed by CREW …

AP's John Solomon - One More for the Road  —  AP reporter John Solomon seems to think that the best defense is yet more bamboozlement.  —  Remember back to Solomon's initial version of his story on Harry Reid's acceptance of ringside boxing seats.  Solomon claimed that Reid shouldn't have accepted …

The Haditha Story  —  The accelerating media feeding frenzy over the alleged killings of twenty-four Iraqi civilians in Haditha by US Marines last November is about to overwhelm American politics.  Propelled by their most irresponsible war critics, the left will try use Haditha as it used …

Official Apologizes For Saying Bush Should Be Shot Between Eyes  —  NEW YORK — State Comptroller Alan Hevesi publicly apologized Thursday for a "beyond dumb" remark about "putting a bullet between the president's eyes."  —  Hevesi hastily called a mea culpa press conference hours after putting …

Clashes in Paris Suburbs Recall Riots of Fall  —  PARIS, May 31 — Small gangs of youths pelted riot police with rocks and set cars and garbage bins ablaze late Tuesday in a second night of unrest in the Paris suburbs, raising fears of a return of the disturbances that inflamed 300 French towns and suburbs last fall.

Olbermann exposes O'Reilly on Malmedy  —  Olbermann exposes O'Reilly on Malmedy  —  While O'Reilly was debating Wesley Clark on his FOX show, Bill once again was short on the facts.  It proves my theory once again that some talking heads will say just about anything to make themselves sound right.

Kids brandish guns to test IDF vigilance  —  A group of Palestinian children were sent towards the Gaza Strip border fence holding toy guns on Thursday in order to test the vigilance of the soldiers on duty.  —  From a distance, troops noticed four apparently armed Palestinians approaching the border north of the Kissufim crossing.

Ala. candidates revive judicial debate  —  BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - In a debate with powerful echoes of the turbulent civil rights era, four Republicans running for Alabama's Supreme Court are making an argument legal scholars thought was settled in the 1800s: that state courts are not bound by U.S. Supreme Court precedents.