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11:35 PM ET, June 1, 2006

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Rolling Stone:
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.
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Tristero / Hullabaloo:
Kenneth Blackwell Brings To Mind An All-But-Forgotten 70's Sci Fi Classic
Discussion: Firedoglake and Fact-esque
BBC:
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.
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Richard A. Oppel Jr / New York Times:
Iraqi Leaders Assail U.S. on Civilian Deaths
Discussion: the talking dog
Jed Babbin / Real Clear Politics:
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 …
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Richard Esposito Reports / The Blotter:
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 …
The Raw Story:
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 …
Discussion: Booman Tribune and TalkLeft
wnbc.com:
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 …
USA Today:
Baseball's Rockies seek revival on two levels  —  DENVER — No copies of Playboy or Penthouse are in the clubhouse of baseball's Colorado Rockies.  There's not even a Maxim.  The only reading materials are daily newspapers, sports and car magazines and the Bible.
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Troy E. Renck / Denver Post:
Team takes issue with portrayal
Discussion: Public Eye and Balloon Juice
Molly Moore / Washington Post:
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.
Jay Reeves / Associated Press:
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.
Jerusalem Post:
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.
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
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 …
Peggy Noonan / Opinion Journal:
Third Time  —  America may be ready for a new political party.  —  Something's happening.  I have a feeling we're at some new beginning, that a big breakup's coming, and that though it isn't and will not be immediately apparent, we'll someday look back on this era as the time when a shift began.
Gary Langer / ABCNEWS:
Poll: Americans Support Searches  —  Public Sides With FBI in Congress Search Issue  —  June 1, 2006 — In the rift between Congress and the Justice Department, Americans side overwhelmingly with law enforcement: Regardless of precedent and the separation of powers, 86 percent say the FBI …
 
 
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MB Williams / Draft Gore 2008:
The $5 "Qualifying Contribution" Primary for Al Gore.
Frank Ahrens / Washington Post:
Washington Post Staffers Take Early Retirement
Jennifer Loven / Associated Press:
Bush Urges Compromise on Immigration Bill
Art Moore / WorldNetDaily:
Reporter claims assault at 'racist' public school
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George W. Bush named worst president in 61 years
Washington Post:
Cher's War: Helmet Safety for Troops
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New Orleans Sinking Faster Than Thought
Bill Christensen / livescience.com:
Proposal to Implant Tracking Chips in Immigrants
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Associated Press:
Fundraiser Admits Illegal Bush Donations
Abraham H. Miller / Front Page Magazine:
Remembering the Farhud  —  Today marks the 65th anniversary of the Farhud.
Avi Issacharoff / Reuters:
Fatah votes to hold referendum regardless of Hamas consent
Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
Good book news
time.blogs.com:
The Great Paradox of Iraq
Michael Hirsh / Newsweek:
Fear of Failing  —  How can the Democrats win if the party is scared of its own shadow?
Discussion: Dr. Sanity, TAPPED and The Grit
Peter Beinart / Washington Post:
Hijacking Harry Truman
Discussion: Hot Air and TAPPED
Andrew C. Revkin / New York Times:
Studies Portray Tropical Arctic in Distant Past
 

 
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Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, alleging Believe built its business via “industrial-scale copyright infringement”

Reuters:
French judicial source: investigators searched Netflix's offices in France and the Netherlands as part of a preliminary investigation into tax fraud laundering

Wesley Hilliard / AppleInsider:
Apple News adds a Live Activity widget to track the results of the US elections in real time on iPhone, iPad, and Watch

 
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