Check out Mini-memeorandum for simple mobiles or memeorandum Mobile for modern smartphones.
11:15 AM ET, June 1, 2006

memeorandum

 Top Items: 
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 …
RELATED ITEMS:
Michelle Malkin / Townhall.com:
The truth about Haditha  —  Democrat Rep. John "Cut and Run" …
Discussion: democracyarsenal.org
Glenn Kessler / Washington Post:
Shift in U.S. Stance Shows Power of Seven-Letter Word  —  The Bush administration's decision to consider sitting down with the Iranian government underscores a central truth of diplomacy today: Nuclear weapons buy leverage.  —  For six years, President Bush and his aides have dismissed …
RELATED ITEMS:
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 …
Washington Post:
Iran Welcomes Talks, Rebuffs U.S. Terms
Discussion: rubber hose
Andrew C. Revkin / New York Times:
Studies Portray Tropical Arctic in Distant Past  —  The first detailed analysis of an extraordinary climatic and biological record from the seabed near the North Pole shows that 55 million years ago the Arctic Ocean was much warmer than scientists imagined — a Floridian year-round average of 74 degrees.
RELATED ITEMS:
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.
Discussion: Cato-at-liberty
RELATED ITEMS:
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 …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Justice Dept. Is Criticized by Ex-Official on Subpoenas  —  Subpoenas issued last month to reporters for The San Francisco Chronicle were criticized yesterday by a former chief spokesman for Attorney General John Ashcroft as a "reckless abuse of power."  —  The former spokesman, Mark Corallo …
Timothy Egan / New York Times:
Glass Artists Face Off in Court  —  SEATTLE, May 31 — As an ever-moving maestro in the world where fine art and commerce converge, Dale Chihuly is perhaps the world's most successful glass artist.  —  His clients include Bill Gates and Bill Clinton, and his elaborate installations …
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.
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.
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 …
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."
Scott Burgess / The Daily Ablution:
My Response to Johann Hari  —  The art historical post promised yesterday will have to wait, as Johann Hari has seen fit to compose a response (of sorts) to my comments (here and here) concerning his attack on Bjorn Lomborg.  Let's look at it in detail, shall we?
Discussion: johannhari.com and EU Referendum
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 …
Discussion: Hit and Run
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 …
Gretchen Morgenson / New York Times:
Big Bonuses Still Flow, Even if Bosses Miss Goals  —  It was the kind of mistake that wage slaves can only dream of.  Because of what the company called an "improper interpretation" of his employment contract, Sheldon G. Adelson, chairman, chief executive and treasurer of the Las Vegas Sands Corporation …
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 …
 
 
 Archived Page Info: 
This is a snapshot of memeorandum at 11:15 AM ET, June 1, 2006.

View the current page or another snapshot:


 
 Who's Hiring in Media? 
 
 See Also: 
memeorandum: site main
memeorandum River: reverse chronological memeorandum
memeorandum Mobile: for phones
memeorandum Leaderboard: memeorandum's top sources
 
 Subscribe: 
memeorandum RSS feed
memeorandum on Mastodon
 
 
 More Items: 
USA Today:
Baseball's Rockies seek revival on two levels
Ariane Bernard / New York Times:
In Paris Suburbs, Worrying Attack by Youths
Larry J. Sabato / centerforpolitics.org:
History's Paragraph for the 2006 Election
Discussion: MyDD and govexec.com
David S. Broder / Washington Post:
The Seer And the Scandals
Bloomberg:
House Spending Panel Is Popular Launching Pad for Lobbyists
Discussion: Think Progress
New York Times:
Iraq's Premier Seeks to Control a City in Chaos
Sudarsan Raghavan / Washington Post:
Many Hondurans, Nicaraguans Not Renewing Guest Permits
Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:
Bush Hails Role of C.I.A. as New Chief Takes Oath
 Earlier Items: 
Larry McShane / Associated Press:
Batwoman is back as a lesbian
Mike Dennison / billingsgazette.net:
Richards: Tester is best choice
Discussion: Firedoglake and Mathew Gross
Michael Scherer / Salon:
The Blogfather  —  Netroots guru Jerome Armstrong says he's a freethinking pragmatist.
Kevin Drum / The Washington Monthly:
LIBERAL WORDS, ILLIBERAL ENDS....I have a few more things …
Discussion: War and Piece
Sandmonkey / Christian Science Monitor:
SOS from an Egyptian blogger
Discussion: Solomonia and Instapundit.com
Aspazia / Mad Melancholic Feminista:
Can Men Be Feminists?
Bloomberg:
Paulson Brings Heft to China Currency Drive, Free-Trade Fight
Will / Attytood:
Avenging Santorum: It Takes a Village of Five Angry Young Women
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe, a music distributor in 50+ countries, and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, accusing Believe of 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

Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
iHeart says it is laying off employees; a source says the layoffs affect less than 5% of a workforce of more than 10,000 employees

 
Sister Sites:

Techmeme
 Top news and commentary for technology's leaders, from all around the web
Mediagazer
 Top news and commentary for media professionals from all around the web
WeSmirch
 The top celebrity news from all around the web on a single page