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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.
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Paul Kiel / tpmmuckraker.com:
AP's Solomon Sucker Punches Reid — John Solomon's at it again. — Tonight, the AP released a new story on Sen. Harry Reid (D-NV). It purports to show Reid admitting that Solomon was right all along, that Reid mistated senate ethics rules when he initially defended himself against Solomon's piece — and now he's coming clean.
Greg Pierce / Washington Times:
Inside Politics — Mr. Snow: You meant contemptuous as opposed to contemptible, I think.
Inside Politics — Mr. Snow: You meant contemptuous as opposed to contemptible, I think.
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 …
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Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Homeland Security Grants to New York Slashed — WASHINGTON, May 31 — After vowing to steer a greater share of anti-terrorism money to the nation's highest-risk cities, Homeland Security officials today announced grants to New York City and Washington that would be slashed by 40 percent …
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 …
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Michelle Malkin / Townhall.com:
The truth about Haditha — Democrat Rep. John "Cut and Run" …
The truth about Haditha — Democrat Rep. John "Cut and Run" …
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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 …
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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.
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 …
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rasmussenreports.com:
Pennsylvania Senate: Casey by 23 — Santorum Remains Most Vulnerable Incumbent — The latest Rasmussen Reports election poll in Pennsylvania shows Republican Senator Rick Santorum solidifying his standing as most vulnerable congressional incumbent this election season.
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Judi McLeod / canadafreepress.com:
The film the world never viewed: — Fahrenheit Jimmy Carter — Ex-U.S. President Jimmy Carter is in league with Osama bin Laden. — A paper trail shows that more than $1 million has been funneled from Bakr M. Bin Laden on behalf of the Saudi Bin Laden Group to The Carter Center.
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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.
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 …
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 …
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Brad / THE BRAD BLOG:
[UPDATED] EXCLUSIVE: BOBBY KENNEDY JR. TO QUESTION 2004 PRESIDENTIAL ELECTION IN MAJOR ROLLING STONE FEATURE ARTICLE! — Tells BRAD BLOG: 'Evidence Shows High-Level Republicans Succeeded in Scheme to Steal Election in Ohio'! — Mag to Hit Stands Friday, Internet on Thursday, Publicity Push to Accompany
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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."
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 …
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Bill Roggio / Counterterrorism Blog:
Two days after the Kabul riot — Kabul, Afghanistan: The city of Kabul has settled down after Monday's violent outbreak that followed a traffic accident involving a runaway U.S. military vehicle and Afghan civilians. The riots were suppressed in eight hours, and the Karzai government instituted …
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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 …