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4:55 PM ET, June 1, 2006

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Los Angeles Times:
A Town Awoke to Slaughter  —  Iraqis say Marines went house to house killing Haditha residents.  'I wish I had died with them,' says a child who saw her family slain.  —  BAGHDAD — The killing began shortly after sunrise on a November day.  As a U.S. patrol rolled through Haditha …
Los Angeles Times:
What happened at the Iraqi My Lai?
Discussion: Public Eye and NewsBusters.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 …
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Peter Beinart / Washington Post:
Hijacking Harry Truman  —  No matter how polarized Washington becomes, there is still one Democrat Republicans love: Harry Truman.  Last December, on this page, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice declared the Bush administration's democracy promotion efforts "consistent with the proud tradition …
Discussion: Hot Air and TAPPED
Washington Post:
Iran Welcomes Talks, Rebuffs U.S. Terms
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.  (Click here for the actual document.)  That was a key factor used to determine that New York City …
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NY Daily News:
Michael Chertoff must be fired
Discussion: Gothamist, TAPPED and New York Times
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.
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  —  Christian clubhouse story "over the top"  —  San Diego - Character, not religion, is the critical factor in the Rockies' chemistry, according to the players.  That explains why so many players reacted negatively to the portrayal of their clubhouse …
Discussion: 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.
Discussion: Confederate Yankee
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Ariane Bernard / New York Times:
In Paris Suburbs, Worrying Attack by Youths
Ezra Klein / TAPPED:
TAXES ARE HARD.  Some attention has already been paid to this hackish op-ed expounding on the conservative virtues of the Alternative Minimum Tax.  It is, the author writes, the quickest way of taking the country to a flat tax, which should be the preferred conservative solution.
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 …
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 …
Baltimore Examiner:
The politics of the Internet  —  WASHINGTON - Q We've heard so much about how differently Republicans and Democrats view the world nowadays, as if one could argue that "Republicans Were From Mars, and Democrats Are From Venus."  If this sharp political polarization is to be believed, does it also translate to the Internet?
Randy Dotinga / Christian Science Monitor:
In a June race for Congress, shades of fall  —  Tuesday's election in a California district is an early test of voters' views.  —  SAN DIEGO - By the numbers, Democratic congressional candidate Francine Busby shouldn't expect to get a federal paycheck anytime soon.
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.
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 …
 
 
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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
Bloomberg:
House Spending Panel Is Popular Launching Pad for Lobbyists
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AP's Solomon Takes One Step Forward, Two Steps Back
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Ala. candidates revive judicial debate
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Michael Hirsh / Newsweek:
Fear of Failing  —  How can the Democrats win if the party is scared of its own shadow?
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Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
It's Hurricane Season: Know Where Your Levee Is?
Quin Hillyer / American Spectator:
Hastert La Vista, Baby!
Discussion: RedState and New York Observer
Gretchen Morgenson / New York Times:
Big Bonuses Still Flow, Even if Bosses Miss Goals
Larry McShane / Associated Press:
Batwoman is back as a lesbian
Timothy Egan / New York Times:
Glass Artists Face Off in Court
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Richards: Tester is best choice
 

 
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Jessica Toonkel / Wall Street Journal:
A deep dive into Paramount's sale to Skydance; sources: Skydance may integrate Pluto into Paramount+, and CBS head George Cheeks is expected to be head of TV

Cecilia D'Anastasio / Bloomberg:
Riot Games says it spent $250M on an unusual deal to finance two seasons of League of Legends show Arcane on Netflix; sources: there was no plan to recoup costs

Kimberly Nordyke / The Hollywood Reporter:
News Corp and Telstra agree to sell Australian pay TV company Foxtel Group to sports streaming platform DAZN in a deal worth ~$2.1B

 
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