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.

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.

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 …

Feds to city: drop dead  —  Homeland honcho cuts funds by 40%  —  BY MICHAEL SAUL in New York and MICHAEL McAULIFF in Washington  —  The city was stunned yesterday to find that its share of federal anti-terror funds was slashed nearly in half by bureaucrats who said it has no national icons to protect and lousy defense plans.

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 …

Responding to Media Matters, AP continued to mislead in reporting on Reid … In a May 31 e-mail to Media Matters for America, the Associated Press — through director of Media Relations and Public Affairs Linda M. Wagner — responded to Media Matters' and TPM Muckraker's analyses …

Poll of Voters: Bush Worst President Since World War II  —  NEW YORK A new Quinnipiac Poll finds American voters selecting George W. Bush as easily the worst American president in the past 61 years, with fellow Republican Ronald Reagan picked as the best.  —  Bush was named by 34% of voters …

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.

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 a fellow Democrat putting "a bullet between the president's eyes."  —  Hevesi called a mea culpa press conference hours …

County subpoenaed in probe of lawmaker  —  WASHINGTON - San Bernardino County, Calif., has been subpoenaed by a federal grand jury for records connected to House Appropriations Committee Chairman Jerry Lewis and a lobbying firm with strong ties to Lewis, a county official said.

Why Does The Unhinged Left So Hate Jeff Goldstein?  —  Goldstein is, strangely enough, one of the most reviled figures on the right of the blogosphere.  LGF may get death threats from jihadists, but actual American lefties seem to despise Goldstein the most.  —  Forgive me for repeating myself, as I so often do, in this post.