Iraqi Accuses U.S. of 'Daily' Attacks Against Civilians  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq, June 1 — Prime Minister Nuri Kamal al-Maliki lashed out at the American military on Thursday, denouncing what he characterized as habitual attacks by troops against Iraqi civilians.  —  As outrage over reports …

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.

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 …

'Unscrupulous' Firms Are Faulted  —  Bush Seeks Bigger Fines for Illegal Hiring  —  President Bush told the nation's most prominent business group yesterday that "unscrupulous" employers have contributed to the illegal immigration crisis in the United States by knowingly hiring undocumented workers …

Here we go again  —  Rolling Stone has a turgid and disappointing feature by RFK, Jr. on vote fraud in the 2004 election.  That there was fraud in the 2004 election is not doubted: there have been criminal convictions for fraud and attempted fraud, and the head of the Bush/Cheney 2004 effort …

FEC fines Frist's 2000 Senate campaign  —  WASHINGTON — The Federal Election Commission has determined that Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist's 2000 Senate campaign violated federal campaign finance laws.  —  The federal agency fined Frist 2000, Inc., $11,000, according to a lawyer representing Frist's campaign and a watchdog group.

U.S. Wants Companies to Keep Web Usage Records  —  The Justice Department is asking Internet companies to keep records on the Web-surfing activities of their customers to aid law enforcement, and may propose legislation to force them to do so.  —  The director of the Federal Bureau of Investigation …

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.

Couric Hopes to End "Pretentious Era" in News  —  LAS VEGAS (Hollywood Reporter) - Katie Couric hopes to bring a ``humanistic, more accessible'' approach to her job when she takes over as anchor and managing editor at ``CBS Evening News'' in September, she said Thursday.

War Handicaps Senators in '08 White House Race  —  With Iraq looming yet again over an American presidential campaign, senators considering a White House race are at a disadvantage over governors who might run, forced to explain their votes — and in some cases, alter their views — on an increasingly unpopular war.

State G.O.P. Convention Rebuffs Weld and Backs Faso for Governor  —  HEMPSTEAD, N.Y., June 1 — William F. Weld, the former Massachusetts governor, suffered a major rebuke from his own party on Thursday when he lost his bid to win Republicans' backing in the race for governor of New York …

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.