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San Diego Union-Tribune:
Bilbray edges out Busby — Rep. Filner beats Democratic rival in latest rematch — Republican Brian Bilbray beat Democrat Francine Busby early Wednesday in a close race to replace imprisoned former Rep. Randy "Duke" Cunningham in the 50th Congressional District, a contest seen as a gauge …
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Allison Hoffman / Associated Press:
Ex-GOP congressman ahead in Calif. race
Ex-GOP congressman ahead in Calif. race
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Toronto Star:
Plan to storm Parliament alleged — Terror suspects remanded for bail hearings — Jun. 6, 2006. — SURYA BHATTACHARYA AND JESSICA LEEDER — Bombings, an armed assault on Parliament and even the beheading of Prime Minister Stephen Harper were among a chilling miscellany …
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Doug Struck / Washington Post:
Bomb Plot Allegations Detailed In Canada — Parliament Among Group's Targets, Summary Indicates — TORONTO, June 6 — Suspects arrested last weekend in an alleged terrorism plot planned to storm the Canadian Parliament and hold politicians hostage, and at least one wanted to behead …
Mark Finkelstein / NewsBusters.org:
Coulter Won't Buy Into Lauer's Liberal Logic — While considerable attention focuses on Ann Coulter's more superficial charms, from a conservative perspective Ann's real beauty is her absolute refusal to buy into liberal logic, no matter how pervasive. That independence of mind was on display …
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Did Iran Get What It Wants? — The Associated Press reports that Iran has described the Bush offer to end the nuclear-proliferation standoff as "positive", while reports indicating that the US has promised to give Teheran the technology to build a light-water reactor have some worried that we may have given away the prize.
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Popular Mechanics:
Hydrogen on the Cheap — Last month, we took an in-depth look at alternative fuels. Among them was Earth's most abundant element, hydrogen. Although its future looks bright—the only by-product of a hydrogen fuel cell is water, and experts believe they can one day be used to create electricity …
New York Times:
Block the Vote, Ohio Remix — If there was ever a sign of a ruling party in trouble, it is a game plan that calls for trying to win by discouraging voting. — The latest sign that Republicans have an election-year strategy to shut down voter registration drives comes from Ohio.
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Jeff Quinton / Backcountry Conservative:
ARREST WARRANTS ISSUED IN CLEMSON STUDENT MURDER — EARLY 6/7 UPDATE: Inman has been arrested in Tennessee according to the Greenville News: … If you've seen this man call 1-800-442-2746 and press 2 or call your local police. — At a news conference that concluded a few minutes ago …
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Michael Yon / Online Magazine:
Hijacking Haditha — I had hired car and driver in Al Ain, United Arab Emirates and was heading to a camel market when we drove by this sign. I thought my eyes must be tired. Did that say, WRITING IS STRICTLY FORBIDDEN? Then we passed another, and another, and another.
Rocky Mountain News:
Campos: Rose-colored view of history — This column was originally going to be about a couple of law professor-pundits, Hugh Hewitt and Glenn Reynolds, who specialize in defending the Bush administration. My learned colleagues are now busy claiming that the supposed "media frenzy" …
Michael Finnegan / Los Angeles Times:
Preschool Funding Measure Trails — Brown Wins Attorney General Primary; Race for Governor Close — After months of vitriolic campaigning, the Democratic primary for governor was too close to call in the hours after polls closed in Tuesday's election, while Oakland Mayor Jerry Brown won …
Gateway Pundit:
Clashes Break Out in NW Iran, Qom Protesters Drive Out Rafsanjani — The ethnic Ahwazis put together a video showing glimpses of the regime's horrible oppression, HERE — Here is a powerful line from the video, "We Resist Without Hate." — The former president of Iran, Hashemi Rafsanjani …
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Bush Turns to House in Immigration Debate — ARTESIA, N.M., June 6 — President Bush tried on Tuesday to win back the trust of conservatives who have distanced themselves from him on immigration, promising to "get this border enforced" and warning those who enter the country illegally that "if you get caught, you get sent home."
George F. Will / Washington Post:
25 Years of Deadly Lessons — "In the period October 1980-May 1981, 5 young men, all active homosexuals, were treated for biopsy-confirmed Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia at 3 different hospitals in Los Angeles, California. Two of the patients died." — Centers for Disease Control,
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Mark Leibovich / New York Times:
Senate Contender in Florida Presses On — VENICE, Fla. — Undaunted by a run of horrific poll numbers, staff turmoil and public doubts from leaders of her party, Representative Katherine Harris is thinking confidently beyond November. — Once Ms. Harris wins her race for a Senate seat …