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7:05 AM ET, June 8, 2006

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CNN:
Terror leader al-Zarqawi dead, Iraqi officials say  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the most wanted terrorist in Iraq, is dead, Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki said Thursday.  —  "Today Zarqawi has been killed," al-Maliki said.  The announcement was greeted by cheers.
Ellen Knickmeyer / Washington Post:
Insurgent Leader Zarqawi Killed in Iraq  —  BAGHDAD, June 8 — Abu Musab Zarqawi, leader of one of the most entrenched insurgent operations in Iraq, has been killed, Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki announced Thursday.  —  Maliki, flanked by U.S. Gen. George Casey, who commands U.S. troops in Iraq …
Michelle Malkin:
"ZARQAWI HAS BEEN KILLED" (VIDEO ADDED)  —  ***scroll for updates...video of Iraqi PM announcement added...oil prices drop after announcement...the Kos crazies are at it already...scars and fingerprints used to identify Zarqawi body...***  —  At last (graphic now up at FoxNews.com)
Discussion: All Things Beautiful
Omar / IRAQ THE MODEL:
ZARQAWI KILLED!!  —  Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has just announced the death of terror leader Abu Musa'ab al-Zarqawi in a joint press conference with Ambassador Khalil Zad.  —  Al-Maliki explained that Zarqawi (and 7 of his aides) was killed in an air raid in the little town …
Discussion: Wizbang and The American Mind
CNN:
Airstrike kills terror leader al-Zarqawi in Iraq  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the most wanted terrorist in Iraq, was killed in a coalition airstrike near Baquba, jubilant U.S. and Iraqi authorities announced Thursday.  —  Al-Zarqawi's killing is a major coup for the embattled coalition forces.
Discussion: JustOneMinute and Amygdala
BBC:
Zarqawi killed in Iraq air raid  —  Militant leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has been killed, Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has announced.  —  "Today we have eliminated Zarqawi," Mr Maliki said, sparking sustained applause.  The US said he was killed in an air raid near Baquba.
Discussion: american footprints and Jay Currie
John F. Burns / New York Times:
Leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq Has Been Killed
Discussion: RedState
Andrew Cochran / Counterterrorism Blog:
ABU MUSAB AL-ZARQAWI KILLED IN U.S. BOMBING ATTACK (updated)
Discussion: Rantingprofs
StrategyPage:
Zarqawi Scheduled for Martyrdom
Discussion: Gateway Pundit
Guardian:   Iraq terrorist leader Zarqawi 'eliminated'
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Narrow Victory by G.O.P. Signals Fall Problems  —  SAN DIEGO, June 7 — The victory that Republicans squeezed out in a high-profile race to fill a Congressional vacancy here eased party anxieties Wednesday but signaled future difficulties as they confront tougher Democratic challenges in increasingly contested districts this fall.
Discussion: True Blue Liberal
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CNN:
California's message: Immigration, ethics will be key midterm themes
Discussion: Angry Bear
Fred Barbash / Washington Post:
Gay Marriage Amendment Fails in U.S. Senate  —  The Senate, as expected, defeated a proposed constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage today in a procedural vote that fell far short of the number required to amend the Constitution.  —  The 49-48 vote on a motion to end debate …
Discussion: New York Times and The Reaction
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Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
Supporters Lose in Gay Marriage Ban Vote
Discussion: TalkLeft and AMERICAblog
Michael Abramowitz / Washington Post:
Bush Emphasizes English, Assimilation for Immigrants  —  OMAHA, June 7 — Continuing his campaign to build support for comprehensive immigration legislation, President Bush on Wednesday emphasized that illegal immigrants who want to stay here should learn English and demonstrate that they are committed …
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Jennifer Loven / Associated Press:
Bush: Immigrants must adopt U.S. values
Discussion: Shakespeare's Sister
Washington Post:
Data Theft Affected Most in Military  —  Social Security numbers and other personal information for as many as 2.2 million U.S. military personnel — including nearly 80 percent of the active-duty force — were among the data stolen from the home of a Department of Veterans Affairs analyst last month …
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Globe and Mail:
RCMP foiled dozen plots in past two years  —  OTTAWA — The RCMP has quietly broken up at least a dozen terrorist groups in the past two years, according to documents obtained by The Globe and Mail.  —  "We have completed 12 disruptions of national-level terrorist groups across the country …
Bill Roggio / Counterterrorism Blog:
Media Death Watch in action on purported kidnapped Canadian soldier  —  Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan: Earlier this week, Glenn Reynolds reproduced an informal email from Afghanistan, which included an anecdote about the Canadian media maintaining the "Death Watch" (their own words) at Kandahar Airfield.
Discussion: Rantingprofs, Daimnation! and BLACKFIVE
Kimberly Atkins / Boston Herald:
Pride and prejudice: Macy's yanks gay display, blasted by both sides  —  Macy's department store found itself mired in a fierce national debate between conservatives and gay activists when it bowed to complaints and removed part of a window display marking Boston Pride Week.  —  Boston pride banned:
Discussion: towleroad and Big Lizards
Devlin Barrett / Associated Press:
Hillary lashes out at Ann Coulter  —  WASHINGTON - New York Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton lashed out at Ann Coulter for a "vicious, mean-spirited attack" on a group of outspoken 9/11 widows, whom the right-wing television pundit described as "self-obsessed" and enjoying their husbands' deaths.
 
 
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