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10:55 AM ET, June 8, 2006

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Patrick Quinn / Associated Press:
Iraqi PM: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi killed  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq - Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the al-Qaida-linked militant who led a bloody campaign of suicide bombings, kidnappings and hostage beheadings in Iraq, has been killed in a U.S. air raid north of Baghdad, Iraq's prime minister said Thursday.
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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 …
John F. Burns / New York Times:
Leader of Al Qaeda in Iraq Has Been Killed  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq, June 8 - Al Qaeda's leader in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, was killed in an American airstrike on an isolated safe house north of Baghdad at 6.15 p.m. local time on Wednesday, top U.S. and Iraqi officials said on today.
Associated Press:
Abu Musab Al-Zarqawi Dies in Bombing Attack  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq — Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Al Qaeda's leader in Iraq who led a bloody campaign of suicide bombings and kidnappings, has been killed in an air strike, U.S. and Iraqi officials said Thursday, adding that his identity was confirmed by fingerprints and a look at his face.
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 …
Rose Garden / White House:
Statement by the President on Death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi  —  Washington, D.C.  —  THE PRESIDENT: Good morning.  Last night in Iraq, United States military forces killed the terrorist al Zarqawi.  At 6:15 p.m. Baghdad time, special operation forces, acting on tips and intelligence from Iraqis …
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.
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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.
StrategyPage:
Zarqawi Scheduled for Martyrdom  —  June 7, 2006: The relationship between terrorist leader Abu Musab al Zarqawi and and the mainline al Qaeda leadership continues to deteriorate.  Zarqawi's recent audio messages have not only attacked the U.S. and the Shia-dominated government in Iraq, but also Iran.
Nickle / dailykos.com:
With or Without Zarqawi  —  With ABC news reporting that Zarqawi is dead, and a major press conference in Iraq planned for the morning, there is a good chance that the son of a bitch might be dead.  Yet the United States needs to stop acting like this is a one man show.
CNN:
Iraq appoints security ministers
Tim Worstall / nightcapsyndication.com:   Zarqawi's Death: A Report from Baghdad
Mary Katharine Ham / Hugh Hewitt:
Zarqawi Killed  —  Scroll for updates, quotes from Bush announcement …
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Austin Bay Blog:
UPDATED: Zarqawi "terminated" …
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ABCNEWS:
Zarqawi — Iraq's Al Qaeda Leader — Killed in Air Raid
Jim Miklaszewski / MSNBC:   Avoiding attacking suspected terrorist mastermind
Andrew Cochran / Counterterrorism Blog:
ABU MUSAB AL-ZARQAWI KILLED IN U.S. BOMBING ATTACK (updated)
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 …
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Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
Supporters Lose in Gay Marriage Ban Vote  —  The Senate on Wednesday rejected a constitutional amendment to ban gay marriage, dealing an embarrassing defeat to President Bush and Republicans who hoped to use the measure to energize conservative voters on Election Day.
Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:
Efforts by C.I.A. Fail in Somalia, Officials Charge  —  WASHINGTON, June 7 — A covert effort by the Central Intelligence Agency to finance Somali warlords has drawn sharp criticism from American government officials who say the campaign has thwarted counterterrorism efforts inside Somalia …
United Nations:
Deputy Secretary-General calls for stepped-up US engagement with UN  —  6 June 2006 - The United Nations Deputy Secretary-General today called for greater United States engagement with the UN, warning that Washington cannot "go it alone" in approaching diverse problems ranging from the threat …
New York Times:
Specter's Uneasy Relationship With White House Is Revealed in a Letter to Cheney  —  WASHINGTON, June 7 — A senior Republican lawmaker went public on Wednesday about his often tense and complicated relationship with the Bush White House in a remarkable display of the strains within the party.
 
 
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