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9:10 AM ET, June 7, 2006

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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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Robert Tanner / Associated Press:
Republican wins bellwether House race  —  A former Republican congressman narrowly beat his Democratic rival early Wednesday for the right to fill the House seat once held by jailed Randy "Duke" Cunningham, a race closely watched as a possible early barometer of next fall's vote.
Washington Post:
Republican Wins Bellwether California Election  —  The California Congressional seat vacated by jailed former representative Randy "Duke" Cunningham will remain in Republican hands after a special election Tuesday in which a lobbyist narrowly defeated a Democratic school board member.
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 …
Allison Hoffman / Associated Press:
Ex-GOP congressman ahead in Calif. race
Discussion: Outside The Beltway
Allison Hoffman / Associated Press:
Dems look to win House seat in Calif.
Discussion: Wall Street Journal and Power Line
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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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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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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Rick Moran / Right Wing Nut House:
ANN COULTER: CONSERVATIVE LOUT
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Salvaging Iraq  —  The images from Iraq are of hell on earth: On Sunday 12 Iraqi students traveling to Baqubah to take their final exams were dragged from a bus and killed because they practiced the wrong religion.  The next day gunmen dressed in police uniforms kidnapped 56 people near …
Discussion: Rantingprofs and Needlenose
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."
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.
Discussion: Philly Future
Austin Bay / StrategyPage:
From Cold War Containment to "A Forward Strategy  —  President George W. Bush's May 27 commencement address to the 2006 West Point graduating class made it clear he knows the War on Terror will grind on for years.  —  Last year, I criticized the Bush administration for neglecting …
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 …
Washington Post:
Technology Sharpens the Incumbents' Edge  —  Redistricting Also Complicates Democrats' Effort to Take Control of House  —  In Ohio's 1st Congressional District, Republican incumbent Steve Chabot is running up against his toughest reelection challenge in years.  But his Democratic opponent is running up against Chabot's computer.
Philip Shenon / New York Times:
Documents Point to Bribes of Nigerian by Congressman  —  WASHINGTON, June 6 — The Federal Bureau of Investigation raided the Maryland home of the vice president of Nigeria last summer in search of bribe money that the bureau believed had been paid to him by Representative William Jefferson, according to documents released on Tuesday.
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 …
Discussion: XDA, SEIXON and Blue Crab Boulevard
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 …
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.
 
 
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Estate Tax Showdown Is Splitting the G.O.P.
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Riley, Baxley win Alabama nominations
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Lisa De Pasquale / Human Events:
Exclusive Interview: Coulter Says Book Examines 'Mental Disorder' of Liberalism
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
25 Years of Deadly Lessons
Discussion: Hullabaloo
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Senate Emphasis on Ideology Has Some in G.O.P. Anxious
pewresearch.org:
Bush's Troubles Shake the GOP Base
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Rocky Mountain News:
Campos: Rose-colored view of history
Diana Walsh / San Francisco Chronicle:
BABY LEFT FOR DEAD IS ALL GROWN UP
Discussion: joannejacobs.com and Varifrank
Gateway Pundit:
Clashes Break Out in NW Iran, Qom Protesters Drive Out Rafsanjani
Gerard Baker / Real Clear Politics:
BBC Bringing 'Sophisticated' News to America