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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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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 …
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.
Allison Hoffman / Associated Press:
Ex-GOP congressman ahead in Calif. race
Ex-GOP congressman ahead in Calif. race
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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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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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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 …
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 …
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.
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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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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Senate Emphasis on Ideology Has Some in G.O.P. Anxious — WASHINGTON, June 6 — Though some Republican candidates may relish the Senate's current concentration on same-sex marriage and other ideologically charged topics, Senator Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island is not among them.
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" …
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 …