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5:35 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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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 …
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
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: Samizdata.net
CNN:
Airstrike kills terror leader al-Zarqawi in Iraq
Discussion: Amygdala and All Things Beautiful
Andrew Cochran / Counterterrorism Blog:   ABU MUSAB AL-ZARQAWI KILLED IN U.S. BOMBING ATTACK (updated)
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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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
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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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
Steve Bainbridge / ProfessorBainbridge.com:
S. J. Res. 1: Marriage Protection Amendment  —  AP reports: … Technically, the Senate didn't reject it.  All that happened was that a cloture motion failed.  Yet, setting aside that minor point, why should this vote - or even passage of the amendment - "energize conservative voters"?
James Lileks / Newhouse News:
Self-Loathing and the Denial of Terrorism  —  You're an enlightened world citizen.  Your T-shirt says "9/11 was an inside job."  You're pretty sure we're living in a fascist state, that President Bush taps the Dixie Chicks' phones, Christian abortion clinic bombers outnumber jihadis …
Discussion: Hot Air and The Mahablog
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 …
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 …
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: Daimnation! and BLACKFIVE
 
 
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