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2:35 PM ET, June 8, 2006

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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 …
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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.
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 …
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.
Discussion: Ezra Klein and Liberty Street
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.
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...dancing in the streets...Bush transcript …
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.
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 …
Jim Miklaszewski / MSNBC:
Avoiding attacking suspected terrorist mastermind  —  Abu Musab Zarqawi blamed for more than 700 killings in Iraq … With Tuesday's attacks, Abu Musab Zarqawi, a Jordanian militant with ties to al-Qaida, is now blamed for more than 700 terrorist killings in Iraq.
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.
Juan / Informed Comment:
Zarqawi Killed in Baquba
Discussion: Attytood
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
After Welcome Piece of News, a Decision to Stay Silent
Discussion: Hot Air, neo-neocon and Public Eye
Donna Abu-Nasr / Associated Press:   Arab Media Rush to Cover Al-Zarqawi
USA Today:
U.S. strike kills Iraq terror chief al-Zarqawi
Discussion: Daily Kos
Austin Bay Blog:
UPDATED: Zarqawi "terminated" …
Discussion: Power Line and Wizbang
CNN:   Iraq appoints security ministers
Texas Rainmaker:   Hell Welcomes a New Resident
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.
Discussion: Booman Tribune and Wonkette
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Murray Waas / National Journal:
What Ashcroft Was Told  —  Then-Attorney General John Ashcroft continued to oversee the Valerie Plame-CIA leak probe for more than two months in late 2003 after he learned in extensive briefings that FBI agents suspected White House aides Karl Rove and I. Lewis "Scooter" …
Los Angeles Times:
Powerful Lawmaker's Relative Linked Financially to Contractor  —  WASHINGTON — A political fundraising committee headed by a defense contractor has paid thousands of dollars in fees to the stepdaughter of House Appropriations Committee Chairman Jerry Lewis (R-Redlands) at a time when the contractor …
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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 …
 
 
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