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Amy Fagan / Washington Times:
Democrats call Zarqawi killing a stunt — Some Democrats, breaking ranks from their leadership, today said the death of terrorist leader Abu Musab Zarqawi in Iraq was a stunt to divert attention from an unpopular and hopeless war. — "This is just to cover Bush's [rear] so he doesn't have to answer" …
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MSNBC:
Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, master of the Web war — Al-Qaida leader in Iraq harnessed the Internet to wage his jihad … MSNBC TV — WASHINGTON - — As the U.S. military announced Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's death, al-Zarqawi's lieutenants did the same, with a statement on his own Web site, with a highly positive spin.
Christopher Hitchens / Slate:
A Good Day's Work — Why Zarqawi's death matters. — The death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is excellent news in its own right and even more excellent if, as U.S. sources in Iraq are claiming, it resulted from information that derived from people who were or had been close to him.
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Scott Thill / The Huffington Post:
Ding Dong, the Witch Isn't Dead — So the Bush administration finally bagged the nagging bee that has been buzzing in the ear of what Christiane Amanpour called "the Iraq experiment." Yes, budding terrorist mogul Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is finally toast, and not a moment too soon.
CNN:
Beheaded man's father: Revenge breeds revenge — Michael Berg talks about the death of his son and al-Zarqawi — (CNN) — The U.S.-led coalition's No. 1 wanted man in Iraq, Abu Musab al-Zarqawi — who conducted a campaign of insurgency bombings, beheadings and killings of Americans and Iraqi civilians …
Peter Wehner / Real Clear Politics:
A Severe Blow To al-Qaeda — By now you have probably seen or read President Bush's Rose Garden statement on the death of Abu Musab al Zarqawi. — I would only add these points to what the President said. — What happened in Iraq yesterday was not only a severe blow to al Qaeda and Islamic fascism …
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John Robb / Global Guerrillas:IRAQ: ZARQAWI IS DEAD
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Edmund L. Andrews / New York Times:
Senate Rejects Effort to Cut Estate Tax — WASHINGTON, June 8 — The Senate rejected a major Republican effort on Thursday to eliminate the estate tax on inherited wealth. The vote was a big defeat both for President Bush and for Senate Republican leaders, who had framed their opposition …
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Associated Press:
Top Palestinian militant killed in IAF Gaza strike — An Israel Air Force strike on a Palestinian militants' training camp in Gaza on Thursday night killed the Hamas government's security chief, Jamal Abu Samhadana, his militant faction and Palestinian hospital officials said.
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Reuters:
Israeli air strike kills Gaza security chief — Source: Reuters — GAZA, June 8 (Reuters) - A senior Palestinian security official in the Hamas government was killed on Thursday in an Israeli aerial attack on a militant camp in the southern Gaza Strip, witnesses and medics said.
Washington Post:
Stepdaughter Of Lawmaker Got Money From PAC — A stepdaughter of Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-Calif.), chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, has been paid more than $40,000 since early last year by a political action committee funded substantially by donations from a lobbyist close to the congressman and from her firm's clients.
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David Espo / Associated Press:
Black Caucus opposes Jefferson treatment — WASHINGTON - A drive by the Democratic leadership to strip embattled Rep. William Jefferson (news, bio, voting record) of his committee post triggered a backlash Thursday as the Congressional Black Caucus opposed the move and said the Louisiana lawmaker deserves a "presumption of innocence."
Donald Sensing / Winds of Change.NET:
"And then one day, God showed up . . . " — The man whose wedding party was bombed by al Qaeda in November says that the air strike that killed al Qaeda mastermind Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was "heavenly justice." — Ashraf al-Akhras lost his father and both his new in-laws in the attack in Amman …
Patterico / Patterico's Pontifications:
The Video Doesn't Lie . . . Right?? — This is quite amazing. — I have uploaded a video to YouTube for your viewing pleasure. Don't watch it unless you can handle watching someone get shot. (Don't worry: it happens at a distance and isn't gory.) — It is a video of police shooting a suspect they have been chasing.
Raymond Hernandez / New York Times:
Clinton Calls Comments on Widows Mean-Spirited — WASHINGTON, June 7 — Hillary Rodham Clinton assailed the conservative commentator Ann Coulter on Wednesday for engaging in a "vicious, mean-spirited attack" on a group of 9/11 widows and in turn drew fire herself.
Washington Post:
Rep. Tom DeLay Delivers His Farewell Address — SPEAKER: U.S. REPRESENTATIVE TOM DELAY (R-TX) — DELAY: Mr. Speaker, political careers tend to end in one of three ways: defeat, death or retirement. — And despite the fervent and mostly noble exertions of my adversaries over the years …
Radio Blogger:
Mark Steyn and Hugh say adieu to Abu — HH: To discuss the significance of Zarqawi being dead, dead, dead, we start with columnist to the world, Mark Steyn. You can read about Mark Steyn's reactions at Steynonline.com. And Mark, I was looking forward to this all day, because you are an obituist for the Atlantic Monthly.
Hindrocket / Power Line:
IRAQIS CELEBRATE ZARQAWI'S DEATH — Across Iraq, news of Zarqawi's demise was greeted with jubilation: — It's a great day in Iraq, too, as Iraq's Parliament confirmed Prime Minister al-Maliki's last three cabinet nominations: … PAUL adds: There's something seriously wrong …
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