Admiral: Gitmo suicides a 'planned event'  —  First confirmed deaths follow hunger strikes at detention facility  —  (CNN) — Three prisoners at the detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have hanged themselves in what is being called a "planned event," the U.S. military said Saturday.

Marine Says Rules Were Followed  —  Sergeant Describes Hunt for Insurgents in Haditha, Denies Coverup  —  A sergeant who led a squad of Marines during the incident in Haditha, Iraq, that left as many as 24 civilians dead said his unit did not intentionally target any civilians …

A Mixed Bag of First Impressions by Democrats at Blog Rendezvous  —  LAS VEGAS, June 10 — Mark R. Warner, the former governor of Virginia and potential Democratic presidential candidate, went before an unconventional political audience on Saturday — a bloggers' convention …

Zarqawi: Skimpy clothes found  —  Hibhib - Abu Musab al-Zarqawi was accompanied by women who wore skimpy clothes and read magazines on current affairs and militant propaganda, an inspection of the house he was killed in showed on Saturday.  —  The remains of Zarqawi's isolated "safe house" …

Iraq insurgents post new beheading video  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq - Insurgents signaled the fight is still on after Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's death, posting an Internet video Saturday showing the beheading of three alleged Shiite death squad members in revenge for killing Sunnis.

Many in terrorists' 'next generation' dead  —  MADRID, Spain - They rose up quickly to take up Osama bin Laden's call for jihad, ruthless men in their 20s and 30s heralded as the next generation of global terror.  —  Two years later, 40 percent are dead, targets of a worldwide crackdown …

Iraqi Foreign Minister: Terrorists Targeting Civilians, Not U.S.  —  In an interview with the Khaleej Times, Hoshyar Zebari, Iraqi Foreign Minister, said this about the targeting of civilians in Iraq:  —  'The US forces do not kill civilians.  Yes, civilians got killed in Haditha …

Soccer With a Side of Slavery  —  "It is truly scandalous.  People are talking about women, importing them to satisfy the base instincts of people associated with football.  It is humiliating enough for me that football is linked with alcohol and violence.  But this is worse.

Gangs of New York  —  Their twins due home from intensive care any minute, an anxious couple considers the high cost—physical, marital, and financial—of multiples.  —  T  —  wo fuzzy heartbeats—our doctor pointed to the black-and-white monitor of the ultrasound machine …

LIEBERMAN'S 'OPEN OPTIONS'....This week, a Quinnipiac poll showed Sen. Joe Lieberman leading his Democratic primary rival, Ned Lamont, but not by the margin he'd like.  The three-term incumbent, facing a political novice, was ahead 55% to 40%.  —  Given the circumstances …

Bolton rejects 'grand bargain' with Iran  —  Time is running out for the diplomatic effort to resolve the dispute over Iran's nuclear programme and Washington has no intention of striking a comprehensive "grand bargain" with Tehran, the US's ambassador to the United Nations has warned.