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Josh White / Washington Post:
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 …
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Greyhawk / Mudville Gazette:
HADITHA: THE ACCUSED SPEAK — The other side of the story, from The Washington Post: … Read it all. The actual comments are by the Marines' lawyers, who are relating what the Marines told them. — The accounts given are actually consistent - on the broader story …
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Haditha Marine speaks (via attorney): No cover-up, killings were accidental
Haditha Marine speaks (via attorney): No cover-up, killings were accidental
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Nelson Hernandez / Washington Post:
Zarqawi's Hideout: Bombed, Bulldozed — Structure Hit by F-16 Is Demolished In Search for Clues About Insurgency — HIBHIB, Iraq, June 10 — The two bombs that killed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, left a strange tomb nestled in the quiet farmland about 35 miles northeast of Baghdad.
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MSNBC:
Women's clothing found at al-Zarqawi house — Inspection of destroyed house also finds magazines, militant propaganda — HIBHIB, Iraq - The ruins of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's house are strewn with a random jumble of wreckage — magazines, a leopard-print nightgown, a religious slogan …
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Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
Their Man in Baghdad — THE LAST QUESTION to General Bill Caldwell …
Their Man in Baghdad — THE LAST QUESTION to General Bill Caldwell …
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Bloggers' Convention Draws Democrats — LAS VEGAS, June 10 — The newest provocateur in Democratic Party politics bounced through the corridors of the Riviera Hotel this weekend wearing jeans or baggy shorts, sneakers and a perpetually mischievous grin. His name is Markos Moulitsas Zúniga …
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Paul Harris / Observer:
Top politicians pay homage to king of bloggers — Presidential hopefuls woo Las Vegas convention — For many, they are the nerds of US politics: laptop warriors, with brains full of statistics, no social life and devoting too much time to arcane policy details.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Infiltrating Yearly Kos: Tinfoil hats spotted — Howard Dean, Mark Warner, and a sneak peek at our foreign policy circa 2009: the mole returns, with photos. — Dean's speech — Howard wants a minimum wage, and a (snicker) balanced budget... There are a lot of people floating the minimum-wage balloon with this crowd.
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BBC:
Guantanamo suicides 'acts of war' — The suicides of three detainees at the US base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, amount to acts of war, the US military says. — The camp commander said the two Saudis and a Yemeni were "committed" and had killed themselves in "an act of asymmetric warfare waged against us".
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Jim VandeHei / Washington Post:
Democrats Closing Fundraising Gap With Republicans — Increase in Grass-Roots Support Buoys Party as GOP Efforts Falter — A surge in small, individual contributions is lifting Democratic campaigns this year and is helping close a Republican fundraising advantage that has existed for years …
Observer:
Iran team face mass protest — Ministers, Jewish campaigners and TV presenter to join demonstration before kick-off today against 'fascist' policies — Luke Harding in Berlin and Denis Campbell in Cologne — Iran's Football team will be met with a series of protests across Germany during …
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Jed Graham / Investor's Business Daily:
Bush's Approval Up On Zarqawi's Death, But It May Not Last — For one day at least, President Bush was more popular than he's been all year. — The president's lagging poll numbers got a swift boost from Thursday's news that U.S. warplanes had killed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the most wanted-terrorist in Iraq.
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Reuel Marc Gerecht / Weekly Standard:
Now for the Bad News — ABU MUSAB AL ZARQAWI is among …
Now for the Bad News — ABU MUSAB AL ZARQAWI is among …
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Jeffrey Rosen / New York Times:
Perhaps Not All Affirmative Action Is Created Equal — NOW that the Supreme Court has agreed to hear two cases challenging racial balancing in public schools, some conservatives hope the end of affirmative action is near. — After all, they say, why would the Supreme Court suddenly agree …
New York Times:
U.S. Seeking New Strategy for Buttressing Iraq's Government — WASHINGTON, June 10 — President Bush's two-day strategy session starting Monday at Camp David is intended to revive highly tangible efforts to shore up Iraq's new government, from getting the electricity back on in Baghdad …
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
As Agenda Falters, Bush Tries a More Personal Approach in Dealing With Congress — WASHINGTON, June 10 — Senator John W. Warner and his wife were at the White House for a Memorial Day photo session with veterans when they received an unexpected invitation from President Bush.
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Amos Harel / Haaretz:
Palestinian gunmen hand over abducted American citizen to IDF — Members of an armed Fatah militia which claimed to have kidnapped an Israeli Saturday transferred the individual in question, a U.S. citizen, to the custody of the Palestinian Authority before dawn Sunday.