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Transcript for June 11 — MR. TIM RUSSERT: Our issues this Sunday: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is dead.What does this mean for Iraq, especially the 135,000 American troops still on the ground? We'll ask NBC News analyst and retired General Barry McCaffrey. — Then, 1,000 political activists …
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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.
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 …
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Infiltrating Yearly Kos: Tinfoil hats spotted
Infiltrating Yearly Kos: Tinfoil hats spotted
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Expose the Left, The Democratic Daily, Blue Crab Boulevard, The American Street and The Mahablog
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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Informed Comment, Rantingprofs, Blue Crab Boulevard, The American Street and Just a Bump in the Beltway
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MSNBC:
Women's clothing found at al-Zarqawi house
Women's clothing found at al-Zarqawi house
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Captain's Quarters, Cold Fury, ...::Perspectives of a Nomad, Freedom for Some and Daily Pundit
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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Security Watchtower
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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CBC News:
Israel denies firing shell that killed Palestinians — A top Israeli general says the country's armed forces didn't cause the explosion that killed eight Palestinians on Friday and ended the fragile ceasefire in the region. — Hamas, which leads the Palestinian Authority parliament …
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CBC News:
Israel investigating deaths of Palestinians on beach — The Israeli military is still trying to determine if shells it fired killed seven members of a Palestinian family picnicking on a beach in Gaza on Friday. — The military has accounted for five of the six shells it fired into Gaza, and said they didn't kill the family.
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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Cori Dauber / Rantingprofs:
At Last, A Competing Narrative — The problem with the Haditha story, as I've noted, is that the way it's come out — as a leak, prior to the completion of the investigation — has meant that it's been an incomplete and one-sided story. We know what the accusations are …
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Reid Seeks More Clarity in Nuclear Intelligence on Iran — LAS VEGAS, June 10 — Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) said here Saturday that he will seek greater transparency from the Bush administration about possible threats posed by Iran's pursuit of nuclear weapons.
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Pacific Views
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Robert Pear / New York Times:
In Texas Town, New Drug Plan Baffles Patient and Provider Alike — McALLEN, Tex. — In Washington, Bush administration officials say Medicare's new prescription drug program is humming along smoothly, filling more than three million prescriptions a day and cutting costs by an average of 50 percent for each beneficiary.
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.
Steve Brisendine / Associated Press:
Mexico Breaks Through Iran Defense in Win — NUREMBERG, Germany (AP) - Iran seemed content to play for one point. So Mexico took all three. Mexico broke through Iran's defense late in the second half, scoring twice in the final 15 minutes for a 3-1 victory in the teams' Group D opener Sunday.
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Riehl World View
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Warming to A Candidacy? — A few years ago a Los Angeles television anchor said: "Dodgers and Angels highlights at 11. Please watch anyway." Some viewers probably thought ABC should have said something like that when announcing Al Gore's extended interview on "This Week" last Sunday.
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Think Progress
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 …
Los Angeles Times:
Fear of Big Battle Panics Iraqi City — BAGHDAD — Fears of an imminent offensive by the U.S. troops massed around the insurgent stronghold of Ramadi intensified Saturday, with residents pouring out of the city to escape what they describe as a mounting humanitarian crisis.
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 …