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11:00 AM ET, June 14, 2006

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Peter Baker / Washington Post:
Spate of Good News Gives White House a Chance to Regroup  —  In a White House that had virtually forgotten what good news looks like, the past few weeks have been refreshing.  A Republican won a much-watched special congressional election.  President Bush recruited a Wall Street heavy hitter as Treasury secretary.
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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
In Iraq Visit, Bush Seizes on a Step Forward  —  WASHINGTON, June 13 — In visiting Baghdad on Tuesday, President Bush was trying to deliver a carefully calibrated message to Americans: that Iraq and the administration's strategy there appear to be turning a corner, but troops will not be withdrawn anytime soon.
New York Times:
No Rove Charges Over Testimony on C.I.A. Leak
Discussion: TalkLeft
Pete Yost / Associated Press:
Analysis: Telling FBI the truth saved Rove
Discussion: Think Progress
Carpetbagger / The Carpetbagger Report:
Don't call it a comeback  —  News outlets are filled …
Discussion: The Grit
Austin Bay / StrategyPage:
Bush's Suprise Visit to Baghdad
Discussion: Austin Bay Blog
Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:
Webb Wins Democratic Nomination In Virginia  —  Ex-Republican to Face Allen for U.S. Senate  —  Virginia Democrats yesterday chose Vietnam War hero James Webb to challenge Sen. George Allen (R), siding with their party's national leadership, which had declared the former Republican …
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Mark Pazniokas / Hartford Courant:
Lieberman Ally Advises: Run As An Independent  —  A prominent ally of U.S. Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman urged Monday that Lieberman run for re-election as an independent and not trust his career to left-leaning Democratic primary voters in August.  —  John F. Droney Jr., a former Democratic state chairman …
Bob Lewis / Associated Press:   Webb Wins Senate Primary Race in Va.
New York Post:
RUDY GOES NUCLEAR  —  FORMULA FOR '08 SUCCESS  —  June 14, 2006 — A small gathering in Mid town yesterday got a sneak peek at Rudy Giuliani's formula as he gears up for a likely 2008 presidential run.  That formula: one-third leadership, one-third technocratic centrist and one-third radical conservative reformer.
Discussion: Hot Air and Decision '08
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Hotline On Call:
Giuliani's Big Evening
Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Giuliani Says Nation Lacks Energy Policy
Discussion: The Next Hurrah
David Morgan / Reuters:
US officials seeing new home-grown terror cells  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - U.S. intelligence and law enforcement authorities are discovering new home-grown cells of Islamist radicals in the United States that draw inspiration and moral support from al Qaeda, officials said on Tuesday.
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Brian Knowlton / New York Times:
Global Image of the U.S. Is Worsening, Survey Finds  —  WASHINGTON, June 13 — As the war in Iraq continues for a fourth year, the global image of America has slipped further, even among people in some countries closely allied with the United States, a new opinion poll has found.
Discussion: TigerHawk and Left I on the News
CNN:
Web site: Al Qaeda IDs 20th 9/11 hijacker
Discussion: Hot Air
Larry Margasak / Associated Press:
FEMA Funds Spent on Divorce, Sex Change  —  WASHINGTON (AP) - Houston divorce lawyer Mark Lipkin says he can't recall anyone paying for his services with a FEMA debit card, but congressional investigators say one of his clients did just that.  —  The $1,000 payment was just one example cited …
Associated Press:
Your congressman just got a raise  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — Despite record low approval ratings, House lawmakers Tuesday embraced a $3,300 pay raise that will increase their salaries to $168,500.  —  The 2 percent cost-of-living raise would be the seventh straight for members of the House and Senate.
Discussion: Air America Radio and AMERICAblog
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Honest Reporting:
Gaza Beach Libel  —  Following Palestinian claims and the media reports of Israeli culpability in deaths on a Gaza beach, the real story emerges...  It is now becoming clear that, despite the claims of the Palestinians and the international media's rush to blame Israel …
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littlegreenfootballs.com:
Mainstream Media Disgrace of the Month: Hadji Girl  —  We've been watching this develop, as earlier today the Council on American Islamic Relations sent out one of their infamous email alerts about an amateur music video of a song about a Marine lured into an ambush by a "Hadji girl."
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Adam Brookes / BBC:
'Kill Iraqis marine song' probe
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Liberal Activists Boo Clinton  —  Rejection of Iraq Timetable Gets Cool Reception at Conference  —  Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) drew boos and hisses from an audience of liberal activists yesterday as she defended her opposition to a timetable for withdrawing U.S. forces from Iraq …
John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
RWN's Ann Coulter Interview #3  —  John Hawkins: Do you think teachers are underpaid?  —  Ann Coulter: The good ones are, that's why they deserve merit pay.  The bad ones are  —  overpaid.  Too bad their unions don't let us distinguish between the two.  —  John Hawkins: Is global warming occurring and caused by mankind?
Gordon Nickel / National Post:
Islam: A religion of peace?  —  The problem of Muslim radicalization has been on the agenda of all nations since 9/11.  But Canada faces a unique dilemma because the doctrine of multiculturalism is seen as intrinsic to our national identity.  The recent disruption of an alleged homegrown Islamist terror plot …
 
 
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Blogenfreude / AGITPROP:
GET OUT YOUR TINFOIL HATS
New York Times:
Clinton and Kerry Show Democratic Divide on Troop Withdrawal
Mark Steyn / macleans.ca:
You can't believe your lyin' eyes
Mourad Benchellali / New York Times:
Detainees in Despair  —  I WAS released from the United States …
Brian Maloney / The Radio Equalizer:
Al Franken, Janeane Garofalo, Jerry Springer, Randi Rhodes, Air America
Discussion: Shot In The Dark
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Maybe Not Morning in America, but at Least Out of the Dark
Roxana Tiron / The Hill:
Fewer earmarks from House defense approps
Discussion: MyDD
Patrick O'Connor / The Hill:
Shadegg's memo stokes fight on pork
 Earlier Items: 
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
America's Most Wanted Politicians
Jeffrey Alan Miron / TCS Daily:
Spending Cuts Even Democrats Can Support
Discussion: EconLog
Robin McDowell / Associated Press:
Indonesia releases Militant Islamic cleric
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
Sara Burnett / Rocky Mountain News:
Committee: Fire Churchill
Amanda Schaffer / New York Times:
A Philosopher's Take on the Rhythm Method Is Rattling Opponents of Abortion
Baltimore Examiner:
Lorie Byrd: Whatever happened to truth in politics?
Editor and Publisher:
Surprise for Reporters: Bush to Baghdad
Discussion: FishBowlDC and NewsHog
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Lucia Moses / Business Insider:
Sources: ~100 NYT Tech Guild members cross the picket line to work on Election Day; NYT engineer and union steward Benjamin Harnett says the figure is under 50

Alexandra Steigrad / New York Post:
iHeart says it is laying off employees; a source says the layoffs affect less than 5% of a workforce of more than 10,000 employees

Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe, a music distributor in 50+ countries, and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, accusing Believe of copyright infringement

 
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