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8:20 AM ET, June 15, 2006

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Susan Haigh / Associated Press:
Lieberman weighing run as independent  —  HARTFORD, Conn. - Democratic Sen. Joe Lieberman, warily watching his primary challenger advance in the polls, must soon decide whether to start collecting signatures for a possible independent bid this November.  —  Lieberman's campaign contends …
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Schumer: Dems Have Their 8th  —  At a briefing for the Washington, D.C. political press corps today, DSCC chair Chuck Schumer was in a mood to marvel and brag.  Last night, with the victory of Jim Webb, Democrats finally found their eighth competitive Senate contest.
Associated Press:
Lieberman must decide whether to run as independent candidate  —  HARTFORD, Conn. — With his Democratic primary challenger advancing in the polls, Connecticut U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman must soon decide whether to begin gathering signatures for a possible independent run this November.
Hotline On Call:   Schumer vs. Kos?
Linda Feldmann / Christian Science Monitor:
The Iraq war debate reopens in Washington  —  The US House is set to argue the future of the Iraq war - the No. 1 issue for voters - Thursday.  —  WASHINGTON - The No. 1 issue for American voters - the future of the Iraq war - moves to the fore this week, both among President Bush's wartime advisers and on the floor of Congress.
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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
GOP Measure Forces House Debate on War  —  Divisions Within Party Likely to Surface  —  Nearly four years after it authorized the use of force in Iraq, the House today will embark on its first extended debate on the war, with Republican leaders daring Democrats to vote against a nonbinding resolution …
James Kuhnhenn / Knight Ridder:
Democrats are still divided over the war in Iraq
CNN:
General: Baghdad crackdown reveals hostages  —  Despite tight security, car bomb kills 2 in Iraqi capital  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Iraqi troops Wednesday uncovered a kidnapping ring, seized weapons — including three rockets — and defused two roadside bombs after beginning a security clampdown …
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Nathan Burchfiel / CNSNews:
Kerry: 'I Was Wrong' On Iraq  —  Washington, D.C. (CNSNews.com) - U.S. Sen. John Kerry of Massachusetts on Tuesday told an audience at the liberal Take Back America conference that he was sorry for voting to authorize the war in Iraq, calling the entire mission "a mistake."
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Peter Baker / Washington Post:
Top Bush Adviser to Step Down  —  Michael J. Gerson, one of President Bush's most trusted advisers and author of nearly all of his most famous public words during the past seven years, plans to step down in the next couple weeks in a decision that colleagues believe will leave a huge hole in the White House at a critical period.
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Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
Bush apologizes to L.A. Times reporter
Discussion: Hot Air and Think Progress
Joseph Menn / Los Angeles Times:
Local Moguls Express Interest in Buying L.A. Times  —  Local investors express interest in bidding for the Tribune Co. paper amid a boardroom rift.  —  Could the Los Angeles Times once again be up for sale?  —  That question is on the minds of several of the city's richest businessmen …
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Robert MacMillan / Reuters:   Tribune investor urges split or sale of company
CNN:
Quick Guide & Transcript: Inside al Qaeda  —  (CNN Student News) — June 14, 2006  —  THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT.  THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.  —  Inside al Qaeda  —  DEANNA MORAWSKI, CNN STUDENT NEWS ANCHOR: Thanks for checking in with CNN Student News!
Discussion: Texas Rainmaker
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Andrew Cochran / Counterterrorism Blog:
CNN Editor Equates "Terrorism" With "Freedom Fight," Insulting All Coalition Forces
Discussion: Ed Driscoll.com and Flopping Aces
Nina Bernstein / New York Times:
Judge Rules That U.S. Has Broad Powers to Detain Noncitizens Indefinitely  —  A federal judge in Brooklyn ruled yesterday that the government has wide latitude under immigration law to detain noncitizens on the basis of religion, race or national origin, and to hold them indefinitely without explanation.
Roxanne Roberts / Washington Post:
Phil Merrill, the Skipper Who Was Rarely Becalmed  —  Washington just got a lot quieter.  —  Some guys mumble through life.  Some converse.  Phil Merrill blared through seven decades, usually at the top of his lungs.  He talked loud, argued loud, and — this is key — laughed loud.
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Adam Bernstein / Washington Post:   Philip Merrill, 72; Passionate Publisher and Philanthropist
AMERICAN DIGEST:
Pajamas Fashion Thread  —  In comments to another posting, AskMom asks … I shall not divulge here the actual nature of my pajamas except to note that I own five pairs and for some odd reason I cannot find the bottoms to any of them at present.  I think I'd best check out the dryer in the basement.
Discussion: The Anchoress
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
A Prison We Need to Escape  —  When I hear U.S. officials describe the suicides of three Muslim prisoners at Guantanamo Bay last Saturday as "asymmetric warfare" and "a good PR move," I know it's time to close that camp — not just because of what it's doing to the prisoners but because of how it is dehumanizing the American captors.
Andrew Ryan / Associated Press:
ICE Arrests About 2,000 Illegal Immigrants  —  A swarm of federal immigration agents sped silently, headlights off, down a Boston side street early Wednesday and surrounded an apartment house.  —  "Police!  Policia!  Police!" yelled Daniel Monico, a deportation officer …
Emily Yoffe / Slate:
My Mommy War  —  The reader said she didn't want children.  I urged her to reconsider.  Here's what happened next.  —  Hundreds of people have written demanding an apology and a retraction for the "disgusting," "offensive," "hurtful," "appalling," and "shocking" reply I gave in a recent Dear Prudence column.
Bill Roggio / Counterterrorism Blog:
Three Days of Operation Mountain Thrust in Kandahar  —  The other side of FOB Martello.  Click image to view.  —  An audio recording of a press conference with Colonel Chris Vernon on Operation Mountain Thrust is also available.  —  Kandahar Airfield, Afghanistan: On Saturday night …
Greg Warner / abpnews.com:
Frank Page wins SBC presidency in upset over powerbrokers  —  GREENSBORO, N.C. (ABP) — In a major upset, outsider Frank Page of South Carolina was elected president of the Southern Baptist Convention over two candidates closely tied to the SBC's conservative power structure.
 
 
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