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10:05 AM ET, June 15, 2006

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Kim Gamel / Associated Press:
Iraq using 'treasure' of al-Zarqawi info  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq - Iraq's national security adviser said Thursday a "huge treasure" of documents and computer records was seized after the raid on terror leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's hideout, giving the Iraqi government the upper hand in its fight against al-Qaida in Iraq.
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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 …
Washington Post:
Iraq Amnesty Plan May Cover Attacks On U.S. Military  —  Leader Also Backs Talks With Resistance  —  BAGHDAD, June 14 — Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Wednesday proposed a limited amnesty to help end the Sunni Arab insurgency as part of a national reconciliation plan that Maliki said would be released within days.
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Iraq's Atomization  —  The dust having settled …
Rick Moran / Right Wing Nut House:
AMNESTY FOR SOME INSURGENTS MAY BE THE PRICE OF VICTORY
Discussion: Hot Air
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 …
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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.
Devlin Barrett / Associated Press:   Former president rakes in $7.5 million
James Kuhnhenn / Knight Ridder:
Democrats are still divided over the war in Iraq
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.
Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
Bush Apologizes to L.A. Times Reporter  —  WASHINGTON — President Bush, who often teases members of the White House press corps, apologized Wednesday after he poked fun at a reporter for wearing sunglasses without realizing they were needed for vision loss.  —  The exchange occurred at a news conference in the Rose Garden.
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Peter Baker / Washington Post:
Top Bush Adviser to Step Down
David Brown / Washington Post:
Crisis Seen in Nation's ER Care  —  Emergency medical care in the United States is on the verge of collapse, with the nation's declining number of emergency rooms dangerously overcrowded and often unable to provide the expertise needed to treat seriously ill people in a safe and efficient manner.
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Lauran Neergaard / Associated Press:
Probe says U.S. emergency care in trouble
Discussion: The Glittering Eye
Michelle Malkin:
MILITARY MUSICAL DOUBLE STANDARD  —  The witch hunt against the Marine who performed "Hadji Girl" continues.  Military lawyers are scouring their books for a reason to punish Cpl. Joshua Belile: … Look at this "fair and balanced" headline from our "friends" at the London Times:
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.
Discussion: Hotline On Call and AMERICAblog
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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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Robert MacMillan / Reuters:
Tribune investor urges split or sale of company  —  NEW YORK (Reuters) - Tribune Co.'s (NYSE:TRB - news) second-largest shareholder urged the publisher and broadcaster to break itself up by the end of the year or consider a sale of the entire company, calling its media strategy a failure, according to a filing released on Wednesday.
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Joseph Menn / Los Angeles Times:
Local Moguls Express Interest in Buying L.A. Times
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Stopwatch Ticking for Dan Rather  —  CBS to Drop Ex-Anchor From '60 Minutes'  —  NEW YORK — CBS executives have decided there is no future role at the network for Dan Rather, making it certain that the man who sat in the anchor chair for 24 years will depart by this fall.
Bob Kerrey / Washington Post:
Our Flag and Our Freedom  —  With campaigns at full tilt and the Fourth of July just around the corner, the Senate's new priority is to debate and vote on yet another resolution to amend our remarkable Constitution.  This time it's an amendment that would allow Congress to prohibit a form …
Tyler Cowen / New York Times:
Investing in Good Deeds Without Checking the Prospectus  —  DONORS to charities, it seems, do not behave rationally.  Increasing evidence shows that donors often tolerate high administrative costs, fail to monitor charities and do not insist on measurable results — the opposite of how they act when they invest in the stock market.
Discussion: Economist's View and EconLog
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 and Tinkerty Tonk
Andrew C. Revkin / New York Times:
Bush Plans Vast Protected Sea Area in Hawaii  —  President Bush will create the world's largest protected marine area today, designating as a national monument a 1,200-mile-long chain of small Hawaiian islands and surrounding waters and reefs that are home to a spectacular array of sea life …
 
 
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John Stossel / Real Clear Politics:
Religious Fanatics Terrorize American Farmers
Associated Press:
Text of al-Zarqawi Safe-House Document
Discussion: Vodkapundit
Ron Brynaert / The Raw Story:
In new book, Coulter 'cribs' stem cell list from right-to-life group
Tim Golden / New York Times:
Jihadist or Victim: Ex-Detainee Makes a Case
Discussion: PrairiePundit
Michael Smerconish / Yahoo! News:
GOP: Cut Coulter Loose!
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USA Today:
Bill would limit consumers' credit rights
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Gene Maddaus / Variety:
WGA East members working for PBS member stations reach a deal, averting a strike; the union says the deal expands protections to animation writers

Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Jason Cowley, the editor-in-chief of UK magazine the New Statesman, is stepping down from the position at the end of December after 16 years

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