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9:55 AM ET, June 17, 2006

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Robin Toner / New York Times:
House Rejects Timetable for Withdrawal From Iraq  —  WASHINGTON, June 16 — The House approved a resolution on Friday that promises "completion of the mission" in Iraq and rejects any "arbitrary" deadline for an American troop withdrawal.  —  But the vote, which followed a day of intense …
Discussion: PrairiePundit and AMERICAN FUTURE
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Salon:
They really, really support the troops  —  Republican congressmen like Walter Jones and Ron Paul hoped that the House of Representatives might have a serious debate about the future of a war that has claimed 2,500 American lives.  Dennis Hastert, John Boehner and others in the Republican leadership thought …
Discussion: Big Lizards and The Rude Pundit
Kate Zernike / New York Times:
Democrats Outline a Platform for the Fall
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
Associated Press:
House rejects Iraq withdrawal deadline
Discussion: The Democratic Daily
CNN:
Grand jury declines to indict Rep. McKinney  —  Investigation of alleged assault is finished, U.S. attorney says  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — A grand jury has declined to indict Rep. Cynthia McKinney, D-Georgia, who was accused of punching a Capitol Police officer in March.
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Washington Post:
Indictment Rejected For Rep. McKinney  —  A D.C. grand jury has decided not to indict Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-Ga.) for scuffling with a U.S. Capitol Police officer this year.  —  U.S. Attorney Kenneth L. Wainstein issued a statement yesterday saying the decision followed "an extensive and thorough" …
Nathan Burchfiel / CNSNews:
Black Republican Will Challenge Cynthia McKinney
Discussion: The American Mind
Washington Post:
Fall Elections Are Rove's Next Test  —  Reputation as Architect of Victory at Stake  —  White House political strategist Karl Rove emerges from the CIA leak case with his reputation scuffed, his power slightly diminished, and Republicans counting on him, once again, to help rescue their House and Senate majorities.
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Eleanor Clift / Newsweek:
Rove's Trap  —  The president's strategist is politicizing the Iraq war for partisan political gain.  Will the Dems figure out how to fight back?  —  June 16, 2006 - Our towel-snapping president is feeling better.  He joked and jostled with the press for almost an hour, high on adrenalin after his secret trip to Baghdad.
John M. Broder / New York Times:
Contradictions Cloud Inquiry Into 24 Iraqi Deaths  —  What really happened in Haditha on Nov. 19, 2005?  —  On that day, marines killed 24 Iraqi civilians, including 10 women and children and an elderly man in a wheelchair.  But how and why it happened and who ultimately bears responsibility are matters of profound dispute.
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Gidget Fuentes / marinetimes.com:
Shackles removed from confined Marines, sailor  —  OCEANSIDE, Calif. — Military officials on Friday said they have decided to remove shackles put on seven confined Marines and one sailor whenever they're outside their individual cells at the Camp Pendleton brig, a Marine Corps spokesman said.
Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
Initial report on Haditha killings complete
Eric Schmitt / New York Times:
Pentagon Study Describes Abuse by Units in Iraq  —  WASHINGTON, June 16 — United States Special Operations troops employed a set of harsh, unauthorized interrogation techniques against detainees in Iraq during a four-month period in early 2004, long after approval for their use was rescinded …
Discussion: The Heretik and TalkLeft
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Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
Pentagon details U.S. abuse of detainees  —  WASHINGTON - Murky procedures, lack of oversight and inadequate resources led to mistakes in the way U.S. troops treated Iraq and Afghanistan detainees.  But two Pentagon reports, made public Friday, found no widespread mistreatment or illegal actions by the military.
Discussion: the talking dog
New York Times:
New Jersey Demands Data on Phone Call Surveillance and Is Sued by U.S.  —  TRENTON, June 15 — The New Jersey attorney general has issued subpoenas to five telephone companies to determine whether any of them violated the state's consumer protection laws by providing records to the National Security Agency.
Discussion: Amygdala
George / SEIXON:
Sex, Drugs, and Partisan Hate  —  I guess I shouldn't have emboldened blowhard Larry Johnson the other day by defending him from the troop-hating depths at TPMCafe.  With the shocking news (shocking to Larry that is) that Rove is not going to be indicted in the Plame investigation, it seems he has become a little Mr. Cranky Bear.
Media Matters for America:
"Media Matters"; by Jamison Foser  —  Weekly Part 4: where do we go from here?  —  Three weeks ago, we began what has now turned into a four-part series: … A week later, we elaborated on the notion that the "dominant political force of our time is the media," with a look back at more than a decade …
Associated Press:
Records: Press aide knew online chat risks  —  BARTOW, Fla. - In Internet and phone chats with someone he thought was a 14-year-old girl, a Department of Homeland Security press aide talked about underage sex, boasted about his job and called President Bush a "liar," according to transcripts released by prosecutors.
Olivier Knox / Agence France Presse:
Guns, guide, gobs of wine among Bush gifts in 2004  —  WASHINGTON (AFP) - World leaders showered US President George W. Bush in 2004 with gifts including guns, cases of wine and one "Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook," the US State Department reported.  —  Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah gave Bush …
Discussion: Alphecca
 
 
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Guardian:
Ctrl-alt Gates  —  Microsoft founder Bill Gates is hanging up his mouse.
Roy / alicublog:
FIRST RULE IS/THE LAWS OF GERMANY.  My reaction to "Hadji Girl" is: fine, go ahead.
Discussion: James Wolcott
James Joyner / Outside The Beltway:
On the Market Again
Discussion: PoliBlog
Seth Borenstein / Associated Press:
Rat study shows dirty better than clean
Discussion: Secular Blasphemy
sbsun.com:
Bush declines to meet with border officials
Guardian:
Who really killed Huda Ghalia's family?
Discussion: NewsHog and Samizdata.net
Independent:
Michael Harrison's Outlook: The Standard has been lowered …
Patrick Quinn / Associated Press:
Captured papers show weakening insurgency
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Coultermania! Is Ann anti-Semitic?
Martin Peretz / The Plank:
KERRY FLOPS AGAIN:
U.S. Newswire:
Karl Rove Gives Exclusive Interview to New Hampshire Activist Network
NEWS.com.au:
Militants hack off noses, tongues
USA Today:
Setting deadline for troops' withdrawal will backfire
Discussion: QandO
Washington Post:
Shiite Militias Control Prisons, Official Says
Discussion: NO QUARTER and FP Passport
New York Post:
TERRORIST DEFEATISM  —  June 16, 2006 — IRAQ's government …
Dexter Filkins / New York Times:
U.S. Portrayal Helps Flesh Out Zarqawi's Heir
Discussion: neo-neocon and NewsBusters.org
 

 
From Mediagazer:

Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The NYT reports adding 260K digital subscribers in Q3, for 11.9M in total, with digital ad revenue up 8.8% YoY to $81.6M, and The Athletic had its first profit

Joshua Benton / Nieman Lab:
Around 75% of the largest US newspapers aren't endorsing anyone for president this year, as publishers try not to annoy any sliver of their remaining customers

Sean Burch / The Wrap:
Report: Garrett Ventry, who will join NBC News' Election Night coverage as a Republican pundit on election day, registered as an agent of Qatar in September

 
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