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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 …
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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 …
Kate Zernike / New York Times:
Democrats Outline a Platform for the Fall — WASHINGTON, June 16 — Declaring their party "ready for this election," Democratic leaders in Congress on Friday announced the platform they hope to use to regain the majority in November. — Their plan, presented at a news conference …
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.
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" …
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Nathan Burchfiel / CNSNews:Black Republican Will Challenge Cynthia McKinney
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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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Sinan Salaheddin / Associated Press:
Baghdad explosions bring Iraq toll to 23 — BAGHDAD, Iraq - A series of explosions struck commercial areas in Baghdad within hours Saturday, killing at least 17 people and dealing a blow to a huge government operation to secure the capital. — The blasts — seven within five hours …
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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 …
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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.
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 …
Ron Brynaert / The Raw Story:
Rove: Right use Net to 'broaden our appeal,' while left use it to 'mobilize hate and anger' — In an exclusive interview with a New Hampshire "citizen activist network," President Bush's senior political adviser, Karl Rove, claimed that conservatives have broadened their appeal through …
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Jacques Steinberg / New York Times:
Moving Ahead, Rather Throws Sad Look Back — The 74-year-old man with the Mets cap pulled far down on his forehead slid into a booth at a diner on the Upper East Side of Manhattan and ordered a glass of milk without so much as turning a head — so quietly, in fact, that it was hard to believe it was Dan Rather.
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.
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.
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.
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