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4:14 AM ET, June 20, 2006

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Returning to "06 cr 128"  —  What will follow will be a rather frank discussion of our reporting of and involvement in the Rove indictment matter.  If you like simple answers or quick resolutions, turn back now.  This is our report to our readership.  Our primary sources for this report …
Yaakov Katz / Jerusalem Post:
HRW: We can't contradict IDF findings  —  While sticking to its demand for the establishment of an independent inquiry into a blast on a Gaza beach 10 days ago that killed seven Palestinian civilians, the Human Rights Watch conceded Monday night for the first time since the incident …
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Adloyada:
Human Rights Watch switches stories on the Gaza beach killings  —  It was Mark Garlasco of Human Rights Watch who was more than anyone else responsible for casting doubt on the official Israeli enquiries findings, that the tragic June 9th deaths of a Palestinian family on the Gaza beach were not caused by shelling they had done earlier.
Reuters:
North Korea fuels missile, readies launch, U.S. officials say  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) — North Korea is believed to have completed fueling a missile capable of reaching Alaska, raising the probability of an imminent test launch, U.S. officials said on Sunday.
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Digby / Firedoglake:
Frothy Junior  —  Yee Haw!  The Codpiece is back with a vengeance!  And guess who can't keep his grubby little hands away from it.  You guessed it: Joe Klein.  —  Via John Amato: … That's right.  Bush is stuck in the mid-30's, his brain narrowly escaped indictment and he had to mount …
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Roddy Boyd / New York Post:
SHILL TO HACK  —  June 18, 2006 — Jerome Armstrong, the political strategist who followed a famous Internet fundraising effort for Howard Dean in 2004 with a book on "people-powered politics," has a sordid past as a shill for a worthless dot-com stock.  —  Armstrong, 42, touted …
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Garance Franke-Ruta / TAPPED:
LITTLE FISH EAT BIG FISH.  Bloggers were in a tizzy all weekend …
Discussion: RedState and Ace of Spades HQ
Mark Pazniokas / Hartford Courant:
Lieberman Will Primary  —  MIDDLETOWN — Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman said today that he will not withdraw from the Aug. 8 Democratic primary , but he left open the possibility of running in November as a petitioning candidate if he loses the primary.  —  "I will be in the Democratic primary.
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Senator Joseph Lieberman / rasmussenreports.com:
Connecticut Senate: Lieberman (D) by 38 or 15...
Tom Raum / Associated Press:
Cheney Sees Success in Warding Off Attacks  —  Vice President Dick Cheney said Monday that aggressive U.S. action is responsible for preventing new terror attacks since the Sept. 11 strikes.  —  "Nobody can promise that we won't be hit," Cheney said.  But he credited a determined offense …
Discussion: NO QUARTER, Wizbang and Liberty Street
Justin Rood / TPMmuckraker:
Truthout "Trying to Mitigate Hysteria" Over Leopold Stories, Tactics  —  I spoke with Truthout editor Marc Ash this afternoon.  His correspondent Jason Leopold wrote a number of stories involving Karl Rove's legal worries — that the White House adviser had been indicted …
CNN:
Japan pulling troops from Iraq  —  TOKYO, Japan — Japan will withdraw its ground troops from Iraq, Japanese Prime Minister Junichiro Koizumi announced Tuesday.  —  Japan's 600 military troops based in the southern Muthana province are all non-combat personnel helping to rebuild the infrastructure.
Discussion: Informed Comment
David Stout / New York Times:
Court Splits Over Wetlands Protections  —  WASHINGTON, June 19 — The Supreme Court set the stage for a re-examination of the 1972 Clean Water Act, as it narrowly ruled today in favor of two Michigan property owners who have sought to develop tracts designated as wetlands.
prweek.com:
Interview: Robert F. Kennedy Jr.  —  This month, Rolling Stone ran an investigative feature claiming that Republicans used a systematic combination of voter disenfranchisement and fraud, centered in Ohio, to rob John Kerry of a win in the 2004 presidential election.
CNN:
Poll: Clinton gets high 'no' vote for 2008  —  Respondents also ranked who they were likely to vote for  —  (CNN) — With the presidential election more than two years away, a CNN poll released Monday suggests that nearly half of Americans would "definitely vote against" Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton.
Matthew Continetti / Los Angeles Times:
What Gingrich can teach Pelosi  —  Democrats licking their chops in 2006 should remember what happened to the GOP's class of '94.  —  THAT WAS QUICK.  Earlier this month, Rep. John P. Murtha, Democrat of Pennsylvania, began circulating a letter to colleagues informing them of his decision …
The Raw Story:
Federal contracts up 86% under Bush; Halliburton rises 600%  —  Top contractor Lockheed got contracts larger than budget of Congress, Dept. of Interior  —  WASHINGTON — A new report claims that a "shadow government" of federal contractors has exploded in size over the last five years.
Discussion: Think Progress
Spencer Ackerman / The Plank:
REASONABLE CONFINEMENT:  —  Sadly, few people besides Andrew and the ACLU care much about torture anymore.  But, thanks to the ACLU, on Friday the Pentagon finally declassified a missing piece of the grim portrait of American torture: a November 2004 report about detainee abuse by Special Operations Forces in Iraq.
Times of London:
Taleban use children as shields to fight British  —  TALEBAN fighters used women and children as human shields as they tried to escape into the mountains of Afghanistan, British troops claimed yesterday.  —  The tactics were revealed in the first account by those who fought …
Observer:
Banned  —  Schoolgirls are forced to take off chastity rings - or be ordered out of lessons  —  It is only a band of silver, imprinted with a Bible verse, worn by a schoolgirl.  —  But the decision by one of the country's top state schools to ban American-style 'purity rings' …
Los Angeles Times:
U.S. Is Aiming to Block Venezuela's Bid for U.N. Role  —  The Bush administration fights the nation's pursuit of a seat on the Security Council, saying that President Hugo Chavez's influence could disrupt moves against Iran.  —  WASHINGTON — The Bush administration is lobbying to prevent Venezuela …
Paul J. Gough / Hollywood Reporter:
Rather eyes exit after 44-year CBS run  —  NEW YORK — CBS is expected to announce Tuesday that former "CBS Evening News" anchor Dan Rather will leave the company after 44 years at the network.  —  Rather's contract runs through November but he is expected to leave the network immediately to pursue other opportunities.
Discussion: Ed Driscoll.com
 
 
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