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Jonathan Finer / Washington Post:
Two Missing U.S. Soldiers Found Dead, Iraq Official Says — BAGHDAD, July 20—The two U.S. soldiers missing since an attack on a checkpoint last week were found dead near a power plant in Yusifiyah, south of Baghdad, according to an Iraqi defense official. — General Abdul Aziz Muhammed …
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Associated Press:
Iraq official: U.S. soldiers' bodies found — BAGHDAD, Iraq - The bodies of two U.S. soldiers who had been reported kidnapped have been found near the checkpoint where the men disappeared after an attack, a senior Iraqi military official said Tuesday. The U.S. military said two bodies had been found but had not yet been identified.
CNN:
Missing soldiers reportedly found dead — BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — A high-ranking official with the Iraqi defense ministry told CNN on Tuesday that the bodies of two missing U.S. soldiers have been found south of Baghdad. — No more details were immediately available.
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Donna St. George / Washington Post:
Iraq War May Add Stress for Past Vets — More than 30 years after their war ended, thousands of Vietnam veterans are seeking help for post-traumatic stress disorder, and experts say one reason appears to be harrowing images of combat in Iraq. — Figures from the Department of Veterans Affairs show …
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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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BBC:
Apology follows Pantsil gesture — The Ghanaian Football Association has apologised after defender John Pantsil waved an Israeli flag to celebrate the World Cup win over the Czech Republic. — Spokesman Randy Abbey said the Ghanaian FA was not taking sides in the conflict between Israelis and Palestinians.
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Michiko Kakutani / New York Times:
Personality, Ideology and Bush's Terror Wars — The title of Ron Suskind's riveting new book, "The One Percent Doctrine," refers to an operating principle that he says Vice President Dick Cheney articulated shortly after 9/11: in Mr. Suskind's words, "if there was even a 1 percent chance …
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Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
Justices Divided on Protections Over Wetlands — WASHINGTON, June 19 — The Supreme Court on Monday came close to rolling back one of the country's fundamental environmental laws, issuing a fractured decision that, while likely to preserve vigorous federal enforcement of the law …
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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.
Financial Times:
'Coalition of the willing' shrinks in Iraq — By Guy Dinmore in Washington and David Pilling in Tokyo — The shrinking US "coalition of the willing" in Iraq has come to resemble more a coalition of the reluctant, as allies weigh up the costs of continued involvement in an unpopular war …
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Washington Post:
The Way Out of Iraq: A Road Map — There has been much talk about a withdrawal of U.S. and coalition troops from Iraq, but no defined timeline has yet been set. There is, however, an unofficial "road map" to foreign troop reductions that will eventually lead to total withdrawal of U.S. troops.
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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 …
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Holly Rosenkrantz / Bloomberg:Cheney Says U.S. Underestimated Iraq Insurgency (Update1)
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John Ward Anderson / Washington Post:
Catalan Voters Endorse Greater Autonomy — Backers Say Measure May Ease Tension in Spain; Opponents Call It Slippery Slope — PARIS, June 18 — Voters in northeastern Spain overwhelmingly approved a referendum Sunday giving their region, Catalonia, broad new autonomous powers, according to nearly complete preliminary returns.
R. Jeffrey Smith / Washington Post:
Tanker Inquiry Finds Rumsfeld's Attention Was Elsewhere — The topic was the largest defense procurement scandal in recent decades, and the two investigators for the Pentagon's inspector general in Defense Secretary Donald H. Rumsfeld's office on April 1, 2005, asked the secretary to raise his hand and swear to tell the truth.
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 …
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 …
Lionel Shriver / Opinion Journal:
'Thought to Have Merit' — An English sculptor loses his head. — LONDON—Once in a while a news story so speaks for itself that it threatens to put commentators out of a job. — In this year's summer show at London's Royal Academy of Arts, "Exhibit 1201" is a large rectangular tablet …
Dan / Daniel W. Drezner:
WHO'S THE BEST BRIBER AT THE INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION? — At academic conferences, when the whiskey and the port run low, and all the international relations specialists bask in the warm glow of having power-schmoozed all day vigorously debating important scholarly and policy debates of the day …
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.
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