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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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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 …
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.
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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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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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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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Bill Gertz / Washington Times:
N. Korean threat activates shield — The Pentagon activated its new U.S. ground-based interceptor missile defense system, and officials announced yesterday that any long-range missile launch by North Korea would be considered a "provocative act." — Poor weather conditions above …
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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.
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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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ynetnews.com:
Fury in Egypt over Ghana's Israeli flag waver — Egyptians furious with Ghana defender, who plays for Israeli team, after he waved Israeli flag during his national team's World Cup match. Newspapers speculate Paintsil is Mossad agent — Ghana defender John Pantsil's waving of an Israeli flag …
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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 …
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.
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 …
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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Washington Post:
Boater Discovers Body Of Missing Publisher — The body of missing publisher Philip Merrill, who disappeared June 10 while boating on Chesapeake Bay, was found yesterday about 11 miles northeast of where his empty boat was discovered. — The body, still clad in a shirt bearing the name …
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