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8:25 AM ET, June 20, 2006

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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.
Discussion: Argghhh! and QandO
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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 …
ABCNEWS:   Missing US Soldiers' Bodies Found in Iraq
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.
t r u t h o u t:
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 …
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 …
Discussion: SCOTUSblog
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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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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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BBC:
Apology follows Pantsil gesture
Discussion: normblog and Biased BBC
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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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 …
Discussion: Rantingprofs
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.
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 …
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 …
Discussion: Althouse and Blue Crab Boulevard
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 …
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
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 …
Discussion: FishBowlDC
Media Matters for America:
Media ignore memo from U.S. Embassy on deteriorating situation in Iraq … On Page B1 of its June 18 edition, The Washington Post published a cable sent to Washington, D.C., from the U.S. Embassy in Iraq that detailed the deteriorating conditions, increased sectarian tensions and heightened dangers observed in Baghdad in recent months.
 
 
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Newsweek:
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Christopher Allen / BBC:
Traditions weigh on China's women
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Reuters:
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CNN:
Japan pulling troops from Iraq
Discussion: Informed Comment
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Los Angeles Times:
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
L.A. Times: Bargewell report finds no cover-up in Haditha
Robert Kagan / Washington Post:
Anti-Americanism's Deep Roots
Discussion: Kesher Talk and ¡No Pasarán!
Observer:
Banned  —  Schoolgirls are forced to take off chastity rings …
John Gravois / Chronicle of Higher Education:
Professors of Paranoia?  —  Academics give a scholarly stamp to 9/11 conspiracy theories
Dan / Daniel W. Drezner:
WHO'S THE BEST BRIBER AT THE INTERNATIONAL WHALING COMMISSION?
The Raw Story:
Federal contracts up 86% under Bush; Halliburton rises 600%
Discussion: Think Progress
 

 
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Dominic Ponsford / Press Gazette:
Jason Cowley, the editor-in-chief of UK magazine the New Statesman, is stepping down from the position at the end of December after 16 years

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The New York Times names Dick Stevenson as Washington bureau chief; Stevenson has been at the paper for nearly 40 years and Washington editor since 2021

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