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10:50 AM ET, June 20, 2006

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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:
Missing Soldier's Uncle Criticizes U.S.  —  DALLAS — The uncle of a U.S. soldier who disappeared after a firefight in Iraq lashed out at the government Tuesday after learning two bodies had reportedly been found not far from where his nephew and another soldier were last seen.
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.
ABCNEWS:
Missing US Soldiers' Bodies Found in Iraq
Discussion: The Glittering Eye
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: Blue Crab Boulevard
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Cori Dauber / Rantingprofs:   It's Vietnam!  (It Has To Be)  —  A front page article …
Pete Yost / Associated Press:
Safavian Found Guilty of Lying, Obstruction  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — A jury found former Bush administration official David Safavian guilty Tuesday of covering up his dealings with Republican influence-peddler Jack Abramoff.  —  Safavian was convicted on four of five felony counts of lying and obstruction.
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
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.
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 …
Discussion: TPMCafe and The Democratic Daily
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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 …
Discussion: SCOTUSblog and Think Progress
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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 …
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.
Discussion: Austin Bay Blog and A Newer World
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)
Discussion: BlondeSense
Terry Woster / argusleader.com:
Petition a success, abortion on ballot  —  If ban passes, opponents will challenge it in court  —  PIERRE - South Dakota voters will decide in November whether they agree that life begins at conception and that the state should outlaw most abortions.  —  Secretary of State Chris Nelson …
Discussion: Hit and Run
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Chet Brokaw / Associated Press:
S.D. Voters to Decide Fate of Abortion Ban
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 …
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
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.
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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Senate Democrats Urge Beginning of an Iraq Pullout This Year …
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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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