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4:15 PM ET, June 20, 2006

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Associated Press:
Iraqi: U.S. Bodies Showed Signs of Torture  —  An Iraqi military official said Tuesday that the bodies of two missing U.S. soldiers showed signs of torture, and that men appeared to have been killed "in a barbaric way."  Also, the umbrella group for Iraqi insurgents claimed responsibility for the soldiers' deaths.
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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:
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.
Fox News:
Military Confirms Bodies Are of Missing GIs  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq — The bodies of two U.S. soldiers who were reported missing have been recovered, and an Iraqi official said Tuesday the men were "killed in a barbaric way."  —  At a press conference in Baghdad, U.S. military spokesman …
Ron Suskind / Washington Post:
The Shadow War, In a Surprising New Light  —  a Washington Post staff writer who reports on intelligence and national security … Simon & Schuster.  368 pp.  $27  —  This is an important book, filled with the surest sign of great reporting: the unexpected.
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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 …
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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Steve Benen / Washington Monthly:
High Infidelity  —  What if three admitted adulterers run for president and no one cares?  —  Last month, The New York Times published a 2,000-word, front-page dissection of Bill and Hillary Clinton's marriage.  It contained no real news, few named sources, and plenty of gossip masquerading as political coverage.
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.
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Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:   Safavian Found Guilty
Justin Rood / TPMmuckraker:   Safavian Trial: Guilty Verdict Was Expected, But Announcement a Surprise
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
AQI Top 5 Terrorist Killed (Update: Confirmed, Perhaps Plus Another AQI Leader Captured)  —  CENTCOM announced minutes ago that one of the men expected to take the place of the now-room temperature Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has also reached thermal equilibrium near Baghdad.
Discussion: Riehl World View and Suitably Flip
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BBC:
US soldiers' bodies found in Iraq  —  Two US soldiers missing in Iraq since Friday have been found dead south of Baghdad, the US military has said.  —  The bodies were found in the Yusifiya area on Monday.  An Iraqi defence ministry spokesman said the bodies had shown signs of torture.
Discussion: ABCNEWS
CBS News:
Dan Rather Signs Off  —  Veteran Newsman Exits CBS After 44 Years With Tiffany Network  —  (CBS) Dan Rather is leaving CBS after 44 years with the Tiffany Network.  —  Sean McManus, president of CBS News and Sports, made the announcement.  —  "Of all the famous names associated with CBS News …
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Paul J. Gough / Hollywood Reporter:
Rather eyes exit after 44-year CBS run
Will Dunham / Reuters:
US makes missile defense system operational  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The United States has moved its ground-based interceptor missile defense system from test mode to operational amid concerns over an expected North Korean missile launch, a U.S. defense official said on Tuesday.
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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.
USA Today:
Revived Taliban waging 'full-blown insurgency'  —  PANJWAI DISTRICT, Afghanistan — In their biggest show of strength in nearly five years, pro-Taliban fighters are terrorizing southern Afghanistan — ambushing military patrols, assassinating opponents and even enforcing the law in remote villages where they operate with near impunity.
Discussion: DownWithTyranny!
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Pamela Constable / Washington Post:
In Tribal Pakistan, a Tide of Militancy
Discussion: A Newer World and PrairiePundit
Scott Crofut / Front Page Magazine:
Raving at Rove  —  In a recent interview with Victory New Hampshire, the citizen activist network, political mastermind Karl Rove was asked how the internet was affecting the political arena.  Rove said: … In typical leftist fashion, within hours the left-wing blogs proved Rove's point for him.
 
 
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Associated Press:
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R. Jeffrey Smith / Washington Post:
Tanker Inquiry Finds Rumsfeld's Attention Was Elsewhere
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New York Times:
Senators to Debate Iraq Measure Today
Donna St. George / Washington Post:
Iraq War May Add Stress for Past Vets