memeorandum: G.O.P. Senators Attack Iraq Proposal by Democrats (David Stout/New York Times)

11:25 PM ET, June 21, 2006

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Allahpundit / hotair.com:

Santorum: Military has found 500 chemical munitions shells in Iraq — He's reading from a document about it right now with Pete Hoekstra by his side. The shells allegedly contained degraded mustard or sarin gas. He says they believe there are other shells inside the country that haven't been found yet.

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Melanie Hunter / CNSNews:

Document Details WMD Recovered In Iraq, Santorum Says — (CNSNews.com) - Sen. Rick Santorum (R-Pa.) and Rep. Peter Hoekstra (R-Mich.) announced Wednesday the finding of over 500 munitions or weapons of mass destruction, specifically "sarin- and mustard-filled projectiles," in Iraq.

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austinbay.net:

UPDATED: TV report: Artillery shells with chemical munitions found in Iraq — I heard a report on Fox News about twenty minutes ago (5 PM Central) that Senator Rick Santorum claims coalition investigators in Iraq found chemical weapons — artillery shells filled with a chemical agent (perhaps sarin nerve agent).

Fox News:

Report: Hundreds of WMDs Found in Iraq — WASHINGTON — The United States has found 500 chemical weapons in Iraq since 2003, and more weapons of mass destruction are likely to be uncovered, two Republican lawmakers said Wednesday. — "We have found weapons of mass destruction in Iraq …

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Michael Roston / The Raw Story:

Republican Congress members claim that evidence of Saddam's WMD have been identified — Republican Congress members claimed late today that evidence of weapons of mass destruction hidden by Saddam Hussein had at last been identified in Iraq. — Speaking at a late afternoon press conference …

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santorum.senate.gov:

"This is critically important information that the world community needs to know" - Senator Santorum — Washington, D.C. - U.S. Senator Rick Santorum (R-PA), Chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, joined Congressman Peter Hoekstra, (R-MI-2), Chairman of the House Permanent Select Committee …

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David Stout / New York Times:

G.O.P. Senators Attack Iraq Proposal by Democrats — WASHINGTON, June 21 — The Senate was immersed today in an impassioned and prolonged debate over Iraq, with Republicans accusing Democrats of lacking the resolve to see the war to an honorable end and Democrats accusing Republicans of election-year politics.

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Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:

SPEAKERS: U.S. SENATOR RICK SANTORUM (R-PA) — U.S. REPRESENTATIVE PETER HOEKSTRA (R-NY) — SANTORUM: Good afternoon. Senator Rick Santorum. With me, Chairman of the House Intelligence Committee Pete Hoekstra. Today we are here to make public a document, an unclassified version …

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Faiz / Think Progress:
Santorum: We Found the WMD

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Michelle Malkin: CHEMICAL MUNITIONS IN IRAQ

Jason Zengerle / The New Republic:

THE BLOGOSPHERE'S SMOKE-FILLED BACKROOM: — Are Jerome Armstrong and Markos Moulitsas (of the famous Daily Kos) engaged in a pay-for-play scheme in which politicians who hire Armstrong as a consultant get the support of Kos? That's the question that's been bouncing around the blogosphere ever since …

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Jason Zengerle / The New Republic:

THE POWER OF THE PURSE STRINGS: — Following up on this, why did so many of the people on the "Townhouse" e-mail list follow Kos's orders to stay silent about the Armstrong story and the Kosola allegations? Part of it, I'm sure, has to do with their political allegiances to Kos.

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Ann Althouse / Althouse:
"If any of us blog on this right now, we fuel the story.

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Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
THE BLOGOSPHERE'S "SMOKE-FILLED BACKROOM:"

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Stirling Newberry / The Blogging of the President:
The Nasty Republicans Libel the Blogsphere

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David Espo / Associated Press:

Senate rejects bid to raise minimum wage — WASHINGTON - The Republican-controlled Senate smothered a proposed election-year increase in the minimum wage Wednesday, rejecting Democratic claims that it was past time to boost the $5.15 hourly pay floor that has been in effect for nearly a decade.

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Kim Zetter / Salon:

Is the NSA spying on U.S. Internet traffic? — Salon exclusive: Two former AT&T employees say the telecom giant has maintained a secret, highly secure room in St. Louis since 2002. Intelligence experts say it bears the earmarks of a National Security Agency operation. — Pages 1 2 3

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Philip Shenon / New York Times:

Ex-Budget Aide Is Guilty of Lying in Lobbyist Case — WASHINGTON, June 20 — A former White House aide was convicted on Tuesday of lying to government investigators about his ties to the disgraced lobbyist Jack Abramoff, in the first trial to result from the influence-peddling inquiry centered on Mr. Abramoff.

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Dan Froomkin / Washington Post:
Where Did Safavian Work Again?

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John / AMERICAblog:

Did George Bush deface American flags in Vienna, Austria today? — UPDATE: The Associated Press caught Bush defacing American flags in 2003. The Democrats need to offer an amendment to the "flag burning amendment" that says that writing on the flag is also illegal.

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Dan Balz / Washington Post:

The Democrats Reassess — Effort to Win Battle of Ideas Includes New Web Site and Journal — This is idea week for the Democratic Party. — On Thursday, NDN (formerly the New Democrat Network) will convene its annual conference. NDN, founded by Simon Rosenberg, has recently …

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