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Andrew Romano / Newsweek:
The Right: The Next Big Thing? — Conservative pundit Hugh Hewitt marries the power of talk radio with the reach of the 'netroots.' Watch out, Kos. — July 3-10, 2006 issue - Hugh Hewitt is a master of multitasking. Week after week, the sanguine, persistent pundit hosts his "center-right" …
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Jonathan Darman / Newsweek:
The War's Left Front — The Daily Kos thinks the politics of Iraq will help him shape the Democratic Party. — July 3-10, 2006 issue - Markos Moulitsas Zuniga is sitting on his back porch in Berkeley, Calif., listening to the hummingbirds and explaining his plans to seize control of the Democratic Party.
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Conservative Convergence Coming — Newsweek has an interesting article on a project about which CQ has long known: the conversion of the durable Townhall website into a merging of conservative talk radio, weblogs, and opinion leaders to create an unprecedented media convergence.
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Khaled Abu Toameh / Jerusalem Post:
Al-Aksa claims biological, chemical capabilities — The Aksa Martyrs' Brigades group announced on Sunday that it its members have succeeded in manufacturing chemical and biological weapons to be used against Israel. — In a leaflet distributed in the Gaza Strip, the group …
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Jerusalem Post:
Peretz: Palestinian terrorists will pay a 'painful price' — Defense Minister Amir Peretz, with Chief of General Staff Lt.-Gen. Dan Halutz at his side, told reporters Sunday evening said that Israel "will do all" to return kidnapped IDF soldier Cpl. Gilad Shalit, 19, from Mitzpeh Hila in the Galilee …
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Palistinians Claim WMD Capability — The Fatah terrorist faction has claimed the capability of chemical and biological weapons and has threatened Israel with a WMD attack, according to the Jerusalem Post. Leaflets distributed in the Gaza Strip state that the Al-Aqsa Martyrs Brigade has spent …
StrategyPage:
Treason You Can Get Away With — June 25, 2006: Because the war on terror is fought in a peacetime atmosphere, treason can be presented as dissent, and you can get away with it. Case in point is the energetic pursuit, and publication, of U.S. intelligence gathering techniques, by the American media.
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Austin Bay Blog:
UPDATED: The Axis of Abuse: The NY Times and Washington, DC leakers — That's what the Beltway game has become- irresponsible New York Times reporters and editors collaborating with agendaed "leakers." — The exposure of the bank monitoring program on the front page of the June 23 …
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MSNBC:
Transcript for June 25 — MR. TIM RUSSERT: Our issues this Sunday: a heated debate over the Iraq war in the U.S. Senate. — (Videotape): — SEN. BILL FRIST (R-TN): If we break our promise and cut and run, as some would have us do, the implications could be catastrophic.
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Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:U.S. Troop Cuts By Fall 2006 May Be In The Offing
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Los Angeles Times:
War's Iraqi Death Toll Tops 50,000 — Higher than the U.S. estimate but thought to be undercounted, the tally is equivalent to 570,000 Americans killed in three years. — BAGHDAD — At least 50,000 Iraqis have died violently since the 2003 U.S.-led invasion, according to statistics …
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Arizona Daily Star:
Murtha says U.S. poses top threat to world peace — SOUTH FLORIDA SUN-SENTINEL — MIAMI — American presence in Iraq is more dangerous to world peace than nuclear threats from North Korea or Iran, Rep. John Murtha, D-Pa., said to an audience of more than 200 in North Miami Saturday afternoon.
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Washington Post:
Nonprofit Groups Funneled Money For Abramoff — Newly released documents in the Jack Abramoff investigation shed light on how the lobbyist secretly routed his clients' funds through tax-exempt organizations with the acquiescence of those in charge, including prominent conservative activist Grover Norquist.
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BBC:
Iraq PM unveils unity proposals — Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri Maliki has presented a national reconciliation plan to parliament aimed at stemming sectarian tensions and violence. — The 24-point plan offers an amnesty to some insurgents, but not those from groups who have targeted Iraqi civilians, such as al-Qaeda.
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Qassim Abdul-Zahra / Associated Press:Iraqi PM sets no deadline for U.S. exit
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Greg Sargent / The Horse's Mouth:
CNN OMITS CRUCIAL FACTS ABOUT GOP FROM TROOP DRAWDOWN REPORT. CNN has now picked up today's Times's story saying that the top commander of forces in Iraq projects troop drawdowns through 2007 — in stark contrast to the GOP's stay-the-course position. And guess what?
Scott Hiaasen / Miami Herald:
Did feds foil — or foster — terror plot? — Some suggest the seven men accused of terror-related offenses were victims of entrapment by federal authorities who manufactured the crime. Officials argue they thwarted a potential attack on the Sears Tower in Chicago and buildings in Miami.
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
CIA Officer Writes Book About Being Overruled — We will soon have another new book from a disgruntled former CIA officer about his experiences of being overruled by the Bush administration, and he has received the traditional Page 1 launch in the Washington Post.
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