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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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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 …
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 …
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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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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Jonathan Singer / MyDD:
Feingold Gets it Right on Lieberman — Appearing on NBC's "Meet the Press" this morning, Russ Feingold was thrown an important question on the issue of the Connecticut Democratic Senatorial primary. From the transcript: … Simply put, Russ Feingold hit the ball out of the park with his answer to this question.
Ed O'Keefe / ABCNEWS:
Bipartisan Senators Oppose Insurgent Amnesty — Sens. McConnell and Durbin Also Reject Flag Burning Amendment — June 25, 2006 — In an exclusive appearance on "This Week with George Stephanopoulos," Sen. Mitch McConnell, R-Ky., rejected Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's plan for insurgent amnesty …
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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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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Associated Press:
Rep. King Seeks Charges Against Papers Over Terror Reporting — WASHINGTON — The chairman of the House Homeland Security Committee urged the Bush administration on Sunday to seek criminal charges against newspapers that reported on a secret financial-monitoring program used to trace terrorists.
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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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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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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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