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2:20 AM ET, July 5, 2006

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CNN:
Sources: North Korea tests missiles  —  Western concerns focused on preparation of long-range rocket  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — North Korea tested at least two missiles early Wednesday but has not fired the long-range Taepodong-2 rocket Western observers suspect has been readied for launch, U.S. sources told CNN.
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Eric Talmadge / Associated Press:
N. Korea fires long-range missile, others  —  TOKYO - Defying stern warnings from Washington and Tokyo, North Korea launched a long-range missile Wednesday that may be capable of reaching America, two U.S. officials said.  But they said the missile failed after 35 or 40 seconds.
New York Times:
North Korea Test-Fires Several Missiles  —  North Korea test-fired several missiles in the early hours of Wednesday, July 5 (Tuesday afternoon Eastern time), apparently including the Taepodong-2, the long-range missile at the heart of diplomatic tensions with the United States and its allies …
Discussion: Daniel W. Drezner and Daily Kos
New York Times:
6 Missiles Fired by North Korea; Tests Protested  —  TOKYO, Wednesday, July 5 — North Korea test-fired at least six missiles over the Sea of Japan on Wednesday morning, including an intercontinental ballistic missile that apparently failed or was aborted 42 seconds after it was launched, White House and Pentagon officials said.
BBC:
N Korea tests long-range missile  —  North Korea has test-fired a number of missiles in quick succession, one of which was a long-range weapon which failed seconds into flight.  —  The Taepodong-2 weapon - thought to be capable of reaching the US - failed about 40 seconds after it was launched.
Discussion: Blogcritics.org and NewsHog
Fox News:
North Korea Fires Three Missiles  —  WASHINGTON — mNorth Korea tried to fire a long-range ballistic missile, but it failed in flight, two U.S. officials told FOX News on Tuesday.  Two non-guided, medium-range Scud-style missiles were also fired, North American Aerospace Defense Command confirmed.
Jim Wolf / Reuters:
North Korea fired Taepodong missile which failed
Discussion: Wizbang and Blue Crab Boulevard
ABCNEWS:   North Korea Launched Five Missiles
Washington Post:
N. Korea Test-Fires Long-Range Missile
Discussion: Bloomberg
CNN.com International:
Sources: Long-range missile tested
Marc Humbert / Newsday:
Sen. Clinton: Lieberman on own if he loses Dem primary  —  ALBANY, N.Y. — Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, a longtime supporter of Sen. Joseph Lieberman, said Tuesday she will not back the Connecticut Democrat's bid for re-election if he loses their party's primary.  —  "I've known Joe Lieberman for more than thirty years.
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Jennifer Medina / New York Times:
Lieberman Tries to Reassert Commitment to Democrats  —  WILLIMANTIC, Conn., July 4 — Senator Joseph I. Lieberman tried to reassert his commitment to the Democratic Party today, after announcing on Monday that he would run independently for reelection if he loses the state Democratic primary next month.
Discussion: The Huffington Post and Mia Culpa
Tparty / LamontBlog:
Independence Day Round-Up  — Join Ned at the Boom Box Parade in Willimantic today at 11am.  I hear there will be some type of float there.  — There's been a lot of reaction to yesterday's events, but it's nice to see that in all the articles not a single reporter is biting on Joe's ridiculous "petitioning Democrat" line.
Marcia Dunn / Associated Press:
Space shuttle Discovery goes into orbit  —  CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. - In a majestic Independence Day liftoff, Discovery and its crew of seven blasted into orbit Tuesday on the first space shuttle launch in a year, flying over objections from those within NASA who argued for more fuel-tank repairs.
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CNN:
Independence Day liftoff for Discovery  —  KENNEDY SPACE CENTER, Florida (CNN) — The space shuttle Discovery and its seven-member crew roared into space Tuesday afternoon — NASA's first manned launch on Independence Day and its second shuttle flight since the Columbia accident of 2003.
Discussion: Billmon and Bark Bark Woof Woof
Deborah Zabarenko / Reuters:
Discovery blasts off
Discussion: Ed Driscoll.com
Examiner:
Christopher Hitchens: This July Fourth, ignore polls on America's image  —  WASHINGTON - Here's what I want to know, and here's why I want to know it.  At what point in history, exactly, did the Pew Center decide that it knew how to measure world opinion?  —  I ask this because almost every week …
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Michael / Discourse.net:
IN CONGRESS, July 4, 1776.  —  The unanimous Declaration …
Discussion: Firedoglake and The American Mind
Judith / Kesher Talk:
Democracy Whiskey Sexy: a 4th of July playlist
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Bush Signaling Shift in Stance on Immigration  —  WASHINGTON, July 4 — On the eve of nationwide hearings that could determine the fate of his immigration bill, President Bush is signaling a new willingness to negotiate with House Republicans in an effort to revise the stalled legislation before Election Day.
Discussion: Ankle Biting Pundits and TalkLeft
Agence France Presse:
US stars align in anti-Iraq war hunger strike  —  Star Hollywood actor-activists including Sean Penn and Susan Sarandon and anti-war campaigners led by bereaved mother Cindy Sheehan plan to launch a hunger strike, demanding the immediate return of US troops from Iraq.
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TigerHawk:   Supporting the terrorists on the Fourth of July
Rick Klein / Boston Globe:
House GOP leaders say vote on minimum wage now likely  —  Cite the pressure of Nov. elections  —  WASHINGTON — With Democrats plotting to make the minimum wage a major issue in this fall's congressional races, House Republican leaders are conceding that they may have to yield to pressure …
Josh White / Washington Post:
Ex-Soldier Charged in Killing of Iraqi Family  —  Coverup Is Alleged; Four Others Implicated  —  A former U.S. Army soldier was charged yesterday with the rape and murder of a young Iraqi woman and the slayings of three of her family members in their home south of Baghdad in March, federal prosecutors said.
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New York Times:
Ex-G.I. Held in 4 Slayings and Rape in Iraq
Tom Raum / Associated Press:
Bush's foreign friends fading fast  —  WASHINGTON - President Bush's stalwart foreign friends are fading fast.  —  Most of the leaders who defied criticism at home to stand with him on Iraq and win his friendship are no longer players on the world stage, or are on their way out.
 
 
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