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Mussab Al-Khairalla / Reuters:
Al Qaeda in Iraq leader killed: Interior Ministry — BAGHDAD (Reuters) - The leader of al Qaeda in Iraq, Abu Ayyub al-Masri, was killed on Tuesday in an internal fight between insurgents, the Interior Ministry spokesman said, but the U.S. military said it could not confirm the report.
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Pajamas Media:
Al-Qaeda Chief in Iraq Killed? — Reports coming from Iraq say that Al-Qaeda leader Abu Ayyub al-Masri has been reportedly killed. — Pajamas Media will be tracking throughout the day: click "More..." for updated reports. — [New Items on Top] — Dead Terrorists are Good News …
CNN:
Tribes claim leader of al Qaeda in Iraq killed … BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Unconfirmed reports that al Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Ayyub al-Masri has been killed come from local tribes and not Iraq's intelligence services or military, an Iraqi government spokesman said Tuesday.
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
AQI Leader Killed? — That's right, put a big fat question mark at the end of that sentence, because so far the only source on record for that assertion comes from the Iraqi Interior Ministry, which has a track record of overenthusiasm with kill reports. Abu Ayyub al-Masri …
Associated Press:
Iraq probes reports of al-Masri's death — BAGHDAD - Iraqi officials have received reports that the leader of al-Qaida in Iraq was killed by Sunni tribesmen, but the chief government spokesman said Tuesday the information has not been confirmed. — The statement by spokesman Ali al-Dabbagh followed …
Abu Aardvark:
Masri dead again? — IraqSlogger is reporting the death of al-Qaeda in Iraq leader Abu Ayub al-Masri at the hands of Sunni tribesmen (al-Jazeera has the story, but no additional information; more here). The story is based on a statement from an official in the Iraqi Interior Ministry.
Murray Waas / National Journal:
Secret Order By Gonzales Delegated Extraordinary Powers To Aides — Attorney General Alberto Gonzales signed a highly confidential order in March 2006 delegating to two of his top aides — who have since resigned because of their central roles in the firings of eight U.S. attorneys …
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Thomas Joscelyn / Weekly Standard:
"More Than Enough Evidence" — What George Tenet really says about Saddam's Iraq and al Qaeda. — GEORGE TENET'S JUST released book, At the Center of the Storm, has created quite a stir. Over the past few days, a myriad of news accounts have referenced various snippets of the former director …
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New York Times:
Corzine Leaves Hospital After Accident — Gov. Jon S. Corzine apologized to New Jersey residents on Monday as he left the hospital 18 days after a devastating traffic accident in which he was not wearing a seat belt and was being driven at more than 91 miles per hour on the Garden State Parkway.
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Deborah Howlett / NJ.com:
FOR CORZINE, 'A BEAUTIFUL DAY' — Remorseful over not buckling up but feeling "blessed" to be alive, Gov. Jon Corzine left a Camden hospital yesterday, 18 days after he was gravely injured in a car crash. — As two of his children wheeled him out the front door of Cooper University Hospital …
Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:
McCain Favors a 'League of Democracies' — WASHINGTON (AP) - Republican presidential candidate John McCain envisions a "League of Democracies" as part of a more cooperative foreign policy with U.S. allies. — The Arizona senator will call for such an organization to be …
Jay Rosen / PressThink:
Last Week That Man Tied to Run You Over. Why Are You Having Dinner With Him? — "Bush broke with the consensus that created the modern White House press corps. One small but highly symbolic part of the consensus was the Correspondents dinner, and this is why it matters that the New York Times has quit the event."
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Joe Strupp / Editor and Publisher:
WHCA Officials Defend Dinner In Wake Of 'NY Times' Pullout …
WHCA Officials Defend Dinner In Wake Of 'NY Times' Pullout …
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New York Times:
Bill on Iraq to Be Delivered 4 Years After Bush's Words — Democratic leaders in Congress are planning a special ceremony on Tuesday afternoon to send President Bush a bill that sets timetables for troop withdrawal from Iraq. — The timing is no accident.
Alissa J. Rubin / New York Times:
Sunni Bloc Threatens to Pull Ministers From Cabinet — The largest bloc of Sunni Arabs in the Iraqi Parliament threatened to withdraw its ministers from the Shiite-dominated cabinet today in frustration over the Iraq government's failure to deal with Sunni concerns.
Faith Bremner / Argus Leader Media:
Sen. Johnson goes home — Daschle: Progress has been remarkable — WASHINGTON - Having regained some of his strength and coordination, Sen. Tim Johnson was discharged from a Washington rehabilitation center and is continuing his recovery from a brain hemorrhage at home, his office announced Monday.