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Zachary Goldfarb / blog.washingtonpost.com:
June 17: Petraeus hints Iraq "surge" may be needed longer — Gen. David H. Petraeus, the commander of U.S. forces in Iraq, said he does not expect the "surge" of 30,000 additional troops to Iraq to finish their job by September, a critical month when lawmakers expect a clear read on whether …
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PLO lashes out at Al-Jazeera over conflict coverage — RAMALLAH, West Bank (AFP) - A senior Palestinian official on Sunday accused pan-Arab Al-Jazeera television of favouring Hamas in its coverage of the battles between the Islamists and rival Fatah. — "Al-Jazeera is an accomplice …
Uzi Mahnaimi / Times of London:
Israel plans attack on Gaza — ISRAEL's new defence minister Ehud Barak is planning an attack on Gaza within weeks to crush the Hamas militants who have seized power there. — According to senior Israeli military sources, the plan calls for 20,000 troops to destroy much of Hamas's military capability in days.
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:Will Israel Go After Hamastan? — The Times of London reports …
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Chicago Tribune:
POINTING THE WAY FOR PROSECUTORS — Under fire, not in retreat — Gonzales' plan for attorney reviews would further politicize process — Atty Gen. Alberto Gonzales so far has survived a political crisis over the firing of nine U.S. attorneys, a rare potential vote of no-confidence …
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Mark Steyn / Orange County Register:
Beware of government as the last action hero — The other day, six Anglican archbishops called for the church to bless the unions of same-sex couples. The Anglican Church of Canada is about to have a big vote on the issue, and depending which way they swing it will either deepen the schism within …
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Janet I. Tu / Seattle Times:
"I am both Muslim and Christian" — Shortly after noon on Fridays, the Rev. Ann Holmes Redding ties on a black headscarf, preparing to pray with her Muslim group on First Hill. — On Sunday mornings, Redding puts on the white collar of an Episcopal priest. — She does both, she says, because she's Christian and Muslim.
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
Meet The Compromised — UPDATE: Crooks and Liars has the clip of Meet the Press up from this segment. You can watch it here. — On today's edition of Meet The Press, Tim Russert had some questions for his roundtable panel (E. J. Dionne, Gene Robinson, Byron York and Kate O'Beirne) about the Libby case.
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Nasser Karimi / Associated Press:
Iran: Putin pulls plans on radar station — TEHRAN, Iran - Iran said Sunday it had received indications from Russia's president that he would not follow through with an offer to allow the U.S. to use a radar station in neighboring Azerbaijan for missile defense against Tehran.
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Abu Ghraib Investigator Details Pentagon Cover-Up: 'I Thought I Was In The Mafia' — In a New Yorker article today, Seymour Hersh interviews Army Major General Antonio M. Taguba, who led the Pentagon's investigation into the abuses at Abu Ghraib. This article is the first time that Taguba …
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Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
BUBBLE, BUBBLE...Interest rates are going up: … This really demonstrates what a bubble we've been living in. My first thought when I see a 30-year fixed rate of 6.74% is that it's an incredible bargain. Until about 2002, I hadn't seen a rate that low in my entire adult life.
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Peter Applebome / New York Times:
Senior prank leads to federal charges — Nation: N.Y. teens say alarm clocks were harmless; police are not amused. — MONTROSE, N.Y. - Well, it seemed a good idea at the time. — It's senior prank season, and this was the plan for the last day of classes Monday at Hendrick Hudson High School …
Gary Cleland / Telegraph:
BBC report finds bias within corporation — The BBC has failed to promote proper debate on major political issues because of the inherent liberal culture of its staff, a report commissioned by the corporation has concluded. — The report claims that coverage of single-issue political causes …
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Associated Press:
Administration pushes for mandatory sentences — WASHINGTON — The Bush administration is trying to roll back a Supreme Court decision by pushing legislation that would require prison time for nearly all criminals. — The Justice Department is offering the plan as an opening salvo …
Mark Steyn / Chicago Sun Times:
Immigration bill is a fraud — I forget where I was when I first heard the phrase ''undocumented worker.'' Possibly it was after swimming the Rio Grande and emerging dripping on the northern shore to be handed a fake Social Security number and a driver's license.
Julian Dibbell / New York Times:
The Life of the Chinese Gold Farmer — It was an hour before midnight, three hours into the night shift with nine more to go. At his workstation in a small, fluorescent-lighted office space in Nanjing, China, Li Qiwen sat shirtless and chain-smoking, gazing purposefully at the online computer game in front of him.
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Les Blumenthal / Real Cities:
SC poll has Obama, Thompson as frontrunners — WASHINGTON - South Carolina appears poised to shake up the 2008 presidential race, with Democrat Barack Obama and Republican Fred Thompson the frontrunners in a new state survey by Mason-Dixon. — With strong support from the African American community …
Pachacutec / Firedoglake:
Why Republicans Recruit House Boys — Eureka! I think maybe something snapped into place for me today, though I'm not sure. I'll let you decide. — Here's the question: why does the Republican Party recruit and promote so many closeted gay men? — I came to the question …
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