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David Beckham / CNN:
Bin Laden in video calls for martyrdom — (CNN) — Osama bin Laden stresses the importance of martyrdom for Muslim causes in a videotape that purportedly contains a 50-second message from the al Qaeda leader. — The 40-minute videotape, whose audio was being translated from Arabic by CNN …
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The Blotter:
Possible New Message From Osama Bin Laden — Rhonda Schwartz and Hoda Osman Report: — A brief clip of an older-looking Osama bin Laden is contained in a new al Qaeda videotape praising al Qaeda martyrs posted on jihadi Web sites early this morning. — Experts who study al Qaeda videos …
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Gilmore drops out of the race — Former Virginia Gov. James S. Gilmore III is dropping his underdog bid for the Republican presidential nomination today, he told The Politico in an interview. — Gilmore said he has been approached about running for Virginia governor a second time …
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Michael D. Shear / Washington Post:
Gilmore Pulls Presidential Bid, Citing Financial Issues — Former Virginia governor James S. Gilmore III ended his long-shot Republican presidential campaign today, saying he was unable to raise enough money to communicate his conservative vision to Americans.
Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org:
Ted Rall Cartoon Depicts American Soldier as a Suicide Bomber — Ted Rall has created some truly offensive cartoons and articles during his career. However, this might be one of the most disgraceful statements made by a media representative since this war began (h/t Dan Gainor):
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Michelle Malkin:
Ted Rall is at it again — Unhinged cartoonist Ted Rall is throwing another troop-bashing tantrum. Normally, I would not feed this troll. But I agree with Noel Sheppard that this has to be the worst of the worst. Click for larger image-and make sure you do it on an empty stomach:
David Beckham / Associated Press:
Bush: Iraq report does not signal war is lost — WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush took his critics to task Saturday for using the poor marks the Iraqi government received on a progress report this week as reason to argue that the war is lost. — Bush acknowledged the Iraqis received …
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Telegraph:
Here is the news (as we want to report it) — This week the BBC was forced to apologise to the Queen for falsely claiming that she stormed out of a photo shoot. We shouldn't be surprised, says former producer Antony Jay. In this exclusive extract from a brilliant new CPS pamphlet …
PBS:
Bill Moyers Journal — BILL MOYERS: Welcome to the Journal. — Impeachment...the word feared and loathed by every sitting president is back. It's in the air and on your computer screen, a growing clamor aimed at both President Bush and Vice-President Cheney. — This week's news only agitated the clamor.
Anne Ashworth / Times of London:
Muslim heads stuck firmly in the sand — Hassan Butt, a former jihadist, demands some fresh thinking — In the aftermath of the 7/7 bombings I remember having a passionate discussion with some friends about who was responsible for the attacks. "It's the work of the security services; I can put my life on it!" one said.
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The Moderate Voice
Tim Blair / NEWS.com.au:
Fear of a global 'coldening' — Decrease Increase - — Submit comment: — LAST month Australians endured our coldest June since 1950. Imagine that; all those trillions of tonnes of evil carbon we've horked up into the atmosphere over six decades of rampant industrialisation …
Robert Pear / New York Times:
Bush Is Prepared to Veto Bill to Expand Child Insurance — The White House said on Saturday that President Bush would veto a bipartisan plan to expand the Children's Health Insurance Program, drafted over the last six months by senior members of the Senate Finance Committee.
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Observer:
Generals' warning on Afghanistan — Military chiefs warn No.10 that defeat could lead to change of regime in Pakistan — Britain's most senior generals have issued a blunt warning to Downing Street that the military campaign in Afghanistan is facing a catastrophic failure …
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The Newshoggers
Joshua Partlow / Washington Post:
Sunni Insurgent Leader Paints Iran as 'Real Enemy' — U.S. Strategy Described as Only Inflaming Iraqi Resistance — BAGHDAD — He wore a pale yellow dress shirt and black-rimmed glasses that lost their tint when he entered the dark lobby of a Baghdad hotel. He drank orange soda and refused a cigarette.
Michael Hawthorne / Chicago Tribune:
BP gets break on dumping in lake — Refinery expansion entices Indiana — The massive BP oil refinery in Whiting, Ind., is planning to dump significantly more ammonia and industrial sludge into Lake Michigan, running counter to years of efforts to clean up the Great Lakes.
White House:
Press Briefing by Tony Snow — MR. SNOW: All right. Questions. — Q What do you think the Iraqi government is going to achieve in eight weeks that it hasn't been able to achieve in a year? — MR. SNOW: Well, number one, if you go back and look through the report — I want to remind you of a couple of things.
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