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3:35 PM ET, June 11, 2006

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Josh White / Washington Post:
Marine Says Rules Were Followed  —  Sergeant Describes Hunt for Insurgents in Haditha, Denies Coverup  —  A sergeant who led a squad of Marines during the incident in Haditha, Iraq, that left as many as 24 civilians dead said his unit did not intentionally target any civilians …
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Greyhawk / Mudville Gazette:
HADITHA: THE ACCUSED SPEAK  —  The other side of the story, from The Washington Post: … Read it all.  The actual comments are by the Marines' lawyers, who are relating what the Marines told them.  —  The accounts given are actually consistent - on the broader story …
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Haditha Marine speaks (via attorney): No cover-up, killings were accidental
Discussion: protein wisdom
Cori Dauber / Rantingprofs:   At Last, A Competing Narrative  —  The problem with the Haditha story …
Bruce Kesler / Democracy Project:   Haditha: Now let's see who drive-by media believe
Dan / Riehl World View:
Haditha: Marines Involved Speak Out
Discussion: Blue Star Chronicles
Greyhawk / Mudville Gazette:
HADITHA: SIGNAL TO NOISE
Discussion: GM's Corner
Nelson Hernandez / Washington Post:
Zarqawi's Hideout: Bombed, Bulldozed  —  Structure Hit by F-16 Is Demolished In Search for Clues About Insurgency  —  HIBHIB, Iraq, June 10 — The two bombs that killed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the leader of al-Qaeda in Iraq, left a strange tomb nestled in the quiet farmland about 35 miles northeast of Baghdad.
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MSNBC:
Women's clothing found at al-Zarqawi house  —  Inspection of destroyed house also finds magazines, militant propaganda  —  HIBHIB, Iraq - The ruins of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's house are strewn with a random jumble of wreckage — magazines, a leopard-print nightgown, a religious slogan …
Stephen F. Hayes / Weekly Standard:
Their Man in Baghdad  —  THE LAST QUESTION to General Bill Caldwell …
Discussion: Security Watchtower
BBC:
US doctors begin Zarqawi autopsy
Discussion: Iowa Voice and Freedom for Some
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Bloggers' Convention Draws Democrats  —  LAS VEGAS, June 10 — The newest provocateur in Democratic Party politics bounced through the corridors of the Riviera Hotel this weekend wearing jeans or baggy shorts, sneakers and a perpetually mischievous grin.  His name is Markos Moulitsas Zúniga …
Discussion: AMERICAblog and Blog for Bell
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Paul Harris / Observer:
Top politicians pay homage to king of bloggers  —  Presidential hopefuls woo Las Vegas convention  —  For many, they are the nerds of US politics: laptop warriors, with brains full of statistics, no social life and devoting too much time to arcane policy details.
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Infiltrating Yearly Kos: Tinfoil hats spotted  —  Howard Dean, Mark Warner, and a sneak peek at our foreign policy circa 2009: the mole returns, with photos.  —  Dean's speech  —  Howard wants a minimum wage, and a (snicker) balanced budget...  There are a lot of people floating the minimum-wage balloon with this crowd.
BBC:
Guantanamo suicides 'acts of war'  —  The suicides of three detainees at the US base at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, amount to acts of war, the US military says.  —  The camp commander said the two Saudis and a Yemeni were "committed" and had killed themselves in "an act of asymmetric warfare waged against us".
Discussion: The Sideshow and Freedom for Some
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Jim VandeHei / Washington Post:
Democrats Closing Fundraising Gap With Republicans  —  Increase in Grass-Roots Support Buoys Party as GOP Efforts Falter  —  A surge in small, individual contributions is lifting Democratic campaigns this year and is helping close a Republican fundraising advantage that has existed for years …
Observer:
Iran team face mass protest  —  Ministers, Jewish campaigners and TV presenter to join demonstration before kick-off today against 'fascist' policies  —  Luke Harding in Berlin and Denis Campbell in Cologne  —  Iran's Football team will be met with a series of protests across Germany during …
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Jed Graham / Investor's Business Daily:
Bush's Approval Up On Zarqawi's Death, But It May Not Last  —  For one day at least, President Bush was more popular than he's been all year.  —  The president's lagging poll numbers got a swift boost from Thursday's news that U.S. warplanes had killed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the most wanted-terrorist in Iraq.
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Reuel Marc Gerecht / Weekly Standard:
Now for the Bad News  —  ABU MUSAB AL ZARQAWI is among …
Discussion: This Modern World
Jeffrey Rosen / New York Times:
Perhaps Not All Affirmative Action Is Created Equal  —  NOW that the Supreme Court has agreed to hear two cases challenging racial balancing in public schools, some conservatives hope the end of affirmative action is near.  —  After all, they say, why would the Supreme Court suddenly agree …
New York Times:
U.S. Seeking New Strategy for Buttressing Iraq's Government  —  WASHINGTON, June 10 — President Bush's two-day strategy session starting Monday at Camp David is intended to revive highly tangible efforts to shore up Iraq's new government, from getting the electricity back on in Baghdad …
Discussion: Today in Iraq and Andrew Sullivan
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
As Agenda Falters, Bush Tries a More Personal Approach in Dealing With Congress  —  WASHINGTON, June 10 — Senator John W. Warner and his wife were at the White House for a Memorial Day photo session with veterans when they received an unexpected invitation from President Bush.
Discussion: Shakespeare's Sister
Amos Harel / Haaretz:
Palestinian gunmen hand over abducted American citizen to IDF  —  Members of an armed Fatah militia which claimed to have kidnapped an Israeli Saturday transferred the individual in question, a U.S. citizen, to the custody of the Palestinian Authority before dawn Sunday.
Discussion: Atlas Shrugs and Vital Perspective
 
 
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Ken Ritter / Associated Press:
Reid calls for more intelligence oversight
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River / riverbendblog.blogspot.com:
Zarqawi...  So 'Zarqawi' is finally dead.  It was an interesting …
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Gangs of New York  —  Their twins due home from intensive care …
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 Earlier Items: 
Daniel Dombey / Financial Times:
Bolton rejects 'grand bargain' with Iran
Pete Yost / Associated Press:
Appeals court backs Bush on wiretaps
BBC:
Al-Qaeda opposes Palestinian vote
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Telegraph:
'British should try arranged marriages'
Paul Haven / Associated Press:
Many in terrorists' 'next generation' dead