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10:50 PM ET, June 11, 2006

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Agence France Presse:
Two die as hardline Islamists ban World Cup  —  Hardline Islamic courts shut cinema halls and barred residents from watching the World Cup, prompting scores of civilians to protest the ban in which two people were killed, court officials and residents have said.
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David Bamford / BBC:
Somali anger over World Cup ban
Discussion: The Big Pharaoh
Leigh / The House Of Wheels:
You can blame the light blogging on
Discussion: Secular Blasphemy
Observer:
Iran team face mass protest
MSNBC:
Transcript for June 11  —  MR. TIM RUSSERT: Our issues this Sunday: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi is dead.What does this mean for Iraq, especially the 135,000 American troops still on the ground?  We'll ask NBC News analyst and retired General Barry McCaffrey.  —  Then, 1,000 political activists …
Discussion: The Huffington Post, TBogg and TalkLeft
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Ronald Brownstein / Los Angeles Times:   Net-Savvy Democrats Aim to Pack a Digital Punch
Markos / Crooks and Liars:
Markos on Meet The Press
Discussion: LamontBlog
CBC News:
Israel investigating deaths of Palestinians on beach  —  The Israeli military is still trying to determine if shells it fired killed seven members of a Palestinian family picnicking on a beach in Gaza on Friday.  —  The military has accounted for five of the six shells it fired into Gaza, and said they didn't kill the family.
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CBC News:
Israel denies firing shell that killed Palestinians  —  A top Israeli general says the country's armed forces didn't cause the explosion that killed eight Palestinians on Friday and ended the fragile ceasefire in the region.  —  Hamas, which leads the Palestinian Authority parliament …
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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BBC:
Guantanamo suicides a 'PR move'
TalkLeft:   Detainee Suicides Were by Hanging
Robert Pear / New York Times:
In Texas Town, New Drug Plan Baffles Patient and Provider Alike  —  McALLEN, Tex. — In Washington, Bush administration officials say Medicare's new prescription drug program is humming along smoothly, filling more than three million prescriptions a day and cutting costs by an average of 50 percent for each beneficiary.
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Kevin Drum / The Washington Monthly:   DONUTS, NOT DONUT HOLES....In Texas, Robert Pear reports …
Mark Steyn / Chicago Sun Times:
'Warmongers' have a point: It's a war  —  Here are four news stories from the last week:  —  Baghdad: Abu Musab al-Zarqawi found himself on the receiving end of 500 pounds of U.S. ordnance.  —  London: Scotland Yard arrested a cell of East End Muslims allegedly plotting a sarin attack in Britain.
Discussion: The Sundries Shack and GINA COBB
Ken Ritter / Associated Press:
Reid calls for more intelligence oversight  —  LAS VEGAS - Senate Democratic Leader Harry Reid made a pitch Saturday to enlist bloggers as a Democratic force in upcoming elections, and said he'll ask Congress for stiffer reporting requirements for the president and the intelligence community.
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Dan Balz / Washington Post:   Reid Seeks More Clarity in Nuclear Intelligence on Iran
Des Moines Register:
Vilsack fourth in presidential poll  —  1 in 10 Iowans would back governor if he ran for White House  —  Edwards, Clinton top Democratic choices for president in 2008  —  Former U.S. Sen. John Edwards of North Carolina leads a list of potential Democratic presidential candidates while Iowa …
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.
StrategyPage:
Smart Dust Stalked Zarqawi  —  June 10, 2006: For the last ten years, development of "smart dust" has moved right along.  "Smart Dust" is basically very miniaturized electronic devices.  This is similar to stuff like RFID, smart cards, EZ Pass and those rice grain size tracking devices you can have injected into your pets.
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Warming to A Candidacy?  —  A few years ago a Los Angeles television anchor said: "Dodgers and Angels highlights at 11.  Please watch anyway."  Some viewers probably thought ABC should have said something like that when announcing Al Gore's extended interview on "This Week" last Sunday.
Discussion: Think Progress
Gaius / Blue Crab Boulevard:
Memorium  —  Sarge Just sent this:  —  It's been a little while since I've posted here, but Friday night all the  —  things in the world news that I'd been planning to write about suddenly  —  became completely unimportant.  Friday night a soldier from my company, from  —  my platoon, was killed by an IED.
Michael Grunwald / Washington Post:
How to Reconnect With Voters and Realize Your Dreams of Victory  —  These are dark days for the Republican Party.  Voters are angry at the government over the war in Iraq, the price of gas, Capitol Hill corruption, out-of-control spending, the Dubai port deal — and Republicans control the government.
Steve Brisendine / Associated Press:
Mexico Breaks Through Iran Defense in Win  —  NUREMBERG, Germany (AP) - Iran seemed content to play for one point.  So Mexico took all three.  Mexico broke through Iran's defense late in the second half, scoring twice in the final 15 minutes for a 3-1 victory in the teams' Group D opener Sunday.
Discussion: Riehl World View
 
 
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Newsweek:
Death of a Terrorist  —  The Americans had come close to killing …
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Washington Post:
GO BACK TO WHAT WORKS (Be Like Bill)
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New Beheading Video Released by Iraqi Terrorists (Photos, Video)
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Los Angeles Times:
Fear of Big Battle Panics Iraqi City
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Coming To Jesus … My, oh my.  It's amazing what happens …
Jed Graham / Investor's Business Daily:
Bush's Approval Up On Zarqawi's Death, But It May Not Last
Discussion: Power Line and PrairiePundit
Nelson Hernandez / Washington Post:
Zarqawi's Hideout: Bombed, Bulldozed
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Perhaps Not All Affirmative Action Is Created Equal
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