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4:20 AM ET, June 12, 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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Reuters:   Anti-Iran protesters rally in Nuremberg
BBC:
Nuremberg protest over Iran visit
Discussion: Publius Pundit
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 …
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.
Con Coughlin / Telegraph:
Iran accused of hiding secret nuclear weapons site  —  Fresh evidence has emerged that Iran is working on a secret military project to develop nuclear weapons that has not been declared to United Nations inspectors responsible for monitoring Iran's nuclear programme.
Associated Press:
Castro: Al-Zarqawi Killing a 'Barbarity'  —  Cuban President Fidel Castro Calls U.S. Airstrike That Killed al-Zarqawi a 'Barbarity'  —  HAVANA Jun 10, 2006 (AP)— President Fidel Castro called the U.S. airstrike that killed Abu Musab al-Zarqawi a "barbarity," saying he should have been put on trial.
Discussion: Babalu Blog and THE ASTUTE BLOGGER
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Free Thoughts:   No suprise at all here: Zarqawi recruited hundreds for attacks abroad
Debra Saunders / Real Clear Politics:
Al Gore's Convenient Fiction  —  In "A Streetcar Named Desire," character Blanche DuBois depended on the kindness of strangers.  In the newly released film, "An Inconvenient Truth," Al Gore depends on their forgetfulness.  —  Just 10 years ago, Gore told the Democratic National Convention …
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George F. Will / Washington Post:
Warming to A Candidacy?  —  A few years ago a Los Angeles …
Discussion: Think Progress
Dan Balz / Washington Post:
Always the Party of What-Went-Wrong  —  The Democrats have become too good at losing.  —  Even now, with the Republicans looking bruised and beatable as the midterm elections approach, the first signs of another period of Democratic discontent are emerging.
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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 …
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 …
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Washington Post:
GO BACK TO WHAT WORKS (Be Like Bill)  —  As the 2006 and 2008 elections loom ever nearer, Democrats are racking their brains for a political philosophy that can return the party to power.  Everywhere, we hear the same lament: If only Democrats had a proven formula for winning elections and governing the country.
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'
Francis Harris / Telegraph:
US 'planning to keep 50,000 troops in Iraq for many years'  —  America plans to retain a garrison of 50,000 troops, one tenth of its entire army, in Iraq for years to come, according to US media reports.  —  The revelation came as George W Bush summoned his top political …
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.
Toronto Star:
We failed our youth: Imam  —  Congregations urged to take responsibility for influencing young minds  —  But some Muslim Canadians upset by backlash following last week's arrests  —  HEBA ALY, SURYA BHATTACHARYA AND THULASI SRIKANTHAN  —  Imams across the GTA urged families and communities …
Discussion: GINA COBB and Captain's Quarters
WorldNetDaily:
Fox News host to guest: 'You're going to hell!'  —  News analyst Julie Banderas attacks anti-homosexual Christian preacher  —  A discussion about protests by an anti-homosexual church at the funerals of fallen American soldiers turned into an astounding shoutfest on national television this weekend …
Discussion: Stop The ACLU
Thomas Lipscomb / Real Clear Politics:
John Kerry's Skimmer Scam  —  As the Kate Zernike front page Memorial Day weekend New York Times story indicates, a number of Kerry supporters were disappointed that Kerry had not vigorously defended himself against the charges of the Swift Boat Veterans for Truth during the 2004 Presidential campaign.
Los Angeles Times:
Fear of Big Battle Panics Iraqi City  —  BAGHDAD — Fears of an imminent offensive by the U.S. troops massed around the insurgent stronghold of Ramadi intensified Saturday, with residents pouring out of the city to escape what they describe as a mounting humanitarian crisis.
 
 
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Louise Roug / Los Angeles Times:
Questions Remain About Zarqawi's Final Minutes
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khaleejtimes.com:
More than 30 militants killed in Pakistani army raid on training camp
Discussion: BBC and PrairiePundit
Joel Seidman / MSNBC:
Libby faces pre-trial status hearing Monday
Doug Struck / Washington Post:
School Ties Link Alleged Plotters
New York Times:
Pollution From Chinese Coal Casts a Global Shadow
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Reuters:
Iraqi residents say bodies in video from U.S. raid
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Newsweek:
Death of a Terrorist  —  The Americans had come close to killing …
Discussion: Hot Air
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Senator Keeps Options Open
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