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10:50 PM ET, June 12, 2006

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CBS News:
Poll: Zarqawi Death Has Little Impact  —  Most Americans Still Say War's Going Badly; Bush's Ratings Remain Low  —  (CBS) The death of Abu Musab al-Zarqawi has done little to improve views of how things are going for the U.S. in Iraq or boost President Bush's approval ratings, a CBS News poll finds.
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Deb Riechmann / Associated Press:
Bush: Democracy in Mideast is worth price  —  CAMP DAVID, Md. - President Bush declared Monday to a nation weary of war that democracy in the Middle East is worth the high price to the United States.  He also said Iraq's neighbors should be doing more to help.
Discussion: Shakespeare's Sister
Adam Liptak / New York Times:
U.S. Asks Judge to Drop Suit on N.S.A. Spying  —  DETROIT, June 12 — A National Security Agency program that listens in on international communications involving people in the United States is both vital to national security and permitted by the Constitution, a government lawyer told a judge …
Discussion: Balkinization and Booman Tribune
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Ray Robison / Fox News:
Terror Links to Saddam's Inner Circle  —  What was the relationship between Saddam Hussein's inner circle and Islamic terrorists?  A newly released document appears to provide evidence that in 1999 the Taliban welcomed "Islamic relations with Iraq" to mediate among the Taliban …
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Mohammed Daraghmeh / Associated Press:
Fatah gunmen go on anti-Hamas rampage  —  RAMALLAH, West Bank - Palestinian forces loyal to President Mahmoud Abbas went on a rampage against the Hamas-led government Monday, riddling the parliament and Cabinet buildings with bullets and setting them afire to protest an attack on their comrades in the Gaza Strip.
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Michelle Malkin:
ILARIO PANTANO'S MISSION  —  ***update: Ilario on the Today Show***  —  I couldn't put down 2nd Lt. Ilario Pantano's new book, Warlord.  Put it at the top of your summer reading list.  Send a copy to your local troops-bashing columnist or cartoonist.  The writing is riveting.  The timing fortuitous.
Discussion: Power Line and PrairiePundit
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Brendan Farrington / Associated Press:
Clinton Links GOP Policies to More Storms  —  As Tropical Storm Alberto threatened to strengthen into the ninth hurricane in 22 months to affect Florida, former President Clinton predicted Monday that Republican environmental policies will lead to more severe storms.
Discussion: Big Lizards and NewsBusters.org
PittsburghLIVE.com:
Roethlisberger seriously injured  —  TRIBUNE-REVIEW  —  Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger is in serious but stable condition and underwent surgery following a serious head injury he suffered this morning when his motorcycle collided with a car on Second Avenue near the 10th Street Bridge, police said.
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Michael A. Fuoco / Pittsburgh Post-Gazette:
Roethlisberger exits surgery after serious motorcycle crash
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Des Moines Register:
Vilsack fourth in presidential poll  —  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 Gov. Tom Vilsack holds fourth place, trailing Edwards by 20 points …
Associated Press:
Armor on Iraq Humvees Is Linked to Deadly Rollovers  —  DAYTON, Ohio, June 11 — Thousands of pounds of armor added to military Humvees in Iraq have made the vehicles more likely to roll over and kill or injure soldiers, a newspaper reported.  —  "I believe the up-armoring has caused …
Sarah Kaufman / Washington Post:
Body Suit  —  She Grew in Her Career as a Dancer, Maybe Too Much.  Cue the Lawyers.  —  MIAMI  —  Alice Alyse is quite plainly a bombshell, a knockout: She's slim, leggy and gorgeous, with long, dark hair and a great set of cheekbones.  —  Also, she's stacked.  —  And that, she says, is why she's out of a job.
Michael Kranish / Boston Globe:
Fallen star blames self, GOP tactics  —  Jail term served in N.H. phone plot  —  WASHINGTON — For nearly a decade, Allen Raymond stood at the top ranks of Republican Party power.  —  He served as chief of staff to a cochairman of the Republican National Committee, supervised Republican contests …
Jason Leopold / truthout.org:
Sealed vs. Sealed  —  Four weeks ago, during the time when we reported that White House political adviser Karl Rove was indicted for crimes related to his role in the leak of covert CIA operative Valerie Plame Wilson, the grand jury empanelled in the case returned an indictment that was filed under seal …
Barry Wigmore / Daily Mail:
Doctors call for 'fat tax' on Coca-Cola and Pepsi  —  Doctors will this week declare war on America's soft drinks industry by calling for a 'fat tax' to combat the nation's obesity epidemic.  —  Delegates at the powerful American Medical Association's annual conference will demand a levy …
Scott McCaffrey / sungazette.net:
Moran: Democratic Majority Means More Money for 8th District  —  If Democrats win back control of the U.S. House of Representatives in November, U.S. Rep. Jim Moran said he would use his position in the majority to help funnel more funds to his Northern Virginia district.
Peter Slevin / Washington Post:
Arizona Race Tests a Hard Line on Immigration  —  Six-Term GOP Congressman Faces a Challenge in a State Seen as Moving to the Center  —  TEMPE, Ariz. — The Republican in the race is a firebrand by disposition and design.  The Democrat is so low-key his advisers make a point of saying he really is energetic.
CNN:
CNN RELIABLE SOURCES  —  White House Mounts Media Blitz After Killing of Zarqawi;  —  THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT.  THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.  —  HOWARD KURTZ, HOST: On target.  The White House mounts a media blitz after a missile strike kills Abu al-Zarqawi.
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
The Coulter Conundrum  —  Is it time for the media to stop lavishing attention on Ann Coulter?  —  In her latest book attacking godless liberals, the conservative author trashes as "witches" some of the women whose husbands were killed at the World Trade Center — precisely the kind of ugly …
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
The Beat Didn't Go On  —  Contrary to the AP's uncorroborated witness who claimed that American servicemen beat Abu Musab al-Zarqawi to death, an autopsy performed on his corpse reveals that the al-Qaeda leader died from injuries consistent with close encounters to two 500-lb bombs.
 
 
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