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5:10 PM ET, June 15, 2006

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Kim Gamel / Associated Press:
Iraq Announces Info From Al-Zarqawi Raid  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq (AP) - Iraq's national security adviser said Thursday a "huge treasure" of documents and computer records was seized after the raid on terror leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's hideout, giving the Iraqi government the upper hand in its fight against al-Qaida in Iraq.
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Associated Press:
Text of al-Zarqawi Safe-House Document  —  Text of a document discovered in terror leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's  —  The document was provided in English by Iraqi National  —  Security Adviser Mouwafak al-Rubaie:  —  ___  —  The situation and conditions of the resistance in Iraq …
Sameer N. Yacoub / Associated Press:
Documents: Al-Qaida sought U.S.-Iran war  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq - A blueprint for trying to start a war between the United States and Iran was among a "huge treasure" of documents found in the hideout of terrorist leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, Iraqi officials said Thursday.
Associated Press:
U.S. Identifies al-Zarqawi's Successor
Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:
Congress launches into new Iraq debate  —  WASHINGTON - The House erupted in impassioned election-year debate over the Iraq war on Thursday, Republicans defending the conflict as key to winning the global struggle against terrorism while Democrats excoriated President Bush and his policies.
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Linda Feldmann / Christian Science Monitor:
The Iraq war debate reopens in Washington  —  The US House is set to argue the future of the Iraq war - the No. 1 issue for voters - Thursday.  —  WASHINGTON - The No. 1 issue for American voters - the future of the Iraq war - moves to the fore this week, both among President Bush's wartime advisers and on the floor of Congress.
Richard Morin / Washington Post:
What's Black and White and Red All Over?  —  More ink equals more blood, claim two economists who say that newspaper coverage of terrorist incidents leads directly to more attacks.  —  It's a macabre example of win-win in what economists call a "common-interest game," say Bruno S. Frey …
Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Analysis: Exclusionary rule in trouble?  —  The Supreme Court's 5-4 ruling on Thursday in the Michigan "knock-and-announce" case raises significant new questions about how sturdy the "exclusionary rule" is as a remedy for constitutional violations by police — especially, but not solely, Fourth Amendment violations.
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Associated Press:
Police don't have to knock, justices say  —  Alito's vote breaks 4-4 tie in police search case  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that police armed with a warrant can barge into homes and seize evidence even if they don't knock, a huge government victory that was decided by President Bush's new justices.
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Dean V. DSCC Over Lieberman  —  Jim Dean, bro of the DNC chair and head of Democracy for America, is hopping mad at the DSCC and Chuck Schumer.  —  We reported yesterday that Schumer pointedly declined to rule out supporting Lieberman even if Lieberman's allies were to mount an independent bid on his behalf.
Avery Walker / The Raw Story:
Newly released emails suggest Army Corps lied about Cheney role in Halliburton contract  —  New documents obtained by a conservative watchdog group suggest that the US Army Corp of Engineers may have publicly lied regarding the involvement of the Vice President's office in awarding …
Discussion: Done With Mirrors and Firedoglake
Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
Specter falsely denied proposing amnesty for the Administration's illegal eavesdropping  —  Last Friday, Walter Pincus of the Washington Post reported that Sen. Arlen Specter had proposed legislation which included blanket amnesty for anyone who has violated FISA, i.e., a …
Discussion: The Left Coaster and Balloon Juice
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New York Times:
A Leap of Faith, Off a Cliff
Ron Brynaert / The Raw Story:
In new book, Coulter 'cribs' stem cell list from right-to-life group  —  In an attempt to counter a New York Times article, conservative pundit Ann Coulter appears to have inserted a list that was originally compiled by an anti-abortion group almost word-for-word into her new book, RAW STORY has found.
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Stopwatch Ticking for Dan Rather  —  CBS to Drop Ex-Anchor From '60 Minutes'  —  NEW YORK — CBS executives have decided there is no future role at the network for Dan Rather, making it certain that the man who sat in the anchor chair for 24 years will depart by this fall.
Chicago Sun Times:
Hastert's $2 million land deals questioned  —  House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert pocketed almost $2 million from real estate deals adjacent to his Plano home in booming Kendall County, one of the fastest growing areas in the nation.  —  The transactions prompted questions Wednesday …
Nedra Pickler / Associated Press:
Bush Apologizes to L.A. Times Reporter  —  WASHINGTON — President Bush, who often teases members of the White House press corps, apologized Wednesday after he poked fun at a reporter for wearing sunglasses without realizing they were needed for vision loss.  —  The exchange occurred at a news conference in the Rose Garden.
Rowan Scarborough / Washington Times:
Marine may call Murtha as witness  —  A criminal defense attorney for a Marine under investigation in the Haditha killings says he will call a senior Democratic congressman as a trial witness, if his client is charged, to find out who told the lawmaker that U.S. troops are guilty of cold-blooded murder.
Bull Moose:
Stalwarts  —  The Moose salutes resolute Senators.  —  It is rare in American politics these days for elected officials to stand up for what they think is right even if it displeases some in their parties.  Of course, the Moose disagrees with many politicians who are principled stalwarts …
Lynda Hurst / Toronto Star:
War on terror called failure  —  Another 9/11 `inevitable,' experts conclude  —  Washington's diplomatic efforts rated 1.8 out of 10  —  Washington is failing to make progress in the global war on terror and the next 9/11-style attack is not a question of if, but when.
Ann Coulter / Human Events:
Party of Rapist Proud to Be Godless  —  I thought I'd put off that column on ethanol subsidies I'd been planning to write this week and instead address the topic that has so riveted the nation — the hot new book Godless: The Church of Liberalism.  —  First of all, I'm getting a little fed …
 
 
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