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7:05 AM ET, June 28, 2006

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Scott Wilson / Washington Post:
Israeli Troops Move Into Gaza  —  Captured Soldier Sought; Palestinians Reach Political Pact  —  GAZA CITY, June 28 — Israeli ground troops pushed into the Gaza Strip early Wednesday in a military operation aimed at freeing a captured soldier whose fate has transfixed much of the country.
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Haaretz:
IAF bombs Gaza bridge to prevent transport of seized soldier  —  An Israel Air Force aircraft attacked the main bridge between Gaza City and Khan Yunis on Monday, in an effort to prevent miltants from transporting kidnapped IDF soldier Gilad Shalit within Gaza.  —  IDF officials said Prime Minister Ehud Olmert approved a "limited
Jerusalem Post:
IAF strikes power plant, cuts electricity to part of Gaza  —  The IDF continued its offensive in the Gaza Strip late Tuesday night when the Air Force struck a power plant in the southern part of the Strip, cutting the power supply from portions of the region.
BBC:
Hamas 'implicitly accepts Israel'
Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
Senate rejects flag desecration amendment  —  WASHINGTON - A constitutional amendment to ban flag desecration died in a Senate cliffhanger Tuesday, a single vote short of the support needed to send it to the states for ratification a week before Independence Day.
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Flag Amendment Narrowly Fails in Senate Vote  —  WASHINGTON, June 27 — A proposed Constitutional amendment to allow Congress to prohibit desecration of the flag fell a single vote short of approval by the Senate on Tuesday, an excruciatingly close vote that left unresolved a long-running debate …
Marni Goldberg / TwinCities.com:
Senate rejects constitutional amendment to ban flag desecration
Discussion: David Sirota
Associated Press:
Viagra threatens Limbaugh plea deal  —  Prescription was not in Limbaugh's name, authorities say  —  WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) — Rush Limbaugh will likely have to wait several days to find out if he violated his deal with prosecutors in a prescription fraud case when authorities found …
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Terrance / The Republic of T.:
On Rush Limbaugh's Penis  —  I know it was only yesterday that Rush Limbaugh was held for having Viagra without a prescription, while making his way through customs at Palm Beach airport.  And I know that the last thing anybody wants to think about first thing in the morning is Rush Limbaugh with an erection.
epw.senate.gov:
AP INCORRECTLY CLAIMS SCIENTISTS PRAISE GORE'S MOVIE  —  The June 27, 2006 Associated Press (AP) article titled "Scientists OK Gore's Movie for Accuracy" by Seth Borenstein raises some serious questions about AP's bias and methodology.  —  AP chose to ignore the scores of scientists …
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Seth Borenstein / Associated Press:
Scientists OK Gore's movie for accuracy
Reuters:
Democrats vow to block pay raises until minimum wage increased  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) — Democrats ratcheted up their election-year push for an increase in the federal minimum wage Tuesday by promising to block a congressional pay hike unless some of the lowest-paid hourly workers get their first raise in nearly a decade.
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Dan Froomkin / Washington Post:
Nuke the Messenger  —  In accusing the press — and specifically, the New York Times — of putting American lives at risk, President Bush and his allies have escalated their ongoing battle with the media to nuclear proportions.  —  Here's what Bush had to say yesterday …
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Piling On the New York Times With a Scoop  —  Story on Secret Program Further Rouses Critics  —  President Bush calls the conduct of the New York Times "disgraceful."  Vice President Cheney objects to the paper having won a Pulitzer Prize.  A Republican congressman wants the Times prosecuted.
Scott Shane / New York Times:
Damage Study Urged on Surveillance Reports  —  WASHINGTON, June 27 — Senator Pat Roberts, the chairman of the Senate intelligence committee, asked the director of national intelligence on Tuesday to assess any damage to American counterterrorism efforts caused by the disclosure of secret programs …
Discussion: JustOneMinute
Michael Freund / Jerusalem Post:
Number of US visas to Saudis doubles  —  For the first time since the September 11 terrorist attacks in New York and Washington, the US State Department has begun to sharply increase the number of entry visas granted to Saudi Arabian nationals seeking to visit the United States, The Jerusalem Post has learned.
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
Jennifer Loven / Associated Press:
Bush jogs with wounded soldier  —  WASHINGTON - President Bush took a jog Tuesday with a soldier who lost part of both legs in Iraq, following through on a bedside promise even the president had doubts about at the time.  —  Despite a slight drizzle, Bush and Staff Sgt. Christian Bagge took …
Christopher Hitchens / Slate:
Peace and Quiet  —  FOUR PROJECTS FOR RIGHTEOUS ANTI-WAR TYPES.  —  The Daily Kos lot received such a Niagara of ridicule for their meeting in Las Vegas (Alexander Cockburn's column in The Nation, available in a slightly different form on the Counterpunch site, making me almost feel sorry for them) …
Discussion: One Hand Clapping
Zachary A. Goldfarb / Washington Post:
A Single Person Could Swing an Election  —  Electronic Systems' Weaknesses May Be Countered With Audits, Report Suggests  —  To determine what it would take to hack a U.S. election, a team of cybersecurity experts turned to a fictional battleground state called Pennasota …
 
 
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