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US News Archive for June 2006:
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General Sees Possible Cut in Troops in Iraq
The top American commander in Iraq said today that U.S. forces in Iraq could be gradually reduced this year if the new Iraqi government made steady progress and the Iraqi Army gained in self-sufficiency...
New York Times - June 11, 2006
Hamas Moves to Block Referendum Sought by Abbas
After failing to reach an agreement in talks with the Palestinian president, Mahmoud Abbas, the militant faction Hamas today announced its intent to block a July 26 referendum called for by the president...
New York Times - June 11, 2006
Saudi Arabia Identifies 2 Dead Guantánamo Detainees
Saudi Arabia also said it was trying to repatriate all of its nationals held at Guantánamo Bay, Cuba...
New York Times - June 11, 2006
New shark found in US waters
A new type of hammerhead shark is discovered in the northwestern Atlantic Ocean, marine scientists say...
BBC News - June 11, 2006
India dominate West Indies
Mohammad Kaif and Rahul Dravid claim centuries as India reach 588-8 declared while West Indies slump to 65-3 in reply...
BBC News - June 11, 2006
Prominent diplomat, publisher missing
Rescue crews searched the Chesapeake Bay for a prominent publisher and diplomat Sunday, hours after his 41-foot sailboat was discovered empty in the water with the engine still running. Senior Chief Steve Carleton said the Coast Guard was operating under the assumption that Merrill fell overboard...
CNN - June 11, 2006
Al Qaeda vows to 'shake enemy'
Al Qaeda in Iraq says it will carry out "major attacks," insisting in a Web statement that it is still powerful after the death of its leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi. It vows "to prepare major attacks that will shake the enemy like an earthquake and rattle them out of sleep."...
CNN - June 11, 2006
Al Qaeda in Iraq vows to 'shake the enemy'
In a statement posted on an Islamist Web site on Sunday, al Qaeda in Iraq threatened "large-scale operations that will shake the enemy and rob them of sleep."...
CNN - June 11, 2006
Iran Reacts Cautiously to Nuclear Proposal
Iran said today that it found some points that were "acceptable" and some that were "ambiguous" in an incentive proposal offered by the five permanent members of the United Nations Security Council and Germany...
New York Times - June 11, 2006
Suicides 'an act of warfare'
Three prisoners at the detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have hanged themselves in what the U.S. military is calling an act of "asymmetric warfare."...
CNN - June 11, 2006
Three commit suicide in Gitmo
Three prisoners at the detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have hanged themselves in what is being called a "planned event," the U.S. military has said...
CNN - June 11, 2006
Jazil Writes Happy Ending to Sad Spring for Racing
Jazil, ridden by 18-year-old Fernando Jara, won the 138th running of the Belmont Stakes, finishing ahead of Bluegrass Cat...
New York Times - June 11, 2006
Pekerman salutes Argentina spirit
Coach Jose Pekerman admits Argentina had to battle to beat Ivory Coast 2-1 win in their World Cup opener...
BBC News - June 11, 2006
Trinidad delight over debut draw
Trinidad and Tobago celebrate after holding Sweden to a 0-0 draw...
BBC News - June 11, 2006
Wal-Mart sued over Fendi copies
Luxury goods firm LVMH sues Wal-Mart, claiming the world's largest retailer is selling illegal copies of its Fendi products...
BBC News - June 11, 2006
Military: Three hang themselves at Gitmo
Three prisoners at the detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, have hanged themselves, the U.S. military said Saturday. They are the first confirmed suicides at the compound. Prisoners have attempted suicide in the past...
CNN - June 11, 2006
Three commit suicide at Gitmo
Three prisoners at the U.S. military's detention facility in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba, were found dead in what could be the first suicides at the compound...
CNN - June 11, 2006
Mets 5, Diamondbacks 0: Soler Tosses Two-Hitter as Mets Win Fourth in Row
Alay Soler allowed two hits in pitching a complete-game, two-hit shutout as the Mets defeated the Diamondbacks for their fourth consecutive victory...
New York Times - June 11, 2006
Trade Deficit or Energy Costs Could Derail Growth, G-8 Says
The world economy is growing at a healthy pace but could be derailed by the United States' huge trade deficit, according to a group of finance ministers...
New York Times - June 11, 2006
The Way We Live Now: The American Way of Debt
We moralize about it. Then we borrow...
New York Times - June 11, 2006
Extreme Commutes Grow Longer in Air Industry
Airline workers often commute to faraway cities, but with planes full they are finding it harder to get home...
New York Times - June 11, 2006
NHL: Oilers win crucial Cup game
Ryan Smith scores the winner as Edmonton defeat Carolina 2-1 in game three of the Stanley Cup...
BBC News - June 11, 2006
West Bank gunmen free US man
Palestinian gunmen have released a US student hours after abducting him in the West Bank city of Nablus...
BBC News - June 11, 2006
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