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        <title>Daily Briefing: An Abundance of Ambiguity</title>
        <description><ul><li> Delayed discovery of three detainee suicides at Guantanamo Bay raises questions concerning whether regulations for supervision of prisoners were followed. Army general compares the suicides to the 9/11 attacks. [<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/12/us/12gitmo.html?_r=1&amp;oref=slogin"><span class="caps">NYT</span></a>; <a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/12/AR2006061200002.html">WP</a>]
<li> Race between House immigration hawk <strong><span class="caps">J.D.</span> Hayworth</strong> (R-AZ) and Democratic challenger <strong>Harry Mitchell</strong> is shaping up as a referendum on immigration policy. [<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/11/AR2006061100776.html">WP</a>]
<li> Immigration issue also complicates Gov. <strong>Arnold Schwarzenegger&#8217;s</strong> re-election bid in California. [<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB115007006158777413.html?mod=politics_primary_hs"><span class="caps">WSJ</span></a>]
<li> Iran offers initial reaction to Western nuclear proposal; deems some parts acceptable, but offers no specifics. [<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/11/AR2006061100915.html">WP</a>]
<li> Democrats&#8217; chances of scoring wins in governors&#8217; races may be slipping. [<a href="http://www.usatoday.com/news/washington/2006-06-11-dems-state-races_x.htm"><span class="caps">USAT</span></a>]
<li> Prominent Democrats schmooze with bloggers at Yearly Kos, reflecting growing clout of netroots. [<a href="www.time.com/time/nation/printout/0,8816,1202840,00.html">Time</a>; <a href="http://www.latimes.com/news/politics/la-na-kos11jun11,1,1879879.story?coll=la-headlines-politics"><span class="caps">LAT</span></a>]
<li> Deputy national security adviser Meghan L. <span class="caps">O&#8217;S</span>ullivan plays key role in shaping President Bush&#8217;s views on Iraq. [<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/12/washington/12osullivan.html"><span class="caps">NYT</span></a>]
<li> G-8 nations express concern over debt burdens of developing nations. [<a href="http://online.wsj.com/article/SB115005845957077212.html?mod=politics_first_element_hs"><span class="caps">WSJ</span></a>]
<li>States use new freedom from federal Medicaid rules to reshape the program so that it looks more like private insurance. [<a href="http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/06/11/AR2006061100815.html">WP</a>]
<li> Justice Department study reports that Arab-Americans fear racial profiling and immigration enforcement more than hate crimes. [<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/12/us/12arabs.html"><span class="caps">NYT</span></a>]
<li> Four Democrats in Congress issue statement defending indicted law firm known for plaintiffs&#8217; class action lawsuits. [<a href="http://www.nytimes.com/2006/06/12/business/12milberg.html"><span class="caps">NYT</span></a>]</ul>&nbsp;<br /><a href="http://www.wonkette.com/politics/medicaid/daily-briefing-an-abundance-of-ambiguity-179982.php">Comment on this post</a></description>
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