Hardblogger: Haditha and the Sunnis
June 6, 2006Hardball War Council member Rick Francona blogs: “I am not excusing the alleged actions of the American troops in this case, but I can understand the frustration that causes them.”
Connect: The truth about an unlikely war hero
June 6, 2006Regular Joe: Rummy the Dove
June 6, 2006Joe Scarborough blogs, "So Donald Rumsfeld is catching flack from a few retired generals. Big deal. The Pentagon brass has always bristled at Rummy for his belief that America's armed forces could expand their missions while cutting their budgets."
Bloggermann: Yankees and Red Sox - and Damon
June 6, 2006Keith Olbermann blogs: "That's the backdrop as the Yankees and the Red Sox meet this week in Boston, for the first time this season. That's what Damon's jump from Boston to the Bronx literally means - a can of the Red Bull of hustle that is no longer in the Red Sox line-up, and instead is in the Yankee one."
Sidebar: Jackson logs, guard don't agree
June 6, 2006Dan Abrams blogs, "I have had it with the scurrilous attacks on Britney Spears’ parenting. That’s right I am going to take on the thankless task of defending Britney... sort of. Her latest headline grabbing maternal transgression ... a photo of her eight month old son Sean in a car seat facing the wrong way. Oh the horror. "
Question of the Day vote & results
June 6, 2006NHL chief Bettman pleased with TV deal (AP)
June 6, 2006
AP - Gary Bettman spoke glowingly about the state of the NHL, hours before the start of a Stanley Cup final very few were expected to watch on television.
Fashion's stars take spin on red carpet (AP)
June 6, 2006AP - Their gowns and tuxedos are on the red carpet all the time, but fashion designers themselves make a rare appearance there Monday night at the Council of Fashion Designers of America awards.
"Shield" set to return for seventh season (Reuters)
June 6, 2006Reuters - FX gave "The Shield" a new lease on life Monday, ordering a seventh and final season of the cop drama.
"South Park" wins coveted media award (Reuters)
June 6, 2006
Reuters - With Jon Stewart hosting
and "South Park" as one of the honorees, the 65th annual
Peabody Awards ceremony Monday had a comedic bent.