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Friday, June 9, 2006 at 10:00 AM EDT

Bloggers on the Political Mainframe

By guest host Anthony Brooks:

This week began with more suicide bombings and the continued investigation of alleged atrocities by U.S. Marines in Iraq. But with the killing of insurgent leader Abu Musab al-Zarqawi, the week is ending with a major shot of confidence for the U.S. military.

Is it a turning point in Iraq? That’s among the questions we’ll ask our panel of journalists about the news of the week.

Also up for discussion, what did the elections — from Montana to California — suggest about the Democrats’ hopes to retake Congress in 2006 — or about Republican hopes to hang on? And was a failed effort to amend the constitution to ban gay marriage really what conservatives needed?

Hear about the latest in Iraq, electoral politics, and maybe even World Cup Soccer.

Guests:

Mike Krempasky, co-founder of the blog RedState.com, a Republican community blog

Chris Bowers, blogger for MyDD- Direct Democracy

Jack Beatty, On Point News Analyst.

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