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ACTION ALERT! House Appropriations Committee approves a funding bill for FY 2007 that would slash public broadcasting and arts education programs.
The full Appropriations Committee approved the cut made by the subcommittee last week and provided zero funds for the Arts in Education program at the U.S. Department of Education. The arts education program was funded at $35.6 million in FY 2006 and over the past five years has made 122 grants to school districts and local arts education partners around the country. These investments in arts education and research have produced model programs that help schools improve achievement across the board. Without any funding in FY 2007, these model grants will come to a complete stop.

Gathering Highlights Power of the Blog
By ADAM NAGOURNEY Published: June 10, 2006 LAS VEGAS, June 9 — If any more proof were needed of the rising influence of bloggers — at least for the Democratic Party — it could be found here on Friday on the Las Vegas Strip, where the old and new worlds of American politics engaged in a slightly awkward if mostly entertaining clash of a meeting.

U.S. Seeking New Strategy for Buttressing Iraq's Government
By DAVID E. SANGER and JAMES GLANZ Published: June 11, 2006 WASHINGTON, June 10 — President Bush's two-day strategy session starting Monday at Camp David is intended to revive highly tangible efforts to shore up Iraq's new government, from getting the electricity back on in Baghdad to purging the security forces of revenge-seeking militias, White House officials said.

Education Laws Leaving Children Behind
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Not a single state will have a highly qualified teacher in every core class this school year as promised by President Bush's education law. Nine states along with the District of Columbia and Puerto Rico face penalties.

Atty. General Gonzales Pressures Telecoms To Record Customers' Internet Activities.
U.S. Attorney General Alberto Gonzales and FBI Director Robert Mueller on Friday urged telecommunications officials to record their customers' Internet activities, CNET News.com has learned. In a private meeting with industry representatives, Gonzales, Mueller and other senior members of the Justice Department said Internet service providers should retain subscriber information and network data for two years, according to two sources familiar with the discussion who spoke on condition of anonymity.

Analysis: Marine scandal could roil Iraq
By ROBERT H. REID, Associated Press Writer Sat May 27, 7:15 PM ET BAGHDAD, Iraq - The U.S. military is bracing for a major scandal over the alleged slaying of Iraqi civilians by Marines in Haditha — charges so serious they could threaten President Bush's effort to rally support at home for an increasingly unpopular war. And while the case has attracted little attention so far in Iraq, it still could enflame hostility to the U.S. presence just as Iraq's new government is getting established, and complicate efforts by moderate Sunni Arab leaders to reach out to their community — the bedrock of the insurgency.

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