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*Iraq, Al-Sadr aides negotiate Najaf truce: Radical cleric leader reportedly injured by shrapnel in fighting (AP): Now that he's sampled our weaponry, Junior Sheik doesn't appear that excited about shedding every drop of his blood.

*China pays to stop aborting baby girls: Females exempted from school fees, receive insurance, housing perks (HindustanTimes.com): Seems pro-choice Red China was getting tired of those long, cold winter nights.

*New Jersey GOP demands governor quit immediately (USA Today): After that Jack Ryan fiasco in Illinois, it's nice to see the party of, ahem, family values express outrage over a sex scandal. You can tell I'm being sarcastic here, right?

*Washington Post Remorsefully Washes its Hands on Iraq (ProgressiveTrail.org): I'd be more impressed if one of the Lib-Left national media admitted its aiding the enemy with its lousy coverage of the war and unabashedly pro-Flipflop.

* Politics Hit Athens Games: Terror fears combine with worries about anti-U.S. sentiment (Fox News): Let 'em boo the red, white and blue. Most of 'em would sell their first born to swap places with a native-born American.