The Midday Quickie.

Neo-cons question Bush's democratisation strategy. It's official, all the rats are jumping ship.

"Tobacco: deadly in any form or disguise" is the slogan of the World Health Organization's World No Tobacco Day tomorrow.

Curfew declared in Kabul. Full blown anti-American riots are ongoing thanks to the accident caused by brake failure from a U.S. military truck.

Bloody Scenes Haunt a Marine. Lance Cpl. Roel Ryan Briones says he is tormented by two memories of Nov. 19, 2005, in Haditha, Iraq. The death of fellow soldiers and then war crimes are the things horrible nightmares are made of.

EU court nixes giving air data to U.S.. The U.S. may spy on its citizens, but the EU isn't going to allow them to spy on EU citizens.

Consumer confidence falls in May. Americans are fretting about jobs and the overall economy yet Bush insists all is going well?

CBS correspondent said to be responsive. Kimberly Dozier is in critical but stable condition and is "doing as well as can be expected," a doctor treating her at a U.S. military hospital in Germany said Tuesday.

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