National News

1. Pentagon Creating Student Database (Washington Post)
   The Defense Department began working yesterday with a private marketing firm to create a database of high school students ages 16 to 18 and all college students to help the military identify potential recruits in a time of dwindling enlistment in some branches. (June  23, 2005)
   
   
2. NY Lawmakers Agree To Put Local Campaign Records Online (NewsDay)
   The money behind local politicians will be revealed online under a legislative agreement announced Wednesday. (June  23, 2005)

International

1. Philippines: Cell Phone Ring Tone Taking Aim At Country's President (SF Gate)
   Forget Eric Clapton's "Layla." In the Philippines, the hottest ring tone for cellular phones features what may be the voice of the country's most powerful politician, President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo. (June  23, 2005)
   
   
2. Iranian Bloggers Were Wrong About The Election (Pacific News Service)
   One Iranian blogger looks at his colleagues' failure to predict the strong second-place showing of the conservative hardliner candidate in the first round. (June  23, 2005)
   
   
3. Iranian Blogger Returns From Exile For Vote (Los Angeles Times)
   In a trip financed by his online fans, Hossein Derakhshan, the godfather of the Iranian blogosphere, returned to his native country last week to cover the presidential election after five years of self-imposed exile. (June  23, 2005)