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New York Times:
House Rejects Timetable for Iraq Pullout — WASHINGTON, June 16 — The House of Representatives voted, 256 to 153, today in favor of a resolution promising to "complete the mission" in Iraq, prevail in the global fight against terrorism and oppose any "arbitrary date for withdrawal" of American troops.
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Associated Press:
Divided House rejects Iraq pullout date
Divided House rejects Iraq pullout date
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rasmussenreports.com:
Connecticut Democratic Primary: Lamont Gaining Traction — Leiberman 46% Lamont 40% — Senator Joe Lieberman (D) might be better off skipping the Democratic Primary and running as an Independent this November. The latest Rasmussen Reports survey of the Primary Election shows Lieberman …
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CNN:
Grand jury declines to indict Rep. McKinney — Investigation of alleged assault is finished, U.S. attorney says — WASHINGTON (CNN) — A grand jury has declined to indict Rep. Cynthia McKinney, D-Georgia, who was accused of punching a Capitol Police officer in March.
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Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
Rep. McKinney Won't Be Charged in Scuffle — WASHINGTON (AP) - A grand jury declined to indict Rep. Cynthia McKinney on Friday in connection with a confrontation in which she admitted hitting a police officer who tried to stop her from entering a House office building.
Gail Shister / Philly.com:
Rather out at CBS, sources say — It's over. — After 44 years, Dan Rather will leave CBS by the end of the month, at the latest, industry sources said Friday. His departure could come as early as next week. — Rather, 74, whose contract runs until late November …
New York Post:
TERRORIST DEFEATISM — June 16, 2006 — IRAQ's government just released the first insider documents captured from terrorists in the raids surrounding Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's death. The contents will horrify America haters in our media but won't surprise Post readers: — We're winning.
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Mark Moller / Cato-at-liberty:
The Fourth Amendment as Legal Fiction — Conservative lawyering has aspired to create rules that restrain the ad hoc policymaking power of judges. The idea is that judges, ensconced among leatherbound books in oak-paneled chambers, don't make good legislators.
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Ray Robison / Fox News:
Documents Support Saddam-Taliban Connection — Prologue: — Did Saddam Hussein's inner circle and the Taliban rulers in Afghanistan actively court each other in hopes of forging an anti-American alliance in the region? — Ray Robison, a former member of the CIA-directed Iraq Survey Group …
Dexter Filkins / New York Times:
U.S. Portrayal Helps Flesh Out Zarqawi's Heir — BAGHDAD, Iraq, June 15 — American military officers on Thursday put a face on the new chief of Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia, releasing a photograph and details of the man they say succeeded Abu Musab al-Zarqawi after he was killed in an airstrike last week.
Larry Ribstein / Ideoblog:
Lucian Bebchuk, shareholder activist — Lucian Bebchuk is the Townsend Professor of Law, Economics and Finance at the Harvard Law School, and Director of Harvard's Program on Corporate Governance. Much more importantly for present purposes, he's also the owner of 140 shares of CA, Inc. stock.
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John Byrne / The Raw Story:
New Bush policy adviser said he'd support jail for doctors who performed abortions — On a PBS program aired this weekend and taped in April, new Bush domestic policy adviser Karl Zinsmeister told the host that he would personally support doctors being jailed for performing abortions, RAW STORY has discovered.
Washington Post:
Shiite Militias Control Prisons, Official Says — BAGHDAD — Iraq's prison system is overrun with Shiite Muslim militiamen who have freed fellow militia members convicted of major crimes and executed Sunni Arab inmates, the country's deputy justice minister said in an interview this week.
New York Times:
New Jersey Demands Data on Phone Call Surveillance and Is Sued by U.S. — TRENTON, June 15 — The New Jersey attorney general has issued subpoenas to five telephone companies to determine whether any of them violated the state's consumer protection laws by providing records to the National Security Agency.
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U.S. Newswire:
Karl Rove Gives Exclusive Interview to New Hampshire Activist Network — MANCHESTER, N.H., June 16 /U.S. Newswire/ — Leading up to his appearance at the New Hampshire Republican State Committee's annual dinner, Karl Rove granted an exclusive interview to VictoryNH.com …
Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
Initial report on Haditha killings complete — WASHINGTON - The Army general investigating whether military personnel tried to cover up any part of the alleged massacre of up to two dozen Iraqi civilians in Haditha late last year has completed a voluminous report on the incident.