memeorandum: House rejects Iraq withdrawal deadline (Associated Press)

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.

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Washington Post:

Indictment Rejected For Rep. McKinney — A D.C. grand jury has decided not to indict Rep. Cynthia McKinney (D-Ga.) for scuffling with a U.S. Capitol Police officer this year. — U.S. Attorney Kenneth L. Wainstein issued a statement yesterday saying the decision followed "an extensive and thorough" …

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Nathan Burchfiel / CNSNews:
Black Republican Will Challenge Cynthia McKinney

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Salon:

They really, really support the troops — Republican congressmen like Walter Jones and Ron Paul hoped that the House of Representatives might have a serious debate about the future of a war that has claimed 2,500 American lives. Dennis Hastert, John Boehner and others in the Republican leadership thought …

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Robin Toner / New York Times:

House Rejects Timetable for Withdrawal From Iraq — WASHINGTON, June 16 — The House approved a resolution on Friday that promises "completion of the mission" in Iraq and rejects any "arbitrary" deadline for an American troop withdrawal. — But the vote, which followed a day of intense …

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New York Times:
House Rejects Timetable for Iraq Pullout

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Associated Press:
House rejects Iraq withdrawal deadline

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Washington Post:

Fall Elections Are Rove's Next Test — Reputation as Architect of Victory at Stake — White House political strategist Karl Rove emerges from the CIA leak case with his reputation scuffed, his power slightly diminished, and Republicans counting on him, once again, to help rescue their House and Senate majorities.

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Eleanor Clift / Newsweek:

Rove's Trap — The president's strategist is politicizing the Iraq war for partisan political gain. Will the Dems figure out how to fight back? — June 16, 2006 - Our towel-snapping president is feeling better. He joked and jostled with the press for almost an hour, high on adrenalin after his secret trip to Baghdad.

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Eric Schmitt / New York Times:

Pentagon Study Describes Abuse by Units in Iraq — WASHINGTON, June 16 — United States Special Operations troops employed a set of harsh, unauthorized interrogation techniques against detainees in Iraq during a four-month period in early 2004, long after approval for their use was rescinded …

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Lolita C. Baldor / Associated Press:
Pentagon details U.S. abuse of detainees

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George / SEIXON:

Sex, Drugs, and Partisan Hate — I guess I shouldn't have emboldened blowhard Larry Johnson the other day by defending him from the troop-hating depths at TPMCafe. With the shocking news (shocking to Larry that is) that Rove is not going to be indicted in the Plame investigation, it seems he has become a little Mr. Cranky Bear.

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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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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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Olivier Knox / Agence France Presse:

Guns, guide, gobs of wine among Bush gifts in 2004 — WASHINGTON (AFP) - World leaders showered US President George W. Bush in 2004 with gifts including guns, cases of wine and one "Worst-Case Scenario Survival Handbook," the US State Department reported. — Brunei's Sultan Hassanal Bolkiah gave Bush …

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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.

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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 …

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Associated Press:

Records: Press aide knew online chat risks — BARTOW, Fla. - In Internet and phone chats with someone he thought was a 14-year-old girl, a Department of Homeland Security press aide talked about underage sex, boasted about his job and called President Bush a "liar," according to transcripts released by prosecutors.

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Gordon Smith / Conglomerate Blog:

Bebchuk v. CA, Inc. — Later today, Vice-Chancellor Steve Lamb of the Delaware Court of Chancery will hear arguments in Bebchuk v. CA, Inc. The plaintiff — Lucian Bebchuk of Harvard Law School — is seeking a declaratory judgment relating to legality of the following bylaw:

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Larry Ribstein / Ideoblog:
Lucian Bebchuk, shareholder activist

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