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10:50 PM ET, June 26, 2006

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Perry Bacon, Jr / Time:
Can Lieberman Survive Iraq?  —  With bloggers, consituents and many party officials still angry about his support for the war, Connecticut's moderate Democratic senator is fighting for his political life  —  As Joe Lieberman was criss-crossing Connecticut last Friday, picking up endorsements …
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Tim Tagaris / Ned Lamont for Senate:
New Ad: Look Who's Talking - George Bush or Joe Lieberman?  [14]  —  New Ad: Look Who's Talking - George Bush or Joe Lieberman?  —  We are going on the air with a brand new commercial, and we need your help to keep it on the air.  While Senator Lieberman distorts facts and outright lies …
Paul Bass / New Haven Independent:
Lieberman Lies, Leaps Into Gutter
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Lamont Ad Asks: Look Who's Talking?
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Terence Hunt / Associated Press:
Bush slams leak of terror finance story  —  WASHINGTON - President Bush on Monday sharply condemned the disclosure of a program to secretly monitor the financial transactions of suspected terrorists.  "The disclosure of this program is disgraceful," he said.
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William Branigin / Washington Post:
Bush Condemns Bank Record Search Leak  —  President Bush said today that a secret program to search global bank records for terrorism-related transactions was "fully authorized" under U.S. law, and he denounced the public disclosure of the program as "disgraceful."
Roosevelt Room / White House:
President Bush Meets with Supporters of U.S. Military in Iraq and Afghanistan  —  THE PRESIDENT: I have just had a remarkable discussion with some of my fellow citizens who have dedicated their lives to making sure our troops know that this country supports them as they help secure our country and spread freedom.
AJStrata / The Strata-Sphere:
Breaking News: Murtha Begged Keller Not To Expose Terrorist Program  —  Keller is doing an interview on CNN at 7:05 PM Eastern and has dropped a bomb shell bit of news.  There were three people outside the administration who asked the NY Times to not expose the terrorist financial transaction monitoring program.
thedenverchannel.com:
CU To Fire Ward Churchill  —  Professor Has Vowed To Sue If School Fired Him  —  BOULDER, Colo. — The University of Colorado announced Monday that it will dismiss controversial professor Ward Churchill.  —  "Today, I issued to Professor Churchill a notice of intent to dismiss …
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colorado.edu:
Recommendation of Interim Chancellor Phil DiStefano with Regard to Investigation of Research Misconduct  —  Fifteen months ago, I met with you to discuss the findings of specific allegations concerning the scholarship and conduct of Professor Ward Churchill.
Jennifer Brown / Denver Post:
CU plans to fire Churchill
Discussion: TalkLeft and QandO
Washington Post:
Iraqi Leader Outlines Plan for Reconciliation  —  Amnesty Offered in Effort to Curb Violence  —  BAGHDAD, June 25 — Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki on Sunday invited insurgents to lay down their weapons and join the political process, promising an amnesty for opponents who have not been involved in acts of terrorism.
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Sabrina Tavernise / New York Times:
Iraqi Premier Offers 'Reconciliation,' but No New Plans for Amnesty
USA Today:
Majority of Americans want withdrawal plan for Iraq  —  WASHINGTON — A clear majority of Americans say Congress should pass a resolution that outlines a plan for withdrawing U.S. troops from Iraq, according to a USA TODAY/Gallup Poll taken Friday through Sunday.
Neil A. Lewis / New York Times:
Justices Block Vermont Campaign Finance Law  —  WASHINGTON, June 26 — The Supreme Court ruled today that a Vermont law restricting campaign donations and expenditures was unconstitutional.  The court said that the law's limits on how much a candidate could spend violated …
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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Decisions: campaign finance limits nullified; five rulings overall
Joy Purdy / cbs4.com:
Limbaugh Detained At Airport  —  (CBS4 News) WEST PALM BEACH Sources have confirmed to CBS4 News that conservative talk show host Rush Limbaugh has been detained at Palm Beach International Airport for the possible possession of illegal prescription drugs Monday evening.
Phil Brennan / NewsMax.com:
New Evidence Emerges in Haditha Case  —  New evidence continues to emerge that U.S. Marines did not wantonly kill Iraqi civilians in Haditha last November - and the soldiers' accounts of what happened are backed up by videotape shot by an ultralight vehicle, NewsMax has learned.
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Writer Sat on His Own Life-and-Death Story  —  For a reporter whose specialty is digging out secrets, Murray Waas has been keeping one about himself for a long time.  —  He was once diagnosed with an advanced form of cancer and told he had little chance of survival.
Joe Strupp / Editor and Publisher:
'Denver Post' Publishes Letter That Advocates Beheading Editors, Pundits  —  NEW YORK Did The Denver Post go too far in publishing a letter to the editor today that advocates the beheading of editors, commentators, and politicians who have criticized the treatment of prisoners at Abu Ghraib and Guantanamo Bay?
Los Angeles Times:
The Dems' Iraq gap  —  Senate Democrats' resolutions on the war are dubious from both a policy and political standpoint.  —  IT'S UNDERSTANDABLE THAT DEMOCRATS in the U.S. Senate would use the war in Iraq to send a political message to the party faithful, as some did last week in voting …
CNN:
CNN RELIABLE SOURCES  —  Bob Schieffer on Dan Rather's Departure from CBS; Did Media Aid, Abet Enemy?  —  THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT.  THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.  —  HOWARD KURTZ, HOST (voice-over): And that's the way it is.
Jane Merrick / Daily Mail:
State to interfere in childrens' home lives  —  The home life of every child in the country is to be recorded on a national database in the ultimate intrusion of the nanny state, it has emerged.  —  Computer records holding details of school performance, diet and even whether their parents provide …
Broadcasting & Cable:
Ailes Cracks Whip as Fox News Slips  —  Slackers at Fox News Channel, you're on notice!  Your boss is not pleased.  Fox News Chairman Roger Ailes is on the warpath following his network's recent ratings slump, and he won't hesitate to clean house to turn things around.
 
 
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Jeffrey H. Birnbaum / Washington Post:
No Neutral Ground in This Internet Battle
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Bradm / CompassPoints Conservative Political Web Blog:
Defending Christians  —  Patrick Hynes (of—among other things …
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Max / MaxSpeak:
CATO GUY FOR HIGHER TAXES
Richard Morin / Washington Post:
Americans Increasingly Divided Over Iraq
Roger Alford / Lexington Herald-Leader:
Fletcher rides a few hundred feet home
Karl Rove / Time:
Lessons from a Larger-than-Life President
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Jay Mathews / Washington Post:
Study Casts Doubt On the 'Boy Crisis'
Discussion: NewsBusters.org and Feministe
Washington Post:
Record Rain Wreaks Havoc on Morning Commute
David Carr / New York Times:
At CNN, News That Plays to the Ratings
Susan Milligan / Boston Globe:
Democrats split on a 2d run by Kerry
Sebastian Mallaby / Washington Post:
Why So Lonesome?
Washington Post:
Call for Lobbying Changes Is A Fading Cry, Lawmakers Say
 

 
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Brian Steinberg / Variety:
Sources: NBCUniversal Vice Chairman Bonnie Hammer plans to leave the company at the end of the year; she has been with the company since 2004

 
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