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."

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 …

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 …

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.

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.

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.

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.

A Blogger Is Bounced From the Huffington Post  —  The Huffington Post, the popular news and blogging Web site, again found itself the subject of commentary last week when one of its bloggers was fired after accusing a site staff member of posting negative comments on his blog entries.

Don't Invest In These Internet Scams  —  Long before I had heard of political blogs, I was an active participant in technology stock message boards.  It wasn't radically different from commenting on blogs — there were arguments and things I learned and trolls and smart helpful people.

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 …

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 …

THE BANKING REPORT: LET ME MAKE IT SIMPLE FOR YOU MORONS  —  [ed. - Our dilligent dumpster divers on 43rd Street have located the first draft of Bill Keller's patient explanation of the New York Times' ethics policy.  Related: In New York, Scrappy Newspaper Struggles For Survival]

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.

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.

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 …