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7:20 AM ET, June 27, 2006

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Associated Press:
Limbaugh's latest drug run-in: Viagra  —  Police say commentator had drug without a prescription  —  WEST PALM BEACH, Florida (AP) — Rush Limbaugh was detained for about 3 1/2 hours at Palm Beach International Airport after authorities said they found a bottle of Viagra in his possession without a prescription.
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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.
bradenton.com:
Limbaugh detained at Palm Beach airport  —  WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. - Rush Limbaugh was detained for more than three hours Monday at Palm Beach International Airport after authorities said they found a bottle of Viagra in his possession without a prescription.
The Skeptic / Skepticseye.com:
Here's Your Randall v. Sorrell Roadmap  —  A splintered decision, indeed.  For those of you with busy schedules (or short attention spans) here's what you need to know about the Supreme Court's decision in Randall v. Sorrell, otherwise known at "that Vermont decision."
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Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
Justices Reject Campaign Limits in Vermont Case
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Charles Lane / Washington Post:
Justices Reject Vermont's Campaign Finance Law
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."
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Associated Press:
Argument against report puzzles NYT editors
Discussion: Swords Crossed
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Bush Condemns Report on Bank Records
Discussion: Balkinization
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:   Bush Says Report on Bank Data Was Disgraceful
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.
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 …
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.
Dexter Filkins / New York Times:
Taking Ramadi a Neighborhood at a Time  —  RAMADI, Iraq, June 26 — The 120-millimeter mortar shell landed with a crash in the middle of the new American-Iraqi outpost on Monday, hurling foot-long shards of metal and puncturing the chest of a young American soldier.  —  "What's the condition of the casualty?"
Discussion: PrairiePundit and Needlenose
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.
Joseph Kahn / New York Times:
China Weighs Fines for Reports on 'Sudden Events'  —  BEIJING, June 26 — Chinese media outlets will be fined up to $12,500 each time they report on "sudden events" without prior authorization from government officials, according to a draft law under review by the Communist Party-controlled legislature.
Discussion: Liberty and Justice and Majikthise
Matthew Mosk / Washington Post:
Steele's Donor List Stirs Racial Questions  —  The fundraiser thrown for Maryland Lt. Gov. Michael S. Steele on Thursday night, while ordinary in most ways, struck some African American leaders as notable because of the host.  —  Unlike the dozens of high-dollar events across the country …
Discussion: THE NEWS BLOG and Discriminations
Emperor Darth Misha I / Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler:
Goodbye, Old Bastard and, Dare I Say, Friend  —  It is with great sadness that I learn that LC & IB Acidman has passed away.  —  Rob and I go back a ways in this crazy world that we call the Blogosphere, yet I only ever had a chance to meet him in person once, this year in Austin.
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
'Breathtaking' Waste and Fraud in Hurricane Aid  —  FEMA spends $250,000 a month to store about 10,000 empty mobile homes at an airfield in Hope, Ark.  —  WASHINGTON, June 26 — Among the many superlatives associated with Hurricane Katrina can now be added this one: it produced …
Discussion: Daily Pundit and Media Needle
Slate:
Is Wal-Mart Good for the American Working Class?  —  DIALOGUES  —  Although we've never met, I'm tempted to call you "Barb," the name you were given in your weeks as a Wal-Mart employee.  I myself have never worked at Wal-Mart, and I can only remember shopping there once.
 
 
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Court Divides Sharply Over Death Penalty
New Yorker:
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A Perfect Storm Descends on the Nation's Capital
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Bradm / CompassPoints Conservative Political Web Blog:
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Washington Post:
Iraqi Leader Outlines Plan for Reconciliation
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New Evidence Emerges in Haditha Case