memeorandum: Bush Condemns Report on Bank Records (Sheryl Gay Stolberg/New York Times)

4:40 AM ET, June 27, 2006

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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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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.

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Mac Ranger / Macsmind:
Driveby Media Alert

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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]

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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."

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Associated Press:
Argument against report puzzles NYT editors

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Bush Condemns Report on Bank Records

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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Bush Says Report on Bank Data Was Disgraceful

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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.

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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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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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Charles Lane / Washington Post:
Justices Reject Vermont's Campaign Finance Law

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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.

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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.

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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.

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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 …

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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.

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