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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.
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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.
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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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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Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Bush Condemns Report on Bank Records
Bush Condemns Report on Bank Records
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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.
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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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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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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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?"
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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.
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 …
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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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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