Court finds a right to jihad in the Constitution  —  There are several ways to fight a war.  On the one hand, you can put on a uniform, climb into a tank, rumble across a field and fire on the other fellows' tank.  On the other, you can find a 12-year-old girl, persuade her to try …

NYT: Bank program not news to terrorists  —  NEW YORK - Published reports that the U.S. was monitoring international banking transactions were not news to the terrorists who were its target because the Bush administration had already "talked openly" about the effort, The New York Times' top editor said Sunday.

COPYCATTY COULTER PILFERS PROSE: PRO  —  July 2, 2006 — Conservative scribe Ann Coulter cribbed liberally in her latest book, "Godless," according to a plagiarism expert.  —  John Barrie, the creator of a leading plagiarism-recognition system, claimed he found at least three instances of what he calls …

Mexico presidential election - too close to call  —  TV Azteca's exit polling calls it a tie.  TV Azteca won't release actual data if it falls within the margin of error (+/-1.6% — according to TV Azteca).  —  I'll update this post as things develop.  —  UPDATE I, 8:48 pm: Per TV Azteca …

GOP Aims to Use a War to Win an Election Battle  —  Republicans are once again making the fight against terrorism a campaign cornerstone.  So far, Democrats have not been as engaging.  —  WASHINGTON — President Bush says Democrats want to "wave the white flag of surrender" in Iraq.

No Conservative: Lieberman's A JFK Democrat  —  How would John F. Kennedy fare in his party today?  —  It is impossible to completely project a historical figure into the current political situation.  However, it is fair to suggest that both parties have radically changed over the past half-century.

Did Gonzales lie to Congress?  —  Jonathan Singer at MyDD and John Aravosis at AmericaBlog are both pointing to the significance of Andrew Harris' story at Bloomberg News regarding the initiation of President Bush's authorization of the NSA domestic surveillance program, which says:

The Democrats' New Populism  —  The best symbol of how the party hopes to take back the Senate this year may be Montana candidate Jon Tester's flattop  —  When Jon Tester was 9 years old, he lost the middle three fingers of his left hand in a meat grinder.

Stoolies  —  It must be difficult days indeed at the New York Times and the Los Angeles Times if their editors have gone so far as to team up to justify their papers' publication of the government's secret SWIFT financial surveillance program.  The two media outlets' focus groups …

CNN RELIABLE SOURCES  —  Is White House Scapegoating "New York Times"?  ; Bloggers Respond to Recent Political Developments; Why the Media Hoopla Over Star Jones Departure?  —  THIS IS A RUSH TRANSCRIPT.  THIS COPY MAY NOT BE IN ITS FINAL FORM AND MAY BE UPDATED.  —  HOWARD KURTZ, HOST (voice-over): Targeting the "Times."

Dana Priest smacks Bill Bennett around  —  emailer: On Meet the Press this morning, Washington Post reporter Dana Priest snap back at Bill Bennett.  She said it is not a crime to disclose classified information and then went on to say that people would like to make casino gambling against the law, but it is not illegal.

LAST STAND  —  On May 31st, Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice announced what appeared to be a major change in U.S. foreign policy.  The Bush Administration, she said, would be willing to join Russia, China, and its European allies in direct talks with Iran about its nuclear program.

New Ad: "Signs of Change"  —  Another ad set for release this week before the big debate on Thursday.  From the press release accompanying the ad:  —  "Senator Lieberman presents an image of himself that is truly at odds with his voting record," said Lamont Campaign Manager Tom Swan.