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2:10 PM ET, June 25, 2007

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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Court decides endangered species, religion, student speech, campaign finance cases; four new grants  —  Amid several 5-4 rulings on the merits, the Supreme Court on Monday granted four cases for review next Term, including a significant test case on the use of references to the O.J. Simpson …
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Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Court allows issue ads near elections  —  WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court loosened restrictions Monday on corporate- and union-funded television ads that air close to elections, weakening a key provision of a landmark campaign finance law.  —  The court, split 5-4, upheld an appeals court ruling …
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Court Tightens Limits on Student Speech  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court tightened limits on student speech Monday, ruling against a high school student and his 14-foot-long "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" banner.  —  Schools may prohibit student expression that can be interpreted as advocating drug use …
Discussion: Betsy's Page and AMERICAblog
Bill Mears / CNN:
'Bong Hits 4 Jesus' case tightens student speech … WASHINGTON (CNN) — The Supreme Court ruled against a former high school student Monday in the "Bong Hits 4 Jesus" banner case — a split decision that limits students' free speech rights.  —  Joseph Frederick was 18 when he unveiled …
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Supreme Court Allows 'Issue Ads' Near Elections  —  The Supreme Court today substantially weakened the McCain-Feingold campaign finance act's restrictions on the kinds of ads corporations, unions and special interest groups may run in the days before an election.
Big Tent Democrat / TalkLeft:
BongHits4Jesus: Incitement to Imminent Lawless Action
Discussion: The Moderate Voice and Daily Kos
Joshua Muravchik / Opinion Journal:
Winds of War  —  Iran is making a mistake that may lead the Middle East into a broader conflict.  —  Several conflicts of various intensities are raging in the Middle East.  But a bigger war, involving more states—Israel, Lebanon, Syria, Iran, the Palestinian Authority and perhaps …
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Center for American Progress:
Reclaiming Control of U.S. Security in the Middle East  —  With the Iraq war well into its fifth year, the Bush administration still lacks a realistic plan for the Middle East and Iraq.  The United States must reclaim control of its core national security interests by taking active steps …
Discussion: Think Progress
James Blitz / Financial Times:   Blair set for Mideast envoy role
The Atlantic Online:
Strategic Reset  —  I've had the chance to review the Center …
Discussion: Eschaton
Sarah Baxter / Times of London:
McCain could pull out of race by autumn  —  Presidential hopeful drops campaign staff as Republican consultants predict he'll be gone by September  —  THE former presidential front-runner, John McCain, may drop out of the 2008 race by September if his fundraising dries up and his poll ratings continue …
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Associated Press:
Nevada Poll Puts Thompson, Clinton Ahead  —  THE RACE: The presidential race for Republicans and Democrats in Nevada.  —  THE NUMBERS  —  Republicans  —  Fred Thompson, 25 percent  —  Mitt Romney, 20 percent  —  Rudy Giuliani, 17 percent  —  John McCain, 8 percent  —  Democrats
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Ben Smith / The Politico:   Air Obama  —  Here we go: Barack Obama goes on TV in Iowa …
Jonathan Owen / The Independent:
Too little, too late: Gore blames scientists for climate crisis  —  US could have acted sooner if experts had reached consensus  —  In an extraordinary outburst aimed at America's failure to tackle global warming, Al Gore says that if scientific agreement on the climate crisis had been reached sooner …
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Michael Yon:
Drilling for Justice  —  Army officers have been pleased with Michael Gordon's portrayal of the events in Baqubah.  —  On 19 June American forces sealed off Baqubah and began attacking targets within the city.  The immediate goal of Arrowhead Ripper was to free Baqubah of al Qaeda …
Maggie Michael / Associated Press:
Al-Qaida leader urges support for Hamas  —  CAIRO, Egypt - Al-Qaida's deputy leader called on Muslims worldwide to back Hamas with weapons, money and attacks on U.S. and Israeli interests, urging the Palestinian militant group on Monday to unite with al-Qaida after its takeover of Gaza.
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Jo Becker / New York Times:
Murdoch Reaches Out for Even More  —  In the fall of 2003, a piece of Rupert Murdoch's sprawling media empire was in jeopardy.  —  Congress was on the verge of limiting any company from owning local television stations that reached more than 35 percent of American homes.
Klaus Marre / The Hill:
Sessions says support for immigration bill is eroding  —  Sen. Jeff Sessions (R-Ala.), a key opponent to the bipartisan immigration bill that will be taken up again next week, said Sunday that support for the legislation "continues to erode."  —  Sessions noted that some of the senators …
Washington Post:
Plaintiff Gets Nothing in $54M Case of Missing Pants  —  Ruling for Dry Cleaner May Spell Bigger Woes for D.C. Judge Roy Pearson  —  The D.C. administrative law judge who sued his neighborhood dry cleaner for $54 million over a pair of lost pants found out this morning what he's going to get for all his troubles.
 
 
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Los Angeles Times:
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Associated Press:
Hamas releases recording of captured soldier's voice
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Jonathan Stempel / Reuters:
A New York judge finds Sirius XM liable for a difficult subscription cancellation process; Sirius says it will appeal but abide by a new “click-to-cancel” rule

Ashley Carman / Bloomberg:
A growing number of podcasters, including Tim Ferriss, are moving away from interviews to monologues or co-hosts, as some well-known guests can be overexposed

Matthew Keys / The Desk:
DirecTV terminates its Dish acquisition after a group of Dish creditors rejected a modified bond exchange offer

 
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