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Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
Justices Limit the Use of Race in School Plans for Integration — With competing blocs of justices claiming the mantle of Brown v. Board of Education, a bitterly divided Supreme Court declared Thursday that public school systems cannot seek to achieve or maintain integration through measures …
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Stephen Labaton / New York Times:
Justices End 96-Year-Old Ban on Price Floors — Striking down an antitrust rule nearly a century old, the Supreme Court ruled today that it is no longer automatically unlawful for manufacturers and distributors to agree on setting minimum retail prices. — The decision will give producers …
New York Times:
Resegregation Now — The Supreme Court ruled 53 years ago in Brown v. Board of Education that segregated education is inherently unequal, and it ordered the nation's schools to integrate. Yesterday, the court switched sides and told two cities that they cannot take modest steps …
Ralph Blumenthal / New York Times:
Death Penalty for Delusional Murderer Blocked — Enforcing its edict against execution of the insane, a split United States Supreme Court today overturned the death sentence of a delusional Texas murderer who insisted he was being punished for preaching the gospel.
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Telegraph:
Car bomb found in London's West End — Police have defused a car bomb found near Piccadilly Circus in London's West End. — The "explosive device", discovered at 2am, posed a real and substantial threat to the surrounding area, according to a police source.
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Guardian:
London car bomb 'could have killed many' — A bomb made from gas cylinders, petrol and nails was found in an abandoned car in central London today, sparking a major terrorism alert. — Peter Clarke, the Scotland Yard head of counter-terrorism, said the device, discovered in Haymarket …
Sky News:
Terror Car Packed With Petrol And Nails — The car bomb found in London's West End contained 60 litres of petrol, a large amount of nails and several gas canisters, police have revealed. — Detectives believe they have foiled a major terror attack after the "big" explosive device was discovered in a Mercedes early this morning.
Alan Cowell / New York Times:
Suspected Bomb Found in London and 'Made Safe' — British police discovered what seemed to be an explosive device in a vehicle parked in a central West End theater and entertainment district of London early today and began a terrorism investigation, a police statement said.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Fairness Doctrine hammered 309-115 — The House voted overwhelmingly Thursday to prohibit the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) from using taxpayer dollars to impose the Fairness Doctrine on broadcasters who feature conservative radio hosts such as Rush Limbaugh and Sean Hannity.
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Kathryn Jean Lopez / National Review:
Do Idiots Run Washington? — I don't blame any American for wondering. Did you see the NYTimes picture of the illegal immigrants immigration-bill proponents brought to the Senate?? — As a Senate friend said to me about it: "all they did was remind people what the problem is.
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New York Times:
Immigrant Bill Dies in Senate; Defeat for Bush — President Bush's effort to overhaul the nation's immigration policy, a cornerstone of his domestic agenda, collapsed Thursday in the Senate, with little prospect that it can be revived before Mr. Bush leaves office in 19 months.
TRex / Firedoglake:
Late Nite FDL: Crashing — Those of you who are unfortunate enough to have abused stimulant drugs in the past like cocaine or methamphetamine will know what I'm talking about when I refer to the ass-end of a drug binge. It's what happens when you've been awake for days …
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John Bresnahan / The Politico:
Pelosi, Reid plan new push to end war — Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) are expected tomorrow to announce a new coordinated effort to force votes in July to end the Iraq war, according to Democratic insiders.
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
John Edwards responds.... John Edwards followed Coulter a day later and said that we need to fight back against attacks like Ann's on Hardball. — Download (1816) | Play (2038) Download (992) | Play (1329) … MATTHEWS: OK. Yes, Senator Edwards now, I guess the question last night …
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Daily Mail:
Putin's Arctic invasion: Russia lays claim to the North Pole - and all its gas, oil, and diamonds — Russian President Vladimir Putin is making an astonishing bid to grab a vast chunk of the Arctic - so he can tap its vast potential oil, gas and mineral wealth.
Taipei Times:
Taiwan Quick Take — A new laboratory to study animals after they undergo gene transfer and cloning operations has been established by the staff of the Livestock Research Institute (LRI) under the Council of Agriculture, government sources said yesterday. The new lab in Tainan County …
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