Judge Rejects Bush's View on Wiretaps  —  WASHINGTON — A federal judge in California said Wednesday that the wiretapping law established by Congress was the “exclusive” means for the president to eavesdrop on Americans, and he rejected the government's claim that the president's constitutional authority …

Election 2008: Montana Presidential Election  —  Montana: Obama Leads McCain By Five  —  Barack Obama is leading John McCain by five percentage points in Montana.  The latest Rasmussen Reports telephone survey in the state shows Obama attracting 48% of the vote while McCain earns 43%.

McCain Shakes Up Campaign  —  In a move that is garnering heavy media coverage in the latest news cycle, Sen. John McCain's campaign announced yesterday that campaign chief Rick Davis was being supplanted in his role as the day-to-day manager of the campaign by Steve Schmidt …

I'm Worried  —  David Broder: … And yet here we are in 2008.  And I don't think anyone can seriously dispute that the current President of the United States violated the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act or any number of legal commitments to refrain from torture.

Google must divulge YouTube log  —  Google must divulge the viewing habits of every user who has ever watched any video on YouTube, a US court has ruled.  —  The ruling comes as part of Google's legal battle with Viacom over allegations of copyright infringement.

Officer injured guarding Obama  —  COLORADO SPRINGS, Colorado (CNN) — It's been a rough week for the motorcycle unit of the Colorado Springs Police Department.  —  First, two officers were hurt last week when lightning struck between their motorcycles while on a training exercise.

McCain Flips At Legit Question  —  I've been running VoteVets.org for a couple of years now.  In 2006 and in 2008, we've endorsed a number of Iraq and Afghanistan Veterans for Congress.  It's still a story that the press is largely interested in, and when they call me to talk about it …

A short but sweet gathering  —  Barack Obama's campaign and the Democratic National Committee are toying with a convention scheduling change that has been broached before in theory but never seriously considered: cutting the party's conclave in Denver short by one day to give Obama an extra …

FISA: Keep The Pressure Going...  Yesterday, Blue America launched a call tool to help you get in touch with Senators regarding the FISA bill.  —  As I said yesterday, we've launched this tool in support of the Dodd-Feingold-Leahy Amendment to strip telecom immunity from the bill.

The '60s Begin to Fade as Liberal Professors Retire  —  MADISON, Wis. — When Michael Olneck was standing, arms linked with other protesters, singing “We Shall Not Be Moved” in front of Columbia University's library in 1968, Sara Goldrick-Rab had not yet been born.

Can Barack Buy the Presidency?  —  On the money front, how do Sens. Obama and McCain stack up?  No contest, it seems.  Since the campaign began, Mr. Obama has raised a staggering $295-plus million, versus Mr. McCain's almost $122 million.  But that's misleading.  —  Mr. Obama spent a lot to win the nomination.

McCain Allies Find Finance-Law Holes  —  Governors' Fund Recruits Big Donors; Bid to Catch Obama  —  Allies of Sen. John McCain have found new loopholes in the campaign-finance law he helped write — and they're using them to reel in huge contributions to help him compete with Sen. Barack Obama.

Plasma, LCDs blamed for accelerating global warming  —  Audio: Flat screen TVs ‘contribute to global warming’ (The World Today)  —  A gas used in the making of flat screen televisions, nitrogen trifluoride (NF3), is being blamed for damaging the atmosphere and accelerating global warming.

Employment Situation Summary  —  Technical information:  —  Household data: (202) 691-6378 USDL 08-0928  —  Establishment data: (202) 691-6555 Transmission of material in this release  —  http://www.bls.gov/ces/ is embargoed until 8:30 A.M. (EDT), Media contact: (202) 691-5902 Thursday, July 3, 2008.

Obama Should Embrace His Muslim Heritage  —  Many Muslim voters love Barack Obama.  They love him even if he doesn't seem to love them back.  —  One young professional I know credited Muslims' enthusiasm for Sen. Obama to a perceived promise of a “brand new, informed international perspective.”