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Eric Lichtblau / New York Times:
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 …
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The Al-Haramain ruling and the current Congress — (updated below) — A Bush-41-appointed Federal District Judge yesterday became the third judge — out of three who have ruled on the issue — to reject the Bush administration's claim that Article II entitles the President to override or ignore the provisions of FISA.
Bob Egelko / San Francisco Chronicle:
Suit accusing Bush of acting illegally tossed — (07-02) 18:56 PDT SAN FRANCISCO — A federal judge in San Francisco dismissed a lawsuit Wednesday that sought to prove President Bush acted illegally in 2001 when he ordered the wiretapping of phone calls between Americans and suspected foreign terrorists without court approval.
Rasmussen Reports:
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%.
US News:
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 …
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Matthew Yglesias:
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.
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David S. Broder / Washington Post:
One Nation No More? — Civics Needs a Boost, but Our Identity Endures
One Nation No More? — Civics Needs a Boost, but Our Identity Endures
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BBC:
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.
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CNN:
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.
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Jon Soltz / The Huffington Post:
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 …
Karl Rove / Wall Street Journal:
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.
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Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
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.
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Patricia Cohen / New York Times:
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.
Doyle McManus / Los Angeles Times:
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 …
Juan Forero / Washington Post:
15 Hostages Rescued in Colombia — Military Tricks Rebels Into Freeing Politician Betancourt, 3 American Contractors — Colombia's military yesterday rescued the most prominent of several hundred hostages held by Marxist rebels, a group of 15 that included the French-Colombian politician Ingrid Betancourt …
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Wall Street Journal:
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.
ABC News:
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.
Bureau of Labor Statistics:
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.
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