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6:40 PM ET, June 13, 2006

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David Johnston / New York Times:
Rove Won't Be Charged in C.I.A. Leak Case  —  WASHINGTON, June 13 — The prosecutor in the C.I.A. leak case on Monday advised Karl Rove, the senior White House adviser, that he would not be charged with any wrongdoing, effectively ending the nearly three-year criminal investigation that had at times focused intensely on Mr. Rove.
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TalkLeft:
EXCLUSIVE: No Deal for Karl Rove  —  Sometimes people just don't know when to cry "uncle."  I do.  I asked Robert Luskin this morning if Karl Rove has made a deal with Fitzgerald.  His response: … Which is exactly what Luskin told me weeks ago.  It's over, folks.  Karl Rove will not be charged with a crime.
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:
Dodging CIPA Graymail Bullets...And Other Legal Notes  —  I've been a bit busy the last few days (and still am, as well as being exhausted and missing my peanut...again), but after taking some time to do a brief roundabout on the legal news of the last coupla days, I am compelled to jot a few notes on the doings in a few courtrooms.
CNN:
Lawyer: Rove won't be charged in CIA leak case  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — White House senior adviser Karl Rove has been told by Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald that he will not be charged in the CIA leak case, according to Robert Luskin, Rove's lawyer.  —  "In deference to the pending case …
senatemajority.com:
Karl Rove Taking Bullets?  —  Shot:  —  "They may be with you for the first few bullets but they won't be there for the last tough battles."  — Karl Rove, on John Kerry and John Murtha, Reuters, 6/13  —  Chaser:  —  "Except for a lapse of several months, Selective Service records …
Discussion: Angry Bear
Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
No Charges Against Rove  —  David Johnston of the Times tells us that Fitzmas will be indefinitely postponed: … Let me gulp down some crow - last May 8, I pegged the probability of a Rove indictment at 70%; a few days ago, I marked that down to 50% - well, at least I had the trend right.
Michelle Malkin:   ROVE DERANGEMENT SYNDROME DAY
Los Angeles Times:
EPA Rule Loosened After Oil Chief's Letter to Rove
Discussion: Attytood and Air America Radio
Terence Hunt / Associated Press:
Bush Meets With Iraqi PM in Surprise Trip  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq — President Bush, seeking to bolster support for Iraq's burgeoning goverment and U.S. war policy at home, made a surprise visit to Iraq on Tuesday to meet newly named Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki and discuss the next steps in the troubled 3-year-old war.
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New York Times:
Bush Lands in Baghdad for Surprise Visit  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq, June 13 — President Bush arrived in Iraq today on an unannounced visit intended to chart the best way forward after the formation of the unity government there and after the killing last week of the most-wanted terrorist inthe country.
Reuters:
Bush makes surprise visit to Iraq
Discussion: USA Today and Macsmind
Jed Graham / Investor's Business Daily:
Bush May Meet Vow To Halve The Deficit Three Years Early  —  Aided by surging tax receipts, President Bush may make good on his pledge to cut the deficit in half in 2006 — three years early.  —  Tax revenues are running $176 billion, or 12.9%, over last year, the Treasury Department said Monday.
Jerusalem Post:
Report: IDF didn't shell Gaza beach  —  The IDF probe investigating the deaths of seven Palestinian civilians, caused by an explosion on a beach in Gaza on Friday evening, concluded that chances were slim that the accident was caused by IDF shelling.  —  According to the findings …
Reuters:
U.S. court tosses lawsuit over "In God We Trust"  —  SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - A U.S. district court judge on Monday dismissed a lawsuit brought by a California atheist against the U.S. government for its use of the phrase "In God We Trust" on its coins and currency.
Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard
wkyc.com:
Ohio poll: Strickland, Brown lead GOP contenders  —  VERONA, New Jersey — A state-wide poll shows Democrats Ted Strickland and Sherrod Brown leading in their races against Republicans Ken Blackwell and incumbent Mike DeWine.  —  In an election for Governor of Ohio today, June 13 …
Discussion: Swing State Project
Dan Elliott / Associated Press:
Panel: Churchill should be fired  —  Ward Churchill, the professor who called some of the World Trade Center victims "little Eichmanns," should be fired because of "repeated and deliberate" infractions of scholarship rules, a University of Colorado committee said today.
Discussion: QandO
Greg Jaffe / Wall Street Journal:
To Make a Point, An Army Officer Helps Iraqi Convict  —  Rule of Law Should Apply  —  To All, Capt. Carter Says;  —  Confessions Won by Cable  —  'Grudge' of the 'Fat Woman'?  —  BAQUBAH, Iraq — Capt. Phillip Carter visits the filthy, overcrowded prison here at least twice a week …
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