House Rejects Timetable for Iraq Pullout  —  WASHINGTON, June 16 — The House of Representatives voted, 256 to 153, today in favor of a resolution promising to "complete the mission" in Iraq, prevail in the global fight against terrorism and oppose any "arbitrary date for withdrawal" of American troops.

Connecticut Democratic Primary: Lamont Gaining Traction  —  Leiberman 46% Lamont 40%  —  Senator Joe Lieberman (D) might be better off skipping the Democratic Primary and running as an Independent this November.  The latest Rasmussen Reports survey of the Primary Election shows Lieberman …

Grand jury declines to indict Rep. McKinney  —  Investigation of alleged assault is finished, U.S. attorney says  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — A grand jury has declined to indict Rep. Cynthia McKinney, D-Georgia, who was accused of punching a Capitol Police officer in March.

No knock, no joke: SCOTUS and the Fourth Amendment  —  The Supreme Court ruled 5-4 on Thursday that the police can violate the "knock-and-announce" rule to search someone's property and use the evidence anyway.  This decision could seriously weaken Fourth Amendment rights.

Rather out at CBS, sources say  —  It's over.  —  After 44 years, Dan Rather will leave CBS by the end of the month, at the latest, industry sources said Friday.  His departure could come as early as next week.  —  Rather, 74, whose contract runs until late November …

TERRORIST DEFEATISM  —  June 16, 2006 — IRAQ's government just released the first insider documents captured from terrorists in the raids surrounding Abu Musab al-Zarqawi's death.  The contents will horrify America haters in our media but won't surprise Post readers:  —  We're winning.

Documents Support Saddam-Taliban Connection  —  Prologue:  —  Did Saddam Hussein's inner circle and the Taliban rulers in Afghanistan actively court each other in hopes of forging an anti-American alliance in the region?  —  Ray Robison, a former member of the CIA-directed Iraq Survey Group …

Setting deadline for troops' withdrawal will backfire  —  When the public turned against the Vietnam War, many returning soldiers found themselves ignored, disdained and shunned.  Iraq is different.  Though most Americans now believe the war was a mistake, they still honor the troops.

U.S. Portrayal Helps Flesh Out Zarqawi's Heir  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq, June 15 — American military officers on Thursday put a face on the new chief of Al Qaeda in Mesopotamia, releasing a photograph and details of the man they say succeeded Abu Musab al-Zarqawi after he was killed in an airstrike last week.

New Bush policy adviser said he'd support jail for doctors who performed abortions  —  On a PBS program aired this weekend and taped in April, new Bush domestic policy adviser Karl Zinsmeister told the host that he would personally support doctors being jailed for performing abortions, RAW STORY has discovered.

Lucian Bebchuk, shareholder activist  —  Lucian Bebchuk is the Townsend Professor of Law, Economics and Finance at the Harvard Law School, and Director of Harvard's Program on Corporate Governance.  Much more importantly for present purposes, he's also the owner of 140 shares of CA, Inc. stock.

Shiite Militias Control Prisons, Official Says  —  BAGHDAD — Iraq's prison system is overrun with Shiite Muslim militiamen who have freed fellow militia members convicted of major crimes and executed Sunni Arab inmates, the country's deputy justice minister said in an interview this week.

New Jersey Demands Data on Phone Call Surveillance and Is Sued by U.S.  —  TRENTON, June 15 — The New Jersey attorney general has issued subpoenas to five telephone companies to determine whether any of them violated the state's consumer protection laws by providing records to the National Security Agency.

Metro Board Member Fired for Comment on Gays  —  Maryland Gov. Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. yesterday fired Robert J. Smith, his appointee on the Metro transit authority board, for referring to gay people as sexual deviants on a cable television show.  —  "Robert Smith's comments were highly inappropriate …

Karl Rove Gives Exclusive Interview to New Hampshire Activist Network  —  MANCHESTER, N.H., June 16 /U.S. Newswire/ — Leading up to his appearance at the New Hampshire Republican State Committee's annual dinner, Karl Rove granted an exclusive interview to VictoryNH.com …