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2:15 PM ET, June 29, 2006

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Associated Press:
In Rebuke for Bush, Court Block Trials at Guantanamo  —  WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that President Bush overstepped his authority in ordering military war crimes trials for Guantanamo Bay detainees.  —  The ruling, a rebuke to the administration …
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Marty Lederman / SCOTUSblog:
Hamdan Summary — And HUGE News  —  As I predicted below, the Court held that Congress had, by statute, required that the commissions comply with the laws of war — and held further that these commissions do not (for various reasons).  —  More importantly, the Court held that Common Article 3 …
William Branigin / Washington Post:
Supreme Court Rejects Guantanamo War Crimes Trials  —  In 5-3 Decision, Justices Rebuke Bush's Anti-Terror Policy  —  The Supreme Court today delivered a stunning rebuke to the Bush administration over its plans to try Guantanamo detainees before military commissions, ruling that the commissions are unconstitutional.
Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Decisions: Hamdan decided, military commissions invalid  —  The Supreme Court ruled on Thursday that Congress did not take away the Court's authority to rule on the military commissions' validity, and then went ahead to rule that President Bush did not have authority to set up the tribunals at Guantanamo Bay …
CNN:
High court blocks Gitmo military tribunals  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday strongly limited the power of the Bush administration to conduct military tribunals for suspected terrorists imprisoned overseas at the U.S. Navy base in Guantanamo Bay, Cuba.
MSNBC:
Justices say Bush went too far at Guantanamo  —  5-3 ruling in one of biggest presidential powers' cases since World War II  —  In this photo reviewed by U.S. military officials, an American flag waves within the razor wire-lined compound of Camp Delta prison at the Guantanamo Bay U.S. Naval Base, Cuba on Tuesday.
Andrew Cochran / Counterterrorism Blog:
Prediction: Bush & Congress Will Override the Supreme Court's Gitmo Decision (updated)  —  The news networks are proclaiming that the Supreme Court handed the President a "strong rebuke" in the Hamdan case by declaring the proposed Gitmo trials are illegal under U.S. law and international Geneva conventions.
PoliPundit.com:
(FLASH) Instrument of Surrender Signed by SCOTUS
Discussion: Hugh Hewitt
Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
The significance of Hamdan v. Rumsfeld
Discussion: MoJo Blog and Eschaton
Judd / Think Progress:
Supreme Court Decision on Gitmo Undermines Bush's Legal Case …
Discussion: Discourse.net
Peggy Noonan / Opinion Journal:
Stop Spinning  —  Contrarian thoughts on Hillary, flag-burning, the Times and "The View."  —  Today I would like to depart from what I perceive as the common wisdom on several people and issues.  —  Hillary Clinton.  Media people keep saying, as Hillary gears up for her presidential bid …
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Haaretz:
Funeral of Itamar teen slain by terrorists underway in J'lem  —  The funeral of Eliyahu Asheri, the 18-year-old from the settlement of Itamar abducted by Palestinian militants on Sunday, was held Thursday afternoon at Jerusalem's Mount of Olives cemetery.  —  Asheri was found dead …
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Mitch Potter / Toronto Star:
Israeli forces seize Hamas officials
Associated Press:
France blasts Hamas members' arrest
Ann Coulter / Townhall.com:
12 Down: Top secret war plans, 36 Across: Treason  —  When is The New York Times going to get around to uncovering an al-Qaida secret program?  —  In the latest of a long list of formerly top-secret government anti-terrorism operations that have been revealed by the Times …
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Examiner:   Robert Cox: Americans deserve better than Keller's open letter
Hope Yen / Associated Press:
Government says stolen VA laptop recovered  —  WASHINGTON - The government has recovered the stolen laptop computer and hard drive containing sensitive data for up to 26.5 million veterans and military personnel, Veterans Affairs Secretary Jim Nicholson said Thursday.
Discussion: Argghhh! and Silflay Hraka
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Bill Roggio / Counterterrorism Blog:
Insurgent Counterproposal to Reconciliation; offer to lay down arms  —  Eleven insurgent groups, eight of which are being led by the 1920 Revolution Brigades, have issued a counter proposal to Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki's plan for national reconciliation.
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Shaun Schafer / Associated Press:
Awkward moments abound in penis pump trial  —  BRISTOW, Okla. - Serving on the jury in an indecent-exposure trial unfolding in this conservative Oklahoma town has been a giggle-inducing experience.  —  Former Judge Donald D. Thompson, a veteran of 23 years on the bench …
Jeannine Aversa / Associated Press:
Economy zips ahead at a 5.6 percent pace  —  WASHINGTON - The economy sprang out of a year-end rut and zipped ahead in the opening quarter of this year at a 5.6 percent pace, the fastest in 2 1/2 years and even stronger than previously thought.  —  The new snapshot of gross domestic product …
Sholnn Freeman / Washington Post:
Pollution in Overdrive  —  New Report Cites U.S. Motorists For Production of Greenhouse Gases  —  When it comes to greenhouse gases, U.S. drivers are getting more of the blame.  —  Americans represent 5 percent of the world's population but contribute 45 percent of the world's emission of carbon dioxide …
Dave Drake / david-drake.com:
JIM BAEN  —  Jim Baen called me on the afternoon of June 11.  He generally phoned on weekends, and we'd usually talk a couple more times in the course of a week; but this was the last time.  —  In the course of the conversation he said, "You've got to write my obituary, you know."
 
 
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