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6:55 PM ET, June 28, 2007

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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
Court strikes down school integration plans, ends Term  —  UPDATED to 11 a.m.  —  Concluding its current Term with a historic ruling on race in public policy, the Supreme Court divided 5-4 on Thursday in striking down voluntary integration plans in the public schools of Seattle and Louisville.
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David Stout / New York Times:
Use of Race in School Placement Curbed  —  In a decision of sweeping importance to educators, parents and schoolchildren across the country, the Supreme Court today sharply limited the ability of school districts to manage the racial makeup of the student bodies in their schools.
Robert Barnes / Washington Post:
Court Limits Use of Race to Achieve Diversity in Schools
Terence Hunt / Associated Press:
Bush won't supply subpoenaed documents  —  WASHINGTON - President Bush, in a constitutional showdown with Congress, claimed executive privilege Thursday and rejected demands for White House documents and testimony about the firing of U.S. attorneys.  —  His decision was denounced as …
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William Branigin / Washington Post:
Bush Won't Supply Subpoenaed Documents  —  The White House said today it would not comply with congressional subpoenas for documents and testimony relating to the firings of federal prosecutors last year, setting up a potential constitutional confrontation over its claim of executive privilege.
Mike Allen / The Politico:
White House takes hard line with Hill
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
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Spencer Ackerman / TPMmuckraker:
Rahm Emanuel: No Money for "Cheney Branch of Government"  —  Rep. Rahm Emanuel (D-IL) took a filleting knife to Vice President Dick Cheney's attempts to elide the Archives' Information Security Oversight Office on the House floor just now.  Following through on his promise to defund …
Greg Sargent / Election Central:
Ann Coulter Loses It, Calls Elizabeth Edwards A "Harridan"  —  Boy, it looks like the pressure from Elizabeth Edwards is really getting to Ann Coulter.  Seems to be really rattling her badly.  Give this a watch, from MSNBC this morning:  —  Woah.  —  Incidentally, the Coulter column …
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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Senate Hands Down a Major Defeat on Immigration Bill  —  The most dramatic overhaul of the nation's immigration laws in a generation was trounced this morning by a bipartisan filibuster, with the political right and left overwhelming a coalition of Republicans and Democrats who had been seeking compromise …
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Klaus Marre / The Hill:
46-53, immigration bill goes down in defeat  —  The comprehensive immigration reform bill that has dodged attacks from the left and right for weeks, survived "poison pill" amendments, and was once pulled from the Senate schedule failed its most important test Thursday.  Passage of the legislation now appears unlikely.
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Dana Blanton / Fox News:
FOX News Poll: Bush Approval Rating Hits New Low  —  NEW YORK — Americans are giving bad grades all around.  President Bush's job approval rating now stands at 31 percent, the lowest ever in the FOX News poll, and almost twice as many Americans say they disapprove of the president's job performance.
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The Atlantic Online:
A Different Republican Party
Discussion: The American Scene
Jim Romenesko / Poynter Online:
Why WSJ reporters didn't show up for work Thursday  —  A statement from Wall Street Journal reporters:  —  Wall Street Journal reporters across the country chose not to show up to work this morning.  —  We did so for two reasons.  —  First, The Wall Street Journal's long tradition of independence …
HillaryClinton.com:
A Strong Second Quarter  —  Simply put, this has been a great quarter for us.  —  Hillary won both debates, demonstrating an enormous command of the issues and the unique ability to take on tough challenges and achieve real results.  Millions of Americans saw that Hillary has the strength …
Discussion: MSNBC, The Atlantic Online and MyDD
National Review:
Today in History  —  Today's defeat of the Senate amnesty bill was more than a run-of-the-mill legislative victory, representing as it did a self-organizing public's defeat of combined force of Big Business, (some of) Big Labor, Big Media, Big Religion, Big Philanthropy, Big Academia, and Big Government.
Discussion: Instapundit.com
American Research Group:
Shaheen/Sununu 2008 Senate Ballot  —  The following results are based on 553 completed telephone interviews among a statewide random sample of registered voters in New Hampshire.  Of the 553 interviews, 166 were anmong registered Republicans, 155 among registered Democrats, and 232 among undeclared (independent) voters.
 
 
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Stephen Labaton / New York Times:
Justices End 96-Year-Old Ban on Price Floors
Discussion: D-Day
Eric Kleefeld / Election Central:
Fox Poll: More Americans Trust Dems to Handle World War III Against Islamofascists!
Mark Murray / MSNBC:
BROWNBACK'S VOTE SWITCH
Ezra Klein / American Prospect:
Overvaluing American Values
Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
Europe's Beleaguered Drug Companies
Discussion: TPMCafe blogs
Rebecca Trounson / Los Angeles Times:
3 former leaders of ex-gay ministry apologize
Andrew Bridges / Associated Press:
US: Chinese seafood detained for safety
Theodore C. Sorensen / Washington Monthly:
The speech I want the Democratic nominee to give
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Kathryn Jean Lopez / National Review:
The Senator Is No Gambler  —  A number of Senate sources explain …
Discussion: Day In, Day Out
SilentPatriot / Crooks and Liars:
Daily Show: Lewis Black Exposes Right Wing Media Paranoia
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
White House:
President Bush Disappointed by Congress's Failure to Act on …
The Raw Story:
Expert: Wiretap subpoenas may open Bush to impeachment
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Scooter "28301-016" Libby  —  Scooter Libby has a new name: inmate number 28301-016.
Andrew Taylor / Associated Press:
House members seek cost-of-living raise
Jeff Zeleny / New York Times:
Immigration Bill Prompts Some Menacing Responses
 

 
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New York Times:
The NBC News-Ronna McDaniel saga highlights the perks and perils of partisan talk TV; a source says McDaniel is now seeking $600K+ for her two year deal

 
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