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It’s “unacceptable” and “undemocratic,” says Sessions. …</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <abbr class="updated" title="2009-06-26T06:38:32-07:00"> 13 hours ago</abbr> by <a href="/web/20090627032906/http://technorati.com/people/technorati/michellemalkin">michellemalkin</a> in <a href="/web/20090627032906/http://technorati.com/blogs/michellemalkin.com">Michelle Malkin</a> · <a class="links" href="/web/20090627032906/http://technorati.com/blogs/michellemalkin.com?reactions" title="View blog reactions">Authority: 3,291</a> </div> <div class="discussion"> <h4>Attention [4]:</h4> <ul> <li class="first-child"> <a href="/web/20090627032906/http://technorati.com/posts/jhb_nVQKpWw6EXQJRNue%2BjWYgpFL800cqn7oiVwH0NA%3D?sub=cBZd20zpvCviNRyCUAppMyuLcgSq%2BWKRjrMHLOCrTxs%3D">Weekly Standard Blog</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20090627032906/http://technorati.com/posts/jhb_nVQKpWw6EXQJRNue%2BjWYgpFL800cqn7oiVwH0NA%3D?sub=oq3BAKZ_h2IJCYBysCHQZaT%2B5ofoVZ2ei3ue3c2Cbwk%3D">Gateway Pundit</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20090627032906/http://technorati.com/posts/jhb_nVQKpWw6EXQJRNue%2BjWYgpFL800cqn7oiVwH0NA%3D?sub=Ionv6triHZhg0nk8KvRK1TAWlmXw6AnWd4uuhTT5ntI%3D">Riehl World View</a> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="news"> <h2> <a class="title" href="/web/20090627032906/http://technorati.com/politics/?source=news&sort=buzz&page=1">Rising news stories by attention</a> <a class="more" href="/web/20090627032906/http://technorati.com/politics/?source=news&page=1"> View All » </a> </h2> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/web/20090627032906/http://technorati.com/articles/mT1nF_pfs8Wa__g2IkoAClIbl_vM2TTFIHcHeWEEt8E%3D">Worldwide production of heroin and cocaine falling, says UN drug chief</a></h3> <div class="meta"> <abbr class="updated" title="2009-06-25T01:37:42-07:00"> 1 day ago</abbr> in <a href="/web/20090627032906/http://technorati.com/publications/www.guardian.co.uk%2F">Guardian</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="ad inline"> <div id="adsense-text" class="module"> <script language="javascript"> zoneIdentifier="CB041998F5ED4C06"; var varCheckURL = (("https:" == document.location.protocol) ? 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Joe Barton announced that there is now a placeholder in the bill to be determined later.Barton notes that this is unprecedented. …</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <abbr class="updated" title="2009-06-26T11:42:23-07:00"> 8 hours ago</abbr> by <a href="/web/20090627032906/http://technorati.com/people/technorati/michellemalkin">michellemalkin</a> in <a href="/web/20090627032906/http://technorati.com/blogs/michellemalkin.com">Michelle Malkin</a> · <a class="links" href="/web/20090627032906/http://technorati.com/blogs/michellemalkin.com?reactions" title="View blog reactions">Authority: 3,291</a> </div> <div class="discussion"> <h4>Attention [2]:</h4> <ul> <li class="first-child"> <a href="/web/20090627032906/http://technorati.com/posts/1lfEjj0vfeQEcBfas8H2TWPXxFzVX4EizrrCaJjLFCg%3D?sub=XrHTuCDQvebgYRDERRJSy9kqXerqrrPgzgF7EWFLXPE%3D">Gateway Pundit</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20090627032906/http://technorati.com/posts/1lfEjj0vfeQEcBfas8H2TWPXxFzVX4EizrrCaJjLFCg%3D?sub=dg%2BoZFbO5bfkT9r7o0m18jg3AumO%2BjTvgWNr5nKqzMg%3D">Riehl World View</a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> <li> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/web/20090627032906/http://technorati.com/posts/1l%2B4F03AZVHPKT5iyKDvHtBN7D4M45Uws8FKFBOOZnw%3D"> Nahal Zamani: Awaiting an End to Injustice: Rendition Victim's Wife Speaks About Accountability and Torture </a></h3> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Today, the ACLU's Human Rights Program and Alkarama for Human Rights sent a request to two U.N. 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He is preparing to speak with law enforcement officials regarding Michael Jackson's death. Story developing ... ... 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The person who makes the call says Jackson was not breathing and unconscious. Jackson was not responding to CPR. The ... Permalink…</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <abbr class="updated" title="2009-06-26T12:07:00-07:00"> 8 hours ago</abbr> by <a href="/web/20090627032906/http://technorati.com/people/technorati/ThirtyMileZone">ThirtyMileZone</a> in <a href="/web/20090627032906/http://technorati.com/blogs/www.tmz.com">TMZ.com</a> · <a class="links" href="/web/20090627032906/http://technorati.com/blogs/www.tmz.com?reactions" title="View blog reactions">Authority: 6,894</a> </div> <div class="discussion"> <h4>Attention [4]:</h4> <ul> <li class="first-child"> <a href="/web/20090627032906/http://technorati.com/posts/buyOSLOmx7412oHT3ELUkgEl6NqUCtOAW0rkKzQFrNo%3D?sub=cgB5Z72s0Dkfxv4FvS%2BUe%2BeLA2Mz5HDweLK9CQ%2B4Y8Q%3D">The Blemish</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20090627032906/http://technorati.com/posts/buyOSLOmx7412oHT3ELUkgEl6NqUCtOAW0rkKzQFrNo%3D?sub=oEeHSOxlLiZOK%2BU0epmV8Zs0cuv47sSc8KlmxS%2BdgWE%3D">Chuvaness.com</a> </li> <li> <a href="/web/20090627032906/http://technorati.com/posts/buyOSLOmx7412oHT3ELUkgEl6NqUCtOAW0rkKzQFrNo%3D?sub=M2IV2kDv_kiBkdfCdBR6HEGNTXKPFKs%2B0nR1oCJPsWY%3D">Celebrity Dirty Laundry</a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> <li> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/web/20090627032906/http://technorati.com/posts/9fYB9w_GiTa4jwKlSlgfXD0JDdXNuUNXY3_%2B9qrleMk%3D"> On Torture, From Someone Who Knows </a></h3> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Civil liberties and human rights organizations around the country are calling for accountability for torture . I’m amazed and profoundly disappointed that this has apparently become necessary in our country. Upon graduation from the United States Naval Academy in 1961, I had the honor of serving in the United States Navy. …</p> </div> <div class="meta"> <abbr class="updated" title="2009-06-26T10:37:26-07:00"> 9 hours ago</abbr> by <a href="/web/20090627032906/http://technorati.com/people/technorati/jedm">jedm</a> in <a href="/web/20090627032906/http://technorati.com/blogs/blog.aclu.org">Blog of Rights: Official Blog of the American Civil Liberties Union</a> · <a class="links" href="/web/20090627032906/http://technorati.com/blogs/blog.aclu.org?reactions" title="View blog reactions">Authority: 219</a> </div> <div class="discussion"> <h4>Attention [1]:</h4> <ul> <li class="first-child"> <a href="/web/20090627032906/http://technorati.com/posts/9fYB9w_GiTa4jwKlSlgfXD0JDdXNuUNXY3_%2B9qrleMk%3D?sub=P8PySWC338L12hEKZgZSyDjdqclgdzX52VmFU5jlRKo%3D">Daily Kos</a> </li> </ul> </div> </li> </ul> </div> </div> <div class="second column"> <div class="blog"> <ul> <li> <h3 class="entry-title"><a href="/web/20090627032906/http://technorati.com/posts/jrL935B_8SsspRn5JRlvEhCjxyVbFAH%2BEVjqbQlilGk%3D"> Again With Ross! </a></h3> <div class="entry-content"> <p>Ben Smith has a piece today with still more speculation on Dennis Ross, Washington's most speculated-about bureaucrat. What's with the Ross obsession? 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