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Double victory - In ruling, Cheney scores political and legal wins

DECISION 2004
• Bush, Kerry in tight race in Pa.
• Few from GOP at Moore film debut
• Senate hopeful Ryan cancels trip

David Karp

INTERNATIONAL NEWS

• DEADLY BUS BOMBING IN TURKEY
A bus exploded outside a hospital in a residential area of Istanbul on Thursday, killing at least three people and injuring 15 others, Turkish officials said.

IHA via AP

• Iraq attacks kill at least 89• Bush appeals to allies for help in Iraq• NBC: U.S. considers troop increase• Officials questioned interrogations

POLITICS

• DOUBLE VICTORY
The Supreme Court handed Vice President Dick Cheney both legal and political wins on Thursday.

• Court rebuffs bid to open records• Bush interviewed in CIA leak case• Deal will force debate on debt limit• Iacocca switches from Bush to Kerry

U.S. NEWS

• WISCONSIN HIT BY TWISTERS
Crews worked to restore power and clear debris after tornado-spawning severe storms tore through Wisconsin, killing one person.

• Anti-crime teams going to 15 cities• Landmark settlement for wounded officers• General: U.S. air dominance may wane• NBC: Dalton Hotshots fight 1st fire of season

TERRORISM & SECURITY

• SAUDIS TO LET FOREIGNERS CARRY WEAPONS?
Saudi Arabia said foreign residents may carry weapons, easing restrictions in the face of a wave of militant bombings, attacks and kidnappings targeting Westerners.

• Private airport screeners OK next year• Student sentenced for planting box cutters• CIA officer: U.S. fighting wrong war• More airlines gave out passenger data

ENVIRONMENT

GREEN MACHINES | MORE

• HYDROGEN CARS READY TO ROLL — FOR A PRICE
If you can’t wait five, 10 or 20 years for the much-touted "hydrogen economy," then step right up: Several companies are ready to sell you hydrogen powered sports cars, pickups and even Hummers.

• How much habitat for vanishing species?• Toxic chemical releases show increase• U.S. to lobby Iceland to end whale hunts• Toxic chemical found in California milk

CRIME & PUNISHMENT

• JUSTICES LET DEATH SENTENCES STAND
By a 5-4 vote, the Supreme Court on Thursday refused to overturn the death sentences of more than 100 inmates who argued their fates were improperly determined by judges, not jurors.

• Student sentenced for planting box cutters• Anti-crime teams going to 15 cities• Teen kills dad after he shoots her mom• Ex-juror sides with Peterson in murder trial

PECULIAR POSTINGS

• BIKER SETS ‘IRON-BUTT’ RECORD ACROSS U.S.
A U.S. motorcyclist made the 5,632-mile (9,011-km) trek from the northernmost road in Alaska to the southernmost tip of Florida in 100 hours and set a transcontinental record certified by the “Iron Butt Association” of bike enthusiasts.

• Woman settles 'toilet phobia' lawsuit

SPECIAL REPORT

• SOLDIERS FACE CHARGE IN POW DEATH
The military plans to charge two military intelligence soldiers in the suffocation death of an Iraqi general during an interrogation last fall, according to the Denver Post.

• Officials questioned interrogations• WashPost: Give-and-take on interrogation• WashPost: Detainee memo disputed

WASHINGTONPOST.COM HIGHLIGHTS

• U.S. TO EXTEND IMMUNITY IN IRAQ
The Bush administration has decided to bestow on its own troops and personnel immunity from prosecution by Iraqi courts for killing Iraqis or destroying local property after political power is transferred to an interim Iraqi government, U.S. officials said.

• Give-and-take on interrogation tactics• State Dept. lawyer fought detainee memo• Debate fierce over 'Fahrenheit 9/11'• Quality of new jobs a matter of debate

SPECIAL REPORT

• ROMNEY URGES SAME-SEX MARRIAGE BAN
Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, whose state is the only one to recognize gay marriages, urged passage of a constitutional amendment banning same sex unions.

NEWSWEEK NATIONAL NEWS

• 9/11: WHO WAS REALLY IN CHARGE?
Did Bush know Cheney had given orders to down airliners on September 11? The commission staff wonders—and remains at odds with both men over alleged Saddam-Al Qaeda ties.

• Politics: Agent Provocateur• Under the Hot Lights• 'My Life': Bill Clinton’s Self Portrait• Justice: Not-So-Hallowed Halls

SPECIAL REPORT

• Technology, politics behind elections

• BLACK INVESTORS RETURNING TO STOCKS
A new survey shows black investors are returning to the stock market after retreating in the aftermath of the recent bear market.

• Nader asked to drop out• Congressional Black Caucus presses Nader• Black host charges QVC with discrimination

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