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WASHINGTON -- They started their day, by custom, by shaking hands all around. A short while later, Supreme Court justices were throwing darts at one another on a topic that has divided Americans like no other -- race.

They accused one another of betraying the Supreme Court's most acclaimed ruling, the 53-year-old Brown v. Board of Education decision outlawing segregated schools, and of misapplying the law.

In the end, a conservative majority held sway in a decision that clamped new limits on local school efforts to make sure children of different races share classrooms.

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Gov. Mark Sanford has picked experienced federal prosecutor Scott N. Schools to succeed Solicitor Ralph Hoisington, who died earlier this month after a six-month battle with pancreatic cancer.Schools, the interim U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of California, will return home to take charge of the 9th Circuit Solicitor's office covering Charleston and Berkeley counties.Schools, 45, returns with an impressive resume. He prosecuted white collar criminals in Charleston for several years in ...

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WASHINGTON — The look on his face said it all.

AP VIDEO: The Senate drove a stake Thursday through President Bush's plan to legalize millions of unlawful immigrants, likely postponing major action on immigration until after the 2008 elections. (June 28)

As the clock ticked down on the crucial immigration debate Thursday, U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez, the Florida Republican who helped craft the contentious measure, paced the Senate floor visibly concerned.

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Some quotes about the White House's assertion of executive privilege Thursday, rejecting lawmakers' demands for documents that could shed light on the firings of federal prosecutors.

"We've made it clear that we are willing to share information with Congress so that they can do their jobs, but on the other hand, we think it is essential, as a matter of principle, to protect the prerogatives of the presidency, especially when it comes to being able to have privileged and confidential communications with key staff members and key executive branch officials." - White House spokesman Tony Snow.

"This White House cannot have it both ways. They cannot stonewall congressional investigations by refusing to provide documents and witnesses, while claiming nothing improper occurred." - Senate Judiciary Chairman Patrick Leahy, D-Vt.

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WASHINGTON -- The White House refused Thursday to comply with House and Senate subpoenas for documents, setting the stage for what could be a protracted constitutional battle.

The Bush administration claimed executive privilege in refusing to release the documents and indicated it was prepared to do the same for a subpoena compelling former White House counsel Harriet Miers' testimony.

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