European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - June 29, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                June 2007 stars and stripes Page 11 Bush wont answer subpoenas by Terence Hunt the associated press Washington president moving to Ward a constitutional showdown with asserted executive privilege thursday and rejected lawmakers demands for documents that could shed Light on the firings of Federal Bush attorney told Congress the White House would not turn Over subpoenaed documents from former presidential counsel Harriet Miers and former political director Sara congressional panels want the documents for their investigations of attorney general Alberto Gonzales stewardship of the Justice including complaints of undue political the Senate judiciary committee subpoenaed the White House and vice president Dick Cheney office wednesday for documents relating to Bush controversial eavesdropping program that operated warrant free for five also named in subpoenas signed by committee chairman Patrick were the Justice department and the National Security the four parties have until july 18 to according to a statement by the office of Patrick the democratic chairmen of the two committees seeking the documents in the fired prosecutors Case accused Bush of stonewalling and disdain for the and said they would press Forward with enforcing the with it is with much regret that we Are forced Down this unfortunate path which we sought to avoid by finding grounds for Mutual a commode White House counsel Fred Fielding said in a letter to the chairmen of the Senate and House Judi Ciary we had hoped this matter could conclude with your committees receiving information in lieu of having to invoke executive we Are at this thursday was the deadline for surrendering the the White House also made Clear that Miers and Taylor would not testify next As directed by the which were issued june the stalemate could end up with House and Senate contempt citations and a Battle in Federal court Over separation of the president and vice president feel they Are above the Leahy he portrayed Bush actions As Nixon Ian its ho1i we Ham together a h m o i k 0 t s supreme court rulings the associated press Washington supreme court issued three Ridings Hie session will Likely be the justices last until i mental illness spares killer from execution a divided supreme court on thursday blocked the execution of a Texas killer whose lawyers say he should not be put to death because he is mentally the court ruled 54 in the Case of Scott Louis who shot his inlays to death 15 years ago in front of his wife and Young lawyers for the convicted murderer say that he suffers from a severe documented ill Ness that is the source of Gross school integration plans rejected the court also rejected Inte Gration plans in two major pub Lic school districts but left the door open for the limited use of race to achieve diversity in the decision in cases affect ing How students Are assigned to schools in and Seattle could imperil similar plans in hundreds of districts a and it further restricted How Public school systems May attain racial the court with chief Justice John Roberts announcing the courts judgment the courts four Liberal justices minimum pricing ban on products scrapped the court on thursday abandoned a 96yearold ban on manufacturers and retailers setting Price floors for in a 54 the court said that agreements on mini mum prices Are Legal if they pro Mote the ruling Means that accusations of minimum pricing pacts will be evaluated Case by it this sunday with your copy of and the grilling is in for tips and entertainment lifestyle