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6:05 AM ET, March 23, 2006

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Beth Fouhy / Newsday:
Clinton vows to block bill criminalizing illegal immigrants  —  NEW YORK — Invoking Biblical themes, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton joined immigration advocates Wednesday to vow and block legislation seeking to criminalize undocumented immigrants.  —  Clinton, a potential 2008 presidential candidate …
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Elliot Spagat / Associated Press:
Reid Threatens Filibuster on Immigration  —  As the Senate prepares to tackle the most sweeping immigration reforms in years, a top Democrat vowed Wednesday to do everything in his power, including filibuster, to thwart Majority Leader Bill Frist's proposed overhaul.
Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
Roberts Dissent Reveals Strain Beneath Court's Placid Surface  —  WASHINGTON, March 22 — A Supreme Court decision on Wednesday in an uncelebrated criminal case did more than resolve a dispute over whether the police can search a home without a warrant when one occupant gives consent but another objects.
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James Vicini / Reuters:
Court rejects searches when occupants disagree  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A divided U.S. Supreme Court ruled on Wednesday that the police cannot enter a home and seize evidence without a warrant when one occupant agreed to the search after the other occupant refused permission.
Discussion: TalkLeft
Orin Kerr / OrinKerr.com:
… I recently finished a very rough draft of a new paper …
Chris Lehmann / New York Observer:
Russ Never Sleeps  —  'Politicians and Pundits Are Afraid,' Says Wisconsin's Feingold, As Democrats Abandon Him on Bush Wiretap Censure Motion; Will Senator Become the Eugene McCarthy of '08 Primaries?  —  None of this fits any of the tried-and-true formulations in the red-and-blue American playbook.
Discussion: NewsHog
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Greg Sargent / TAPPED:
MEET A CLINTONITE WHO ISN'T CAUTIOUS.  People around the Clintons are supposed to be too cautious to embrace Russ Feingold's censure resolution, right?  Well, it turns out that one Clintonite is not at all frightened of it: former Bill Clinton press secretary Joe Lockhart.
Greg Sargent at TAPPED / Hullabaloo:   The Worm Turns  —  Greg Sargent at TAPPED sees what's important …
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Eric Pianin / Washington Post:
Iraq War Vet Wins in Illinois Race
ctv.ca:
PM calls Karzai to express concern over Christian  —  Prime Minister Stephen Harper phoned Afghanistan President Hamid Karzai Wednesday to express his concerns about an Afghan man facing a death penalty for converting from Islam to Christianity.  —  "President Karzai listened to my concerns …
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Radio Blogger:
Christopher Hitchens on the media coverage of Iraq, and whether some on the other side are recognizing what they've wrought.  —  HH: Happy to have back to begin today's show Christopher Hitchens, Vanity Fair columnist, author of many books, including a recent bio of Thomas Jefferson.
Discussion: Done With Mirrors
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Steven Gutkin / Associated Press:
Israel May Be Next al-Qaida Battleground  —  Signs are mounting that al-Qaida terrorists are setting their sights on Israel and the Palestinian territories as their next jihad battleground.  —  Israel has indicted two West Bank militants for al-Qaida membership, Egypt arrested operatives trying …
Joe Strupp / Editor and Publisher:
AP's Bush 'Straw Man' Story: News Analysis Or Unlabeled Opinion?  —  NEW YORK Did a recent Associated Press story examining President George Bush's alleged tendency to use a "straw man" approach in his speeches cross the line from news to biased opinion?  Or was it just a long-overdue …
Reuters:
Texas arresting people in bars for being drunk  —  SAN ANTONIO, Texas (Reuters) - Texas has begun sending undercover agents into bars to arrest drinkers for being drunk, a spokeswoman for the Texas Alcoholic Beverage Commission said on Wednesday.  —  The first sting operation was conducted recently …
Lorie Byrd / Townhall.com:
The war about more than hurt feelings  — Email to a friend - Print this page - Text size: A A  —  A strange thing has been happening on the Left over the past few months.  For the first time in my memory, there seems to be a desire of those on the Left, and those in the media …
National Review:
To Hell with the "To Hell With The 'To Hell With Them' Hawks" Hawks  —  Just kidding there — actually, making the point that "The 'To Hell With Them' Hawks" is a really clunky way of identifying a faction.  It used to be said of the mathematician Camille Jordan, whose papers were famously unreadable …
Sue Major Holmes / freenewmexican.com:
New Mexico Democrats call for Bush impeachment  —  Web Editor's Note: Due to unusually heavy readership, you may be reading this article out of the normal template of www.freenewmexican.com, the Web site of The Santa Fe New Mexican.  Therefore the usual place to add your comments may be missing.
White House:
President Discusses War on Terror, Progress in Iraq in West Virginia  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all very much.  Please be seated.  Thanks for coming.  First of all, Terry, thanks for the invitation.  My purpose is to share with you what's on my mind, and then I look forward to hearing what's on yours.
ABC News:
Ex-Govt staffer condemns US 'ineptitude'  —  Reporter: Tony Jones  —  TONY JONES: Well, as the chaos in Iraq continues, more and more former supporters of the war are reviewing their respective positions, including some of those involved in putting the case for invasion.
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Late Nite FDL: Russ Feingold and the Courage to Do the Right Thing  —  Anybody who didn't see Russ Feingold on the Daily Show tonight needs to do so (Crooks & Liars has the video).  He truly comes off as a man who has the confidence of knowing he did the right thing when everyone around …
Discussion: Crooks and Liars
 
 
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Gavin M. / Sadly, No!:
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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Spending Measure Not a Law, Suit Says
Wretchard / The Belmont Club:
Before the dawn  —  There's an ambitious article by JR Dunn …
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USA Today:
Fewer families can afford a home
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Al Quinlan / realclearpolitics.com:
Authenticity Matters Most  —  "How will Democrats get out of the desert?"
PJ Iraq Files:
Document: ISGZ-2004-009247  —  Translator: jveritas at Free Republic …
Discussion: Decision '08 and Barcepundit
Diana Jean Schemo / New York Times:
Federal Aid Is Focus of a Lawsuit by Students
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Adam Sherwin / Times of London:
Chat room insults lead to internet libel victory
Discussion: Tim Worstall and The Agonist
indianz.com:
Giago: Oglala Sioux president on state abortion law
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Katharine Q. Seelye / New York Times:
Longtime A.P. Correspondent Ousted From Job in Vermont
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Andrew Mangino / Yale Daily News:
Albright lectures on public service
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Allan Carlson / Weekly Standard:
Indentured Families
 

 
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Mandy Dalugdug / Music Business Worldwide:
UMG, ABKCO, and Concord sue Believe and its subsidiary TuneCore for $500M+, alleging Believe built its business via “industrial-scale copyright infringement”

Katie Robertson / New York Times:
The NYT reports adding 260K digital subscribers in Q3, for 11.9M in total, with digital ad revenue up 8.8% YoY to $81.6M, and The Athletic had its first profit

Christopher Palmeri / Bloomberg:
Sources: Shari Redstone does not plan to stay on the board of Paramount Global after the company completes its planned merger with Skydance Media

 
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