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4:15 AM ET, May 2, 2006

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Lou Dobbs / CNN:
Radical groups taking control of immigrant movement  —  NEW YORK (CNN) — We all awoke to headlines in our nation's most important newspapers reminding us that this is "A Day Without Immigrants."  Not illegal immigrants, mind you, but immigrants.  —  USA Today headlined today's demonstrations and boycott …
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Gillian Flaccus / Associated Press:
1M Immigrants Skip Work for Demonstration  —  LOS ANGELES (AP) - More than 1 million mostly Hispanic immigrants and their supporters skipped work and took to the streets Monday, flexing their economic muscle in a nationwide boycott that succeeded in slowing or shutting many farms, factories, markets and restaurants.
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Sun Still Setting In The West  —  It appears that the nationwide strike by illegal immigrants and their supporters caused some headaches but little immediate economic impact, as outside of Denver, Chicago, and Los Angeles most demonstrations attracted significantly fewer numbers than earlier rallies.
Discussion: Time, Hot Air and TBogg
Maria Newman / New York Times:
Immigrants Stage Protests Across U.S.  —  Hundreds of thousands of immigrants and their supporters gathered in cities around the country today in demonstrations and an economic boycott intended to show the impact the workers have on the nation's economy as Congress grapples with new immigration legislation.
Jesus Sanchez / Los Angeles Times:
Today's Protests Shutter L.A.'s Produce and Garment Districts
Roger L. Simon:
La Marcha - Los Angeles - May 1,2006
Discussion: Publius Pundit and Pajamas Media
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
The Rove Watch  —  Both the NY Times and Murray Waas agree …
Discussion: Firedoglake and Decision '08
AJStrata / The Strata-Sphere:
More Plame Leaking In Media
Discussion: Macsmind
The New Republic:
ABOUT SATURDAY NIGHT...:  —  I'm a big Stephen Colbert fan, a huge Bush detractor, and I think the White House press corps has been out to lunch for much of the last five years.  (Though, unlike many in the blogosphere, I don't think that's because White House reporters are lazy or stupid.)
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Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Funny Guy  —  Dan Froomkin has a very good column on the Colbert Moment and journalists like Elizabeth Bumiller who have decided just to ignore the entire thing.  He also points to Special Ed, who found the whole event tasteless: … Two things.  Number one, I talked to John A. at C&L …
Discussion: The Sideshow and Blogs for Bush
Chris Durang / The Huffington Post:
Ignoring Colbert, Part Two
Dan Froomkin / Washington Post:
All Kidding Aside  —  President Bush on Saturday night …
Discussion: Salon
CBS News:
Poll: Gas Prices, Iraq Weigh Down Bush  —  (CBS) With gas prices sky-high and no end of the Iraq war in sight, President George W. Bush's approval rating hits an all-time low in a new CBS News poll.  —  Only 33 percent approve of his job performance, Mr. Bush's lowest approval rating yet in CBS News polls.
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CNN:
U.S.: Ramadi battle kills 100-plus insurgents  —  Iraq president eyes deal for armed groups to join political process  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — U.S. and Iraqi troops killed more than 100 insurgents last week in Ramadi, west of Baghdad, a U.S. Army officer said Monday.
Discussion: Counterterrorism Blog
CNN:
Poll: Vast majority believes Iraq mission not accomplished
Pajamas Media:
Politicians wriggling over May 1 protests: UPDATE  —  Observers estimate "hundreds of thousands," though not yet the 2 million protestors organizers had predicted, have gathered in LA at two key locations, including one march along Wilshire Boulevard scheduled to end near the historic La Brea Tar Pits archeological dig and museum.
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Michael Reynolds / Donklephant:
Love Beams Won't Do It.  —  I intended to write about the Save Darfur rally yesterday, but WiFi breakdowns at my hotel made that impossible.  I don't want to trash the hotel by name, but if you'd like to know the name of the place just send me an email.  Put "Tell me about the Ritz-Carlton Pentagon City" in the subject line.
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Mike McCurry / The Huffington Post:
Hostile Commentary and Net Neutrality  —  Reading lots of comments on my last post, I guess my point got made: the culture and discourse of the Internet is not what you would teach kids at the dinner table — unless you kept a bar of soap handy.  —  On net neutrality, I feel like screaming "puh-leeeze."
Discussion: Sirotablog and Talking Points Memo
Toni Locy / Associated Press:
Records of Abramoff's White House Visits  —  WASHINGTON - The Secret Service has agreed to turn over White House visitor logs that will show how often convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff met with Bush administration officials — and with whom he met.  —  U.S. District Judge John Garrett Penn …
Jeff Jacoby / Boston Globe:
Communist chic  —  IN JANUARY 2005, Britain's Prince Harry attended a birthday party dressed as a Nazi.  When the London Sun published a picture of the prince in his German desert uniform and swastika armband, it triggered widespread outrage and disgust.  In scathing editorials …
Larisa Alexandrovna / The Raw Story:
Chalabi involved US, Iran policy making again, current and former intelligence officials say  —  Ahmed Chalabi, the man who helped provide cooked intelligence on Iraq to the Pentagon and the New York Times in the lead-up to war, is once again being engaged in US policy decisions, current and former intelligence officials say.
Discussion: The American Street
 
 
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