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Federal Source to ABC News: We Know Who You're Calling — Brian Ross and Richard Esposito Report: — A senior federal law enforcement official tells ABC News the government is tracking the phone numbers we (Brian Ross and Richard Esposito) call in an effort to root out confidential sources.
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The Blotter:
FBI Acknowledges: Journalists Phone Records are Fair Game — Brian Ross and Richard Esposito Report: — The FBI acknowledged late Monday that it is increasingly seeking reporters' phone records in leak investigations. — "It used to be very hard and complicated to do this …
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Same As It Ever Was — In light of today's predictable revelations that the administration is spying on the press, Rick Perlstein has given me permission to publish an excerpt from his forthcoming book "Nixonland". … I hesitate to even comment on this; the implications are so painfully obvious.
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Josh Marshall / Talking Points Memo: Isn't this the other shoe dropping? — The piece is written in a roundabout sort of way.
Marshall Manson / On Tap:Okay. Enough. — ABC News' Brian Ross and Richard Esposito report:
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James Joyner / Outside The Beltway:Feds Tracking Journalists' Phone Conversations?
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Hugh Hewitt:
A Very Good Start —Finally. (UPDATED to Reflect My Amazement At the Non-Follow-Up Follow Up) — President Bush did exactly what he had to do tonight: Hit the middle, agreeing to the fence, to a large increase in Border Patrol personnel and funding, tamper-proof identification …
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White House:
President Bush Addresses the Nation on Immigration Reform — Fact Sheet: Overview: Comprehensive Immigration Reform — THE PRESIDENT: Good evening. I've asked for a few minutes of your time to discuss a matter of national importance — the reform of America's immigration system.
CNN:
Bush: U.S. 'a lawful society and a welcoming society' — WASHINGTON (CNN) — In an address to the nation Monday evening, President Bush called for Congress to pass comprehensive immigration that strengthens border security, enforces immigration laws and includes a guest-worker program.
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Associated Press:
Text of Bush's Speech on Immigration — Text of President Bush's speech on immigration Monday night: — Good evening. I have asked for a few minutes of your time to discuss a matter of national importance: the reform of America's immigration system. — The issue of immigration stirs …
Hindrocket / Power Line:
HE HAD HIS CHANCE... ...and he blew it. He should have given the speech I told him to. As soon as he started talking about guest worker programs and the impossibility of deporting 11 million illegals, it was all over. President Bush keeps trying to find the middle ground, on this and many other issues.
Michelle Malkin:
SAME OLD, SAME OLD — 11pm EDT update: Video highlights of tonight's O'Reilly Factor in which I try to make O'Reilly see the light here. — 1030pm EDT update: — The only good thing about watching the speech was getting to watch it in the Fox News green room with Colorado GOP Rep. Tom Tancredo …
Deb Riechmann / Associated Press:
Rove Said Unfazed by Chance of Charges — WASHINGTON - President Bush's top political adviser, Karl Rove, arrives at the White House every day wearing a jovial smile that masks his boss' political troubles and his own legal woes. — Rove, the man Bush dubbed "the architect" of his re-election …
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Media Matters for America:"Liberal" Time columnist Klein fired Rove's first shots against '06 Democrats
Kevin Aylward / Wizbang:KARL ROVE INDICTED FOR PERJURY?
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WorldNetDaily:
Against a fence — Dear Jorge plans to address the nation tonight, a speech wherein he will almost surely attempt to deceive citizens into believing that he does not wish the mass migration from Mexico to continue unabated. He will likely offer some negligible resources for law enforcement …
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Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
Conservatives debate Bush impeachment over immigration — A very spirited and provocative debate took place among right-wing bloggers over the past week. The question under consideration: Should George W. Bush be impeached for his failure to stop the "Mexican invasion" and protect our nation's borders?
Digby / Hullabaloo:Final Solution — Dear God. Crooks and Liars caught …
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wral.com:
Third Indicted Lacrosse Player: 'I Am Absolutely Innocent' — Durham DA Doesn't Anticipate Any Further Indictments, He Says — DURHAM, N.C. — A Duke University lacrosse team captain indicted Monday by a grand jury said he and his two teammates are innocent of all charges stemming …
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brusselsjournal.com:
Is This the End? — Following last Thursday's Antwerp massacre the Belgian authorities have announced zero tolerance for racism. Belgian journalists, lawyers and politicians (including Prime Minister Guy Verhofstadt), say that I am responsible for creating the atmosphere of hatred that led to the massacre.
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Robert Rector / Heritage Foundation:
Senate Immigration Bill Would Allow 100 Million New Legal Immigrants over the Next Twenty Years — If enacted, the Comprehensive Immigration Reform Act (CIRA, S.2611) would be the most dramatic change in immigration law in 80 years, allowing an estimated 103 million persons to legally immigrate …
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Amit R. Paley / Washington Post:
Homework Help, From a World Away — Web Joins Students, Cheap Overseas Tutors — It was almost 3 a.m., Alex Del Monte recalled, and he was cramming like crazy. He gulped can after can of Red Bull to stay awake, but the George Washington University sophomore knew he would flunk …
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