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Elisabeth Bumiller / New York Times:
Behind Bush's Address Lies a Deep History — Photographers gathered around President Bush in the Oval Office Monday after his televised speech. "America needs to conduct this debate on immigration in a reasoned and respectful tone," Mr. Bush said. — WASHINGTON, May 15 …
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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.
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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Bush Calls for Compromise on Immigration — WASHINGTON, May 15 — President Bush proposed a plan on Monday that could place up to 6,000 National Guard troops along the border with Mexico for at least a year, but he urged Congress to address illegal immigration in a way that maintains the nation's tradition of openness.
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 …
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Associated Press:Text of Bush's Speech on Immigration
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Specter strikes NSA deal — Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) and conservative members of his panel have reached agreement on legislation that may determine the legality of the National Security Agency's (NSA) surveillance program, GOP sources say.
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Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
GOP Senators block judicial review of NSA program — A front-page article in this morning's The Hill reports that Sen. Specter has finally made enough concessions to secure the support of the more right-wing members of the Judiciary Committee for his legislation that (along with a bill from Sen. DeWine) …
Lorie Byrd / Byrd Droppings:
Goodbye Poli — I just posted the following at Polpundit: — It is 1 a.m. and I still have a ton of things to do before I can go to bed and a child up with a fever for the second night in a row, but if I don't post this now, it might not get posted. Forgive me if this is a bit rambling or unclear.
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An Editorial Change — Let me quote from Lorie's post below: … Lorie was well aware that we were having a private discussion. Yet she saw fit to quote from my e-mails in public, without adequate context. She has forced me to temporarily revoke everyone's posting privileges …
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Karl Rove, Bullish on the Budget and the Border — It's a heck of a curse. — Presidential adviser Karl Rove had almost finished his appearance yesterday at the American Enterprise Institute when it happened. Discussing the Bush administration's record on illegal immigration, he blurted out, "We're doing a heck of a job."
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Pieter Dorsman / Peaktalk:
HIRSI ALI'S FALL — Judging form the many e-mails over the past weekend it is clear that the latest installment in the Ayaan Hirsi Ali saga is probably one of the more spectacular and at the same time more controversial ones. In short, last Thursday a television documentary (you can watch it here) …
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Marlise Simons / New York Times:
A Critic of Muslim Intolerance Faces Loss of Dutch Citizenship — PARIS, May 15 — The Dutch government on Monday abruptly threatened to revoke the citizenship of one of the country's most prominent members of Parliament, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a Somali-born woman who arrived as a refugee 14 years ago.
Dasselaar / Zacht Ei:All-out war in The Hague (post will be updated continuously)
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USA Today:
7 killed in Baghdad — BAGHDAD — Fighting between suspected insurgents and Iraqi police killed at least six civilians in Baghdad on Tuesday, and a roadside bomb killed a U.S. soldier on a foot patrol in another part of the capital, officials said. — Thousands flee Mass. floods
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Judith Miller / Opinion Journal:
How Gadhafi Lost His Groove — The complex surrender of Libya's WMD. — As the Bush administration struggles to stop Iran and North Korea from acquiring nuclear weapons, it might recall how Libya was persuaded to renounce terrorism and its own weapons of mass destruction programs …
BBC:
US bans arms sales to Venezuela — The US is imposing a ban on arms sales to Venezuela. — The US state department said the decision was taken because of what it said was Venezuela's lack of support for counter-terrorism efforts. — Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez said the ban …
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Joel Brinkley / New York Times:U.S. Will Restore Diplomatic Links With the Libyans
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judicialwatch.org:
Judicial Watch to Obtain September 11 Pentagon Video at 1 p.m. Today — Department of Defense Responds to Judicial Watch Freedom of Information Act Request and Related Lawsuit — (Washington, DC) Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption …
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Ryan Sager / Real Clear Politics:
Hot-Tub Libertarians — As the Republican Party abandons its commitment to small government, how politically impotent are libertarians? Let me count the ballots. — Specifically, let me count the ballots from 2004. Exit polls (along with, well, all polls) tend to ignore libertarians as a group …
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