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Marina Montemayor / Associated Press:
Mexico Threatens Suits Over Guard Patrols — CIUDAD JUAREZ, Mexico - Mexico said Tuesday that it would file lawsuits in U.S. courts if National Guard troops on the border become directly involved in detaining migrants. — Mexican border officials also said they worried that sending troops …
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Conservatives appear unmoved on immigration — Poll suggests Bush address swayed viewers — WASHINGTON (CNN) — President Bush's plan to toughen border security may not be enough to overcome opposition within his own party to his "earned-citizenship" proposal, which critics decry as "amnesty," House conservatives said Tuesday.
New York Times:
Senate Casts First Votes on Immigration — WASHINGTON, May 16 — Senators cast their first votes on immigration legislation this afternoon, just as President Bush vowed to work closely with skeptical members of Congress on a comprehensive bill to fix a system that does not work.
CNN:
Read Verizon's statement — The wireless carrier denies reports that it provided the government with access to customer phone calls. — NEW YORK (CNNMoney.com) - Verizon Communications Inc. denied Tuesday reports that it provided the National Security Agency with customer phone records.
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Katherine Shrader / Associated Press:
Hatch: Court Briefed on Bush Surveillance — WASHINGTON - Two judges on the secretive court that approves warrants for intelligence surveillance were told of the broad monitoring programs that have raised recent controversy, a Republican senator said Tuesday, connecting a court to knowledge …
Steve Soto / The Left Coaster:Why Are The Telecoms Directly Denying The USAT Story?
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Jennifer Brown / Denver Post:
Termination, suspension possible for Churchill Governor calls for controversial professor to resign — University of Colorado professor Ward Churchill plagiarized, fabricated and falsified material and was disrespectful of American Indian traditions in his writings, a report released today said.
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Breaking: Video of plane hitting Pentagon on 9/11 to be released at 1 p.m. — By the Department of Defense, according to Fox News. We'll have it here, of course. — Update: Here's the still I've isolated. Video is coming in a second. I've added the red circle to show …
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January W. Payne / Washington Post:
Forever Pregnant — Guidelines: Treat Nearly All Women as Pre-Pregnant — New federal guidelines ask all females capable of conceiving a baby to treat themselves — and to be treated by the health care system — as pre-pregnant, regardless of whether they plan to get pregnant anytime soon.
Zogby:
Bush Immigration Speech: Half Disappointed, Half impressed Nation also split whether Bush plan will solve immigration problem; Bush approval - 32% — President Bush's speech to the nation on immigration reform Monday night drew mixed reviews, but left a plurality of likely voters across …
Washington Post:
Republican Leadership Approval Hits All-Time Low — Public confidence in Republican governance has plunged to the lowest levels of the Bush presidency, with Americans saying they now trust Democrats by wide margins to deal with Iraq, gasoline prices, immigration and more …
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Tweede-Kamerfractie / Persverklaring Ayaan Hirsi Ali (Engels) — I came to Holland in the summer of 1992 because I wanted to be able to determine my own future. I didn't want to be forced into a destiny that other people had chosen for me, so I opted for the protection of the rule of law.
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John Burtis / canadafreepress.com:
Midnight in the garden of Moe and Curley — It is growing very dark in the increasingly shoddy and ethereal Scooter Libby investigation, where Patrick Fitzgerald, bumping into the furniture, stubbing his toes, muttering something about it making no sense, but regardless of the mounting absurdity …
Anne Marie Squeo / Wall Street Journal:
Rove's Camp Takes Center of Web Storm — Bloggers Underscore How Net's Reporting — Dynamics Provide Grist for the Rumor Mill — On Saturday night, attorney Robert Luskin was trying to barbecue at his Washington home when the phone started ringing nonstop.
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David Germain / Associated Press:
'Da Vinci Code' Misses the Mark for Critics — CANNES, France - "The Da Vinci Code" drew lukewarm praise, shrugs of indifference, some jeering laughter and a few derisive jabs Tuesday from arguably the world's toughest movie crowd: critics at the Cannes Film Festival.
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New York Post:
IRAN'S (COSTLY) WAR ON AMERICA — May 16, 2006 — ALTHOUGH "silly season" is still several weeks away, the media are al ready in frenzy about a new war in the Middle East - this time involving the Islamic Republic of Iran. — A few American "investigative reporters," quoting anonymous sources …
Associated Press:
Saudis Nix Pictures of Women in Newspapers — RIYADH, Saudi Arabia - King Abdullah has told Saudi editors to stop publishing pictures of women as they could make young men go astray, newspapers reported Tuesday. — The king's directive, made in a meeting with local editors …
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