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David Espo / Associated Press:
Senate OKs Border Fence, Mulls Citizenship — The Senate voted to build 370 miles of triple-layered fencing along the Mexican border Wednesday and clashed over citizenship for millions of men and women who live in the United States illegally. — Amid increasingly emotional debate …
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Tony Blankley / Washington Times:
The price of secure borders — I've always found that avoiding insanity is useful in life — which in American politics sometimes puts one in the minority. As a second proposition I would argue that when in negotiations, if he with whom you are negotiating is moving in your direction, don't walk out of the room.
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Deacon / Power Line:
A TRUE MIDDLE WAY — Tony Blankley is spot-on in his analysis …
A TRUE MIDDLE WAY — Tony Blankley is spot-on in his analysis …
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Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
The Victory In Primaries For Conservatives — Over the past week, many of us have written on the frustration felt by conservatives (especially fiscal conservatives) over the past few years. Some believe that the only manner in which to serve notice on the GOP that it cannot take conservative votes …
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PittsburghLIVE.com:
'Earthquake in Pennsylvania' — TRIBUNE-REVIEW — Angry taxpayers on Tuesday tossed out the two Republican Senate leaders who helped engineer last year's legislative pay raise, an issue that apparently cost 15 House members their jobs, too. — Senate President Pro Tempore Robert Jubelirer of Altoona …
CBS News:
Bush Is Now A Lame Duck — CBS' Meyer: Forget November, Forget '08; President Is Done — (CBS) This commentary was written by CBSNews.com's Dick Meyer. — The great impulse of the punditocracy right now is to look at President Bush's swelling problems with the public and his party …
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
G.O.P. Voters to Be Target of Radio Ads by Democrats — WASHINGTON, May 16 — House Democrats, trying to capitalize on conservative dissatisfaction with Republicans, are reaching out to Christian voters with radio advertisements critical of Republican proposals to overhaul Social Security.
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Washington Post:
Confidence In GOP Is At New Low in Poll — Public confidence in GOP governance has plunged to the lowest levels of the Bush presidency, with Americans saying by wide margins that they now trust Democrats more than Republicans to deal with Iraq, the economy, immigration and other issues …
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Mark Tapscott / Tapscott's Copy Desk:
Conservative Battle Fatique? The "What If" Issue
Conservative Battle Fatique? The "What If" Issue
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Claudia Parsons / Reuters:
U.S. satirist takes on Danish cartoons — Art Spiegelman criticizes all sides in the controversy over depictions of Islam's Prophet — NEW YORK - Controversial Danish cartoons of the Prophet Muhammad have been reprinted in a U.S. magazine with commentary by leading American cartoonist Art Spiegelman …
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Thomas B. Edsall / Washington Post:
GOP Official Faces Sentence in Phone-Jamming — Democratic Lines Were Blocked in 2002 as New Hampshire Elected U.S. Senator — In October 2002, Charles McGee, executive director of the New Hampshire Republican Party, was mailed a Democratic flier that offered Election Day rides to the polls.
Faiz / Think Progress:
Big Oil Launches Attack On Al Gore — Today, the Competitive Enterprise Institute (CEI) will unveil two 60-second TV ads focusing on what it calls "global warming alarmism and the call by some environmental groups and politicians to reduce fossil fuel and carbon dioxide emissions."
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Sherwood Survives — Rep. Don Sherwood (R-PA), his popularity weighed down by a messy extramartial affair, narrowly survived a primary challenge from a virtual unknown with a Democratic voting history. — With more than half of the vote counted, Sherwood led challenger Kathy Scott 56 percent to 44 percent.
Judd / Think Progress:
New Presidential Memorandum Permits Intelligence Director To Authorize Telcos To Lie Without Violating Securities Law — In recent days, AT&T, Bell South and Verizon have all issued statements denying that they've handed over phone records to the NSA, as reported by USA today. — There are three possibilities:
Robert J. Samuelson / Washington Post:
Still Dodging Immigration's Truths — President Bush's immigration speech mostly missed the true nature of the problem. We face two interconnected population issues. One is aging; the other is immigration. We aren't dealing sensibly with either, and as a result we face a future …
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Nathalie Malinarich / BBC:
Fighting US imperialism at City Hall — It was the second day of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez's private visit to London, and his supporters were there outside City Hall to make sure he felt welcome. — Keenly awaiting his arrival after a meeting with trades unions …
Christopher Wang / Associated Press:
Dow Plunges; Nasdaq Turns Negative on Yr. — NEW YORK - Stocks plunged Wednesday after a stronger-than-expected rise in consumer prices intensified Wall Street's fear that interest rates will keep climbing. The Dow Jones industrial average lost 200 points, and the Nasdaq composite index turned negative for the year.
R. Jeffrey Smith / Washington Post:
Libby Judge Is Allowed To View Reporters' Notes — Several media organizations agreed yesterday to let a federal judge overseeing the trial of former White House aide I. Lewis "Scooter" Libby review reporters' notebooks and other materials related to their work in the CIA leak case.
Khaled Abu Toameh / Jerusalem Post:
Aksa Brigades threatens US, Europe — The Aksa Martyrs Brigades, the armed wing of Fatah, on Monday threatened to strike at US and European interests in response to international sanctions on the Palestinian Authority. — The threat, the first of its kind, came as PA Chairman Mahmoud Abbas …
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John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Alberto's " unclear" about how his grandparents got here — Alberto's " unclear" about how his grandparents got here — I mean, family is family. We know how many of the Republican House members view illegal immigration, but when Alberto says that he's unclear how his grandparents got here-that's a pretty remarkable statement.
Roger Clegg / Opinion Journal:
Disinvited — The EEOC cancels a meeting rather than listen to criticism. — Last month, I received an invitation to testify before the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission about affirmative action and diversity in U.S. companies. The testimony was scheduled for today …
Philly.com:
Dinniman wins Chesco race for state Senate — Andrew Dinniman has defeated Republican Carol Aichele to become the first Democratic state senator from Chester County in memory. — Returns were slow coming in last night, but when all the votes were talled, Dinniman was the victor, with more than 56 percent of the votes.
Carolyn Lochhead / San Francisco Chronicle:
Senate guest worker plan survives attack — Boxer, Alabama Republican fail to kill provision, but number of visas is reduced — Washington — Seldom do California's liberal Democratic Sen. Barbara Boxer and Alabama's conservative Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions agree on anything.
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