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4:00 PM ET, May 18, 2006

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New York Times:
U.S. Focused on Obtaining Long-Distance Phone Data, Company Officials Indicate  —  Government efforts to obtain data from the nation's largest phone companies for a national security database appear to have focused on long-distance carriers, not local ones, statements by company officials indicate.
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MSNBC:
Hayden: Spying has become political football
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Katherine Shrader / Associated Press:   Hayden Laments Politics of Intelligence
William Branigin / Washington Post:
Hayden Vows to Promote 'Risk-Taking' at CIA
Discussion: A Blog For All
Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
Feingold, Specter Clash Over Gay Marriage  —  WASHINGTON - A Senate committee approved a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage Thursday, after a shouting match that ended when one Democrat strode out and the Republican chairman bid him "good riddance."  —  "I don't need to be lectured by you.
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Michael Rogers / pageoneq.com:
Sen. Feingold walks out as Marriage Amendment Hearing moved behind closed doors
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Bryan / Hot Air:
Breaking: Ahmadinejad to send a Letter to the Pope  —  As nearly every single character in the Star Wars universe says, "I have a bad feeling about this." … He also invited Bush to become a Muslim.  And you would be wise to interpret the word "invite" to have a whiff of the mob inviting you to dinner at the end of a pier.
Discussion: protein wisdom
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Reuters:
Iran president to send letter to Pope - paper
Peggy Noonan / Opinion Journal:
Out of Touch  —  What the president's immigration speech and "The DaVinci Code" have in common.  —  What was missing in the president's approach the other night was the expression, or suggestion, of context.  The context was a crisis that had gone unanswered as it has built …
Frederic J. Frommer / Associated Press:
Sensenbrenner: Bush Turned Back on Bill  —  WASHINGTON - Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, who has pushed a tough border security bill through the House, accused President Bush on Wednesday of abandoning the legislation after asking for many of its provisions.  —  "He basically turned his back on provisions …
Discussion: Hot Air and Pensito Review
Hotline On Call:
Have A Heart  —  This has to be just about the nastiest piece of direct mail we've ever seen.  —  A candidate for State Assembly in the central valley region of CA, Bill Conrad (R) is apparently running on the platform that his opponent won't survive his term because he had a heart transplant.
Michelle Malkin:
JOHN MURTHA HANGS THE MARINES  —  Expose the Left has the video of Rep. Murtha's verdict first, trial later condemnation of the US Marines.  Here's the partial transcript: … The investigation into the incident at Haditha is not complete.  Knight Ridder reports: … NBC News: … Hugh Hewitt:
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John Conyers Jr / Washington Post:
No Rush to Impeachment  —  As Republicans have become increasingly nervous about whether they will be able to maintain control of the House in the midterm elections, they have resorted to the straw-man strategy of identifying a parade of horrors to come if Democrats gain the majority.
Jason DeParle / New York Times:
G.O.P. Conservatives Topple Veteran State Lawmakers in Pennsylvania  —  WASHINGTON, May 17 — A revolt among Pennsylvania conservatives gained national attention on Wednesday after challengers toppled at least 12 state lawmakers they deemed insufficiently committed to small government and fiscal restraint.
Ken Silverstein / Harper's:
"Fairy Tales"  —  The (lack of) intelligence underpinning Bush's Iraq policy  —  During the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Saddam Hussein's Information Minister became the butt of a million jokes for predicting that American soldiers were being routed, even as U.S. troops were quickly closing in on Baghdad.
New York Times:
And if It's a Boy, Will It Be Lleh?  —  Chances are you don't have any friends named Nevaeh.  Chances are today's toddlers will.  —  In 1999, there were only eight newborn American girls named Nevaeh.  Last year, it was the 70th-most-popular name for baby girls, ahead of Sara, Vanessa and Amanda.
Discussion: Althouse
Judd / Think Progress:
New Ads Funded by Big Oil Portray Global Warming Science as Smear Campaign Against Carbon Dioxide  —  Yesterday, the Competitive Enterprise Institute - a front group funded by ExxonMobil and other big oil companies - launched two advertisements in response to Al Gore's new movie, An Inconvenient Truth.
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Ethics Panel Starts 3 Probes  —  Ney, Jefferson And Cunningham Cases End Hiatus  —  After 16 months of inactivity and partisan infighting, the House ethics committee launched investigations last night into bribery allegations against Reps. Robert W. Ney (R-Ohio) and William Jefferson (D-La.) …
Mary Katharine Ham / Hugh Hewitt:
Whaaat???:  Illegal Immigration Edition  —  Seriously, if you could see me now, I'm very Yosemite Sam.  Very stampy and tantrumy and incoherent.  —  Just a few minutes ago, on the floor of the United States Senate, senators debated an amendment to the McCain immigration bill.
 
 
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