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Michelle Roberts / Associated Press:
Nagin Wins Re-Election as Big Easy Mayor — NEW ORLEANS - Mayor Ray Nagin, whose shoot-from-the-hip style was both praised and scorned after Hurricane Katrina, narrowly won re-election over Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu on Saturday in the race to oversee one of the biggest rebuilding projects in U.S. history.
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Peter Whoriskey / Washington Post:
Nagin Is Reelected In New Orleans — NEW ORLEANS, May 20 — Mayor C. Ray Nagin was reelected Saturday, overcoming a ceaseless barrage of criticism stemming from the chaos of Hurricane Katrina and the stalled recovery to achieve what many considered an improbable victory.
Associated Press:
New Orleans Mayor Ray Nagin Wins Re-Election — NEW ORLEANS — Mayor Ray Nagin, whose shoot-from-the-hip style was both praised and scorned after Hurricane Katrina, narrowly won re-election over Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu on Saturday in the race to oversee one of the biggest rebuilding projects in U.S. history.
Keith Morelli / TBO.com:
Saudi Men Who Rode School Bus Arrested — TAMPA - Two Saudi men were arrested Friday after they boarded a school bus and rode to Wharton High School in New Tampa. — Students on the bus became alarmed, as did the bus driver, who called ahead. Hillsborough County sheriff's deputies met the bus at the school and detained the men.
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Anti-Idiotarian Rottweiler:
Beslan-in-America Test Run #1 — We found this incredibly alarming, yet, completely expected, article in the Dead Tree Edition™ of the Tampa Tribune. We'll post the entire thing, since it'll be pay-per-view within a few days. … And "no one was injured and nothing out of line occurred" …
Nina Shea / Washington Post:
This is a Saudi textbook. (After the intolerance was removed.) — This is a Saudi textbook. (After the intolerance was removed.) — S audi Arabia's public schools have long been cited for demonizing the West as well as Christians, Jews and other "unbelievers."
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Carolyn Lochhead / San Francisco Chronicle:
Give and take across the border — 1 in 7 Mexican workers migrates — most send money home — Washington — The current migration of Mexicans and Central Americans to the United States is one of the largest diasporas in modern history, experts say. — Roughly 10 percent of Mexico's population …
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Dr. Steven Taylor / PoliBlog:
When Swift Boaters Come Home to Roost (Immigration Edition)
When Swift Boaters Come Home to Roost (Immigration Edition)
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Richard A. Viguerie / Washington Post:
Bush's Base Betrayal — As a candidate in 2000, George W. Bush was a Rorschach test. Country Club Republicans saw him as another George H.W. Bush; some conservatives, thinking wishfully, saw him as another Ronald Reagan. He called himself a "compassionate conservative," which meant whatever one wanted it to mean.
Marie Colvin / Times of London:
Reunited: boys saved from slavers — A SENIOR member of an Islamic organisation linked to Al-Qaeda is funding his activities through the kidnapping of Christian children who are sold into slavery in Pakistan. — The Sunday Times has established that Gul Khan, a wealthy militant who uses …
Washington Post:
Bush Is Losing Hispanics' Support, Polls Show — Surveys Find the Immigration Debate Is Also Alienating White Conservatives — Hispanic voters, many of whom responded favorably to President Bush's campaign appeals emphasizing patriotism, family and religious values in Spanish-language media in 2004 …
David Cay Johnston / New York Times:
Despite Pledge, Taxes Increase for Teenagers — The $69 billion tax cut bill that President Bush signed this week tripled tax rates for teenagers with college savings funds, despite Mr. Bush's 1999 pledge to veto any tax increase. — Under the new law, teenagers age 14 to 17 with investment income …
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Shailagh Murray / Washington Post:
Democrats to Focus on Fuel — Leaders Tell Rank and File to Spotlight High Gas Prices — Seeking to gain advantage on a potent election-year issue, Democrats are promoting ambitious ideas to lower gasoline prices, targeting key voting blocs such as farmers and autoworkers.
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Mark Leibovich / New York Times:
Plea of the Democratic Pariah: Forgive My Defeat — IN so much as the term "rehabilitation" applies to Al Gore, he is enjoying a nice little run of late. — Mr. Gore — the former vice president, would-be president, almost-president and, in some circles, should-be president …
John F. Burns / New York Times:
Surprise. Hussein Acts as if He's on Trial. — STILL UNBOWED? After hearing he might actually face the hangman, Saddam Hussein seemed to take a more sober approach in court. — BAGHDAD, Iraq — AS Saddam Hussein entered the courtroom last Monday after a three-week recess …
Associated Press:
Attorney Gen.: Reporters Can Be Prosecuted — WASHINGTON - Attorney General Alberto Gonzales said Sunday he believes journalists can be prosecuted for publishing classified information, citing an obligation to national security. — The nation's top law enforcer also said the government …
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John Berman / ABCNEWS:
Baghdad's Lionel Richie Obsession — American Pop Star Is an Iraq Obsession — May 19, 2006 — I have been to Iraq nine times since the American invasion three years ago, for a total of about 10 solid months. (My wife is counting.) During that time, I have seen bombs and blood …
Hartford Courant:
Kevin Rennie — Lieberman's In Trouble — From the start of the Democratic state convention Friday night, there was something different from past gatherings of the faithful. Even U.S. Sen. Christopher J. Dodd, always a crowd favorite, could not work his usual magic with a speech nominating …
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