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11:10 PM ET, May 24, 2006

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Brian Ross Reports / The Blotter:
Officials: Hastert "In the Mix" of Congressional Bribery Investigation  —  Brian Ross Reports:  —  The Speaker of the House Representatives, Dennis Hastert, is under investigtaion by the FBI, which is seeking to determine his role in an ongoing public corruption probe into members of Congress …
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The Raw Story:
Pelosi asks congressman snared in bribery probe to resign post  —  House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) has formally asked Rep. William Jefferson (D-LA) to resign from the powerful Ways and Means Committee.  —  Jefferson wrote Pelosi quickly in reply, refusing to surrender his seat.
Mark Sherman / Associated Press:
Feds Say House Speaker Not Under Probe  —  Justice Department Says House Speaker Dennis Hastert Not Under Investigation  —  WASHINGTON May 24, 2006 (AP)— The Justice Department denied a news report Wednesday that it was investigating House Speaker Dennis Hastert.
Discussion: Power Line
Andy Sullivan / Reuters:   Rep. Jefferson refuses to give up panel seat
TCS Daily:
Inconvenient Truths Indeed  —  Al Gore's "An Inconvenient Truth" opens around the country this week.  In the film Gore pulls together evidence from every corner of the globe to convince us that climate change is happening fast, we are to blame, and if we don't act immediately, our Earth will be all but ruined.
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Gregg Easterbrook / New York Times:
Finally Feeling the Heat  —  TODAY "An Inconvenient Truth," Al Gore's movie about the greenhouse effect, opens in New York and California.  Many who already believe global warming is a menace will flock to the film; many who scoff at the notion will opt for Tom Cruise or Tom Hanks.
Discussion: JustOneMinute and Andrew Sullivan
grassley.senate.gov:
GRASSLEY UNVEILS TOP 10 FLAWS WITH AMNESTY AND GUEST WORKER OF COMPREHENSIVE IMMIGRATION REFORM BILL  —  Sen. Chuck Grassley today said the immigration reform bill being debated in the U.S. Senate is riddled with loopholes and flaws.  During a speech on the Senate floor …
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Forget Politics. This Battle Is Personal.
Carpetbagger / The Carpetbagger Report:
Putting stem-cell research back on the front-burner  —  Exactly one year ago tomorrow, the House easily passed bi-partisan legislation that would remove restrictions on embryonic stem cell research.  The companion measure in the Senate had a filibuster-proof majority, Bill Frist endorsed …
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Nico / Think Progress:
Desperate for Supporters, DeLay Turns to Stephen Colbert  —  A good sign that Tom DeLay doesn't have the facts on his side: the top source for his latest defense against his critics is Stephen Colbert.  —  This morning, DeLay's legal defense fund sent out a mass email criticizing the movie …
Atlas Shrugs:
OLMERT SPEECH TO JOINT SESSION OF CONGRESS: WITNESSING HISTORY  —  And a reliable witness am I.  —  Ehud Olmert became the first Israeli prime minister in more than a decade to address a joint meeting of both houses of Congress.  Before I describe this most impressive speech and the historic moment …
Discussion: Power Line
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William Branigin / Washington Post:
Olmert Urges Palestinians To Qualify For Talks
Michael Barone / US News:
Official secrets  —  The Washington Post had a thoughtful editorial yesterday entitled "Official Secrets" and subtitled "Be careful what you read."  The nub of the Post's argument is in this paragraph.  —  "The administration is seeking to convert a moribund World War I-era espionage law …
Discussion: Macsmind and Power Line
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James Piereson / ARMAVIRUMQUE:
Is the New York Times About to be Indicted?
Discussion: BLACKFIVE and Power Line
Associated Press:
Special counsel: Cheney may be called to testify  —  Prosecutor says vice president's 'state of mind' relevant in CIA leak case  —  WASHINGTON - Vice President Dick Cheney could be called to testify in the perjury case against his former chief of staff, a special prosecutor said in a court filing Wednesday.
Discussion: SEIXON
Michael Warren / Detroit News:
Keep 'America' in Michigan schools  —  State bureaucrats want to do what Stalin, Osama could only dream about  —  C ensoring the word "America" from our own schools is something Josef Stalin, Adolf Hitler and Osama bin Laden would never have thought possible.  Michigan has done it without a whimper.
Eli Pariser / The Huffington Post:
Desperate Telcos: When the Going Gets Tough, the Absurd Rumors Get Going  —  Opponents of Internet freedom seem shocked that Google, MoveOn, the Christian Coalition, and 700 other diverse organizations are fighting on the same side to preserve the Internet that has revolutionized democratic participation …
Reuters:
Newspaper apologizes for anti-Iran report  —  Tehran summons envoy to explain Canadian leader's remarks  —  OTTAWA, Canada (Reuters) — A Canadian newspaper apologized Wednesday for an article that said Iran planned to force Jews and other religious minorities to wear distinctive clothing to distinguish themselves from Muslims.
Discussion: The Horse's Mouth
Jason Horowitz / New York Observer:
Senator McCain Worked Blue  —  On New York Stage  —  Behind Closed Doors, Republican Works in Material: 'I'd Tell Shiites and Sunnis, "Stop the Bulls**t"'; Fresh From Falwell, Attacks Right-Wing Nativism  —  For all the national attention surrounding John McCain's two highly anticipated …
 
 
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