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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
F.B.I. Raid Divides G.O.P. Lawmakers and White House — WASHINGTON, May 23 — After years of quietly acceding to the Bush administration's assertions of executive power, the Republican-led Congress hit a limit this weekend. — Resentment boiled among senior Republicans for a second …
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Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
House speaker protests to Bush over raid — WASHINGTON - The FBI's raid on a congressman's office is rippling through Capitol Hill, with majority Republicans in the House complaining to a GOP president and predicting a constitutional showdown in the Supreme Court.
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Washington Post:
Officials Defend Raid on Lawmaker's Office — Amid Uproar on Capitol Hill, Gonzales Says Jefferson Search Was Done Carefully — Justice Department and FBI officials yesterday vigorously defended a weekend raid on the Capitol Hill office of Democratic Rep. William J. Jefferson (La.) …
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Blue Crab Boulevard
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Subpoenas Not Enough? — The corruption case of William Jefferson took a strange turn yesterday when several Republican members of Congress objected to the execution of a subpoena on the uncooperative subject of the investigation. House Speaker Dennis Hastert questioned the constituionality …
Dafydd / Big Lizards:
Criminal, Schriminal - We're Talking PRIVILEGES Here!
Criminal, Schriminal - We're Talking PRIVILEGES Here!
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Flopping Aces
Charles Babington / Washington Post:
House-Senate Battle On Immigration Likely — With the Senate marching toward completion of an immigration bill that is more generous to illegal immigrants than the House-passed version, House leaders said yesterday that it will be difficult to reach a compromise and enact a measure.
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Edwin Meese Iii / New York Times:
An Amnesty by Any Other Name ... IN the debate over immigration, "amnesty" has become something of a dirty word. Some opponents of the immigration bill being debated in the Senate assert that it would grant amnesty to millions of illegal immigrants. Supporters claim it would do no such thing.
Stephanie Strom / New York Times:
A.C.L.U. May Block Criticism by Its Board — The American Civil Liberties Union is weighing new standards that would discourage its board members from publicly criticizing the organization's policies and internal administration. — "Where an individual director disagrees with a board position …
Laura Blumenfeld / Washington Post:
Bill Frist: A Doctor at Heart — The houses were dark on Bill Frist's street. A morning bird chirped; the others were waiting for dawn. But Frist was awake, and his bedroom light was on. "I'm going to take a shower," the Senate majority leader said brightly. Ten minutes later, the blow dryer roared.
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Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:
Senate Panel Endorses C.I.A. Nominee — WASHINGTON, May 23 — The Senate Intelligence Committee strongly endorsed Gen. Michael V. Hayden on Tuesday to be the next director of the Central Intelligence Agency, with all but three members, all Democrats, voting to send General Hayden's nomination to the Senate floor.
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Bloomberg:
Zoellick Would Leave State If Passed Over for Top Treasury Job — May 24 (Bloomberg) — One of the Bush administration's most prominent foreign and economic policy voices, Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick, may soon depart for the private sector. — Zoellick has told administration officials …
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Kevin Drum / The Washington Monthly:
THE DEATH OF POLICY....The White House has been searching …
THE DEATH OF POLICY....The White House has been searching …
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Michelle Malkin / Townhall.com:
Another fake soldier tale debunked — Meet "Jessie MacBeth." He's the latest cause celebre of the anti-war Left — a "former Army Ranger and Iraq war veteran" who accuses his fellow troops of committing a litany of atrocities against innocent civilians. Anti-Vietnam War veteran John Kerry and the Winter Soldiers cast a long shadow.
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Washington Post:
Iran Requests Direct Talks on Nuclear Program — TEHRAN, May 23 — Iran has followed President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's recent letter to President Bush with explicit requests for direct talks on its nuclear program, according to U.S. officials, Iranian analysts and foreign diplomats.
Washington Post:
Extremism Isn't Islamic Law — For a few days this year the world's media focused an intense spotlight on the drama of a modern-day inquisition. Abdul Rahman, a Muslim convert to Christianity, narrowly escaped the death penalty for apostasy when the Afghan government …
Dennis Prager / Real Clear Politics:
Harry Reid & The End of Liberal Thought — The highest-ranking Democrat in America, Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid, described the Senate bill making English the national language of the American people as "racist." And the New York Times editorial page labeled the bill "xenophobic."
Zogby:
U.S. Public Widely Distrusts Its Leaders — Lichtman/Zogby Interactive poll: Gov't., corporate scandals damage public trust in institutions at the bedrock of society. — As an increasing volume of news about political and corporate leaders comes out of investigations and federal courthouses instead …
New York Times:
West Bank Pullout Gets a Nod From Bush — WASHINGTON, May 23 — President Bush offered conditional support on Tuesday for Israeli ideas for a substantial withdrawal of settlers from the West Bank, but insisted that the new prime minister, Ehud Olmert, first exhaust all possibilities for a negotiated solution.
Jerusalem Post:
Iran test-fires long-range missile — Iran conducted a test launch Tuesday night of the Shihab-3 intermediate-range ballistic missile, which is capable of reaching Israel and US targets in the region, Israel Radio reported. The test came hours before Prime Minister Ehud Olmert met …