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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
United on immigration, Democrats divide voters — In New Hampshire, Iowa and South Carolina, the questions about immigration arise repeatedly — and Democratic presidential candidates say they know they are alienating some of their strongest supporters by calling for legalization of illegal aliens.
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Jill Lawrence / USA Today:
Candidates hope ideas strike chords — Voters getting an early dose of substance — WASHINGTON — Barack Obama is unleashing the fine print. — In the political hothouses of town meetings and union gatherings, the Democratic presidential candidate has shared his soothing style and intriguing background.
Adam Nagourney / New York Times:
Debates Losing a Bit of Luster in a Big Field — The last time Jonathan Prince checked, there were nearly 40 requests for John Edwards, the Democratic presidential candidate for whom he works, to appear at a candidate debate or forum. — They came from state Democratic parties and county Democratic committees.
Associated Press:
Al-Maliki orders halt to construction of a wall around Sunni neighborhood in Baghdad — CAIRO, Egypt: Iraq's prime minister said Sunday that he has ordered a halt to the U.S. construction of a barrier separating a Sunni enclave from surrounding Shiite areas in Baghdad after fierce criticism over the project at home.
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JA Bowl-a-Thon / WJLA-TV:
Student Government Asks Reporters to Leave by Monday — You've seen the news coverage from Blacksburg, complete with prominent network anchors reporting from the scene. — And now, the student government at Virginia Tech is asking for all of that to end.
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Joe Gandelman / The Moderate Voice:
Virginia Tech Student Government Asks The Media To Please Leave
Virginia Tech Student Government Asks The Media To Please Leave
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Washington Post:
Saving the Earth: The Biodiesel Bus Blog — Singer Sheryl Crow and environmentalist Laurie David have been traveling across America on a two-week Stop Global Warming College Tour, which winds up today at George Washington University. Crow and David (co-producer of the documentary …
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truthout:
The Problem With Alberto — After a day of testimony that showed Alberto Gonzales to be so self-contradictory, so conveniently vacant and - at times - so simply risible that even radio listeners could feel the disgust that permeated the Senate Judiciary Committee hearing room …
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Elizabeth Williamson / Washington Post:
FDA Was Aware of Dangers To Food — Outbreaks Were Not Preventable, Officials Say — The Food and Drug Administration has known for years about contamination problems at a Georgia peanut butter plant and on California spinach farms that led to disease outbreaks that killed three people …
Nicholas Confessore / New York Times:
Spitzer Plans to Introduce Gay Marriage Bill — Gov. Eliot Spitzer will introduce a bill in the coming weeks to legalize same-sex marriage in New York, his spokeswoman said Friday, a move that would propel New York to the forefront of one of the most contentious issues in politics.
Swaraaj Chauhan / The Moderate Voice:
"13yo skool grl is nu US txt mssg chmpN" — For those above 30 years of age the above headline means that "13-year-old school girl is new US text messaging champion". Got it? — While competitive text messaging may not have quite gained Olympic status, the hundreds of mostly teenagers …
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James Hossack / Agence France Presse:
FYI, 13yo skool grl is nu US txt mssg chmpN
FYI, 13yo skool grl is nu US txt mssg chmpN
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Ken Silverstein / Harper's:
Democrats Getting Paid — Last spring, with Republicans controlling both houses of Congress, I wrote an item saying that for corporations and federal contractors looking for favors in Washington, it was hardly even worth buying a Democrat anymore. But the November 2006 Democratic victory changed all that.
Mark Steyn / Chicago Sun Times:
Let's be realistic about reality — Within hours of the Virginia Tech massacre, the New York Times had identified the problem: ''What is needed, urgently, is stronger controls over the lethal weapons that cause such wasteful carnage and such unbearable loss.''
Tom Bevan / Real Clear Politics:
Interview with Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice — (Editor's note: the following interview with Secretary of State Rice took place in her office at the State Department last Thursday, April 19. It's been slightly edited for length and clarity.) — SECRETARY RICE: What can I do for you?
lvrj.com:
Harry Reid and a 'lost' cause — Senator forced to backpedal on remarks — The Democratic strategy to use the ongoing violence in Iraq to their political advantage in the run-up to the 2008 elections requires some skill and nuance. But it's growing harder to believe Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid …
New York Times:
U.S. Knew of China Missile Test in Advance — After a Chinese interceptor smashed into a target satellite in January, Bush administration officials criticized the test as a destabilizing development. — It was the first successful demonstration of an antisatellite missile by any country in more than 20 years.
Mike Soraghan / The Hill:
Rep. Millender-McDonald dies — Rep. Juanita Millender-McDonald (D-Calif.), 68, who'd taken leave from Congress after being diagnosed with cancer, died Sunday, a congressional source said. — House Clerk Lorraine Miller has secured Millender-McDonald's office and is to oversee the office until an election can be held to replace her.
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Matt Welch / Los Angeles Times:
The politics of saying 'genocide' — More than 90 years after the Armenian genocide, the U.S. is deadlocked in a humiliating linguistic debate. — ON TUESDAY, President Bush will be obliged, by law, to wrap his double-talking mouth around one of the most curiously persistent debates in modern geopolitics …
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