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Redstate:
Who Won & Who Lost — First Take — THE GUY WHO WASN'T THERE AND ADVANTAGE MCCAIN — John McCain won. Let's not dance around this. Mitt Romney shined, he stood out, he did well. Rudy Giuliani imploded. Rudy totally and utterly self-destructed tonight.
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Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Simulblogging the Republican Debate. — 1. Yes, I'll do it. And I'll do it without TiVo assistance. Going TiVo-less is not just to make me completely spontaneous. I don't want to get bogged down in it. Once I start pausing, I start feeling responsible for everything.
Deacon / Power Line:
SOME IMPRESSIONS OF TONIGHT'S DEBATE. . . before Dallas and Golden State tip off. — 1. The format was poor. You can't have a good debate with this many people, but at least you can have serious questions and an opportunity to discuss them. The questions from Politico's readers …
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Dale Carpenter / The Volokh Conspiracy:
BUSH TO VETO EXPANDED HATE-CRIMES LAW: The bill passed the House today, 237-180. It goes on to the Senate. A statement released by the administration says that Bush's senior advisors will recommend a veto. That's not quite the same as saying he will veto it, but it's pretty close.
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Andrew Sullivan / The Daily Dish:
Hate Crimes and Double Standards — There are, I think, two coherent positions on hate crime laws. The first is opposition to the entire concept, its chilling effect on free speech, its undermining of the notion of equality under the law, and so on. That's my position.
John Aravosis / AMERICAblog:
BREAKING: GOP refuses to add American troops and senior citizens to hate crime bill
BREAKING: GOP refuses to add American troops and senior citizens to hate crime bill
Associated Press:
Veto may hit sexual orientation in hate crime bill
Veto may hit sexual orientation in hate crime bill
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Shakesville, The Moderate Voice, Pam's House Blend, Donklephant, Tennessee Guerilla Women, Washington Post and The Hill
Bradford Plumer / The New Republic:
HATE CRIMES:
HATE CRIMES:
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ACLU, The Gavel, The Huffington Post, The Carpetbagger Report, The Debate Link and The Corner
SilentPatriot / Crooks and Liars:
Who Doesn't Believe in Evolution? — A show of hands please... Let me remind you this is the only top vote-getting question asked. — Download (3467) | Play (5319) Download (1618) | Play (4031) — (That's Brownback, Tancredo and Huckabee with their hands up.)
CNN:
Obama placed under Secret Service protection … (CNN) — Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama, a U.S. senator from Illinois, has been placed under the protection of the Secret Service, the agency said Thursday. — The government is not aware of any specific, credible threat against Obama …
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The News Blog, The Democratic Daily, Outside The Beltway, Oliver Willis and Raising Kaine
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Greg Sargent / Horses Mouth:
Check this out — the offices of Nancy Pelosi and Harry Reid are denying a Washington Post story today saying that Congressional Democrats have backed down to the White House by offering to remove Iraq withdrawal language from the now-vetoed Iraq bill. — Pelosi just went before the Democratic caucus …
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HillaryClinton.com:
From the Senate: Hillary Statement on Deauthorizing the War — Washington, DC — In remarks on the Senate floor, Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton announced that she and Senator Robert Byrd will introduce legislation to end authority for the war in Iraq. The legislation will propose October 11 …
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The Caucus, Capitol Briefing, The Democratic Daily, Daily Kos, On Deadline and Raising Kaine
White House:
Press Briefing by Tony Snow — White House Conference Center Briefing Room — MR. SNOW: Questions. — Q Any results of the meeting today between Mr. Bolten and Senator Reid? — MR. SNOW: Not that we're going to announce. It was a good meeting. So Josh met with Harry Reid …
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Quinnipiac University News and Events:
May 3, 2007 - Obama Runs Best Against GOP Front-Runner Giuliani Quinnipiac University National Poll Finds; Clinton Still Leads Dem Primary Race — Former New York City Mayor Rudolph Giuliani has a slight 44 - 41 percent lead over Illinois Sen. Barack Obama in a possible 2008 presidential face-off …
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Richard Pérez-Peña / New York Times:
The Times Names Public Editor — The New York Times today named its next public editor, Clark Hoyt, a former Pulitzer Prize-winning reporter and editor who oversaw the Knight Ridder newspaper chain's coverage that questioned the Bush administration's case for the Iraq war.
Bryan / Hot Air:
Virgin Atlantic Loose Change update: Axed Update: Audio added Update: Virgin Atlantic statement added — Folks, we made a difference. After our post about Virgin Atlantic airing the 9-11 conspiracy film Loose Change 2 as in-flight entertainment last night, the producer …
Murray Waas / National Journal:
Justice Official Says He Was Directed To Call Fired Prosecutors — The chief of staff to Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty has told congressional investigators that phone calls he placed to four fired U.S. attorneys — calls that three of the prosecutors say involved threats about testifying …
The Blotter:
D.C. Law Firm Suspends Woman Who Worked as Escort — Brian Ross, Rhonda Schwartz & Justin Rood Report: — A legal secretary at one of Washington's most prominent and well-connected law firms, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP, has been suspended after telling her bosses she secretly worked …
Elana Schor / The Hill:
Reid defends his 'presidentials,' takes jab at Edwards — As former Sen. John Edwards's (D-N.C.) TV ad on the Iraq supplemental continues to cause friction in the Democratic presidential field, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) heaped praise Thursday upon "the presidentials" …
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Hope Yen / Associated Press:
Lawmakers wants VA to explain bonuses — WASHINGTON - Congressional leaders on Thursday demanded that the Veterans Affairs secretary explain hefty bonuses for senior department officials involved in crafting a budget that came up $1 billion short and jeopardized veterans' health care.