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12:25 PM ET, May 9, 2007

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Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Giuliani gave to Planned Parenthood  —  Republican presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani in his campaign appearances this year has stated that he personally abhors abortion, even though he supports keeping a legal right to choose.  But records show that in the '90s he contributed money …
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Michael Finnegan / L.A. Times:
Giuliani's foes see abortion as chink in armor
Discussion: TIME and The Carpetbagger Report
Mike Allen / The Politico:   Politico Playbook: Mitt's moment
Roger Simon / The Politico:   Call me irresponsible: I say Romney won
Bob Lewis / Associated Press:
Obama overstates Kansas tornado deaths  —  RICHMOND, Va. - Barack Obama (news, bio, voting record), caught up in the fervor of a campaign speech Tuesday, drastically overstated the Kansas tornadoes death toll, saying 10,000 had died.  The death toll was 12.  —  "In case you missed it, this week, there was a tragedy in Kansas.
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NYT > National:
Kansas Tornado Renews Debate on Guard at War  —  For months, Gov. Kathleen Sebelius of Kansas and other governors have warned that their state National Guards are ill-prepared for the next local disaster, be it a tornado a flash flood or a terrorist's threat, because of large deployments …
NYT:
The Democrats' Pledge  —  Last year, Congressional Democrats allowed the Bush administration to ram through one of the worst laws in the nation's history — the Military Commissions Act of 2006.  This year, the Democrats pledged to use their new majority to begin repairing the profound damage …
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Democrats bear responsibility for restoring habeas corpus
Washington Post:
Chance for Reform  —  CONGRESSIONAL DEMOCRATS have been promising since …
Discussion: MyDD
Christy Hardin Smith / Firedoglake:   The Constitution Needs Your Voice
Michael Abramowitz / Washington Post:
Bush Would Veto New Iraq Bill  —  President Bush would veto the new Iraq spending bill being developed by House Democrats because it includes unacceptable language restricting funding, White House press secretary Tony Snow said this morning.  —  Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One …
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Washington Post:
House Bill Ties War Funding to Iraq Benchmarks  —  Measure Would Free Half the Money Now, Require a Second Vote for Approval in July  —  A House Democratic proposal introduced yesterday that would give President Bush half of the money he has requested for the war effort …
Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Democrats To Widen Conflict With Bush
Discussion: Election Central
WSJ.com: Washington Wire:
In Iraq, Cheney Sticks to the Script  —  Yochi J. Dreazen reports on the vice president's trip to Baghdad.  —  Vice President Dick Cheney's surprise trip to Baghdad today was meant to deliver a tough message to the Iraqi government - put off your vacation plans and get back to work.
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Newsdesk / Chicago Tribune:   Cheney: 'Game time' in Iraq
Graham Bowley / New York Times:   Cheney Makes Surprise Visit to Baghdad
Associated Press:
Hamas Mickey Mouse Teaches Jihad  —  A new black and white rodent has appeared on Palestinian television, and it's not the Mickey Mouse you're used to.  This one teaches children about AK-47s and Jihad on behalf of the Islamist group Hamas. … If one were to choose the imaginary creature …
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
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Diaa Hadid / Yahoo! News:
Hamas 'Mickey Mouse' wants Islam takeover
David Kopel / The Volokh Conspiracy:
"FRANCE WILL NOT ABANDON THE WOMEN WHO ARE CONDEMNED TO THE BURQA" President-elect Nicolas Sarkozy's first speech to the French nation concluded with a wonderful endorsement of human rights.  (Video here.)  —  Sarkozy spoke from a prepared text , which appears on his official campaign websites.
Opinion Journal:
Axis of Soros  —  The men and motives behind the World Bank coup attempt.  —  Mark Malloch Brown spoke Monday to a crowded auditorium at the World Bank's headquarters, warning that the bank's mission was "hugely at risk" as long as Paul Wolfowitz remained its president.
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
DeLay: FBI 'running amok'  —  Former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay (R-Texas) is calling on the Justice Department either to drop its investigation of his wife and former political associates or else to bring charges quickly.  —  DeLay said he has given the FBI documents exonerating his wife …
Ann Scott Tyson / Washington Post:
Commanders in Iraq See 'Surge' Into '08  —  Pentagon to Deploy 35,000 Replacement Troops  —  The Pentagon announced yesterday that 35,000 soldiers in 10 Army combat brigades will begin deploying to Iraq in August as replacements, making it possible to sustain the increase of U.S. troops there until at least the end of this year.
The Huffington Post:
Dave Johnson and James Boyce: Smoking Politics  —  There was a time when this country worked to solve its problems.  —  There was a time in this country when political campaigns were about issues and solutions and ideas.  —  There was a time when our legislators honestly debated …
Marist Poll:
National Poll: Presidential Campaign 2008  —  This WNBC/Marist Poll reports:  —  · Hillary Clinton is not only the Democratic favorite for her party's nomination but, for the first time, she edges both Rudy Giuliani and John McCain: Senator Hillary Clinton still outpaces her Democratic rivals by a wide margin.
Discussion: Pollster.com and First Draft
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Hitler-Stalin For The Terror Age  —  Steven Stalinsky notices a strange trend in international relations in today's New York Sun.  A marriage of convenience has begun to grow between two factions that seem entirely incompatible in all respects but one: … It's the Ribbentrop-Molotov pact for our age.
 
 
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Michael van der Galien / The Moderate Voice:
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
New Romney Ad Says "Now Is the Time"
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
Cheney And the Saudis  —  Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice …
Jonathan D. Glater / New York Times:
Federal Student Loan Official Is Resigning
Liz Sly / Chicago Tribune:
Iraqi Christians flee Baghdad
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Lawmaker's Aide Targeted Prosecutor Before List Was Made
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Andrew Glass / The Politico:
Justice Dept. diversity under fire
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Sally Quinn Expresses Beltway Zeitgeist Again
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Bill Schneider / CNN:
Poll: Most back Congress over Bush in war funding fight
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