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Anne Flaherty / Associated Press:
Iraq Withdrawal Move Thwarted in Senate — WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Wednesday rejected legislation that would cut off money for combat operations in Iraq after March 31, 2008. — The vote was a loss for Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., and other Democrats who want to end the war.
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Greg Sargent / Election Central:
Feingold Amendment Defeated — As expected, it goes down, 29-67. — But the vote allowed the Dem Presidential candidates — Hillary, Obama, Biden — as well as many other Dems, to make strong antiwar statements, endorsing the idea of cutting funding in principle.
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Nicole Gaouette / Los Angeles Times:
Senators agree that illegal immigrants in U.S. should be legalized
Senators agree that illegal immigrants in U.S. should be legalized
Anne Flaherty / Associated Press:
Republicans' bill challenges Iraq policy
Republicans' bill challenges Iraq policy
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Washington Post:
Mr. Comey's Tale — JAMES B. COMEY, the straight-as-an-arrow former No. 2 official at the Justice Department, yesterday offered the Senate Judiciary Committee an account of Bush administration lawlessness so shocking it would have been unbelievable coming from a less reputable source.
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Comey's testimony raises new and vital questions about the NSA scandal — The testimony yesterday from James Comey re-focuses attention on one of the long unresolved mysteries of the NSA scandal. And the new information Comey revealed, though not answering that question decisively, suggests some deeply troubling answers.
Marty Lederman / Balkinization: What Was the President's Role? — Josh Marshall is absolutely correct …
David Johnston / New York Times:
President Intervened in Dispute Over Eavesdropping
President Intervened in Dispute Over Eavesdropping
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Brian Ross Reports / The Blotter:
Wolfowitz to Resign This Afternoon? — Brian Ross Reports: — World Bank officials say the bank's board is completing an "exit strategy" that will allow World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz to resign this afternoon and "still save some face" over the issue of his efforts to seek a promotion …
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Zogby:
Romney Leaps to GOP Lead in Iowa; Edwards Keeps His Edge — Giuliani the big loser, while McCain remains steady; Hillary, Obama remain strong in tight Dem contest — Republican Mitt Romney has pushed from a distant third place into a small lead in Iowa, the continuation of progress …
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New York Times:
Republican Presidential Debate in South Carolina — The following is a transcript of the Republican presidential primary debate at the University of South Carolina on May 15, 2007, as recorded by the Federal News Service: — Participants: Senator Sam Brownback; former Virginia Governor James Gilmore …
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New York Times:
Terror Attack Scenario Exposes Deep Differences Among G.O.P. Hopefuls — The scenario presented to the 10 Republican presidential candidates was chilling: Three American shopping malls had been bombed, producing huge casualties. Terrorists with detailed knowledge of another imminent …
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Marc Morano / epw.senate.gov:
Climate Momentum Shifting: Prominent Scientists Reverse Belief in Man-made Global Warming - Now Skeptics — Growing Number of Scientists Convert to Skeptics After Reviewing New Research — Following the U.S. Senate's vote today on a global warming measure (see today's AP article …
Toby Harnden / Telegraph:
We must attack Iran before it gets the bomb — Iran should be attacked before it develops nuclear weapons, America's former ambassador to the United Nations said yesterday. — John Bolton, who still has close links to the Bush administration, told The Daily Telegraph that the European Union had to …
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Stephen Labaton / New York Times:
Bush Pick Gets Extra Payment From Old Job — A senior lobbyist at the National Association of Manufacturers nominated by President Bush to lead the Consumer Product Safety Commission will receive a $150,000 departing payment from the association when he takes his new government job …
commonwealthfund.org:
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: An International Update on the Comparative Performance of American Health Care — Authors: … Overview — Despite having the most costly health system in the world, the United States consistently underperforms on most dimensions of performance, relative to other countries.
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The Raw Story:
Administration vaunted bogus credentials — Records from the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine show that Dr. Keroack did not finish his residency in obstetrics and gynecology until 1993. This means he could not possibly have practiced obstetrics for 20 years.
Ben Feller / Associated Press:
Pentagon General to Be 'War Czar' — WASHINGTON — President Bush has chosen Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute, the Pentagon's director of operations, to oversee the fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan as a "war czar" after a long search for new leadership, administration officials said Tuesday.