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9:50 PM ET, May 16, 2007

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Eric Cantor:
ALERT: SHUTTING DOWN THE FLOOR  —  House Republicans are shutting down the floor, because the Democrats are threatening to change a rule and deny Republicans any opportunity to offer a motion to recommit on the "paygo" provisions of their legislation.  That's a lot of wonky talk; bottom line …
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Hindrocket / Power Line:
BREAKING NEWS FROM THE HOUSE  —  Since January, House Republicans have had quite a bit of success at frustrating Democratic legislation through motions to recommit.  The virtue of the motion to recommit, as I understand it, is that it forces Democrats to go on record, and some have been unwilling …
Brad Dayspring / house.gov:
RSC BLOG  —  Democrats, Tired of Losing, Change the Rules to Disadvantage Minority  —  The rule providing consideration for the FY 2008 budget conference report (on the floor tomorrow) is expected to modify current House rules to prevent PAYGO offsets from expanding the scope of germaneness …
Kate O'Beirne / National Review:
Immigration-Reform Update  —  Senate Repubicans met today …
Discussion: Captain's Quarters and Hot Air
National Review:   Pelosi's Gambit [Jonah Goldberg] Boehner's office just sent this out:
Brian Ross Reports / The Blotter:
Wolfowitz to Resign Today?  —  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 and pay raise for his girlfriend at the bank.
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Washington Post:
Bank Board Rejects White House Proposal on Wolfowitz  —  The World Bank's executive board has dismissed a proposal floated by the Bush administration aimed at delivering the resignation of the institution's embattled president, Paul D. Wolfowitz, according to senior officials at the bank.
CNN:   Officials: Negotiating for Wolfowitz to resign
Steven R. Weisman / New York Times:   Wolfowitz Said to Be Working on Deal for His Resignation
Amanda / Think Progress:
Senators Question Whether Gonzales Lied Under Oath About NSA Wiretapping Program  —  Today, Sens. Russ Feingold (D-WI), Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Ted Kennedy (D-MA), and Richard Durbin (D-IL) sent Attorney General Alberto Gonzales a letter regarding former Deputy Attorney General James Comey's testimony yesterday …
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Marty Lederman / Balkinization:
Can You Even Imagine How Bad it Must Have Been?  —  I want to put yesterday's incredible Comey testimony in some context, to demonstrate just how otherworldly this story is — and what an extraordinary tale it tells about the nature of the officials who are running our government.
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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John Hinderaker / News Bloggers Blog:
The Wages of Weakness  —  Bernard Lewis is our greatest living scholar of the Islamic world.  In today's Wall Street Journal, he drew lessons from our Cold War experience and applied them to the current situation in the Middle East.  Lewis's arguments are powerful; doubly so …
Discussion: Opinion Journal and Power Line
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National Review Online:
Goldberg: WWTD? Who Cares?
Discussion: JustinLogan.com and Hot Air
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
DoJ Responds to Senate Subpoena  —  Nothing like an angry letter from two senior senators to get results?  —  Late this afternoon, the Justice Department responded to the Senate Judiciary Committee's subpoena for any of Karl Rove's emails in the Department's possession that might be relevant to the U.S. attorney firings.
Discussion: Real Cities and Cliff Schecter
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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 …
Brian / TVNewser:
Debates: DNC Announces Six; Two On CNN, Two On NBC/MSNBC  —  The Democratic National Committee has officially announced "the dates, media sponsors and cities for the six DNC sanctioned debates."  —  CNN and NBC get two and ABC and CBS get one each.  Fox News isn't included.  Here's the list:
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 …
Hugh Hewitt / Townhall.com:
A Disaster: The GOP Caves On Border Security  —  Word is leaking that the GOP in the Senate are on the verge of agreeing to an immigration bill that has —as a concession to the GOP— less than half of the fencing promised by law last year.  —  White flag time on the border, and a national security and thus a political disaster.
John Amato / Crooks and Liars:
Chris Matthews slams Rep. Kingston over War propaganda: Lazy and dishonest.  —  You never know which direction Chris Matthews is headed on any given day, but today he slammed Rep. Jack Kingston's phony war propaganda comparisons after Chris asked him how long we'll have troops in Iraq.  —  Download (1380) |
Discussion: Daily Kos
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.
 
 
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