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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 …
Jackie Kucinich / The Hill:
GOP threatens to shut down House over rules change — House Republicans Wednesday threatened to shut down House business by calling a series of procedural votes until the Democratic leadership assured them that rules governing key parliamentary procedures would go unchanged.
National Review:
Pelosi's Gambit [Jonah Goldberg] Boehner's office just sent this out: — DEMOCRATS TO CHANGE 185 YEAR-OLD HOUSE RULE TO ALLOW TAX HIKES WITHOUT HAVING TO VOTE — In a stunning move, House Democrats today revealed they will attempt to rewrite House rules that have gone unchanged since 1822 …
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Kate O'Beirne / National Review:
Immigration-Reform Update — Senate Repubicans met today and it appears that the majority of them are willing to sign on to a White House-Kennedy "comprehensive" reform. Some have convinced themselves that the measure represents a good trade, i.e. amnesty for 12 million …
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.
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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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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.
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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.
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Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Senate Committee to Gonzales: AHEM
Senate Committee to Gonzales: AHEM
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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 …
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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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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:
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.
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.
Lyndsey Layton / Washington Post:
Lawmakers Find $21 a Week Doesn't Buy a Lot of Groceries — Rep. Tim Ryan (D-Ohio) stood before the refrigerated section of the Safeway on Capitol Hill yesterday and looked longingly at the eggs. — At $1.29 for a half-dozen, he couldn't afford them. — Ryan and three other members …
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 …