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11:45 AM ET, May 18, 2007

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Douglas W. Kmiec / Washington Post:
Testimony in a Teacup  —  What's Overlooked in Comey's Histrionics  —  James Comey's Senate testimony on Tuesday was staggeringly histrionic.  It has, as Sen. Arlen Specter suggested, the dramatic flair of the Saturday Night Massacre.  Presidential emissaries seeking the signature …
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Marty Lederman / Balkinization:
Is This the Best the Administration's Surrogates Can Do? (with speculation about why the White House was so eager to obtain Ashcroft's signature)  —  Doug Kmiec, head of OLC at the end of the Reagan Administration, has a profoundly misguided Op-Ed in tomorrow's Washington Post in which he tries …
Will Thomas / TPMmuckraker:
The Daily Muck  —  Its a brand new muck format.  Tell us what you think.  —  Following yesterday's stunning revelation by the Washington Post that 26 US attorneys had been considered for dismissals, professionals all around the country are trying to figure out what the Justice Department felt they were doing wrong.
Discussion: Real Cities
Massimo Calabresi / Time:
Was Gonzales' Emergency Visit Illegal?  —  When then-White House counsel Alberto Gonzales went to John Ashcroft's hospital room on the evening of March 10, 2004 to ask the ailing Attorney General to override Justice Department officials and reauthorize a secret domestic wiretapping program …
John W. Dean / FindLaw's Writ:   Recent Developments in the Scandal over the Attorney General's Performance:
Los Angeles Times:   Pressure on Gonzales gathers anew
Steven R. Weisman / New York Times:
Wolfowitz Resigns From World Bank  —  Paul D. Wolfowitz, ending a furor over favoritism that blew up into a global fight over American leadership, announced his resignation as president of the World Bank Thursday evening after the bank's board accepted his claim that his mistakes at the bank were made in good faith.
Discussion: POLITOPICS and CNN
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Opinion Journal:
World Bank Justice  —  Wolfowitz's resignation offers a window into a corrupt institution.  —  So after weeks of nasty leaks and media smears, the World Bank's board of executive directors yesterday cleared President Paul Wolfowitz of ethical misconduct for following the board's own advice …
Steven R. Weisman / New York Times:
How Battles at Bank Ended 'Second Chance' at a Career  —  Paul D. Wolfowitz was ready to move on from the Pentagon in early 2005.  He had been thwarted in his effort to become defense secretary or national security adviser.  And the war in Iraq had deteriorated.
Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
For Washington Insider, Job Was an Uneasy Fit
Discussion: Slate
David Saltonstall / NY Daily News:
In Rudy's heart & on payroll  —  Judith Giuliani got $125G to craft speeches  —  Being Mrs. Rudy Giuliani can't be easy, but at least it pays well - about $10,000 a month.  —  A day after the former mayor disclosed in federal filings that he considers his third wife, Judith, a salaried employee …
Discussion: TalkLeft, Don Surber and WorldNetDaily
Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Obama Disputes Claim of Sharing Clinton's Stance on War  —  Senator Barack Obama yesterday directly challenged former President Bill Clinton's assertions that Mr. Obama and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton hold the same essential positions on the Iraq war.  —  Throughout the spring …
Discussion: National Review and MSNBC
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Michael A. Fletcher / Washington Post:
Can Old Loyalties Trump Racial Solidarity?
Discussion: TIME, The Caucus and New York Times
White House:
Fact Sheet: Border Security and Immigration Reform  —  Administration And Bipartisan Group Of Senators Reach Bipartisan Agreement On Comprehensive Immigration Reform  —  President Bush Discusses Comprehensive Immigration Bill  —  Today, Administration Officials And A Bipartisan Group …
Discussion: The Politico and Hot Air
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Fred Thompson / Pajamas Media:
First Blogger?  —  Since the '04 Howard Dean campaign, the Internet has been seen as fertile ground for presidential candidates.  But the advent of a possible candidacy by former Senator Fred Thompson could take online politics to a new level.  In this exclusive article for Pajamas Media …
Mike Allen / The Politico:
Bush gives Blair hearty benediction  —  The British press got off on the wrong foot with President Bush, literally.  When he and Prime Minister Tony Blair of the United Kingdom walked into the sunny Rose Garden just before lunchtime on Thursday, most of the foreign reporters stayed in their seats …
Discussion: Tom Watson
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Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Just the Two of Us  —  For President Bush, the sensation must …
Discussion: New York Times
Sam Youngman / The Hill:
McCain's missed votes on Iraq trigger Reid rebuke  —  Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is the only presidential candidate in Congress to have missed a major vote on the Iraq war this year, and his absences are not sitting well with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.).
Peggy Noonan / Opinion Journal:
The Man Who Wasn't There  —  Fred Thompson isn't yet running, but he's running a great campaign.  —  Having watched the second Republican debate the other night, it's clear to me the subject today is Fred Thompson, the man who wasn't there.  While the other candidates bang away earnestly …
Discussion: Townhall.com and Instapundit.com
John Ward Anderson / Washington Post:
60 Die in Iraq; Study Warns Of Collapse  —  British Center Finds Country Close to Being a 'Failed State'  —  More than 60 people were killed and dozens wounded in mortar strikes, drive-by shootings, roadside explosions, suicide bombings and other violent attacks in Iraq on Thursday …
Reuters:
Al Gore says he's out of love with politics  —  LOS ANGELES (Reuters) - Former U.S. vice president Al Gore says he has "fallen out of love with politics" and does not want to run for president although he has not ruled it out completely.  —  "If I do my job right, all the candidates …
Discussion: Townhall.com and ShopFloor.org
Patrick O'Connor / The Politico:
Murtha accused of rules violation  —  Rep. John P. Murtha (D-Pa.) threatened to deny any further spending projects to a Republican who challenged him over an earmark, his antagonist has charged — a potential violation of House rules.  —  Rep. Mike Rogers (R-Mich.) had challenged money …
 
 
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Damien Cave / New York Times:
Hunt for 3 G.I.'s in Iraq Slowed by False Trails
Paul Krugman / New York Times:
[TS] Op-Ed Columnist: Don't Blame Bush
Washington Wire:
Edwards's Hedge-Fund Tie Hurts Populist Campaign
The Politico:
Richardson used NM funds for '08 bid
Tony / Rootless Cosmopolitan:
Getting Sarkozy - and France - Wrong
Laith Hammoudi / Real Cities:
Roundup of violence in Iraq - 17 May 2007
Frank Newport / Gallup Poll:
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Mr. Right, It Turns Out, Does Not Take Classes
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EXCLUSIVE: Hundreds of Illegals Have Registered to Vote in Bexar County
Private Pigg / Iowa Voice:
Giuliani, Edwards Have Holdings in Sudan
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Katherine Shrader / Associated Press:
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Financial Times:
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