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Michelle Malkin:
It's here: The Bush-Kennedy amnesty Report: Potential cost = $2.5 trillion Updated with GOP reax — The amnesty sellout arrives. Background at this post. — Lie of the day from Arlen "Illegal Alien Gold Card" Specter: "This will restore the rule of law."
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Julie Hirschfeld Davis / Associated Press:
Deal Struck on Immigration Bill — WASHINGTON (AP) - Key senators in both parties announced agreement with the White House Thursday on an immigration overhaul that would grant quick legal status to millions of illegal immigrants already in the U.S. and fortify the border.
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New York Times:
Deal Is Reached in Senate on Immigration — Senators from both parties announced an agreement this afternoon on immigration-reform legislation that would bring illegal immigrants and their families "out of the shadows and into the sunshine of American life," as Senator Edward M. Kennedy put it.
Hugh Hewitt / Townhall.com:Stop the GOP Senate Cave-in: Call 202-225-3121 (Bumped)
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Think Progress:
Bush Dodges Comey's Accusations That He Personally Arranged Ashcroft Hospital Visit — During a press conference today, President Bush was confronted about recent accusations made by former Deputy Attorney General James Comey regarding the White House's shocking efforts to seek legal sanction for its warrantless wiretapping program.
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Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
Dems Seek No-Confidence Vote on Gonzales — WASHINGTON (AP) - Two Senate Democrats said Thursday they will seek a no-confidence vote on Attorney General Alberto Gonzales over accusations that he carried out President Bush's political agenda at the expense of the Justice Department's independence.
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JURIST, Associated Press, The Carpetbagger Report, DownWithTyranny!, Slate and Middle Earth Journal
New York Times:Editorial: Mr. Gonzales's Incredible Adventure
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Opinion Journal, Los Angeles Times, The Carpetbagger Report, JustOneMinute, Washington Post and Norwegianity
ABCNEWS:
World Bank Chief Paul Wolfowitz Resigns — Iraq War 'Architect' Leaves Bank Amid Controversy Over Girlfriend's Raise — World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz has resigned his post, effective June 30. — An internal panel tasked with investigating the lucrative pay and promotion package Wolfowitz arranged …
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Jeannine Aversa / Associated Press:
Bush expresses regret over Wolfowitz — WASHINGTON - President Bush on Thursday seemed resigned to the possibility that World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz could lose his job over conflict-of-interest charges involving his girlfriend. — "I regret that it has come to this," Bush said …
CNN:
Source: Wolfowitz to quit 'soon' … WASHINGTON (CNN) — Senior World Bank officials have told CNN that they expect Paul Wolfowitz, the organization's president, to announce his resignation "soon." — "Deliberations" would continue Thursday morning, the bank's executive directors said in a statement.
Rick Maze / Army Times:
White House: 3.5 percent pay hike unnecessary — Troops don't need bigger pay raises, White House budget officials said Wednesday in a statement of administration policy laying out objections to the House version of the 2008 defense authorization bill. — The Bush administration had asked …
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Jesse Lee / The Gavel:
White House States Opposition to Pay Raise for Troops, — Increase in Widows' Benefits — May 17th, 2007 by Jesse Lee — Democratic Caucus Chairman Rahm Emanuel: … White House: 3.5 percent pay hike unnecessary — Rick Maze, Army Times - May 16, 2007
Jon Soltz / The Huffington Post:Bush Opposes More Money for Troops and Survivors - Explain That!
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Carol D. Leonnig / Washington Post:
Attorneys Seek Immunity for Cheney, Top Officials — Judge Urged to Dismiss Lawsuit Filed by Former Ambassador Wilson — Attorneys for Vice President Cheney and top White House officials told a federal judge today they cannot be held liable for anything they disclosed to reporters …
Ryan Sager / Latest Politics:
Ron Paul's Race Problem — For all those getting really excited about anti-war, libertarian Republican Ron Paul, it's worth noting that he's pretty racist and also an anti-Semite. — The Houston Chronicle story linked above contains quotes from a newsletter Mr. Paul put out in the 1980s and 1990s.
David S. Broder / Washington Post:
Can Democrats Take Yes for an Answer? — The issue of trade policy — as critical to the nation's future as Iraq and every bit as divisive — is now squarely before the Democratic Congress. It will almost certainly provide a huge challenge to its leadership.
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Al Gore / Time:
Book Excerpt: The Assault on Reason — Not long before our nation launched the invasion of Iraq, our longest-serving Senator, Robert Byrd of West Virginia, stood on the Senate floor and said: "This chamber is, for the most part, silent—ominously, dreadfully silent.
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James C. Dobson, Ph.D. / WorldNetDaily:
Rudy's not the one — The jig is up. Rudy Giuliani finally admitted in a speech at Houston Baptist University last week that he is an unapologetic supporter of abortion on demand. That revelation came as no great shock to those of us in the pro-life movement.
Rose Garden / White House:
President Bush Participates in Joint Press Availability with United Kingdom Prime Minister Blair — PRESIDENT BUSH: Thank you. I'm pleased to welcome Tony Blair back to the White House. He is a good friend. He has led the British people for a long time, since 1797. (Laughter.)
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