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The Truth Laid Bear:
Immigration Bill: Online and Awaiting Your Comments — Late Friday night, an electronic version of the "immigration reform" bill was finally published, and quickly found its way into the hands of KLo at the Corner. From there, it has spread all over the net, of course.
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Hugh Hewitt / Townhall.com:
Summary Of The Fine Print Read, And NZ's Easy To Use Text — UPDATE: Be sure to check out N.Z. Bear's online version of the draft immigration bill which allows for section-by-section comments. — His post explaining his effort is here. — I have spent a lot of my weekend reading …
Paul Bedard / US News:
Bush's Summer Hires Targeted — Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has a little trick up his sleeve that could spell an end to President Bush's devilish recess appointments of controversial figures like former United Nations Ambassador John Bolton. We hear that over the long August vacation …
David Wiessler / Reuters:
Top Republican predicts Gonzales may resign — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee predicted on Sunday Attorney General Alberto Gonzales might step down in the face of a substantial Senate "no-confidence" vote on his performance.
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Larry Flynt / Los Angeles Times:
My friend, Jerry Falwell — How the pornographer found himself in the embrace of the reverend who sued him. — THE FIRST TIME the Rev. Jerry Falwell put his hands on me, I was stunned. Not only had we been archenemies for 15 years, his beliefs and mine traveling in different solar systems …
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Abu Kais / From Beirut to the Beltway:
Assad's volcano in Lebanon — Terrorist group Fatah al-Islam unleashed its fury on the Lebanese army today, killing at least 12 army soldiers and ISF members and wounding dozens of others, including civilians. The Syrian-backed group— made up of Syrian, Palestinian, Lebanese …
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Michael Abramowitz / Washington Post:
Second Life for Study Group — After an initially tepid reception from policymakers, the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group are getting a second look from the White House and Congress, as officials continue to scour for bipartisan solutions to salvage the American engagement in Iraq.
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Rick Weiss / Washington Post:
Tainted Chinese Imports Common — In Four Months, FDA Refused 298 Shipments — Dried apples preserved with a cancer-causing chemical. — Frozen catfish laden with banned antibiotics. — Scallops and sardines coated with putrefying bacteria. — Mushrooms laced with illegal pesticides.
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John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
Project Payback: Google-Bombing Pro-Amnesty, Republican Senators Up For Election In 2008 — Since 2005, conservatives have been loudly saying, secure the border, build the fence, crack down on the people hiring illegal aliens, and no amnesty. Because those conservatives have put the interests …
Peter Howell / Toronto Star:
Canadians don't care for Sicko — Moore's health-care film gets rough reception — Michael Moore is handing out fake bandages to promote his new film Sicko, an exposé of the failings of the U.S. health care system. — But he may feel like applying a couple to himself after the mauling …
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Blue Crab Boulevard, Don Surber, Sister Toldjah, Prairie Weather, Daimnation! and A Chequer-Board of Nights …
Mike McConnell / Washington Post:
A Law Terrorism Outran — In 1978, the first cellular mobile phone system was still being tested, a personal computer's memory had just been expanded to 16 kilobytes and our greatest threat was the largest nation-state on Earth, the Soviet Union. That same year, the framework governing …
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Kevin Libin / National Post:
So how did it become required classroom viewing? — Even climate change experts say many of the claims in Al Gore's film are wrong. — First it was his world history class. Then he saw it in his economics class. And his world issues class. And his environment class.
Atrios / Eschaton:
2 F.U.s From Now — Just finished chatting with Ellen Ratner and Lawrence O'Donnell on Seder's show. O'Donnell's under the impression that a year from now the Republican candidate for president will be against the war, or at least talking about getting out of it.
Mark Steyn / Chicago Sun Times:
Capitulation, from A— to Z — Are you a fine upstanding member of the Undocumented-American community? That's to say, are you (if you'll forgive the expression) an illegal immigrant? — Great news! Being illegal is now perfectly legal! Just for being one of the circa 12 million people …
Sudarsan Raghavan / Washington Post:
Iraq's Sadr Overhauls His Tactics — NAJAF, Iraq — The movement of Shiite cleric Moqtada al-Sadr has embarked on one of its most dramatic tactical shifts since the beginning of the war. — The 33-year-old populist is reaching out to a broad array of Sunni leaders, from politicians to insurgents …