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The Big Trunk / Power Line:
"F*** YOU": THE INSIDE STORY — The eruption of Senator John McCain at fellow Republican Sen. John Cornyn (TX) is an incident that reverberates on several levels. It renews lingering doubts about whether Senator McCain possesses the proper temperament to be president.
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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.
Hugh Hewitt / Townhall.com:
Summary Of The Fine Print Read — I have spent a lot of my weekend reading the draft immigration reform bill as was requested by both Jon Kyl and Tony Snow, and not just of me, but of all critics. Here are the relevant posts in order of their appearance: — Part 1 — Part 2 — Part 3
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Think Progress:
Specter: Gonzales Will Likely Resign Before No Confidence Vote — Last week, Sens. Dianne Feinstein (D-CA) and Charles Schumer (D-NY) called on the Senate to hold a no-confidence vote on Attorney General Alberto Gonzales. — The White House and its conservative allies quickly derided the vote …
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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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Associated Press:
Islamic militants, security forces battle in Lebanon … TRIPOLI, Lebanon (AP) — Lebanese tanks pounded the headquarters of a group with suspected links to al Qaeda in a Palestinian refugee camp near Tripoli Sunday after the northern city's worst clashes in two decades killed 22 soldiers and 17 militants.
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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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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 …
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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.
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 …
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 …
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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Glenn Reynolds / Instapundit.com:
JEEZ, ANDREW'S AT IT AGAIN. — I never understand what sends him off on these tears. I kind of think he actually wants me to be pro-torture, though he certainly knows better. Sullivan's certainly not above torturing the record to get the answers he wants, though to be fair he more often simply ignores it.
Jerry Seper / Washington Times:
Border agents hit illegals bill — The leadership of all 11,000 nonsupervisory U.S. Border Patrol agents yesterday criticized an immigration compromise by senators and the Bush administration as "piecemeal" legislation that invites future terrorist attacks and fails to secure the nation's borders.
Associated Press:
Poll: American satisfaction at new low — WASHINGTON - It's gloomy out there. Men and women, whites and minorities — all are feeling a war-weary pessimism about the country seldom shared by so many people. — Only 25 percent of those surveyed say things in the U.S. are going in the right direction …
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Walter Pincus / Washington Post:
Assessments Made in 2003 Foretold Situation in Iraq — Intelligence Studies List Internal Violence, Terrorist Activity — Two intelligence assessments from January 2003 predicted that the overthrow of Saddam Hussein and subsequent U.S. occupation of Iraq could lead to internal violence …
David S. Broder / Washington Post:
Western Allies In the Twilight — The two wounded warriors stood side by side in the sunshine of the White House Rose Garden. Tony Blair and George Bush, partners in a transatlantic alliance that has come a cropper in Iraq, tried to shield each other from the slings and arrows of two nations' reporters.
Salena Zito / PittsburghLIVE.com:
Fred's watershed? — TRIBUNE-REVIEW — On the day of the first Southern-state Republican debate on the Fox News Channel, one undeclared GOP candidate performed a media leapfrog. — With the help of one 38-second video clip and a great sense of humor, Fred Thompson …
Matthew D. LaPlante / Salt Lake Tribune:
Dr. Laura son linked to lurid Web page — Site contained violent, sex-oriented images one official called 'repulsive' — The soldier son of talk radio relationship counselor Laura Schlessinger is under investigation for a graphic personal Web page that one Army official has called "repulsive."
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.