memeorandum: AFTER AIDING BILL ON IMMIGRATION, EMPLOYERS BALK (Robert Pear/New York Times)

10:20 AM ET, May 21, 2007

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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 …

Discussion: Outside The Beltway, PoliBlog (TM), Bring it On!, The Impolitic, The Democratic Daily, Middle Earth Journal and Talking Points Memo

Washington Times:

Few senators support the illegals bill — Fewer than 20 senators are publicly committed to supporting the immigration deal that hits the Senate floor today while nearly 40 are already opposed or have serious concerns, underscoring how difficult it will be for President Bush and his allies to craft a coalition that can pass the bill.

Discussion: ParaPundit

John Fund / Opinion Journal:

Don't Run for the Border — America needs comprehensive immigration reform, but not a law enacted in haste. — It's understandable that the White House and its Senate negotiating partners want to rush through the compromise immigration bill they agreed to Thursday.

Discussion: Heritage Foundation, QandO, American Spectator and Betsy's Page

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.

Discussion: The Impolitic, Crooks and Liars, The Mahablog, PoliBlog (TM), The Atlantic Online and The Democratic Daily

ABCNEWS:
Key GOP Senator: Gonzales May Resign to Avoid Vote

Discussion: NION and TalkLeft

The New / New York Times:
G.O.P. Senator Says Gonzales Might Quit

Discussion: Firedoglake, All Spin Zone and Air America Radio

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.

Discussion: Flopping Aces, Sunlight Foundation blogs, Tapscott's Copy Desk, The Sundries Shack and Bluey Blog

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 …

Discussion: National Review, La Shawn Barber's Corner, Instapundit.com and Macsmind

Darryl Fears / Washington Post:

Discord on the Immigration Accord — Groups on Both Sides Plan to Challenge Senate Compromise — There is little doubt about how grass-roots organizations feel about a bipartisan immigration compromise reached in the Senate: They don't like it. — The New York Immigration Coalition issued …

Discussion: Captain's Quarters and Majikthise

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.

Discussion: MyDD, Firedoglake, The Newshoggers, The Belgravia Dispatch, Chicago Tribune, On Deadline, rubber hose, Think Progress and Reason Magazine

Sarah Lyall / New York Times:

Gay Britons Serve in Military With Little Fuss, as Predicted Discord Does Not Occur — The officer, a squadron leader in the Royal Air Force, felt he had no choice. So he stood up in front of his squad of 30 to 40 people. — "I said, 'Right, I've got something to tell you,' " he said.

Discussion: Shakesville

Jose Antonio Vargas / Washington Post:

Online, GOP Is Playing Catch-Up — When David All, a former Republican congressional aide, launched a blog recently that he hopes will spur his fellow Republicans to bridge the digital divide, he did his best to sound upbeat. "Today our Revolution begins," he wrote. "Tomorrow we fight."

Discussion: Raleigh News & Observer, Chicago Tribune, TIME, The Atlantic Online, Liberal Values and Prairie Weather

Robert Pear / New York Times:

AFTER AIDING BILL ON IMMIGRATION, EMPLOYERS BALK — Employers, who helped shape a major immigration bill over the last three months, said on Sunday that they were unhappy with the result because it would not cure the severe labor shortages they foresee in the coming decade.

Discussion: The RBC, ParaPundit, Iowa Voice, TalkLeft and The Atlantic Online

Gateway Pundit:

Death Toll at 65 in Lebanon- Wanted Terrorist Among Dead — One of the men killed in Sunday's fighting, Saddam El-Hajdib, was a suspect in a failed German train bombing a sign that Nahr al-Bared refugee camp had become a refuge for militants planning attacks outside of Lebanon.

Discussion: CNN, Mudville Gazette, From Beirut to the Beltway and Fausta's blog

Jonathan Spyer / Jerusalem Post:
Analysis: Why might Syria wish to sow chaos in Lebanon now?

Discussion: Across the Bay

Fred Hiatt / Washington Post:

Choices That Are Changing Lives in D.C. — If it were up to the children and their parents, there'd be no question that the District's five-year experiment with school vouchers would be renewed for an additional five years or more. — That's the most emphatic finding of an independent evaluation …

Discussion: Iowa Voice and The Atlantic Online

New York Times:

Emphasis Shifts for New Breed of Evangelicals — The evangelical Christian movement, which has been pivotal in reshaping the country's political landscape since the 1980s, has shifted in potentially momentous ways in recent years, broadening its agenda and exposing new fissures.

Discussion: The Atlantic Online

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.

Discussion: Don Surber, Deltoid and Vox Popoli

James Traub / New York Times:
Al Gore Has Big Plans

Discussion: NewsBusters.org

Joe Garofoli / San Francisco Chronicle:

Chronicle to cut 25% of jobs in newsroom — To cut costs and try to adapt to a changing media marketplace, The Chronicle will trim 25 percent of its newsroom staff by the end of the summer. — "This is one of the biggest one-time hits we've heard about anywhere in the country," …

Discussion: The Moderate Voice, Attytood and Calitics

Des Moines Register:

Poll: Many would like Al Gore, Condoleezza Rice to run — For Democrats, longtime opposition to the war in Iraq was important. For Republicans, experience matters. — Social issues are paramount to many Republicans. Many Democrats want a candidate who can work with world leaders.