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Dan Eggen / Washington Post:
President Stands by Gonzales — President Bush said yesterday that Democrats in Congress are engaging in "pure political theater" by preparing resolutions of no confidence in Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales, and he repeated his support for his embattled aide and longtime friend.
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Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
Today's Must Read — OK, so you knew Duke Cunningham was dirty, but you didn't know that he was this dirty. — The Wrong Stuff: The Extraordinary Saga of Randy "Duke" Cunningham, the Most Corrupt Congressman Ever Caught, the book about Cunningham by the reporters who brought him down, hits stores this coming Monday.
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Lawyers, Guns and Money
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Ken Silverstein / Harper's:
Six Questions for Marcus Stern on Duke Cunningham — Marcus Stern and his colleagues Jerry Kammer, Dean Calbreath, and George E. Condon Jr. are the authors of the newly released book, The Wrong Stuff: The Extraordinary Saga of Randy "Duke" Cunningham, the Most Corrupt Congressman Ever Caught.
David Ignatius / Washington Post:
After the Surge — The Administration Floats Ideas for a New Approach in Iraq — President Bush and his senior military and foreign policy advisers are beginning to discuss a "post-surge" strategy for Iraq that they hope could gain bipartisan political support.
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The Carpetbagger Report, Obsidian Wings, TAPPED, The Impolitic, Sadly, No! and toohotfortnr
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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Immigration Compromise Faces New Opposition — Proposal Stays Alive, But Foes Lie in Wait — The Senate voted last night to move forward on an overhaul of immigration laws, but even proponents of the delicate compromise proposal conceded that the furor over the deal was surpassing their expectations and endangering the plan.
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QandO, The Gun Toting Liberal™, NewDonkey.com, MSNBC, Bluey Blog, On Deadline and Don Surber
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New York Times:
Senate Critics Vow to Alter Immigration Measure — As the Senate began work on a comprehensive immigration bill, lawmakers from both parties demanded substantial changes in the legislation on Monday and forced Senate leaders to extend debate beyond the Memorial Day recess.
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Brian Beutler
Bob Kerrey / Opinion Journal:
The Left's Iraq Muddle — Yes, it is central to the fight against Islamic radicalism. — At this year's graduation celebration at The New School in New York, Iranian lawyer, human-rights activist and Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi delivered our commencement address.
Ryan Sager / Latest Politics:
Gunning for the Varmint — You know things have gotten serious in a campaign when the candidates are insulting the sizes of each other's guns. And you know, in a crowded field such as the one for the Republican Party's nomination for president, the candidate who's winning is the one who isn't playing the game.
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Mike Glover / Associated Press:
Giuliani sends mixed signals about Iowa — DES MOINES, Iowa - Some Iowa Republicans are questioning whether presidential candidate Rudy Giuliani intends to largely skip the state's leadoff caucuses. — A sluggish start to campaign organizing and indecision about whether to compete …
Stewart M. Powell / San Francisco Chronicle:
Bush could double force by Christmas — (05-22) 04:00 PDT Washington — The Bush administration is quietly on track to nearly double the number of combat troops in Iraq this year, an analysis of Pentagon deployment orders showed Monday. — The little-noticed second surge …
Carla Marinucci / San Francisco Chronicle:
Edwards charges $55,000 to speak to UC Davis students about poverty — Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards, who as a Democratic presidential candidate recently proposed an educational policy that urged "every financial barrier" be removed for American kids who want to go to college …
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Ron Paul Boomlet To Implode In 5 ... 4 ... 3 ... 2 ... I have watched with some amusement as centrist, liberal and uncategorizable blogs attempt to herald Ron Paul as a reasonable conservative, especially after his statement in the last debate that claimed that American foreign policy invited the 9/11 attacks.
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New York Times:
Baghdad District Is a Model, but Only for Shiites — Ice cream shops in the Shiite stronghold of Kadhimiya are flush with sweet-toothed customers. Hospitals have new supplies. Rents have tripled as displaced Shiites flock to the historic district's spacious homes, while pilgrims stream to the golden-domed shrine at its heart.
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Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Clinton, Obama whip for ''08 — Sens. Hillary Rodham Clinton (D-N.Y.) and Barack Obama (D-Ill.) have intensified their fight for congressional endorsements, setting up whip operations in which their surrogates are cajoling undecided lawmakers to get off the fence.
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New York Times
Stephen Schwartz / TCS Daily:
The Myth of Muslim Silence; The Persistence of MSM Silence — "Muslim silence" in the face of terrorism has become a predictable cliché in Western discourse. It is now widely believed by non-Muslims throughout the West that no representative of the faith of Muhammad will denounce violence …
Michael Yon:
Maysan — A Small Battle in the Media War — As we drive to meet the Merlin helicopter, our vehicle displays a British flag on the dash. We pass teams of British soldiers at Basra Air Station as they conduct morning runs, preparing for the next combat, perhaps only hours away.