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12:30 PM ET, May 22, 2007

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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.
Discussion: Shakesville, Law Blog and Discourse.net
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Amanda / Think Progress:
New Documents Confirm Gonzales Lied To Senator About Plan …
Discussion: The Next Hurrah
New York Times:   Bush Scorns Proposed Vote on Gonzales as Theater
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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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.
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.
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National Review:
Re: Kerry Lovefest
Discussion: The Atlantic Online
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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New York Times:
CRITICS IN SENATE VOW TO ALTER IMMIGRATION BILL  —  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.
Discussion: Brian Beutler and On Deadline
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 …
Pew Research Center:
Muslim Americans: Middle Class and Mostly Mainstream  —  War on Terror Concerns  —  The first-ever, nationwide, random sample survey of Muslim Americans finds them to be largely assimilated, happy with their lives, and moderate with respect to many of the issues that have divided Muslims and Westerners around the world.
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Alan Fram / Associated Press:
Some US Muslims justify suicide attacks  —  WASHINGTON - One in four younger U.S. Muslims say suicide bombings to defend their religion are acceptable at least in some circumstances, though most Muslim Americans overwhelmingly reject the tactic and are critical of Islamic extremism and al-Qaida, a poll says.
Discussion: Michelle Malkin
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.
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 …
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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 …
Simon Tisdall / Guardian:
Iran plans Iraq summer showdown  —  Iran is secretly forging ties with al-Qaida elements and Sunni Arab militias in Iraq in preparation for a summer showdown with coalition forces intended to tip a wavering US Congress into voting for full military withdrawal, US officials say.
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New York Times:
Baghdad District Is a Model, but Only for Shiites
Discussion: Hot Air and The Atlantic Online
Gateway Pundit:
Massive Protest Against Iranian Regime in Tabriz (Video!!)  —  IT WAS A YEAR AGO TODAY... That ethnic protests broke out across northern Iran against the regime.  Tens of Thousands of protesters marched in Tabriz.  Later a few of the protesters hurled stones and torched buildings …
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Daria Vaisman / Christian Science Monitor:   Azeris caught in US-Iran tussle
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 …
Los Angeles Times:
McCain's temper back on campaign's front-burner  —  His shouting match with a Senate colleague raises new questions about an old issue.  —  An angry, profane exchange between Sen. John McCain and another Republican senator last week prompted a new round of questions Monday …
Discussion: The Caucus and The Heretik
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.
Discussion: New York Times
Ilene Lelchuk / San Francisco Chronicle:
S.F.'s same-sex couples asked to adopt foster kids  —  Gino VanGundy lived in more than 20 foster homes in 14 years as a child.  Placement after placement, VanGundy wished someone would keep and love him forever.  —  "I wouldn't have cared if my adoptive parents were a married man and woman …
Discussion: AMERICAblog and Think Progress
 
 
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Eve Tahmincioglu / MSNBC:
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Books of The Times: Al Gore Speaks of a Nation in Danger
Discussion: Norwegianity and Ezra Klein
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