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4:20 AM ET, May 25, 2007

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Dalia Sussman / New York Times:
POLL SHOWS OPPOSITION TO IRAQ WAR AT ALL TIME HIGH  —  Americans now view the war in Iraq more negatively than at any time since the war began, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.  —  Six in 10 Americans say the United States should have stayed out of Iraq and more than three …
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CBS News:
CBS Poll: 76% Say War's Going Badly  —  Record Number In CBS/NYT Survey Say Getting Involved In Iraq Was A Mistake  —  (CBS) As President Bush and Congress hammer out an Iraq war funding bill, a CBS News/New York Times poll shows the number of Americans who say the war is going badly has reached a new high …
New York Times:
Immigration Bill Provisions Gain Wide Support in Poll  —  As opponents from the right and left challenge an immigration bill before Congress, there is broad support among Americans — Democrats, Republicans and independents alike — for the major provisions in the legislation, according to the latest New York Times/CBS News poll.
Discussion: TalkLeft and Prairie Weather
Greg Sargent / Election Central:
Dem Leadership: If We'd Confronted Bush On Iraq, White House Would Have Criticized Us  —  With the House set to vote on the no-timelines Iraq War funding bill later today, The New York Times provides a glimpse into the thinking among top Dems that led to the current proposal: … Oooooooooooooo, scary!
ABCNEWS:
Congress OKs Billions for the Iraq War  —  Congress Grudgingly Approves Billions for the Iraq War Without Troop Withdrawal Timeline  —  The legislation includes nearly $95 billion to pay for the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan through Sept. 30.  In addition to jettisoning their plan …
Discussion: Daily Kos
Eric Kleefeld / Election Central:
Poll: Public Overwhelmingly Wanted Withdrawal Timetables
Discussion: The Huffington Post and Sirotablog
Sara Just / Political Radar:
Bush In Line of Fire  —  ABC's Ann Compton reports: An outdoor news conference in perfect spring weather, with birds chirping loudly in the magnolia trees, is not without its hazards.  —  As President Bush took a question Thursday in the White House Rose Garden about scandals involving his Attorney General …
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SilentPatriot / Crooks and Liars:
Bird Sh*ts on Bush During Press Conference
Discussion: State of the Day and MSNBC
Rose Garden / White House:
Press Conference by the President  —  THE PRESIDENT: Please be seated.  Thank you, all.  Good morning.  —  Today, Congress will vote on legislation that provides our troops with the funds they need.  It makes clear that our Iraqi partners must demonstrate progress on security and reconciliation.
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Steve Clemons / The Washington Note:
Cheney Attempting to Constrain Bush's Choices on Iran Conflict: Staff Engaged in Insubordination Against President Bush  —  There is a race currently underway between different flanks of the administration to determine the future course of US-Iran policy.  —  On one flank are the diplomats …
Think Progress:
Sen. Whitehouse: Gonzales May Be Guilty Of Obstruction Of Justice  —  The Senate's no-confidence vote on Attorney General Alberto Gonzales will be held in mid-June, Sens. Chuck Schumer (D-NY), Dianne Feinstein (D-CA), and Sheldon Whitehouse (D-RI) announced today.
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Washington Post:
Politics At Work In Inquiry, Bush Says
Discussion: At-Largely
Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
Senate Sets Mid-June Vote on Gonzales
Discussion: bustardblog
Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:
Clinton, Obama vote 'no' on Iraq bill  —  WASHINGTON - Courting the anti-war constituency, Democratic presidential rivals Hillary Rodham Clinton and Barack Obama (news, bio, voting record) both voted against legislation that pays for the Iraq war but lacks a timeline for troop withdrawal.
Discussion: Roger L. Simon
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Eugene Volokh / The Volokh Conspiracy:
FLIERS WITH PERSON'S PICTURE + "GOD HATES FAGS" = FELONY: That seems to be the theory of this prosecution in Illinois: … The fliers show two men kissing — one of them apparently "a male classmate[,] and neighbor of one of the girls[,] with whom they had been feuding" — coupled with the words "God hates fags."
Discussion: protein wisdom
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The Smoking Gun:
Torture, Al-Qaeda Style  —  Drawings, tools seized from Iraq safe house in U.S. military raid  —  In a recent raid on an al-Qaeda safe house in Iraq, U.S. military officials recovered an assortment of crude drawings depicting torture methods like "blowtorch to the skin" and "eye removal."
Gerard Baker / Times of London:
Pretty bad - but not Jimmy Carter bad  —  America is in a funk, but it needn't be  —  You know how bad things have got when Jimmy Carter's critique of your presidency is taken seriously.  This week the former US President attacked the current one, saying that, "as far as the adverse impact …
Discussion: Jules Crittenden
Bryan / Hot Air:
Audio: The pro-amnesty hotline  —  We received emails about this all day, but being on the road prevented me from posting anything about it until now.  Here's the story: There is a hotline that has been set up to allow pro-amnesty Spanish speakers to call their senators to voice support for the …
Shailagh Murray / Washington Post:
Congress Passes Deadline-Free War Funding Bill  —  Congress sent President Bush a new Iraq funding bill yesterday that lacked troop withdrawal deadlines demanded by liberal Democrats, but party leaders vowed it was only a temporary setback in their efforts to bring home American troops.
Washington Post:
Books Paint Critical Portraits of Clinton  —  2 Biographies Detail Marital Strife and Driving Ambition  —  Two new books on Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York offer fresh and often critical portraits of the Democratic presidential candidate that depict a tortured relationship …
Discussion: Althouse, Whiskey Fire and MSNBC
Elizabeth Williamson / Washington Post:
Ethics Legislation Easily Passes House  —  Prodded by Democratic leaders and by freshmen elected partly on promises to clean up Washington, the House approved new ethics legislation yesterday that would penalize lawmakers who receive a wide range of favors from special interests …
 
 
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Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
DEMS AND THE WAR....Like a lot of people, I've been mulling …
Eugene Volokh / The Volokh Conspiracy:
CASHIER REFUSES TO SERVE STUDENT WEARING PRO-ZIONIST T-SHIRT: From the Washington Post:
Discussion: Washington Post
Jennifer Harper / Washington Times:
Deal lets PBS stations air Islam film
Discussion: Hot Air
Sam Enriquez / Los Angeles Times:
Mexico taps U.S. funds to boost its intercepting of data
Kevin Grier / Marginal Revolution:
What Danny Glover and I have in common
Discussion: Ezra Klein and EconLog
Rep Louise Slaughter / MyDD:
A difficult day for all of us, but the fight is not over
Pachacutec / Firedoglake:
House of Horrors: War Debate Live Blog
Bob Geiger:
Leahy To Vote Against Bogus Supplemental Compromise
 Earlier Items: 
Andrew Sullivan / The Atlantic Online:
The Reagan Of The Left?  —  I went to see Obama last night.
Spiegel Online:
France to Pay Immigrants to Return Home
Discussion: Fausta's blog
Carpetbagger / The Carpetbagger Report:
If the presidential race were a beauty contest...
Huffington Post:
President To Reporter: "They Are A Threat To Your Children, David"
Discussion: First Draft
r blog:
shellys space  —  Did Rosie Call Our Troops Terrorists?
Amanda / Think Progress:
'Pro-Life' Activist: Birth Control Is A 'Pesticide' That Will …
Discussion: The Blue State and Pandagon
Mark Halperin / Time:
Has Fred Thompson Found His Role?
Howard Fineman / Newsweek:
Fineman: McCain and the upside of anger
 

 
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