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7:55 AM ET, June 8, 2007

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John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
The Inside Story Of How The Senate Immigration Bill Died  —  A GOP Aide, who's one of my sources in the Senate, gave me the rundown on what happened to the Senate bill today.  —  After the 2nd cloture vote failure at noon on Thursday, Harry Reid could not get unanimous consent to call …
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Michelle Malkin:
Kill The Bill...Update: Down, but not quite dead 8:55pm Cloture vote fails: 45-50; Roll added Reid vows to "put aside hurt feelings" - sniffle Post-debate thoughts: Yes, this was Bush's bill  —  Wire stories coming in: AP calls the cloture vote failure a "stunning setback."  Reuters: "A major legislative setback."
Bloomberg:
Senate Refuses to Limit Debate on Immigration Plan (Update6)  —  The Senate's proposed overhaul of U.S. immigration law failed a critical test vote as Democrats urged President George W. Bush to rally Republicans to rescue the legislation.  —  The 33 votes to limit debate were 27 short …
New York Times:
Immigrant Bill, Short 15 Votes, Stalls in Senate  —  The sweeping immigration overhaul endorsed by President Bush crumbled in the Senate on Thursday night, leaving the future of one of the administration's chief domestic priorities in serious doubt.  —  After a day of tension and fruitless maneuvering …
Hugh Hewitt / Townhall.com:
(Bumped With Audio)  —  UPDATE: Here is the audio file …
Discussion: Power Line
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Amnesty bill cloture vote in progress; Update: Cloture fails, 45-50; Update: Dead?
Discussion: Macsmind and Iowa Voice
Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
Immigration: Another vote likely
Guardian:
Attorney-general knew of BAE and the £1bn.  Then concealed it  —  Goldsmith hid secret money transfers from international anti-corruption organisation  —  British investigators were ordered by the attorney-general Lord Goldsmith to conceal from international anti-bribery watchdogs …
Discussion: Telegraph and Talking Points Memo
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Kevin Sullivan / Washington Post:
Saudi Reportedly Got $2 Billion for British Arms Deal
Discussion: War and Piece and Booman Tribune
David Burge / iowahawk:
LONDON'S SWINGING AGAIN - LIKE A SCIMITAR!  —  [ed. - found in a trashbin in Trafalgar Square: first draft of Time Out London's suck-up to their new religious overlords]  —  By Michael Hodges, Time Out London  —  Islam — it's the capital's hottest lifestyle trend!
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Time Out:
Is London's future Islamic?  —  It's the capital's fastest growing religion, based on noble traditions and compassionate principles, yet Islam can still be tainted by mistrust and misunderstanding.  Here Time Out argues that an Islamic London would be a better place
Discussion: The Reaction, Hot Air and QandO
New York Times:
It's Subpoena Time  —  For months, senators have listened to a parade of well-coached Justice Department witnesses claiming to know nothing about how nine prosecutors were chosen for firing.  This week, it was the turn of Bradley Schlozman, a former federal attorney in Missouri, to be uninformative and not credible.
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Greg Sargent / The Coffee House:
Edwards: If Rudy Embraces Bush, Then "He'll Never Be President"  —  Another interesting moment from John Edwards' press conference after his terrorism speech today.  Check out how tightly Edwards — responding to a question — yoked Rudy to our sinking President: … Simple as simple can be.
Discussion: Fact-esque
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Carrie Budoff / The Politico:
Immigration dead  —  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) just pulled the immigration overhaul bill from the floor after it failed to clear a procedural hurdle.  —  "We bent over backwards" to accomodate Republicans who disliked the bill, Reid said.  "We have to figure out a way to get this bill passed."
Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard
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David Espo / Associated Press:
Sen. Johnson Expected to Return in Sept.
Discussion: Ankle Biting Pundits
Keith Bradsher / New York Times:
Rise in China's Pork Prices Signals End to Cheap Output  —  Few things are as essential to the Chinese as their pigs.  —  From pork spare ribs and mu shu pork to char siu bao — barbecued pork buns — pork is a staple of the Chinese diet.  So in this Year of the Pig, an acute shortage …
Discussion: Cafe Hayek and EconoPundit
HillaryClinton.com:
Clinton Names Florida Reps. Wasserman Schultz, Hastings National Campaign Co-Chairs  —  Clinton to Hold Conference Call Announcing Additional Florida Endorsement Today  —  The Clinton Campaign today announced that Florida Reps. Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Congressman Alcee Hastings have been named national Campaign Co-Chairs.
Michael Weissenstein / Associated Press:
Iran to release 3 Finns detained in Gulf  —  TEHRAN, Iran - Iran seized three Finnish men on a fishing trip near a disputed Persian Gulf island and held them incommunicado for several days before agreeing Wednesday to release them, the men's employer said.  —  The three men working …
Bill Roggio / The Fourth Rail:
Targeting the Iranian "Secret Cells"  —  Qods Force logo, click to view.  —  Coalition and Iraqi security forces work to dismantle the Iranian run Sheibani and Qazali networks  —  Since the end of April, Multinational Forces Iraq has released a multitude of press releases noting the capture …
 
 
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Discussion: Power Line
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New York Times:
U.S. Compromise on Global Warming Plan Averts Impasse at Group of 8 Meeting
Discussion: The Reaction and Daily Kos
Robin Toner / New York Times:
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Stephen Grey / Guardian:
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National Review:
Bad Fitz  —  I must respond to my friend Andy.
Discussion: Cliff Schecter
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Nothing New About It  —  Kagro X over at Kos responds …
Associated Press:
Judge freezes congressman's assets
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