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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."
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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 …
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."
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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Immigration Overhaul Bill Stalls in Senate — Bipartisan Compromise Collapses; Reid Says Measure May Return — A tenuous compromise to overhaul the nation's immigration laws collapsed last night when senators from both parties refused to cut off debate and move to a final vote …
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 …
Hugh Hewitt / Townhall.com:
(Bumped With Audio) — UPDATE: Here is the audio file …
(Bumped With Audio) — UPDATE: Here is the audio file …
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David Espo / Associated Press:
Sen. Johnson Expected to Return in Sept.
Sen. Johnson Expected to Return in Sept.
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Jeralyn / TalkLeft:
Paris Hilton Not Home Free: Prosecutor Challenges Release — [Note: Scroll down for updates as I've added several] — The City Attorney in Los Angeles is challenging the Sheriff's decision to send Paris Hilton home on house arrest. The Judge has scheduled a hearing tomorrow. You can read the motion here.
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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
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The Sideshow:
The ultimate conservative — Glenn Greenwald has more on the fact that The Republican Party is the party of Bush, even though most of them are trying to distance themselves from him now because nobody likes him and even some conservatives have noticed that he hasn't exactly upheld the alleged principles of conservatism.
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Greg Sargent / The Coffee House:
Edwards: If Rudy Embraces Bush, Then "He'll Never Be President"
Edwards: If Rudy Embraces Bush, Then "He'll Never Be President"
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Andy McCarthy / National Review:
Re: Libby, Ctd. — I have been trying to stay out of the Libby fray (too many friends on both sides), and I want nowhere near an argument over Derb's comments. But as someone who has the battle scars attendant to defending Pat Fitzgerald here on our friendly Corner, I feel constrained …
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Associated Press:
Judge freezes congressman's assets — ALEXANDRIA, Va. - A federal judge Thursday froze the assets of Rep. William Jefferson, the Louisiana Democrat who was indicted this week on charges of soliciting bribes. — A forfeiture charge is among the 16 criminal counts Jefferson is facing.
Digby / Hullabaloo:
Nothing New About It — Kagro X over at Kos responds to Joe Klein's intemperate column today in which he takes bloggers to task for being ... intemperate. — He makes one point that I think it important for some of these journalists to understand:
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Bryan / Hot Air:
New Vent: Gorilla warfare against the open borders WSJ — The Wall Street Journal editorial board thinks conservatives who oppose the immigration bill are either xenophobes or bigots. Michelle engages in guerilla gorilla warfare to prove them wrong. — Blowback
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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 …
Sheryl Gay Stolberg / New York Times:
Putin Presents Bush With Plan on Missile Shield — After months of angrily rejecting a White House plan for missile defense in Europe, President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia surprised President Bush to day with an offer to build a joint system in the former Soviet Republic of Azerbaijan.
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.