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Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
As Senate Deal Sinks, So Does Bush's Power — The breakthrough on the "grand bargain" on immigration a few weeks ago had brought new life to a White House under siege, putting a long-sought goal suddenly within reach. After many grim months, there was almost giddiness at 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.
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John Whitesides / Reuters:
More second-term blues for Bush on immigration — WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The collapse of a White House-backed overhaul of U.S. immigration laws was the starkest sign yet of President George W. Bush's dwindling influence during a second term undone by chaos in Iraq and last year's congressional election losses, analysts said.
Tamara Lytle / Orlando Sentinel:
Immigrant bill hurts Martinez in polls — The Florida Republican senator's approval ratings are at an all-time low. — WASHINGTON — A new poll shows that U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez's approval ratings with voters have plunged to an all-time low, apparently reflecting his support for a controversial immigration-reform bill.
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Rasmussen Reports:
Why the Senate Immigration Bill Failed — Elite newspapers and countless bloggers are writing their own explanations of why the compromise immigration legislation failed last night. Most of the write-ups discuss legislative tactics, an amendment offered by Senator Byron Dorgan (D) …
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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
Kennedy Plea Was Last Gasp for Immigration Bill — It was the moment of truth for legislation that would make the most profound changes in immigration policy in more than 20 years. — Desperate to salvage a measure in which he and others had invested months, Senator Edward M. Kennedy headed …
Carrie Budoff / The Politico:
Senate tries to kick-start stalled immigration bill
Senate tries to kick-start stalled immigration bill
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
A Victim? Hardly! — The Paris Hilton saga has become so compelling that many political bloggers who swore off mentioning her have weighed in on the topic, including myself. Hilton got hauled off screaming and crying to jail after having been released by Los Angeles Sheriff Lee Baca five days …
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New York Times:
A Failure of Leadership — The immigration compromise collapsed on the floor of the Senate Thursday night. Many of its hard-line foes are celebrating, but their glee is vindictive and hollow. They have blocked one avenue to an immigration overhaul while offering nothing better …
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Mark Finkelstein / NewsBusters.org:
NY Times Riffs on 'Segregation Now' Speech to Slur Immigration-Law Opponents … If you oppose the proposed immigration law that, "pathway to citizenship" aside, would immediately give legal status to millions of illegal immigrants, you're not merely wrong. In the eyes of the New York Times …
Craig S. Smith / New York Times:
For One Visit, Bush Will Feel Pro-U.S. Glow — The highlight of President Bush's European tour may well be his visit on Sunday to this tiny country, one of the few places left where he can bask in unabashed pro-American sentiment without a protester in sight.
Timothy B. Lee / New York Times:
A Patent Lie — WHAT a difference 16 years makes. Last month, the technology world was abuzz over an interview in Fortune magazine in which Bradford Smith, Microsoft's general counsel, accused users and developers of various free software products of patent infringement and demanded royalties.
WVLT-TV:
Mary Winkler Sentenced to Jail — There have been 10 comments posted — Selmer, Tennessee (WVLT) Knoxville native Mary Winkler will go to jail in connection with the killing of her minister husband. — A judge sentenced Winkler to three years of split confinement in connection …
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Thomas M. DeFrank / NY Daily News:
Condi insists troop buildup is 'effective' in News sitdown — DAILY NEWS WASHINGTON BUREAU CHIEF — The U.S. troop surge in Iraq has been "effective" cleaning up parts of Baghdad, but the dramatic uptick in spectacular terror bombings is "unnerving," Secretary of State Rice told the Daily News yesterday.
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Michael Yon:
Death or Glory Part II of IV — Death or Glory Part II of IV: — Into the Desert With the Queen's Royal Lancers — Sunrise. — The intended target in an ambush never knows when it's over. Yesterday's ambush, which killed two soldiers and wounded three others, is a case in point.
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National Review:
Immigration Enigma — I cannot forecast to you the action of Congress. It is a riddle, wrapped in a mystery, inside an enigma; but perhaps there is a key. The key is Congress's own interest. (But what the heck is Congress's own interest?) — Trying to game out what's …
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
Amicus Brief In Libby Case — An amicus brief (9 page .pdf) supporting the Libby's team contention that Fitzgerald's appointment may have been unconstitutional has been filed by a cadre of law professors led by Messrs. Dershowitz and Bork. — Josh Gerstein of the Sun has coverage, as does the AP.
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Molly Moore / Washington Post:
Report Gives Details on CIA Prisons — NATO Pacts Exploited, European Probe Finds — The CIA exploited NATO military agreements to help it run secret prisons in Poland and Romania where alleged terrorists were held in solitary confinement for months, shackled and subjected to other mental …
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Jerry Seper / Washington Times:
Three arrested in arms plot to kill Americans — A suspected international arms dealer was arrested yesterday in Spain and charged with conspiracy to sell millions of dollars in weapons to a State Department-designated foreign terrorist organization in Colombia to kill Americans.
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Adam Liptak / New York Times:
Ruling Likely to Spur Convictions in Capital Cases — A decision by the Supreme Court on Monday that made it easier for prosecutors to exclude people who express reservations about the death penalty from capital juries will make the panels whiter and more conviction-prone, experts in law and psychology said this week.
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Peter Pace / DefenseLINK:
Chairman, Joint Chiefs of Staff — General Peter Pace was sworn in as sixteenth Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff on Sep. 30, 2005. In this capacity, he serves as the principal military advisor to the President, the Secretary of Defense, the National Security Council, and the Homeland Security Council.
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Alexandra Gekas / Newsweek:
John Lewis Remembers a Civil-Rights Nemesis — Jim Clark, the sheriff of Selma, Ala., led the charge against protesters on the Edmund Pettus Bridge in the civil-rights showdown known as 'Bloody Sunday.' He passed away this week. Rep. John Lewis, who survived the blows of Clark's men, remembers his nemesis.
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