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Stephen Dinan / Washington Times:
Illegals bill loses support in Senate — The Senate immigration bill lost supporters yesterday and hangs on by a thread heading into this morning's showdown vote, after lawmakers voted down amendments making illegal aliens show roots to get legal status and cutting off their path to citizenship.
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Bloomberg:
Immigration Measure in Doubt Over Senate Defections — The fate of U.S. immigration legislation was cast into doubt when at least six senators who helped revive the proposed overhaul said they either oppose or are leaning against a move to permit a vote on final passage.
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Carrie Budoff / The Politico:
Immigration bill struggling — Proponents of the Senate immigration bill were unable to block an amendment Wednesday on identification requirements, casting doubt on whether the overall measure will clear a crucial test vote set for Thursday morning. — The bill survived its first cloture motion Tuesday by a vote of 64 to 35.
Washington Post:
Immigration Measure Appears Imperiled Again — Defeat of Amendments Briefly Raised Hopes — The Senate yesterday turned back a series of amendments from both parties aimed at substantially altering controversial immigration legislation, but the bill shed supporters as it became mired …
James Risen / New York Times:
White House Is Subpoenaed on Wiretapping — The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday issued subpoenas to the White House, Vice President Dick Cheney's office and the Justice Department after what the panel's chairman called "stonewalling of the worst kind" of efforts to investigate …
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James Risen / New York Times:
Senate Issues Subpoenas in Eavesdropping Investigation — The Senate Judiciary Committee issued a series of subpoenas to the White House, Vice President Cheney's office, and the Justice Department today related to the National Security Agency's warrantless wiretapping program …
Ana Marie Cox / TIME: Swampland:
Romney in Deep Doo-Doo? — I'll have a more formal version of this story up in a bit, but: it turns out that strapping your dog to the roof of your car might actually be against Massachusetts state law, which says anyone who … Not that we can lock him him up.
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Domenico Montanaro / MSNBC:
John Edwards: Coulter's 'crazy' — From NBC's Domenico Montanaro — A day after his wife Elizabeth called in to MSNBC's "Hardball" to confront conservative commentator Ann Coulter, Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards made his own appearance on the show.
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Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
Even in Agreement, Scalia Puts Roberts to Lash — It's not every day that one Supreme Court justice, even one as rhetorically unrestrained as Justice Antonin Scalia, characterizes another justice, let alone the chief justice of the United States, as a wimp and a hypocrite.
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Bruce Fein / Slate:
Impeach Cheney — THE VICE PRESIDENT HAS RUN UTTERLY AMOK AND MUST BE STOPPED. — Under Dick Cheney, the office of the vice president has been transformed from a tiny acorn into an unprecedented giant oak. In grasping and exercising presidential powers, Cheney has dulled political accountability …
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Scott Horton / Harper's:Cheney and the National Security Secrets Fraud
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National Review:
Cloture Tomorrow — A Senate source with well-established good instincts predicts: "Vote should be close... I'll be very surprised if this bill lives beyond tomorrow morning. Not certain, but four of the 64 are now on record as changing to "no" votes. One more and it's over—assuming none of the "no" votes flip."
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Amy Goldstein / Washington Post:
Fired Prosecutor Says Gonzales Pushed Death Penalty — Figures Show Attorney General Often Overrules U.S. Attorneys' Arguments Against Capital Charges — Paul K. Charlton, one of nine U.S. attorneys fired last year, told members of Congress yesterday that Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales …
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
CQ Radio Scoop: Fred Thompson Statement — In an exclusive scoop at BlogTalkRadio, Fred Thompson will make a statement at 3:30 pm CT today through an additional show for CQ Radio. Be sure to listen live, or catch the podcast that will follow. — If you want to embed the player …
USA Today:
Bloomberg: Neither party 'stands for anything' — NEW YORK — New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who became an independent last week, showed his non-partisan colors Wednesday by criticizing both political parties. — Bloomberg, who left the GOP and is asked almost daily about running for president …
Melissa Nelson / Associated Press:
Fla. sheriff targets illegals — PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. - The sheriff's department has developed a remarkably effective — and controversial — way of catching illegal immigrants: Deputies in patrol cars pull up to a construction site in force, and watch and see who runs.
Rob Bluey / Bluey Blog:
Earmarks in the Amnesty Bill: Trading Votes for Pork — There are all sorts of goodies in Sen. Harry Reid's clay pigeon amendment, but two pork projects — one in Utah and the other in Alaska — stand out. Why? Three of the senators who would benefit from the earmarks voted in favor of cloture yesterday.
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