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11:55 AM ET, September 22, 2007

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Nina Bernstein / New York Times:
Spitzer Grants Illegal Immigrants Easier Access to Driver's Licenses  —  New York State, home to more than 500,000 illegal immigrants, will issue driver's licenses without regard to immigration status under a policy change announced yesterday by Gov. Eliot Spitzer.
Discussion: TalkLeft
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Andrew Kirtzman / WCBS-TV:
N.Y. Drops Citizenship Proof For Driver's Licenses  —  Move Should Cut Down Unlicensed Illegal Immigrants  —  Featured Slideshows:  —  Reporting  —  (CBS) NEW YORK They were celebrating outside the governor's office Friday as Eliot Spitzer handed a landmark victory to a half-million illegal immigrants.
WWW.NY.GOV:
DEPARTMENT OF MOTOR VEHICLES CHANGES LICENSE POLICY TO INCLUDE MORE NEW YORKERS AND IMPLEMENTS NEW REGIME OF ANTI-FRAUD MEASURES TO STRENGTHEN THE SECURITY OF THE SYSTEM  —  Improves Safety of New York Streets, Lowers Auto Insurance Rates and Brings more New Yorkers into the System
Kenneth P. Vogel / The Politico:
Romney silent on Blackwater shooting  —  Mitt Romney has remained mum on the alleged killing of 11 Iraqis by a company where one of his top advisers serves as vice chairman, even as the case has led to an uproar in Baghdad and Washington.  Barack Obama, John McCain and other politicians …
Discussion: The Washington Note
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Matthew Lee / Associated Press:
Feds target Blackwater in weapons probe  —  WASHINGTON - Federal prosecutors are investigating whether employees of the private security firm Blackwater USA illegally smuggled into Iraq weapons that may have been sold on the black market and ended up in the hands of a U.S.-designated terrorist organization, officials said Friday.
Andrew E. Kramer / New York Times:
Blackwater Resumes Guarding U.S. Envoys in Iraq
Discussion: BAGnewsNotes
Ellen Nakashima / Washington Post:
Collecting of Details on Travelers Documented  —  U.S. Effort More Extensive Than Previously Known  —  The U.S. government is collecting electronic records on the travel habits of millions of Americans who fly, drive or take cruises abroad, retaining data on the persons with whom they travel …
The Politico:
Protecting kids at the expense of politics  —  The current debate in the Congress over reauthorizing the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP) will play an important role in shaping the future of health care in America.  —  Fundamental questions over which direction our country takes …
Discussion: The Swamp
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Christopher Lee / Washington Post:
Senate and House Reach Accord on Health Insurance for Children
New York Times:
Israeli Raid on Syria Fuels Debate on Weapons  —  American concerns about ties between Syria and North Korea have long focused on a partnership involving missiles and missile technology.  Even many hawks within the Bush administration have expressed doubts that the Syrians have the money …
The Atlantic Online:
Giuliani Claims An Evolution On Gun Rights  —  Glossing over the less appealing line items on his gun control resume, ex-NYC mayor Rudy Giuliani presented himself as sympathetic to the aims of the National Rifle Association and pledged, as president, to protect gun rights.
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Associated Press:
SoCal investors sue Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu  —  SANTA ANA, Calif.—A Laguna Beach investment firm filed a lawsuit against Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu on Friday, claiming he defrauded investors out of at least $23 million and required them to donate to Democratic candidates.
Discussion: Captain's Quarters
CBC News:
U.S., France agree on new sanctions against Iran: Rice  —  U.S. Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and French Foreign Minister Bernard Kouchner spoke Friday of a common front against Iran's nuclear program that included support for new sanctions against Tehran.
Simon Caldwell / Daily Mail:
Pope in 'freedom' blast at Islam  —  The Pope has again risked provoking the wrath of the Islamic world, by criticising its treatment of Christians.  —  Benedict XVI attacked Muslim nations where Christians are either persecuted or given the status of second-class citizens under the Shariah Islamic law.
Discussion: Atlas Shrugs
Mary Ann Akers / The Sleuth:
Sen. Specter Asks: Who's This Jenna Jameson?  —  Guess who got a V.I.P. tour of the Capitol Thursday?  —  Porn star - no, make that former porn star - and big Hillary Clinton fan Jenna Jameson.  —  Jameson, who quit the porn business and got a breast reduction last month …
Discussion: Power Line
Sarah Kershaw / New York Times:
U.S. Rule Limits Emergency Care for Immigrants  —  The federal government has told New York State health officials that chemotherapy, which had been covered for illegal immigrants under a government-financed program for emergency medical care, does not qualify for coverage.
Discussion: Concurring Opinions and TalkLeft
Jonathan Schwarz / A Tiny Revolution:
Threatening Lieberman-Kyl Amendment On Iran  —  Amazingly, no one anywhere in the US media seems to have noticed that yesterday Jon Kyl (Arizona) and Joe Lieberman filed an extremely threatening amendment on Iran to the FY 2008 Defense Authorization bill.  I guess all their time was taken …
 
 
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The Corner:
Moving the Needle  —  Friends on the Hill have been tracking movement …
Jonathan Zasloff / The RBC:
Is Harry Reid a wimp?
Rich Noyes / NewsBusters.org:
Dan Rather Praises Peter Arnett, Claims 'Most People' Believe His Story
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Media Matters for America:
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Little Green Footballs:
Religion of Peace Riots in Bangladesh
Steven Thomma / McClatchy Washington Bureau:
Can anyone catch Clinton?
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Brent Budowsky / The Hill:
If Al Gore Wins the Nobel Peace Prize
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George Soros: The Man, The Mind And The Money Behind MoveOn
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David Freddoso / The Corner:
Giuliani Attacks MoveOn.org
David N. Goodman / HeraldTribune.com:
Sheriff: U.S. prosecutor in child sex sting attempts suicide
Ronald Bailey / Reason Magazine:
On the Creeping Anti-Semitism Watch
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Matt / Think Progress:
Fox News To Air One-Hour Petraeus Special On Saturday Night
WBBM-TV:
CBS 2 Reporter Files Complaint After Scuffle
Frank Newport / Gallup Poll:
Americans Deeply Dissatisfied With Nation's Governance
Drudge Report:
BOOK: CASTRO'S SON SAYS DAD DYING; BUT CUBAN LEADER DETERMINED …
The Politico:
NRCC chair threatens to resign
 

 
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Jon Brodkin / Ars Technica:
FCC Chairwoman Jessica Rosenworcel announced she will leave the agency on January 20; she was the first woman to be confirmed to lead the agency

Guthrie Scrimgeour / Wired:
Hawaii's The Garden Island stops using AI-generated newscasters on YouTube, Facebook, and Instagram after two months, likely due to the negative public response

Lachlan Cartwright / The Ankler:
Sources: MSNBC renewed Rachel Maddow's contract early this fall, but with a pay cut; MSNBC bosses' plan to shake up daytime and weekend programming

 
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