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Washington Post:
Senate and Bush Agree On Terms of Spying Bill — Some Telecom Companies Would Receive Immunity — Senate Democrats and Republicans reached agreement with the Bush administration yesterday on the terms of new legislation to control the federal government's domestic surveillance program …
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
AT&T, other telecoms, buy victory in lawsuits — The fact that this was completely predictable does not make it any less reprehensible: … Let's just describe very factually and dispassionately what has happened here. Congress — led by Senators, such as Jay Rockefeller …
Big Tent Democrat / MyDD:
Senator Dodd: Lead The Resistance To The Dem Senate CaveIn On FISA
Senator Dodd: Lead The Resistance To The Dem Senate CaveIn On FISA
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Associated Press:
Report: Brownback expected to withdraw — WASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Sam Brownback will drop out of the 2008 presidential campaign on Friday, people close to the Kansas senator said Thursday. — Brownback, a long-shot conservative contender, had trouble raising money to compete in the race.
Michelle Malkin:
House showdown: The S-CHIP veto override vote; Update: Crazy Pete Stark accuses President Bush of blowing Iraqis and American troops up "for his amusement" — Update 12:11pm Eastern. Oh, my Lord. Pete Stark is back on the floor ranting about us using billions of dollars to "kill innocent Iraqis …
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Robert Wilonsky / Unfair Park:
KDFW Suspends Rebecca Aguilar After Controversial "Ambush" — Monday night, KDFW-Channel 4 ran a piece about 70-year-old James Walton, owner of Able Walton Machine & Welding in West Dallas, who, early Sunday morning, shot and killed and man trying to break into his business.
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Andrew Malcolm / Los Angeles Times:
Breaking News: Former Speaker Hastert to resign — The Roll Call newspaper in Washington reported on its website this evening that former House Speaker Dennis Hastert of Illinois intends to resign his House seat later this year. — The subscription-only site said Hastert …
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Washington Post:
Tough Punishment Expected for Warhead Errors — Officers May Lose Commands After Nuclear Missiles Were Flown on Bomber — The Air Force has decided to relieve at least five of its officers of command and is considering filing criminal charges in connection with the Aug. 29 "Bent Spear" …
USA Today:
Military inadvertently recruits gays — The Army, Navy and Air Force unwittingly advertised for recruits on a website for gays, who are barred from military service if they are open about their sexual orientation. — When informed Tuesday by USA TODAY that they were advertising on GLEE.com …
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Lisa Lerer / The Politico:
Rangel launches tax war — House Ways and Means Committee Chairman Charles B. Rangel had one message for the tax world: Rest up now, because next week a two-front war will begin. — Rangel said on Wednesday that he'll introduce not just one, but two, major tax proposals.
Jeff G. / protein wisdom:
BREAKING: Pelosi working on Bush Impeachment? (UPDATED) — Via Richard M, who attended a meeting of anti-war activists in Los Angeles on Sunday: … Sadly, each of these explanations seems equally plausible. Which — equally sadly — speaks volumes about today's Congressional Democrats.
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Daniel Henninger / Opinion Journal:
Gen. Sanchez's Scream — He indicted everyone involved in Iraq, including the media and Congress. — Over the past weekend there were front-page accounts everywhere of Gen. Ricardo S. Sanchez's description of the war in Iraq as a "nightmare." The New York Times led its story this way:
Arthur Martin / Daily Mail:
Father delivered baby after partner was turned away from NHS hospital - TWICE — During a difficult pregnancy, Elizabeth Jones was monitored every day because doctors were worried about the health of her baby. — But on the day of the birth, she was twice turned away from the hospital …
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