Top Items:

Clinton: No illegal immigrant licenses — WASHINGTON - Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton on Wednesday came out against granting driver's licenses to illegal immigrants, after weeks of pressure in the presidential race to take a position on a now-failed ID plan from her home state governor.
RELATED:


Spitzer Drops License Plan, But Damage to Democrats is Done — The Democratic front-runners at last months debate were pressed on the issue of driver's licenses for illegal immigrants. (AP). — After all the hoopla, N.Y. Gov. Eliot Spitzer is dropping his plan to provide drivers licenses to illegal immigrants.

It's Wednesday, So We Must Have A New Position — First she sounded sympathetic to the idea during a televised debate, and within moments had refused to endorse it. Afterwards, she changed her mind and endorsed it. Now today, after Governor Eliot Spitzer shelved a plan to issue …

Immigration is new affirmative action — Immigration is becoming for the 2008 election what affirmative action/racial preferences was 15 years ago — the kind of emotional wedge issue that offers Republicans a way to split rank-and-file Democrats from their leaders.
Discussion:
Blue Crab Boulevard

Report: Clinton Aides Told Spitzer to Dump Licenses for Illegals

House passes Iraq withdrawal bill — The House tonight passed a $50 billion Iraq funding bill that sets a "goal" of having all U.S. forces out of the country by Dec. 2008, the latest move in the ongoing political struggle over the war. — The "Orderly and Responsible Iraq Redeployment Appropriations Act" …
RELATED:


White Flag Dems pass Iraq withdrawal bill — Time to bring it out again... Just about an hour ago, the Dems passed their Iraq withdrawal bill, tying $50 billion in war funding to a demand that President Bush start bringing troops home in coming weeks (never mind that it's already starting) …

Queen Hillary's disruptive court — The press corps finally wakes up to her waffling and evasions. Plus: Norman Mailer's largely forgotten legacy and our disappointing lesbian icons! — The mainstream media have been in a breathless tizzy about how Hillary Clinton waffled, tripped …
RELATED:


Gambling with a Lie: Enderlin pulls a Rosemary Woods — I must admit, many people told me that Enderlin would doctor the tapes, and I didn't believe them. "No," I thought, "it's one thing to lie to me and others in his office, but to the court, where he would surely get caught?
RELATED:

Rep. Dennis Hastert to announce resignation Thursday — WASHINGTON (CNN) — Former House Speaker Dennis Hastert is expected to announce Thursday on the House floor that he is retiring from Congress, a senior aide to the congressman told CNN Wednesday. — The aide said that Hastert …

McCain and Romney Aides Hit Rudy on Kerik — Rudy Giuliani's rivals are not at all satisfied with the former mayor's dismissal of the newest twist in the Bernard Kerik scandal.Commenting on book publisher Judith Regan's allegation that a senior executive at News Corp told her to lie …

I Need 1,165 People Before Midnight — UPDATE: Just realized there are 12 questions on the front page of 10 Questions, so the cutoff for getting asked is 1,165 net positive votes before midnight. I'm at +826 right now. The heat is on. Vote below. — The 10Questions question period is rapidly drawing to a close.

Imus Is Back! — But Not Quite Live! Bloodied Radio Cowboy Returns Dec. 3 With 21-Second Delay; WABC Says Ad Sales Going at Fast Clip; First Day's Guest, Carville; Ambivalent Russert Battered on Blogs — EDITION OF THE NEW YORK OBSERVER. — Philip Burke


Buzzy Krongard: I Told My Brother I Was Joining Blackwater's Advisory Board — Howard "Cookie" Krongard might have just perjured himself before the House Oversight Committee. — Earlier today, the State Department inspector general repeatedly told the panel that he was unaware his brother …


Most at NYU say their vote has a price — Two-thirds say they'll do it for a year's tuition. And for a few, even an iPod touch will do. — That's what NYU students said they'd take in exchange for their right to vote in the next presidential election, a recent survey by an NYU journalism class found.


Goodbye, Mr. Bush — The Republican will to power remains ferocious. It will take a dauntless Democratic leader to win back the White House and restore dignity to the Constitution. — Editor's note: Sidney Blumenthal is joining the Hillary Clinton campaign as a senior advisor, and this is his last column for Salon.