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The Corner on National Review Online:
What Judge Bolton's Injunction Doesn't Say — By: NRO Staff — In enjoining Arizona's landmark immigration law, U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton maintains the Obama administration's carefully cultivated fiction: that what concerns the White House regarding S.B. 1070 is its effect on legal, rather than illegal, aliens.
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Julia Preston / New York Times:
Ruling Against Arizona Is a Warning for Other States — A federal judge in Arizona on Wednesday broadly vindicated the Obama administration's high-stakes move to challenge that state's tough immigration law and to assert the primary authority of the federal government over state lawmakers in immigration matters.
Garrett Epps / The Atlantic Online:
The Blessed Tedium of the Arizona Immigration Case — “Lawyers,” my brother Gus likes to say while preparing his hourly bills, “are paid to endure tedium.” He doesn't add the corollary: sometimes tedious lawyers are worth every penny. — I thought about the Gus Epps rule …
William A. Jacobson / Le·gal In·sur·rec· tion:
Helplessness and Anarchy — The result of the injunction granted today …
Helplessness and Anarchy — The result of the injunction granted today …
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Randal C. Archibold / New York Times:
Judge Blocks Key Parts of Immigration Law in Arizona
Judge Blocks Key Parts of Immigration Law in Arizona
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Andy McCarthy / The Corner on National Review Online:
Arizona Immigration Decision — By: Andy McCarthy
Arizona Immigration Decision — By: Andy McCarthy
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White House proposal would ease FBI access to records of Internet activity — The Obama administration is seeking to make it easier for the FBI to compel companies to turn over records of an individual's Internet activity without a court order if agents deem the information relevant to a terrorism or intelligence investigation.
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The BP Spill: Has the Damage Been Exaggerated? — An extensive network of oil booms surround marsh lands off the coast of Louisiana. July 18, 2010. — Mario Tama / Getty Images — President Obama has called the BP oil spill “the worst environmental disaster America has ever faced,” and so has just about everyone else.
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Court Upholds Expulsion of Counseling Student Who Opposes Homosexuality — A federal judge ruled schools can expel students, like Julea Ward, who believe homosexuality is morally wrong. Ward's lawsuit against Eastern Michigan University was dismissed. — A federal judge has ruled in favor …
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Taxes: A Defining Issue — Barack Obama knows taxes define worldview. The GOP should offer voters an alternative. — If the Obama presidency didn't exist, we would have to invent it. — At a time when the American people need to make some decisions about the nation's purpose …
David S. Hilzenrath / Washington Post:
Poll shows opposition to health care overhaul declining — Opposition to the landmark health care overhaul declined over the past month, to 35 percent from 41 percent, according to the latest results of a tracking poll, reported Thursday. — Fifty percent of the public held a favorable view of the law …
Greg Sargent / The Plum Line:
Dem memo: No, we won't lose the House — In another sign that House Dem leaders are eager to silence talk about them losing the House, top Democrats are circulating a memo on Capitol Hill that lays out a detailed case for why Republicans will come up short this fall.
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What's Hard to Look At — Our cover image this week is powerful, shocking and disturbing. It is a portrait of Aisha, a shy 18-year-old Afghan woman who was sentenced by a Taliban commander to have her nose and ears cut off for fleeing her abusive in-laws.
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Obama not invited to Chelsea Clinton's wedding — Plus: Unknown actresses in the running for ‘Girl With the Dragon Tattoo’ lead — President Barack Obama made a visit to the ladies of “The View” Wednesday afternoon to tape an episode that airs Thursday. And although all five hosts …
Washington Times:
Holder puts felons over soldiers — The Justice Department obstructs military voting rights — Obama Justice Department outrages never cease. The politically charged gang led by Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. is more interested in helping felons vote than in helping the military to vote.
Jonathan Strong / The Daily Caller:
Political operatives on Journolist worked to shape news coverage — Despite its name, membership in the liberal online community Journolist wasn't limited to journalists. Present among the bloggers, reporters and editors were a number of professional political operatives …
Jake Sherman / The Politico:
House GOP leaders: 9/11 first responders aid bill ‘a massive new entitlement program’ — House Republican leadership is advising its members to vote against a bipartisan bill that would, among other things, bolster medical support to Sept. 11 victims. — The James Zadroga 9/11 Health …
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An Arizona Morgue Grows Crowded — TUCSON — Dr. Bruce Parks unzips a white body bag on a steel gurney and gingerly lifts out a human skull and mandible, turning them over in his hands and examining the few teeth still in their sockets. — The body bag, coated with dust …
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Congress Rethinks Its Ban on Internet Gambling — WASHINGTON — With pressure mounting on the federal government to find new revenues, Congress is considering legalizing, and taxing, an activity it banned just four years ago: Internet gambling. — On Wednesday, the House Financial Services …
Michael W. Savage / Washington Post:
Obama to sign bill targeting violent crime on Indian reservations — A measure designed to ease stubbornly high rates of violent crime, including rape and sexual assault, within Indian reservations will be signed into law by President Obama on Thursday. — Advocates of the Tribal Law and Order Act …
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
The cash-for-speaker program — To the House minority leader, “Speaker” Boehner seems to have a nice ring to it. — So much so that months before any midterm votes are cast, John Boehner of Ohio is putting his own face on the GOP's drive to take back the House by quietly launching a …
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CHELSEA'S DAY: WHAT WE KNOW — Rumored details of the wedding of former first daughter Chelsea Clinton to longtime boyfriend Marc Mezvinsky have been leaking out in the press for weeks, from what food will be served to what the bride will wear to what songs guests will dance to.
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Schwarzenegger declares California fiscal emergency — (Reuters) - California Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger declared a state of emergency over the state's finances on Wednesday, raising pressure on lawmakers to negotiate a state budget that is more than a month overdue and will need to close a $19 billion shortfall.
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Republicans focus on tax cuts for recess — House Republican leaders largely avoid mentioning former President George W. Bush in their August recess package to GOP members. — Instead of calling for an extension of Bush's tax cuts, which House Republican leaders support, they refer to the looming “Democrats' tax hikes.”
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Another Ignorant and Misguided Attack on the 30-Year Fixed-Rate Mortgage — The 30-year fixed rate mortgage provides a reasonable balance between affordability and buying power. Historically, it has been associated with stable housing markets. Despite these facts, some foolishly …
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Drugs, Discipline Dog Afghan Army — Afghan soldiers in training this month. U.S. soldiers complain poor discipline among the Afghans could undermine the campaign. — KHADAKALAY, Afghanistan—It took a few tense seconds for U.S. and Afghan soldiers to realize that a sudden burst of gunfire …