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11:15 PM ET, May 1, 2006

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Lou Dobbs / CNN:
Radical groups taking control of immigrant movement  —  NEW YORK (CNN) — We all awoke to headlines in our nation's most important newspapers reminding us that this is "A Day Without Immigrants."  Not illegal immigrants, mind you, but immigrants.  —  USA Today headlined today's demonstrations and boycott …
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Will Weissert / Associated Press:
Mexican Unions Urge U.S. Goods Boycott  —  Hundreds of union members rallied Monday to support Mexican migrants working in the United States and call for a boycott of U.S. goods in what was dubbed "A Day Without Gringos."  —  The boycott call by unions came as Mexico celebrated May Day …
Maria Newman / New York Times:
Immigrants Stage Protests Across U.S.  —  Hundreds of thousands of immigrants and their supporters gathered in cities around the country today in demonstrations and an economic boycott intended to show the impact the workers have on the nation's economy as Congress grapples with new immigration legislation.
Associated Press:
U.S. Prepares for 'Day Without Immigrants'  —  Thousands of illegal immigrants and their allies across the country plan a show of force Monday to illustrate how much immigrants matter in the U.S. economy.  —  Some will skip work, others will protest at lunch breaks, school walkouts or at rallies after work.
Jesus Sanchez / Los Angeles Times:   Today's Protests Shutter L.A.'s Produce and Garment Districts
The Raw Story:
MSNBC confirms: Outed CIA agent was working on Iran  —  On Chris Matthews' Hardball Monday evening, just moments ago, MSNBC correspondent David Shuster confirmed what RAW STORY first reported in February: that outed CIA officer Valerie Plame Wilson was working on Iran at the time she was outed.
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CNN:
Poll: Vast majority believes Iraq mission not accomplished  —  U.S. marks third anniversary since 'Mission Accomplished' speech  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Three years after President Bush declared major combat over in Iraq, Americans have strong doubts that the United States will fulfill the promise of his …
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CBS News:
Poll: Gas Prices, Iraq Weigh Down Bush
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
Chris Durang / The Huffington Post:
Ignoring Colbert, Part Two  —  Peter Daou has already addressed this issue today in his excellent piece on the Huffington Post called "Ignoring Colbert: A Small Taste of the Media's Power to Choose the News."  —  However, I woke enraged on this topic before I read Daou's piece, so I wanted to add my two cents.
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The New Republic:
ABOUT SATURDAY NIGHT...:  —  I'm a big Stephen Colbert fan, a huge Bush detractor, and I think the White House press corps has been out to lunch for much of the last five years.  (Though, unlike many in the blogosphere, I don't think that's because White House reporters are lazy or stupid.)
CNN:
U.S.: Ramadi battle kills 100-plus insurgents  —  Iraq president eyes deal for armed groups to join political process  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — U.S. and Iraqi troops killed more than 100 insurgents last week in Ramadi, west of Baghdad, a U.S. Army officer said Monday.
Discussion: Counterterrorism Blog
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Greg Mitchell / Editor and Publisher:
Back in the Days of 'Mission Accomplished'
Toni Locy / Associated Press:
Records of Abramoff's White House Visits  —  WASHINGTON - The Secret Service has agreed to turn over White House visitor logs that will show how often convicted lobbyist Jack Abramoff met with Bush administration officials — and with whom he met.  —  U.S. District Judge John Garrett Penn …
Jerome R. Corsi / WorldNetDaily:
Founder of Minutemen targets run for president  —  Jim Gilchrist eyes bid with Constitution Party, claims Republicans 'sold out our sovereignty'  —  Jim Gilchrist, founder of the Minuteman Project, is considering a run for president in 2008 representing the Constitution Party.
Larisa Alexandrovna / The Raw Story:
Chalabi involved US, Iran policy making again, current and former intelligence officials say  —  Ahmed Chalabi, the man who helped provide cooked intelligence on Iraq to the Pentagon and the New York Times in the lead-up to war, is once again being engaged in US policy decisions, current and former intelligence officials say.
Discussion: The American Street
Washington Post:
Polygraph Results Often in Question  —  The CIA, the FBI and other federal agencies are using polygraph machines more than ever to screen applicants and hunt for lawbreakers, even as scientists have become more certain that the equipment is ineffective in accurately detecting when people are lying.
New York Times:
Unity Through Autonomy in Iraq  —  A decade ago, Bosnia was torn apart by ethnic cleansing and facing its demise as a single country.  After much hesitation, the United States stepped in decisively with the Dayton Accords,which kept the country whole by, paradoxically, dividing it into ethnic federations …
Tbogg / ...a somewhat popular blogger:
Give me a MRE-sized box of Goobers  —  Rushing the cockpit.  Not rushing the box office.  —  America stayed away in droves from United 93 this weekend: … Ever since 9/11 the Culture Commandos of the right have bitched because "Hollyweird" has failed to give them authentic Islamojihadhiricans …
Jeff Goldstein / protein wisdom:
"McCain: 'Clean Government' More Important Than 1st Amendment"  —  From Mark Tapscott, an excerpt of Maverick lawmaker and serial Republican presidential hopeful John McCain's appearance on The Don Imus show, where the Arizona Senator relegates the First Amendment to what he fancies is its proper place:
Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
Funny Guy  —  Dan Froomkin has a very good column on the Colbert Moment and journalists like Elizabeth Bumiller who have decided just to ignore the entire thing.  He also points to Special Ed, who found the whole event tasteless: … Two things.  Number one, I talked to John A. at C&L …
Discussion: MyDD, Blogs for Bush and The Sideshow
 
 
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Jonathan Wilde / Catallarchy:
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Kim Priestap / Wizbang:
ILLEGAL IMMIGRATION PROTESTS: BOLSHEVIK REVOLUTION REDUX?
Jeff Jacoby / Boston Globe:
Communist chic  —  IN JANUARY 2005, Britain's Prince Harry attended …
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Ron Scherer / Christian Science Monitor:
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Dexter Filkins / New York Times:
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