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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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Gillian Flaccus / Associated Press:
1M Immigrants Skip Work for Demonstration — LOS ANGELES (AP) - More than 1 million mostly Hispanic immigrants and their supporters skipped work and took to the streets Monday, flexing their economic muscle in a nationwide boycott that succeeded in slowing or shutting many farms, factories, markets and restaurants.
Captain Ed / Captain's Quarters:
Sun Still Setting In The West — It appears that the nationwide strike by illegal immigrants and their supporters caused some headaches but little immediate economic impact, as outside of Denver, Chicago, and Los Angeles most demonstrations attracted significantly fewer numbers than earlier rallies.
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.
Randal C. Archibold / New York Times:Immigrants Take to U.S. Streets in Show of Strength
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Jesus Sanchez / Los Angeles Times:Today's Protests Shutter L.A.'s Produce and Garment Districts
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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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Valerie Plame worked on Iran: Cover blown when she was outed! — Valerie Plame worked on Iran: Cover blown when she was outed! — David Shuster reported on Hardball today that: — INTELLIGENCE SOURCES SAY VALERIE WILSON WAS PART OF AN OPERATION THREE YEARS AGO TRACKING THE PROLIFERATION OF NUCLEAR WEAPONS MATERIAL INTO IRAN.
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.)
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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 …
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 …
CBS News:
Poll: Gas Prices, Iraq Weigh Down Bush — (CBS) With gas prices sky-high and no end of the Iraq war in sight, President George W. Bush's approval rating hits an all-time low in a new CBS News poll. — Only 33 percent approve of his job performance, Mr. Bush's lowest approval rating yet in CBS News polls.
Pajamas Media:
Politicians wriggling over May 1 protests: UPDATE — Observers estimate "hundreds of thousands," though not yet the 2 million protestors organizers had predicted, have gathered in LA at two key locations, including one march along Wilshire Boulevard scheduled to end near the historic La Brea Tar Pits archeological dig and museum.
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Mike McCurry / The Huffington Post:
Hostile Commentary and Net Neutrality — Reading lots of comments on my last post, I guess my point got made: the culture and discourse of the Internet is not what you would teach kids at the dinner table — unless you kept a bar of soap handy. — On net neutrality, I feel like screaming "puh-leeeze."
Jeff Jacoby / Boston Globe:
Communist chic — IN JANUARY 2005, Britain's Prince Harry attended a birthday party dressed as a Nazi. When the London Sun published a picture of the prince in his German desert uniform and swastika armband, it triggered widespread outrage and disgust. In scathing editorials …
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.
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BBC:
China-Vatican talks 'should end' — The head of Hong Kong's Roman Catholic church says the Vatican must halt talks with China because of its appointment of bishops without Vatican consent. — "The dialogue cannot continue, because people will think we are prepared to surrender," Cardinal Joseph Zen told the South China Morning Post.
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