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1:30 PM ET, May 16, 2006

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Elisabeth Bumiller / New York Times:
Behind Bush's Address Lies a Deep History  —  Photographers gathered around President Bush in the Oval Office Monday after his televised speech.  "America needs to conduct this debate on immigration in a reasoned and respectful tone," Mr. Bush said.  —  WASHINGTON, May 15 …
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White House:
President Bush Addresses the Nation on Immigration Reform  —  Fact Sheet: Overview: Comprehensive Immigration Reform  —  THE PRESIDENT: Good evening.  I've asked for a few minutes of your time to discuss a matter of national importance — the reform of America's immigration system.
David Espo / Associated Press:
Bush's Immigration Plan Draws GOP Fire  —  WASHINGTON - President Bush drew fresh criticism from House Republicans Tuesday for endorsing eventual citizenship for millions of illegal immigrants.  —  Republicans expressed support for new attempts to secure America's porous borders …
Jim Rutenberg / New York Times:
Bush Calls for Compromise on Immigration
Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
President's speech mauled by his base
Discussion: Hugh Hewitt and Right Wing News
Michelle Malkin:
SAME OLD, SAME OLD  —  11pm EDT update: Video highlights …
Alexander Bolton / The Hill:
Specter strikes NSA deal  —  Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter (R-Pa.) and conservative members of his panel have reached agreement on legislation that may determine the legality of the National Security Agency's (NSA) surveillance program, GOP sources say.
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Glenn Greenwald / Unclaimed Territory:
GOP Senators block judicial review of NSA program  —  A front-page article in this morning's The Hill reports that Sen. Specter has finally made enough concessions to secure the support of the more right-wing members of the Judiciary Committee for his legislation that (along with a bill from Sen. DeWine) …
Marlise Simons / New York Times:
A Critic of Muslim Intolerance Faces Loss of Dutch Citizenship  —  PARIS, May 15 — The Dutch government on Monday abruptly threatened to revoke the citizenship of one of the country's most prominent members of Parliament, Ayaan Hirsi Ali, a Somali-born woman who arrived as a refugee 14 years ago.
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Lorie Byrd / Byrd Droppings:
Goodbye Poli  —  I just posted the following at Polpundit:  —  It is 1 a.m. and I still have a ton of things to do before I can go to bed and a child up with a fever for the second night in a row, but if I don't post this now, it might not get posted.  Forgive me if this is a bit rambling or unclear.
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PoliPundit.com:
An Editorial Change  —  Let me quote from Lorie's post below: … Lorie was well aware that we were having a private discussion.  Yet she saw fit to quote from my e-mails in public, without adequate context.  She has forced me to temporarily revoke everyone's posting privileges …
Discussion: Hot Air and Decision '08
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Karl Rove, Bullish on the Budget and the Border  —  It's a heck of a curse.  —  Presidential adviser Karl Rove had almost finished his appearance yesterday at the American Enterprise Institute when it happened.  Discussing the Bush administration's record on illegal immigration, he blurted out, "We're doing a heck of a job."
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E. J. Dionne Jr / Washington Post:
Rove vs. Reality
Discussion: AMERICAblog
USA Today:
7 killed in Baghdad  —  BAGHDAD — Fighting between suspected insurgents and Iraqi police killed at least six civilians in Baghdad on Tuesday, and a roadside bomb killed a U.S. soldier on a foot patrol in another part of the capital, officials said.  —  Thousands flee Mass. floods
Discussion: News Hounds and Liberty Street
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judicialwatch.org:
Judicial Watch to Obtain September 11 Pentagon Video at 1 p.m. Today  —  Department of Defense Responds to Judicial Watch Freedom of Information Act Request and Related Lawsuit  —  (Washington, DC) Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption …
Judith Miller / Opinion Journal:
How Gadhafi Lost His Groove  —  The complex surrender of Libya's WMD.  —  As the Bush administration struggles to stop Iran and North Korea from acquiring nuclear weapons, it might recall how Libya was persuaded to renounce terrorism and its own weapons of mass destruction programs …
Discussion: Rantingprofs and Booman Tribune
Ryan Sager / Real Clear Politics:
Hot-Tub Libertarians  —  As the Republican Party abandons its commitment to small government, how politically impotent are libertarians?  Let me count the ballots.  —  Specifically, let me count the ballots from 2004.  Exit polls (along with, well, all polls) tend to ignore libertarians as a group …
Joel Brinkley / New York Times:
U.S. Will Restore Diplomatic Links With the Libyans  —  WASHINGTON, May 15 — The Bush administration announced Monday that it would re-establish full diplomatic ties with Libya because Libya had abandoned its nuclear and other unconventional weapons programs and helped in the campaign against terrorism.
Discussion: The Heretik
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BBC:
US bans arms sales to Venezuela
Discussion: The Duck of Minerva
Chris Bowers / MyDD:
Blue Nation  —  Ever since 2000, American progressives have been subjected to a steady stream of red-blue electoral maps.  There are many problems with such maps, but what always irritated me the most about those maps were how they over-emphasized large, thinly populated expanses of land.
The Anchoress:
The immigration speech - UPDATED  —  I'm still not writing about politics, but just skimming some righty and lefty blogs, I cannot help but notice that a number of conservative bloggers - some of whom I have long-respected - have already decided that President Bush's speech tonight …
 
 
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Anne Marie Squeo / Wall Street Journal:
Rove's Camp Takes Center of Web Storm
Discussion: RightWinged.com and Wonkette
Dane Smith / Minneapolis Star Tribune:
Minnesota Poll: Equal numbers identify with GOP, Democrats
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