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12:25 AM ET, May 19, 2006

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Tim Tagaris / Ned Lamont for Senate:
On the Air!  —  Today, our campaign launched two new Ned Lamont for U.S. Senate commercials created by renowned producer and innovator Bill Hillsman.  They'll go on the air in the traditional media this afternoon.  The two, "Underdog" and "Right Now" can be viewed below.
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Nutroots video: Kos makes TV political ad debut  —  **Watch the video remix.  Geraghty calls it "perhaps the most surreal campaign ad I've ever seen."  Me, I've seen this movie before; the line "the call's coming from inside the house" figures prominently.
Ken Silverstein / Harper's:
"Fairy Tales"  —  The (lack of) intelligence underpinning Bush's Iraq policy  —  During the 2003 invasion of Iraq, Saddam Hussein's Information Minister became the butt of a million jokes for predicting that American soldiers were being routed, even as U.S. troops were quickly closing in on Baghdad.
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MSNBC:
Hayden: Spying has become political football  —  CIA nominee complains of constant scrutiny of intelligence gatherers  —  WASHINGTON - CIA nominee Air Force Gen. Michael Hayden complained Thursday that intelligence-gathering has become "football in American political discourse."
David Stout / New York Times:
Senate Panel Questions C.I.A. Nominee
Discussion: Big Lizards and On Deadline
Laurie Kellman / Associated Press:
Feingold, Specter Clash Over Gay Marriage  —  WASHINGTON - A Senate committee approved a constitutional amendment banning same-sex marriage Thursday, after a shouting match that ended when one Democrat strode out and the Republican chairman bid him "good riddance."  —  "I don't need to be lectured by you.
Reuters:
Hamas force battles police in Gaza, 4 hurt  —  GAZA (Reuters) - Palestinian police fought gunbattles in Gaza City on Friday with a new Hamas-led security force set up by the Islamist government in defiance of President Mahmoud Abbas.  —  At least four people were wounded …
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Adel Zaanoun / Agence France Presse:   Civil war feared as Palestinian factions flex muscle
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Donna Smith / Reuters:
Senate blocks effort to limit benefits to immigrants
Discussion: Hot Air and Riehl World View
Bryan / Hot Air:
Breaking: Ahmadinejad to send a Letter to the Pope  —  As nearly every single character in the Star Wars universe says, "I have a bad feeling about this." … He also invited Bush to become a Muslim.  And you would be wise to interpret the word "invite" to have a whiff of the mob inviting you to dinner at the end of a pier.
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Reuters:
Iran president to send letter to Pope - paper  —  TEHRAN (Reuters) - Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad is writing a letter to Pope Benedict, following an unprecedented letter to U.S. President George W. Bush earlier this month, a newspaper said on Thursday.
Discussion: Robert's Blog
Steve Clemons / The Washington Note:
In TWN News: Michael Hayden, Bobby Ray Inman, and Richard Armitage  —  (Former NSA Director Bobby Inman speaking at George H.W. Bush Presidential Library)  —  Michael Hayden's CIA Director confirmation hearings start today in the Senate Intelligence Committee at 9:30 a.m.  —  I'll be listening.
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:
In The Crosshairs  —  Steve Clemons reports back from a Princeton …
Mark Pazniokas / Hartford Courant:
Lieberman Dials Up Convention Support  —  He was leaning the other way weeks ago, but Bob Sanchez of New Britain intends to vote for Sen. Joseph I. Lieberman at the Democratic nominating convention Friday, rewarding Lieberman for a diligent piece of one-to-one campaigning.
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TCS Daily:
Jesus Christ as Poached Egg  —  Dan Brown's novel The Da Vinci Code is one of the most popular best sellers in recent history and the Sony motion picture to be released this Friday (May 19) is expected to be the first major blockbuster of the summer (given how relatively poorly MI3 performed).
Reuters:
Somali-born Dutch lawmaker welcome in US: Zoellick  —Text+THE HAGUE (Reuters) - A Somali-born lawmaker who may lose her Dutch citizenship because she lied on her asylum application is welcome to move to the United States, U.S. Deputy Secretary of State Robert Zoellick said on Thursday.
David Streitfeld / Los Angeles Times:
A Job Americans Won't Do, Even at $34 an Hour  —  Some landscape firms rebut claims that higher pay, not immigration reform, is needed.  —  Cyndi Smallwood is looking for a few strong men for her landscaping company.  Guys with no fear of a hot sun, who can shovel dirt all day long.
 
 
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James Taranto / Opinion Journal:
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Larry Beinhart / The Huffington Post:
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BBC:
Kenya's 'Koranic fish' disappears
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Amir Taheri / Commentary:
The Real Iraq  —  Spending time in the United States after a tour …
Associated Press:
Actress Susan Sarandon Endorses Clinton Opponent In Senate Race
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Republicans Sought IRS Probe of NAACP
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