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2:45 PM ET, May 18, 2006

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New York Times:
U.S. Focused on Obtaining Long-Distance Phone Data, Company Officials Indicate  —  Government efforts to obtain data from the nation's largest phone companies for a national security database appear to have focused on long-distance carriers, not local ones, statements by company officials indicate.
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MSNBC:
Hayden: Spying has become political football
Discussion: Iowa Voice
Katherine Shrader / Associated Press:   Hayden Laments Politics of Intelligence
Scott Shane / New York Times:
C.I.A. Pick Dazzles Many, but Critics See Mixed Résumé
Discussion: JustOneMinute
New York Times:
Wider Briefing for Lawmakers on Spy Efforts
Discussion: Firedoglake 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.
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Michael Rogers / pageoneq.com:   Sen. Feingold walks out as Marriage Amendment Hearing moved behind closed doors
Peggy Noonan / Opinion Journal:
Out of Touch  —  What the president's immigration speech and "The DaVinci Code" have in common.  —  What was missing in the president's approach the other night was the expression, or suggestion, of context.  The context was a crisis that had gone unanswered as it has built …
John Conyers Jr / Washington Post:
No Rush to Impeachment  —  As Republicans have become increasingly nervous about whether they will be able to maintain control of the House in the midterm elections, they have resorted to the straw-man strategy of identifying a parade of horrors to come if Democrats gain the majority.
Frederic J. Frommer / Associated Press:
Sensenbrenner: Bush Turned Back on Bill  —  WASHINGTON - Rep. Jim Sensenbrenner, who has pushed a tough border security bill through the House, accused President Bush on Wednesday of abandoning the legislation after asking for many of its provisions.  —  "He basically turned his back on provisions …
Discussion: Hot Air and Pensito Review
Michelle Malkin:
JOHN MURTHA HANGS THE MARINES  —  Expose the Left has the video of Rep. Murtha's verdict first, trial later condemnation of the US Marines.  Here's the partial transcript: … The investigation into the incident at Haditha is not complete.  Knight Ridder reports: … NBC News: … Hugh Hewitt:
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Confederate Yankee:
Dishonorable John  —  Ex-Marine John Murtha has taken …
Ali Akbar Dareini / Associated Press:
Iran Rejects European Nuclear Incentives  —  TEHRAN, Iran - Iran's president mocked a package of incentives to suspend uranium enrichment, saying Wednesday they were like giving up gold for chocolate — defiance that appeared certain to complicate U.S. efforts to curb Tehran's nuclear ambitions.
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.
Discussion: Andrew Sullivan
Hotline On Call:
Have A Heart  —  This has to be just about the nastiest piece of direct mail we've ever seen.  —  A candidate for State Assembly in the central valley region of CA, Bill Conrad (R) is apparently running on the platform that his opponent won't survive his term because he had a heart transplant.
New York Times:
And if It's a Boy, Will It Be Lleh?  —  Chances are you don't have any friends named Nevaeh.  Chances are today's toddlers will.  —  In 1999, there were only eight newborn American girls named Nevaeh.  Last year, it was the 70th-most-popular name for baby girls, ahead of Sara, Vanessa and Amanda.
Discussion: Althouse
George F. Will / Washington Post:
Who Isn't A 'Values Voter'?  —  An aggressively annoying new phrase in America's political lexicon is "values voters."  It is used proudly by social conservatives, and carelessly by the media to denote such conservatives.  —  This phrase diminishes our understanding of politics.
Thomas Sowell / Townhall.com:
The biggest scandal  —  The worst thing said in the case involving rape charges against Duke University students was not said by either the prosecutor or the defense attorneys, or even by any of the accusers or the accused.  It was said by a student at North Carolina Central University …
Eric Lipton / New York Times:
Seeking to Control Borders, Bush Turns to Big Military Contractors  —  WASHINGTON, May 17 — The quick fix may involve sending in the National Guard.  But to really patch up the broken border, President Bush is preparing to turn to a familiar administration partner: the nation's giant military contractors.
Jason DeParle / New York Times:
G.O.P. Conservatives Topple Veteran State Lawmakers in Pennsylvania  —  WASHINGTON, May 17 — A revolt among Pennsylvania conservatives gained national attention on Wednesday after challengers toppled at least 12 state lawmakers they deemed insufficiently committed to small government and fiscal restraint.
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.
Discussion: protein wisdom and Ninth State
 
 
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