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7:20 AM ET, May 23, 2006

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Carl Hulse / New York Times:
For Democrats, a Scandal of Their Own  —  WASHINGTON, May 22 — Democrats' plans to make Republican corruption a theme of their election strategy this year have been complicated by accusations of wrongdoing in their own ranks, leading the party to try on Monday to blunt the political effects …
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Washington Post:
FBI Raid on Lawmaker's Office Is Questioned  —  An unusual FBI raid of a Democratic congressman's office over the weekend prompted complaints yesterday from leaders in both parties, who said the tactic was unduly aggressive and may have breached the constitutional separation of powers between …
Hope Yen / Associated Press:
Thieves Steal Personal Data of 26.5M Vets  —  WASHINGTON - Thieves took sensitive personal information on 26.5 million U.S. veterans, including Social Security numbers and birth dates, after a Veterans Affairs employee improperly brought the material home, the government said Monday.
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Washington Post:
Personal Data on Veterans Is Stolen  —  Burglary Leaves Millions at Risk Of Identity Theft  —  As many as 26.5 million veterans were placed at risk of identity theft after an intruder stole an electronic data file this month containing their names, birth dates and Social Security numbers …
Chitra Ragavan / US News:
Cheney's Guy  —  He's barely known outside Washington's corridors of power, but David Addington is the most powerful man you've never heard of.  Here's why:  —  One week after the September 11 terrorist attacks, President George W. Bush briefly turned his gaze away from the unfolding crisis …
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Margaret Carlson / Bloomberg:
Here's to Al Gore and `An Inconvenient Truth': Margaret Carlson
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Amir Taheri / Benador Associates:
PRESS RELEASE: AMIR TAHERI ADDRESSES QUERIES ABOUT DRESS CODE STORY  —  Regarding the dress code story it seems that my column was used as the basis for a number of reports that somehow jumped the gun.  —  As far as my article is concerned I stand by it.  —  The law has been passed …
Guardian:
Iraqis to control security 'by end of year'  —  James Sturcke and agencies  —  The new Iraqi prime minister, Nuri al-Maliki, today said Iraqis could be in control of security by the end of the year in all of the country apart from Baghdad and Anbar province.
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Bill Brubaker / Washington Post:
Bush Says Iraq War at 'Turning Point'
Patrick Cockburn / Independent:
Which is the real Iraq?  —  Blair's view: 'We have a government …
Discussion: AMERICAblog
Patrick Healy / New York Times:
For Clintons, Delicate Dance of Married and Public Lives  —  Bill and Hillary Clinton flew to Chicago together last month to deliver speeches a few hours and a few miles apart.  And like any couple, they thought about having dinner at day's end.  But life is not so simple when you are married to a Clinton.
David Lightman / Hartford Courant:
Dodd Poised For Possible '08 Presidential Run  —  WASHINGTON — Sen. Christopher J. Dodd said today he has "decided to do all the things that are necessary to prepare to seek the presidency in 2008."  —  The Connecticut Democrat will hire staff, raise money and travel around the country …
Discussion: MyDD and Hotline On Call
The Raw Story:
MSNBC: Rove's legal team expects decision 'at any time'  —  MSNBC's David Shuster declared Monday evening that Karl Rove's legal team expects Special Counsel Patrick Fitzgerald to announce a decision "at any time" in the ongoing CIA leak investigation and that new documents put Cheney's former chief of staff in the hot seat.
Discussion: liberal catnip and TalkLeft
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Tom Maguire / JustOneMinute:   A Question For Tim Russert
Bull Moose:
Netroots Lose, Again  —  The Moose observes that the McGovernites with Modems cannot do math.  —  By an overwhelming majority, Joe Lieberman is the officially endorsed candidate of the Connecticut Democratic Party.  No matter how you spin it, if you are on the short end of 67 to 33 - you lose.
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Chris Bowers / MyDD:
There Are Two Kinds Of People In the World
Noel Sheppard / NewsBusters.org:
Is Left-Leaning Google Censoring Right-Leaning Websites?  —  Something frighteningly ominous has been happening on the Internet lately: Google, without any prior explanation or notice, has been terminating its News relationship with conservative e-zines and web journals.
Henry Lanman / Slate:
Secret Guarding  —  The new secrecy doctrine so secret you don't even know about it.  —  Last Thursday, a federal court in Virginia threw out a lawsuit against the government that had been brought by a German citizen named Khalid el-Masri.  El-Masri alleged that the government had violated U.S. law when …
John Byrne / The Raw Story:
Drudge 'retracts' story on Howard Dean after receiving letter from DNC lawyer  —  Drudge story includes Raw Story quote  —  Conservative heavyweight Matt Drudge has all but retracted a story about Democratic National Committee chairman Howard Dean after receiving a letter from the DNC's lawyers, RAW STORY can report.
wral.com:
Defense Attorneys Seek Toxicology Reports On Accuser In Duke Case  —  DURHAM, N.C. — Lawyers representing one of three Duke University lacrosse players charged with rape want details about any toxicology tests performed on the accuser, asking in a motion filed Monday whether such evidence even exists.
Discussion: TalkLeft
 
 
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Will / Attytood:
Lobbyist money...he's No. 1, he's No. 1!
Michael Hirsh / Newsweek:
Washington's New Watchword: Containment
Shakespeare's Sister:
Oy, my ass hurts! Oh, and I met Senator Bayh.
Discussion: MSNBC and Pam's House Blend
CNN:
Suspect in Holloway case to be released
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White House:
President Bush Discusses Global War on Terror
Business Week:
Medical Guesswork  —  From heart surgery to prostate care …
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Human Events:
When Will the Senate Learn From Its Immigration Mistakes?
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Juan / Informed Comment:
DaVinci Code as Parable of American Modernity
New York Post:
DUBYA'S ROAD BACK  —  May 22, 2006 — ALL of Washington is asking …
Dan Mangan / New York Post:
MCGREEVEY'S GAY ROAD THRILL
Reuters:
Bush's faith worries Albright
George S. McGovern / Los Angeles Times:
The end of 'more'  —  A Democratic stalwart warns that labor's …