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4:40 AM ET, September 5, 2006

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New York Times:
G.O.P. Sets Aside Work on Immigration  —  As they prepare for a critical pre-election legislative stretch, Congressional Republican leaders have all but abandoned a broad overhaul of immigration laws and instead will concentrate on national security issues they believe play to their political strength.
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John / AMERICAblog:
GOP Congress blocked Clinton push for anti-terror legislation … So Bill Clinton, rather than just breaking the law as Bush did (then again, perhaps this is why Bush broke the law - he knew from history that the Republicans controlling the congress would oppose his efforts to expand wiretapping) …
Stephanie Reitz / Associated Press:
Lieberman marches alone as former allies surround Lamont  —  HARTFORD, Conn. — U.S. Sen. Joe Lieberman continues to go it alone.  —  While prominent Connecticut Democrats surrounded U.S. Senate candidate Ned Lamont at an annual Labor Day parade Monday in Newtown, the three-term incumbent …
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Jane Hamsher / Firedoglake:
I Love a Parade  —  CT Keith got his moment in the CNN sun today …
Discussion: Eschaton
Austin Bay Blog:
UPDATED: Death of the Crocodile Hunter  —  My family has thoroughly enjoyed Steve Irwin's enthusiastic and informative (if often eccentric) wildlife programs.  —  The Crocodile Hunter's komodo dragon show, however, has a unique place in our tv pantheon - in that show the intrepid Irwin flees …
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Opinion Journal:
Dissent at Dartmouth  —  Ivy League liberals try to stifle democracy.  —  The left-leaning faction that dominates American higher education doesn't take kindly to strangers—particularly those who challenge the prevailing academic orthodoxies.  Just ask Harvard's Larry Summers.
CNN:
Voters are anti-incumbent and angry, new poll finds  —  WASHINGTON (CNN) — Most Americans are angry about "something" when it comes to how the country is run, and they are more likely than in previous years to vote for a challenger this November, a new poll suggests.
Discussion: Slublog and The Democratic Daily
White House:
President Bush Honors American Work Force on Labor Day  —  Paul Haul Center for Maritime Training and Education  —  Presidential Message: Labor Day, 2006  —  THE PRESIDENT: Thank you all.  Please be seated.  Happy Labor Day.  —  AUDIENCE: Happy Labor Day.  —  THE PRESIDENT: Yes, thanks.
Discussion: Angry Bear
Elena Becatoros / Associated Press:
33 bodies found scattered across Baghdad  —  BAGHDAD, Iraq - Police found the tortured, blindfolded bodies of 33 men scattered across the capital Monday and the U.S.-led coalition reported combat deaths of seven servicemen, a day after Iraqi leaders said the capture of a top terror suspect would reduce violence.
Discussion: Booman Tribune
Nathan / NathanNewman.org:
The Brilliance of Labor  —  Admit it.  Many of you think labor unions are dinosaurs, lumbering beasts with pea-sized brains stumbling along waiting for extinction in a world passing them by.  God knows, union leaders have done stupid things at times, but what strikes me is the sustained innovation …
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Dave Clark / Middle East Times:
Iraq follows Al Qaeda coup with mass arrests  —  BAGHDAD — Iraqi security forces killed 14 "terrorists" and arrested almost 200 suspects, the government said Monday, in a spectacular follow-up to their earlier capture of an alleged top-level Al Qaeda leader.
Discussion: The American Thinker
Carl Zimmer / New York Times:
This Can't Be Love  —  Across the eastern United States, a gruesome ritual is in full swing.  The praying mantis and its relative, the Chinese mantis, are in their courtship season.  A male mantis approaches a female, flapping his wings and swaying his abdomen.  Leaping on her back, he begins to mate.
Discussion: Obsidian Wings
Steven Greenhouse / New York Times:
Many Entry-Level Workers Find a Rough Market  —  This Labor Day, the 45 million young people in the nation's work force face a choppy job market in which entry-level wages have often trailed inflation, making it hard for many to cope with high housing costs and rising college debt loads.
Gateway Pundit:
Who Are the Real Victims of Religious Hate Crimes?  —  Are Muslims the New Jews... as Daily Kos claims?  —  Are US Muslims Plagued by Discrimination since 9-11?  —  Little Green Footballs has news of the "whitewashing of radical Islam" HERE and HERE.  —  With the 5 Year Anniversary …
Donna Abu-Nasr / Associated Press:
U.N. to mediate Israeli soldier release  —  JIDDAH, Saudi Arabia - U.N. chief Kofi Annan said Monday he would appoint a mediator for indirect talks between Israel and Hezbollah on the release of two abducted Israeli soldiers, the first public word of negotiations between the bitter enemies since fighting in Lebanon ended.
Discussion: Clarity & Resolve
Tim Hames / Times of London:
What a shambles over Iran  —  The collapse of resolve towards Tehran's nuclear plans will deeply undermine international order  —  PERSIAN PROVERBS have a particularly poetic quality to them.  Among my personal favourites are: "The wise man sits on the hole in his carpet" …
Atrios / Eschaton:
Joe Blog  —  A reminder that the Lieberman blog is apparently going live tomorrow.  It's basically going to be a trap to entice people to say mean things about the Last Honest Man so they can go whine to the press about how mean everyone is unlike Stay the Course Joe.
Tom Lutz / New York Times:
The Summer Next Time  —  IN late May, for those of us who teach, the summer stretches out like the great expanse of freedom it was in grammar school.  Ah, the days on the beach!  The books we will read!  The adventures we will have!  —  But before hunkering down to months of leisurely lolling around …
Discussion: Althouse and Instapundit.com
 
 
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Pat Cleary / ShopFloor.org:
Labor Day, 2006  —  This Labor Day, workers actually have something …
John Derbyshire / newenglishreview.org:
Race and Conservatism
Kevin Curran / Arizona Republic:
Missile fired at McCain escort helicopter during European visit
Kevin Drum / Political Animal:
HAPPY LABOR DAY!....Courtesy of the Detroit Free Press …
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Another Leftist Making Fun Of 9/11
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Video: BBC urges appeasement
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Marc Peyser / Newsweek:
Rosie's New View  —  After a four-year hiatus, O'Donnell returns …
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