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6:45 PM ET, May 12, 2007

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Matt Stoller / MyDD:
Open the Trade Deal  —  For most of the 1990s, I was an ardent free trader.  I learned my economics from Marty Feldstein, Reagan's chief economic advisor, and I'm still someone who sees immense benefits in globalization.  We're going to need to figure out new models for trade, carbon tariffs, changes in currency trading systems, etc.
Discussion: Firedoglake
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David Sirota / WorkingForChange:   K Street vs. Middle America: Battle Lines Being Drawn In Fight …
International Brotherhood of Teamsters:   Teamsters Oppose Trade Deal That Sells Out American Workers
Doug Palmer / Reuters:   Top U.S. labor group wary of bipartisan trade deal
ndol.org:
Idea of the Week: Reviving Trade Policy
Discussion: Eyes on Trade
www.aflcio.org:   Statement by AFL-CIO President John Sweeney on U.S. Trade Policy Developments
Los Angeles Times:
General says he needs more troops  —  U.S. commander for northern Iraq cites the growing violence in Diyala province.  —  BAGHDAD — The commander of U.S. forces in northern Iraq said Friday that he did not have enough troops to deal with the escalating violence in Iraq's Diyala province …
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Ravi Nessman / Associated Press:
Car bombings kill 23 at Baghdad bridges  —  BAGHDAD - Twin suicide car bombers struck police checkpoints at bridges in a predominantly Shiite area of Baghdad on Friday, killing at least 23 people just hours after a series of U.S. raids on car bomb networks around the capital killed four suspected insurgents.
CNN:
3 U.S. soldiers missing, 5 killed in attack … BAGHDAD, Iraq (CNN) — Four American troops and one Iraqi army interpreter have been killed and three American troops are missing after an attack on Saturday morning 12 miles west of Mahmoudiya — a city south of the capital in Babil province, the U.S. military said.
Discussion: Angry Bear and QandO
James Glanz / New York Times:
Billions in Oil Missing in Iraq, U.S. Study Says  —  Between 100,000 and 300,000 barrels a day of Iraq's declared oil production over the past four years is unaccounted for and could have been siphoned off through corruption or smuggling, according to a draft American government report.
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Juan / Informed Comment:
SCIRI Adopts Sistani, emphasizes Iraqiness  —  Bombings kill 26, wound 60
Discussion: Liberty Street
Associated Press:
Ex-U.S. Attorney Questions Own Firing  —  Former W.Va. Prosecutor Says He Has 'Concerns' About Firing By Bush Administration  —  (AP) A former West Virginia federal prosecutor said Friday the White House fired him in 2005 in the middle of a corruption and vote-buying investigation but never told him why.
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Washington Post:
Judge Gives Immunity to Gonzales Aide
Discussion: New York Times and The Next Hurrah
New York Times:
Giuliani Takes On G.O.P. Orthodoxy on Social Issues  —  Rudolph W. Giuliani directly challenged Republican orthodoxy on Friday, asserting that his support for abortion rights, gun control and gay rights should not disqualify him from winning the party's presidential nomination.
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Des Moines Register:
'We're not rich enough for Giuliani'
Discussion: Talking Points Memo
Joe Stinebaker / Associated Press:
Giuliani Reaffirms Pro-Choice Stance
Discussion: The Next Hurrah and PrezVid
Associated Press:
Zimbabwe to head U.N. body over U.S. objection … UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Zimbabwe won approval on Friday to head a key U.N. body charged with promoting economic progress and environmental protection despite protests from the U.S., European nations and human rights organizations.
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Greg Lukianoff / FIRE:
Factual Statements=Unprotected Harassment!?  A Terrifying Precedent at Tufts  —  Today, FIRE announced the decision by a disciplinary panel at Tufts to find the conservative student newspaper, The Primary Source, guilty of "harassment" for, among other things, publishing a satirical ad …
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New York Times:
Religious Groups Granted Millions for Pet Projects  —  Saint Vincent College, a small Benedictine college southeast of Pittsburgh, wanted to realign a two-lane state road serving the campus.  But the state transportation department did not have the money.  —  So Saint Vincent tried Washington instead.
Discussion: Prairie Weather and Cliff Schecter
The Politico:
Momentum builds against GOP candidates  —  The week had the feel of 1974.  Republican members of Congress marched to the White House to deliver a frank message to an embattled president: You are a liability.  —  Three decades ago, it was Watergate.  Now, it's Iraq.
Mark Phelan / Detroit Free Press:
Obama talks hybrids, but his ride has a Hemi  —  Sen. Barack Obama talks a good game.  He also drives a good car, but the two are not entirely compatible.  —  The Democratic presidential contender was in Detroit on Monday, oozing charisma and environmental awareness as he chided local automakers …
Discussion: NewsBusters.org
Michael Rey / CBS News:
Congressman McHenry's Campaign Aide Indicted  —  The CBS News Investigative Unit has learned a man who was a field coordinator in Congressman Patrick McHenry's (R-NC) 2004 campaign has been indicted for voter fraud in North Carolina.  —  The indictment charges that Michael Aaron Lay, 26 …
Discussion: DownWithTyranny! and CANNONFIRE
New York Times:
Civilian Deaths Undermine Allies' War on Taliban  —  Scores of civilian deaths over the past months from heavy American and allied reliance on airstrikes to battle Taliban insurgents are threatening popular support for the Afghan government and creating severe strains within the NATO alliance.
Dave Kilcullen / SWJ Blog:
Religion and Insurgency  —  A few commentators have panned the new counterinsurgency manual for insufficient emphasis on religion.  There is a grain of truth in this criticism but, as a practitioner, the evidence I see does not really support it.  Rather, field data suggest …
Discussion: Thomas P.M. Barnett
David Smith / Times of London:
Pakistan set to declare state of emergency  —  President Musharraf could declare a state of emergency in Pakistan amid growing civil unrest against his increasingly embattled regime.  —  Security forces were placed on high alert yesterday, detaining hundreds of activists on the eve of an anti-government rally in Karachi.
 
 
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Paul L. Williams Ph.D. / Canada Free Press:
Radical Muslim paramilitary compound flourishes in upper New York state
Discussion: Jihad Watch and Atlas Shrugs
Atrios / Eschaton:
Myths  —  FT: … For the record, in the 1974 election …
Mark Mazzetti / New York Times:
Spy Chief Backs Study of Impact of Warming
Discussion: INSTAPUTZ
Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:
Romney's Mormonism  —  ROMMEY'S MORMONISM....Here's a question …
SilentPatriot / Crooks and Liars:
More on Wilkerson's Impeachment Call
Discussion: The Newshoggers
Atlanta Journal-Constitution:
Perdue on Iraq: Solve the problem yourself, or 'keep your mouth shut'
Discussion: Shakesville
Bill Katovsky / The Huffington Post:
Squirrel Attack in School Classroom — No Terror Links Yet Found
Speaker Nancy Pelosi / The Huffington Post:
As A Mother  —  In the name of womanhood and humanity, I earnestly ask
 Earlier Items: 
Logan Murphy / Crooks and Liars:
30 Years Of War Profiteering Ahead For Western Oil Companies
Discussion: The Newshoggers
Joe Strupp / Editor and Publisher:
Guild Leader: 'Star Tribune' Newsroom Shuffle May Affect 100 Beats
Swaraaj Chauhan / The Moderate Voice:
America & Pakistan General: 'Front-line Ally' In Deep Trouble
Discussion: The Age and The Newshoggers
Karol / Alarming News:
A little too small a world
Bob Geiger:
The Saturday Cartoons  —  It's a big day for our Saturday cartoons …
Discussion: Firedoglake
ABCNEWS:
Lobbying Reform Losing Steam in House
Ronald Kessler / NewsMax.com:
Romney to the Rescue  —  Mitt Romney's Got the  —  Right Stuff for 2008