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8:00 PM ET, May 16, 2007

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Harold Meyerson / Washington Post:
The Cost of a GOP Myth  —  If Attorney General Alberto Gonzales clings to his job much longer, he may end up as the only remaining employee of the Justice Department.  By resigning on Monday, Deputy Attorney General Paul McNulty joined Gonzales's chief of staff, D. Kyle Sampson …
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Washington Post:
Mr. Comey's Tale  —  JAMES B. COMEY, the straight-as-an-arrow former No. 2 official at the Justice Department, yesterday offered the Senate Judiciary Committee an account of Bush administration lawlessness so shocking it would have been unbelievable coming from a less reputable source.
Paul Kiel / TPMmuckraker:
DoJ Responds to Senate Subpoena
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Eric Cantor:
ALERT: SHUTTING DOWN THE FLOOR  —  House Republicans are shutting down the floor, because the Democrats are threatening to change a rule and deny Republicans any opportunity to offer a motion to recommit on the "paygo" provisions of their legislation.  That's a lot of wonky talk; bottom line …
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Jackie Kucinich / The Hill:
GOP threatens to shut down House over rules change  —  House Republicans Wednesday threatened to shut down House business by calling a series of procedural votes until the Democratic leadership assured them that rules governing key parliamentary procedures would go unchanged.
Hindrocket / Power Line:
BREAKING NEWS FROM THE HOUSE  —  Since January, House Republicans have had quite a bit of success at frustrating Democratic legislation through motions to recommit.  The virtue of the motion to recommit, as I understand it, is that it forces Democrats to go on record, and some have been unwilling …
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Brad Dayspring / house.gov:
RSC BLOG  —  Democrats, Tired of Losing, Change the Rules to Disadvantage Minority  —  The rule providing consideration for the FY 2008 budget conference report (on the floor tomorrow) is expected to modify current House rules to prevent PAYGO offsets from expanding the scope of germaneness …
National Review:   Pelosi's Gambit [Jonah Goldberg] Boehner's office just sent this out:
Brian Ross Reports / The Blotter:
Wolfowitz to Resign Today?  —  Brian Ross Reports:  —  World Bank officials say the bank's board is completing an "exit strategy" that will allow World Bank President Paul Wolfowitz to resign this afternoon and "still save some face" over the issue of his efforts to seek a promotion and pay raise for his girlfriend at the bank.
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Washington Post:
Bank Board Rejects White House Proposal on Wolfowitz  —  The World Bank's executive board has dismissed a proposal floated by the Bush administration aimed at delivering the resignation of the institution's embattled president, Paul D. Wolfowitz, according to senior officials at the bank.
CNN:   Officials: Negotiating for Wolfowitz to resign
Anne Flaherty / Associated Press:
Iraq Withdrawal Move Thwarted in Senate  —  WASHINGTON (AP) - The Senate on Wednesday rejected legislation that would cut off money for combat operations in Iraq after March 31, 2008.  —  The vote was a loss for Sen. Russell Feingold, D-Wis., and other Democrats who want to end the war.
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Four Dems running for president vote to cut off Iraq funding in '08 …
Marc Morano / epw.senate.gov:
Climate Momentum Shifting: Prominent Scientists Reverse Belief in Man-made Global Warming - Now Skeptics  —  Growing Number of Scientists Convert to Skeptics After Reviewing New Research  —  Following the U.S. Senate's vote today on a global warming measure (see today's AP article …
Zogby:
Romney Leaps to GOP Lead in Iowa; Edwards Keeps His Edge  —  Giuliani the big loser, while McCain remains steady; Hillary, Obama remain strong in tight Dem contest  —  Republican Mitt Romney has pushed from a distant third place into a small lead in Iowa, the continuation of progress …
Kari Chisholm / BlueOregon:
Blumenauer: Why I'm Not Running  —  By Congressman Earl Blumenauer (D-Portland).  Learn more at EarlBlumenauer.com  —  For the last year I have fielded questions and comments about me running for the Senate.  —  After Peter DeFazio announced his decision not to run for the Senate, the race became an unavoidable topic.
The Raw Story:
Administration vaunted bogus credentials  —  Records from the Massachusetts Board of Registration in Medicine show that Dr. Keroack did not finish his residency in obstetrics and gynecology until 1993.  This means he could not possibly have practiced obstetrics for 20 years.
Toby Harnden / Telegraph:
We must attack Iran before it gets the bomb  —  Iran should be attacked before it develops nuclear weapons, America's former ambassador to the United Nations said yesterday.  —  John Bolton, who still has close links to the Bush administration, told The Daily Telegraph that the European Union had to …
Brian / TVNewser:
Debates: DNC Announces Six; Two On CNN, Two On NBC/MSNBC  —  The Democratic National Committee has officially announced "the dates, media sponsors and cities for the six DNC sanctioned debates."  —  CNN and NBC get two and ABC and CBS get one each.  Fox News isn't included.  Here's the list:
National Review:
Falwell Tinky Winky  —  Can I just make one small point that has always bothered me?  Last night during NBC's coverage of Falwell's life they recycled the whole Falwell-thinks-Tinky-Winky-is- gay thing.  Falwell surely made a mistake launching that controversy the way he did.
 
 
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