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4:05 PM ET, May 16, 2007

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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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Greg Sargent / Election Central:
Feingold Amendment Defeated  —  As expected, it goes down, 29-67.  —  But the vote allowed the Dem Presidential candidates — Hillary, Obama, Biden — as well as many other Dems, to make strong antiwar statements, endorsing the idea of cutting funding in principle.
New York Times:
Senate Rejects Iraq Funding Cutoff
Discussion: Power Line and AMERICAN FUTURE
Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Four Dems running for president vote to cut off Iraq funding in '08 …
Anne Flaherty / Associated Press:
Republicans' bill challenges Iraq policy
Discussion: Blue Crab Boulevard
Brian Ross Reports / The Blotter:
Wolfowitz to Resign This Afternoon?  —  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 …
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Washington Post:
Bank Board Rejects White House Proposal on Wolfowitz
Discussion: First Draft
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.
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Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
Comey's testimony raises new and vital questions about the NSA scandal  —  The testimony yesterday from James Comey re-focuses attention on one of the long unresolved mysteries of the NSA scandal.  And the new information Comey revealed, though not answering that question decisively, suggests some deeply troubling answers.
Marty Lederman / Balkinization:   What Was the President's Role?  —  Josh Marshall is absolutely correct …
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 …
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New York Times:
Republican Presidential Debate in South Carolina  —  The following is a transcript of the Republican presidential primary debate at the University of South Carolina on May 15, 2007, as recorded by the Federal News Service:  —  Participants: Senator Sam Brownback; former Virginia Governor James Gilmore …
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New York Times:
Terror Attack Scenario Exposes Deep Differences Among G.O.P. Hopefuls
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 …
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 …
Stephen Labaton / New York Times:
Bush Pick Gets Extra Payment From Old Job  —  A senior lobbyist at the National Association of Manufacturers nominated by President Bush to lead the Consumer Product Safety Commission will receive a $150,000 departing payment from the association when he takes his new government job …
commonwealthfund.org:
Mirror, Mirror on the Wall: An International Update on the Comparative Performance of American Health Care  —  Authors: … Overview  —  Despite having the most costly health system in the world, the United States consistently underperforms on most dimensions of performance, relative to other countries.
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Kevin Drum / Washington Monthly:   HEALTHCARE IN AMERICA....The Commonwealth Fund has released …
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.
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.
Errin Haines / Associated Press:
Daughter of Martin Luther King Jr. dies  —  ATLANTA - Yolanda King, the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr.'s eldest child who pursued her father's dream of racial harmony through drama and motivational speaking, collapsed and died.  She was 51.  —  King died late Tuesday in Santa Monica, Calif. …
Discussion: Lean Left and Pandagon
Alan Finder / New York Times:
Ivy League Crunch Brings New Cachet to Next Tier  —  BETHLEHEM, Pa. — Lehigh University has never been as sought after as Stanford, Yale or Harvard.  But this year, awash in applications, it churned out rejection letters and may break more hearts when it comes to its waiting list.
Discussion: The Huffington Post and POLITOPICS
Ben Feller / Associated Press:
Pentagon General to Be 'War Czar'  —  WASHINGTON — President Bush has chosen Lt. Gen. Douglas Lute, the Pentagon's director of operations, to oversee the fighting in Iraq and Afghanistan as a "war czar" after a long search for new leadership, administration officials said Tuesday.
 
 
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National Review:
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Lyndsey Layton / Washington Post:
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Discussion: Right Wing News and Amygdala
James Risen / New York Times:
Poppy Fields Are Now a Front Line in Afghanistan War
David Sirota / WorkingForChange:
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Kari Chisholm / BlueOregon:
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Linda / Legion Current Events:
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Atrios / Eschaton:
W=GDP/N  —  Ezra also discusses the problem with economists.
Associated Press:
Greenpeace Builds Replica of Noah's Ark
Bill Roggio / The Fourth Rail:
Report: Closing in on Al Qaeda in the Triangle
Bernard Lewis / Opinion Journal:
Was Osama Right?  —  Islamists always believed the U.S. was weak.