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2:25 PM ET, May 18, 2007

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Steven R. Weisman / New York Times:
Wolfowitz Resigns From World Bank  —  Paul D. Wolfowitz, ending a furor over favoritism that blew up into a global fight over American leadership, announced his resignation as president of the World Bank Thursday evening after the bank's board accepted his claim that his mistakes at the bank were made in good faith.
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Karen DeYoung / Washington Post:
For Washington Insider, Job Was an Uneasy Fit  —  As he prepared to assume the World Bank presidency in the spring of 2005, Paul D. Wolfowitz reached out to the bank's skeptical senior managers.  In informal meetings, he took copious notes and asked respectful questions.
Discussion: TAPPED
GOP.com:
RESEARCH BRIEFINGS  —  The Facts About Border Security and Immigration Reform  —  Administration And Bipartisan Group Of Senators Reach Agreement On Comprehensive Immigration Reform  —  Today, Administration Officials And A Bipartisan Group Of Senators Reached Agreement On Comprehensive Immigration Reform Legislation.
Discussion: TAPPED and The Atlantic Online
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Amnesty fallout: A permanent Democratic majority?  —  Kaus keeps touting "leftist" objections that might derail the amnesty, "e.g., that the bill, by encouraging another flood of illegals, will drive down the wages of unskilled Americans."  Really?  Which "leftists" are touting this except …
Michelle Malkin:
The J. Wellington Wimpy immigration plan: Amnesty now, enforcement later
Discussion: Gateway Pundit
Douglas W. Kmiec / Washington Post:
Testimony in a Teacup  —  What's Overlooked in Comey's Histrionics  —  James Comey's Senate testimony on Tuesday was staggeringly histrionic.  It has, as Sen. Arlen Specter suggested, the dramatic flair of the Saturday Night Massacre.  Presidential emissaries seeking the signature …
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Marty Lederman / Balkinization:
Is This the Best the Administration's Surrogates Can Do? (with speculation about why the White House was so eager to obtain Ashcroft's signature)  —  Doug Kmiec, head of OLC at the end of the Reagan Administration, has a profoundly misguided Op-Ed in tomorrow's Washington Post in which he tries …
David Saltonstall / NY Daily News:
In Rudy's heart & on payroll  —  Judith Giuliani got $125G to craft speeches  —  Being Mrs. Rudy Giuliani can't be easy, but at least it pays well - about $10,000 a month.  —  A day after the former mayor disclosed in federal filings that he considers his third wife, Judith, a salaried employee …
Sam Youngman / The Hill:
McCain's missed votes on Iraq trigger Reid rebuke  —  Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) is the only presidential candidate in Congress to have missed a major vote on the Iraq war this year, and his absences are not sitting well with Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.).
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Associated Press:
What's next for immigration deal
Greenpeace:
Exxon Still Funding Climate Change Deniers  —  So.  The day of reckoning has come - when we get to find out just how much of the climate change denial industry ExxonMobil is still paying for.  —  This is the company which, apparently, has been "misunderstood" on global warming and has said it has dropped its funding of the deniers.
Discussion: Think Progress
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Laurie David / The Huffington Post:
Catching the Tiger in the Act: Exxon Continues Its Reckless Campaign …
Discussion: Smoking Politics
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
When women take classes in tennis, wine-tasting, sailing, etc., in the hope of meeting men.  —  They don't find them. … You want to explain the behavior of the people who are not doing something, so... why not ask the people who are doing it?  Talk to the women and the educators who attract …
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Stephanie Rosenbloom / New York Times:
Mr. Right, It Turns Out, Does Not Take Classes
Washington Wire:
One Step at a Time for Sen. Johnson  —  Mary Lu Carnevale reports on Sen. Tim Johnson.  —  A South Dakota radio personality who visited with Sen. Tim Johnson last month says the South Dakota Democrat will likely be back in his Senate office sooner than most people expect.
Discussion: MyDD and On Deadline
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todayskccr.com:   Two hurt, two arrested in stabbing
Frank Newport / Gallup Poll:
Majorities of Republicans, conservatives, and frequent church attenders in favor  —  PRINCETON, NJ — A substantial majority of the American public favors the expansion of federal hate crime legislation to include crimes against people based on their gender, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Do Conservatives Favor Expanding Federal Hate-Crimes Law?
Discussion: Donklephant
Dana Milbank / Washington Post:
Just the Two of Us  —  For President Bush, the sensation must have been akin to watching his own funeral.  —  Bush's closest ally, Tony Blair, was on his final visit to the White House before the British prime minister, now deeply unpopular, leaves office.
Discussion: New York Times and The Heretik
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Mike Allen / The Politico:
Bush gives Blair hearty benediction
Discussion: Tom Watson
Peggy Noonan / Opinion Journal:
The Man Who Wasn't There  —  Fred Thompson isn't yet running, but he's running a great campaign.  —  Having watched the second Republican debate the other night, it's clear to me the subject today is Fred Thompson, the man who wasn't there.  While the other candidates bang away earnestly …
Fred Thompson / Pajamas Media:
First Blogger?  —  Since the '04 Howard Dean campaign, the Internet has been seen as fertile ground for presidential candidates.  But the advent of a possible candidacy by former Senator Fred Thompson could take online politics to a new level.  In this exclusive article for Pajamas Media …
Patrick Healy / New York Times:
Obama Disputes Claim of Sharing Clinton's Stance on War  —  Senator Barack Obama yesterday directly challenged former President Bill Clinton's assertions that Mr. Obama and Senator Hillary Rodham Clinton hold the same essential positions on the Iraq war.  —  Throughout the spring …
 
 
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Jerusalem Post:
Shin Bet foils plot to kill Olmert
Discussion: EU Referendum and On Deadline
Kate Connolly / Guardian:
The band plays on as communist Cuba embraces heart of capitalism
Discussion: Tim Worstall
PBS:
TRADE TALKS  —  On Thursday, May 10, 2007, Democratic Congressional …
Benjamin Bidder / Spiegel Online:
Kremlin Clamps Down on Protests
Will Thomas / TPMmuckraker:
The Daily Muck  —  Its a brand new muck format.  Tell us what you think.
Discussion: Clarion-Ledger and First Draft
MSNBC:
Are U.S. soldiers wearing the best body armor?
Reuters:
Al Gore says he's out of love with politics
 Earlier Items: 
Liz Sidoti / Associated Press:
Dobson says he won't vote for Giuliani
Washington Wire:
Edwards's Hedge-Fund Tie Hurts Populist Campaign
Tony / Rootless Cosmopolitan:
Getting Sarkozy - and France - Wrong
RushLimbaugh.com Home:
Rush Meets Former President Bill Clinton
John Ward Anderson / Washington Post:
60 Die in Iraq; Study Warns Of Collapse
Jim Forsyth / WOAI-TV:
EXCLUSIVE: Hundreds of Illegals Have Registered to Vote in Bexar County
Patrick O'Connor / The Politico:
Murtha accused of rules violation