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4:30 PM ET, May 21, 2007

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Ryan Sager / Latest Politics:
McCain Hits Romney Hard  —  Mitt Romney has been trying to make quite a bit of political hay out of the compromise immigration bill — he sees it as one of John McCain's key weaknesses as relates to the Republican base and a great way to differentiate himself as the One True Conservative in the race …
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
McCain Conference Call  —  I just completed a conference call with John McCain which meant to cover a wide range of topics — but in the end focused almost entirely on immigration.  Senator McCain clearly understood that the press reports of his sharp exchange with Senator Jon Cornyn had nicked …
Discussion: eyeon08.com and Macsmind
Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Another blogger conference call with McCain.  —  Starting momentarily.  I don't have a question planned.  Too busy getting that podcast up and so forth.  I'm not going to ask why he said "f*ck you" to Senator Cornyn, or why he thinks people aren't going to think that he's too much of a hothead …
James Joyner / Outside The Beltway:
McCain on Immigration Bill  —  I just got off a blogger conference call with Senator John McCain.  The main topic, as one might imagine, was the immigration bill he and Senator Teddy Kennedy have put together.  —  His position and mine are identical at a high level, although we likely disagree on some of the nuts and bolts.
Discussion: Fausta's blog
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:   Romney's camp punches back at McCain
Des Moines Register:
Mitt Romney leads Republicans  —  Mitt Romney has sprinted ahead of presidential competitors John McCain and Rudy Giuliani in a new Iowa Poll of likely Republican caucus participants.  —  The Des Moines Register poll shows Romney, a former Massachusetts governor, is the top choice of 30 percent …
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Chris Cillizza / The Fix:
Romney Making Gains in Iowa
Discussion: Power Line and Townhall.com
NPR:
Pentagon Studies Long-Term Commitment in Iraq  —  · The White House and Pentagon are under increasing pressure from Congress and the public to end U.S. military involvement in Iraq.  But the Pentagon is considering maintaining a core group of forces in Iraq, possibly for decades.
CNN:
Gunbattle rages around Lebanon refugee camp … BEIRUT, Lebanon (CNN) — Smoke billowed Monday over a Palestinian refugee camp as Lebanese forces battled Islamic militants for a second day near the northern city of Tripoli.  The clashes have left dozens dead and wounded.
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Lydia Saad / Gallup Poll:
Public Divided on "Pro-Choice" vs. "Pro-Life" Abortion Labels  —  Few are single-issue voters  —  PRINCETON, NJ — Americans hold a complex set of beliefs about the legality of terminating a woman's pregnancy.  The majority want the Supreme Court to uphold its 1973 Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision which protects abortion rights.
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Dean Barnett / Boston Globe:
I'm pro-life, but not religious  —  AT ONE POINT during John …
The Atlantic Online:
Copyright Forever  —  Mark Helprin's gone and done us all the service of advocating the idea that dare not speak its name: Rather than endlessly retroactively extending copyrights, why not make them last forever?  —  Unfortunately, he doesn't consider any of the various reasons that make this a terrible idea.
The Atlantic Online:
The Ultimate Nineties Alt-Rock Playlist  —  By popular demand, you'll find the playlist for the Nineties Alt-Rock Party below.  A few words.  For one thing, this is just the songs in alphabetical order; at the party itself, the Party Shuffle was in effect.
Discussion: Crooks and Liars and Unfogged
Brian Faler / Bloomberg:
Lott, `Scorned' After Katrina, Targets State Farm, Allstate  —  ``Are you kidding me?'' says Senator Trent Lott, a Mississippi Republican, when asked why he's so critical of insurance companies.  —  Lott, 65, launches into a critique of the industry, peppering it with words such as ``arrogant …
Discussion: Think Progress and First Draft
Darryl Fears / Washington Post:
Discord on the Immigration Accord  —  Groups on Both Sides Plan to Challenge Senate Compromise  —  There is little doubt about how grass-roots organizations feel about a bipartisan immigration compromise reached in the Senate: They don't like it.  —  The New York Immigration Coalition issued …
Greg Gordon / Real Cities:
Efforts to stop `voter fraud' may have curbed legitimate voting  —  WASHINGTON - During four years as a Justice Department civil rights lawyer, Hans von Spakovsky went so far in a crusade against voter fraud as to warn of its dangers under a pseudonym in a law journal article.
Robert McHenry / Britannica Blog:
Senator Fred Thompson: A Refreshing Non-Campaign  —  The only truly interesting aspect of the current presidential precampaign has been the growing interest shown in someone who is not - officially, at least - actually running.  While a dozen or so each of Democrats and Republicans jet anxiously around …
The New / New York Times:
G.O.P. Senator Says Gonzales Might Quit  —  Senator Arlen Specter, the senior Republican on the Judiciary Committee, said Sunday that Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales might resign rather than face a potential no-confidence vote in the Senate.  —  Senate Democrats have said they would bring …
Howard Kurtz / Washington Post:
Interviews, Going the Way of the Linotype?  —  The humble interview, the linchpin of journalism for centuries, is under assault.  —  It is a transaction that clearly favors the person asking the questions.  A print reporter writes down someone's answers, then picks and chooses how much …
Chitra Ragavan / US News:
Getting in Deeper...  Another week reveals more lapses in judgment by the Bush team  —  For months, congressional Democrats have tried to force embattled Attorney General Alberto Gonzales out of his job by using what one congressional source called "conventional weapons"-incriminating E-mails …
Faiz / Think Progress:
Sawyer's Interview Focuses On Media's Obsessions With Gore, Reaffirms Thesis Of His Book  —  In his new book, The Assault on Reason, which will be released tomorrow, Al Gore explains "why logic and reason and the best evidence available and the scientific discoveries do not have more force …
Joe Garofoli / San Francisco Chronicle:
Chronicle to cut 25% of jobs in newsroom  —  To cut costs and try to adapt to a changing media marketplace, The Chronicle will trim 25 percent of its newsroom staff by the end of the summer.  —  "This is one of the biggest one-time hits we've heard about anywhere in the country," …
 
 
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The Atlantic Online:
One Man's Pander  —  "Romney in Iowa," writes Andrew, "An impressive showing.
Discussion: Brian Beutler and TAPPED
Fred Lucas / CNSNews:
Probe Carbon Offsets, Congressmen Say
Discussion: The American Mind
Waltham, MA:
Roberts: Labor taking the wrong view on trade
National Review:
The "Amnesty" Bill
Associated Press:
Mosque threatens Jihad against Pakistan gov't
timesheraldonline.com:
State senator rear-ends Vallejo woman while talking on cell phone
Krissah Williams / Washington Post:
An Advocate Rallies to Unify GOP
Discussion: Lonewacko
John Springer / MSNBC:
Carter says comments were 'careless'
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The Independent:
Exclusive: Secret US plot to kill Al-Sadr
Jeff Jacoby / Boston Globe:
One party's fringe is the other's mainstream
Glenn Greenwald / Salon:
The administration's FISA falsehoods continue unabated
Paul Richter / Los Angeles Times:
Iraqi leadership's failures raise pressure on U.S.
Discussion: Scotsman
Ze'ev Schiff / Haaretz:
U.S. policy turnabout may enable Israel to enter talks with Syria
New York Times:
Emphasis Shifts for New Breed of Evangelicals