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9:50 AM ET, May 21, 2007

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Paul Bedard / US News:
Bush's Summer Hires Targeted  —  Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has a little trick up his sleeve that could spell an end to President Bush's devilish recess appointments of controversial figures like former United Nations Ambassador John Bolton.  We hear that over the long August vacation …
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Washington Times:
Few senators support the illegals bill  —  Fewer than 20 senators are publicly committed to supporting the immigration deal that hits the Senate floor today while nearly 40 are already opposed or have serious concerns, underscoring how difficult it will be for President Bush and his allies to craft a coalition that can pass the bill.
Discussion: Michelle Malkin and ParaPundit
John Fund / Opinion Journal:
Don't Run for the Border  —  America needs comprehensive immigration reform, but not a law enacted in haste.  —  It's understandable that the White House and its Senate negotiating partners want to rush through the compromise immigration bill they agreed to Thursday.
Discussion: QandO and Betsy's Page
James Joyner / Outside The Beltway:
Fighting Recess Appointments with Fake Sessions
Discussion: PoliBlog (TM)
The Truth Laid Bear:
Immigration Bill: Online and Awaiting Your Comments  —  Late Friday night, an electronic version of the "immigration reform" bill was finally published, and quickly found its way into the hands of KLo at the Corner.  From there, it has spread all over the net, of course.
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Hugh Hewitt / Townhall.com:
Summary Of The Fine Print Read, And NZ's Easy To Use Text  —  UPDATE: Be sure to check out N.Z. Bear's online version of the draft immigration bill which allows for section-by-section comments.  —  His post explaining his effort is here.  —  I have spent a lot of my weekend reading …
Don Surber:
Amnesty bill deathwatch
Discussion: Fausta's blog and Maggie's Farm
David Wiessler / Reuters:
Top Republican predicts Gonzales may resign  —  WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The top Republican on the Senate Judiciary Committee predicted on Sunday Attorney General Alberto Gonzales might step down in the face of a substantial Senate "no-confidence" vote on his performance.
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ABCNEWS:
Key GOP Senator: Gonzales May Resign to Avoid Vote
Discussion: NION and TalkLeft
The New / New York Times:
G.O.P. Senator Says Gonzales Might Quit
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 …
Discussion: Captain's Quarters and Majikthise
Michael Abramowitz / Washington Post:
Second Life for Study Group  —  After an initially tepid reception from policymakers, the recommendations of the Iraq Study Group are getting a second look from the White House and Congress, as officials continue to scour for bipartisan solutions to salvage the American engagement in Iraq.
Sarah Lyall / New York Times:
Gay Britons Serve in Military With Little Fuss, as Predicted Discord Does Not Occur  —  The officer, a squadron leader in the Royal Air Force, felt he had no choice.  So he stood up in front of his squad of 30 to 40 people.  —  "I said, 'Right, I've got something to tell you,' " he said.
Discussion: Shakesville
Jose Antonio Vargas / Washington Post:
Online, GOP Is Playing Catch-Up  —  When David All, a former Republican congressional aide, launched a blog recently that he hopes will spur his fellow Republicans to bridge the digital divide, he did his best to sound upbeat.  "Today our Revolution begins," he wrote.  "Tomorrow we fight."
Robert Pear / New York Times:
AFTER AIDING BILL ON IMMIGRATION, EMPLOYERS BALK  —  Employers, who helped shape a major immigration bill over the last three months, said on Sunday that they were unhappy with the result because it would not cure the severe labor shortages they foresee in the coming decade.
Discussion: The RBC, ParaPundit, Iowa Voice and TalkLeft
Jonathan Spyer / Jerusalem Post:
Analysis: Why might Syria wish to sow chaos in Lebanon now?  —  Thirty eight people lost their lives on Sunday in fierce fighting between the Lebanese military and Sunni jihadist operatives near the Nahr al-Bared Palestinian refugee camp, close to the northern Lebanese city of Tripoli.
Discussion: Across the Bay and Gateway Pundit
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Des Moines Register:
Poll: Many would like Al Gore, Condoleezza Rice to run  —  For Democrats, longtime opposition to the war in Iraq was important.  For Republicans, experience matters.  —  Social issues are paramount to many Republicans.  Many Democrats want a candidate who can work with world leaders.
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Des Moines Register:
Mitt Romney leads Republicans
Fred Hiatt / Washington Post:
Choices That Are Changing Lives in D.C.  —  If it were up to the children and their parents, there'd be no question that the District's five-year experiment with school vouchers would be renewed for an additional five years or more.  —  That's the most emphatic finding of an independent evaluation …
Discussion: Iowa Voice and The Atlantic Online
New York Times:
Emphasis Shifts for New Breed of Evangelicals  —  The evangelical Christian movement, which has been pivotal in reshaping the country's political landscape since the 1980s, has shifted in potentially momentous ways in recent years, broadening its agenda and exposing new fissures.
Discussion: The Atlantic Online
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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Sen. John McCain / MSNBC:
'Meet the Press' transcript for May 20, 2007
USA Today:
Worker outrage could snarl Northwest's Chapter 11 exit
Discussion: Sirotablog
Multi-National Force:
Iraqi Security Forces repel attacks in Mosul
CNN:
U.S.: Architect of troop abductions killed
Ed Pilkington / Guardian:
US plans 'Vatican-sized' Iraq embassy
Associated Press:
Woman: Blame devil for infant in microwave
 Earlier Items: 
John Hawkins / Right Wing News:
Project Payback: Google-Bombing Pro-Amnesty, Republican Senators …
Mike McConnell / Washington Post:
A Law Terrorism Outran
Discussion: Salon and Washington Monthly
Larry Flynt / Los Angeles Times:
My friend, Jerry Falwell
Kevin Libin / National Post:
So how did it become required classroom viewing?
Discussion: Don Surber, Deltoid and Vox Popoli
Mark Steyn / Chicago Sun Times:
Capitulation, from A—  to Z  —  Are you a fine upstanding member …
Atrios / Eschaton:
2 F.U.s From Now  —  Just finished chatting with Ellen Ratner …
Peter Howell / Toronto Star:
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