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1:58 AM ET, May 22, 2007

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David Espo / Associated Press:
Dems set war bill without Iraq timeline  —  WASHINGTON - In grudging concessions to President Bush, Democrats intend to draft an Iraq war-funding bill without a timeline for the withdrawal of U.S. troops and shorn of billions of dollars in spending on domestic programs, officials said Monday.
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
Democrats Capitulate On Capitulation  —  Democrats in Congress have decided to forego their efforts to impose withdrawal timetables on spending for the Iraq war — at least for now.  The AP reports from its sources that the Democrats will offer a straight-up spending supplemental …
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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Ann Althouse / Althouse:
Another blogger conference call with McCain.
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Romney's camp punches back at McCain
Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
McCain Conference Call
Discussion: Townhall.com and Heading Right
James Joyner / Outside The Beltway:
McCain on Immigration Bill
Simon Tisdall / Guardian:
Iran's secret plan to force US out of Iraq in summer  —  Iran is secretly forging ties with al-Qaida elements and Sunni Arab militias in Iraq in preparation for a summer showdown with coalition forces intended to tip a wavering US Congress into voting for full military withdrawal, US officials say.
Ben Smith / The Politico:
Edwards not involved in haircut  —  As he told the New York Times's Matt Bai of the haircut mess, "Other people arrange these things, and I wasn't personally involved in it."  —  To be fair, this one should probably just be filed, at least in part, under the weirdness of the campaign life …
James Taranto / Opinion Journal:
Best of the Web  —  Today's Video on WSJ.com: Mary O'Grady on Hugo Chavez's latest power grab.  —  The Rankest Ex-President  —  As a great man once said, there he goes again!  "Former President Carter says President Bush's administration is 'the worst in history' in international relations …
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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Immigration Compromise Faces New Resistance  —  Proposal Stays Alive, But Foes Lie in Wait  —  The Senate voted last night to move forward on an overhaul of immigration laws, but even proponents of the delicate compromise proposal conceded that the furor over the deal was surpassing their expectations and endangering the plan.
Russ Buettner / New York Times:
Onetime Giuliani Insider Is Now a Critic From Outside  —  As Rudolph W. Giuliani runs for president, his image as a chief executive who steered New York through the disaster of Sept. 11 has become a pillar of his campaign.  But one former member of his inner circle keeps surfacing to revisit …
Discussion: TalkLeft
Robert E. Rector / Heritage Foundation:
Executive Summary: The Fiscal Cost of Low-Skill Immigrants to the U.S. Taxpayer  —  Each year, families and individuals pay taxes to the government and receive back a wide variety of services and benefits.  When the benefits and services received by one group exceed the taxes paid …
Discussion: The Young Turks and Bluey Blog
Dinesh D'Souza / Townhall.com:
A Canadian philosopher worth reading  —  In winning the Templeton Prize for religion, philosopher Charles Taylor is not only $1.5 million richer, but he also joins an august company of scholars and world leaders, including physicist Freeman Dyson, author Alexander Solzhenitsyn, evangelist Billy Graham, and Mother Teresa.
New York Times:
Editorial: Macho Mistakes at Ground Zero  —  As more and more workers who inhaled the dust at ground zero fall ill, it has become increasingly clear that much of the problem can be traced to the Giuliani administration's failure to insist that all emergency personnel and construction workers at the site wear respirators.
Discussion: The Reaction
Robin Wright / Washington Post:
Iran Charges U.S. Scholar With Trying to Topple Regime  —  American scholar Haleh Esfandiari has been charged with trying to topple the Iranian regime, Iran's state-controlled television reported today.  —  Iran's Intelligence Ministry accused Esfandiari, director of Middle East programs …
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.
 
 
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'Fallujah' Fantasies  —  I am always amazed at the variants …
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Mike Huckabee to Brody File: "I Do Not Believe in Teaching About Sex …
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