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4:25 PM ET, June 7, 2007

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Jonathan Weisman / Washington Post:
Immigration Bill Fails Key Senate Test Vote  —  The proposed overhaul of the nation's immigration laws teetered on the verge of collapse today, after four Republican senators switched their positions to help pass an amendment early this morning that would close the bill's guest worker program after five years.
Rob Bluey / Bluey Blog:
Amnesty Opponents Making Progress in Senate
William Otis / Washington Post:
Neither Prison Nor Pardon  —  Justice in the Libby Case Lies With Bush's Third Option  —  Scooter Libby should not be pardoned.  But his punishment — 30 months in prison, two years' probation and a $250,000 fine — is excessive.  President Bush should commute the sentence by eliminating the jail term while preserving the fine.
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Deacon / Power Line:
A DIFFERENT APPROACH TO FREEING LEWIS LIBBY
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Matt Apuzzo / Associated Press:   Libby asks judge to delay sentence
Shaun Mullen / The Moderate Voice:
(Updated) Paris Hilton Bawls Her Way Out of An L.A. Celebrity Slammer  —  Paris Hilton has finally done it to me.  She has so outraged my sensibilities that here I am blogging on this sack of celebrity excrement instead of analyzing every jot and tittle of the presidential race.
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Ari Melber / The Nation:
Senate Begins Real Push on Habeas Corpus  —  Today the Senate Judiciary Committee passed an important bill to restore habeas corpus, the sacrosanct Constitutional right to challenge government detention in court, by a vote of eleven to eight.  —  Habeas corpus was revoked …
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David S. Broder / Washington Post:
Candidates Lacking A Real-World Clue  —  GOFFSTOWN, N.H. — The 18 presidential candidates — eight Democrats and 10 Republicans — who came to Saint Anselm College here for a pair of debates this week displayed a remarkable ability to ignore the real-world consequences of many of the policies they were advocating.
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Brian Beutler:
Null set blogging redux  —  Curious to determine if Romney's meaning had been accidently flipped—if maybe he meant to say, "this is a non-sequitur: Null-set!"  —I did me some googling and I found this from May 8, nearly one month ago. … This is interesting for two reasons: It's evidence that …
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The Atlantic Online:
Null Set Blogging, Part Three  —  Brian Beutler uncovers a May 8 transcript which reveals that the debate this week isn't the first time Mitt Romney offered his curious answer to the question "If you had to make the decision, based on what we know now, if you were the president there, do you think you would have done the same thing?"
Discussion: Democrats.com and Shakesville
Alexandra Zavis / Los Angeles Times:
Iraq death toll climbs by at least 20  —  The latest victims include a U.S. soldier, a British soldier and an Iraqi journalist.  Bombers target a popular restaurant and a police station.  —  BAGHDAD — Bombs exploded today outside a popular falafel restaurant in Baghdad and a police station near …
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Nico / Think Progress:
Lieberman 'Really Upset' At Troops Who Didn't 'Speak To Me From Their Heart'  —  During Sen. Joe Lieberman's (I-CT) trip to Iraq two weeks ago, McClatchy published an article highlighting how several soldiers who met with Lieberman had wanted to ask him, "When are we going to get out of here?"
CNN:
Cooperation agreed on missile defense … HEILIGENDAMM, Germany (CNN) — U.S. President George Bush and Russian President Vladimir Putin agreed Thursday at the G8 summit in Germany to cooperate on missile-defense systems, apparently cooling tensions between the two leaders.
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Joe Klein / TIME: Swampland:
Armey Decoded  —  Dick: Seems to me, reading you this week, that although you've left public office, you're still infected with political blather, Frank Luntz-style.  For example, the word "Ownership."  That tested really well in focus groups, but what does it mean?
The Atlantic Online:
Romney's Up 17 In An Internal Campaign Poll  —  In an internal poll, ex-MA Gov. Mitt Romney holds a whopping 17 point lead over the rest of the Republican field, further evidence to Romney's senior staff that his organizational prowess and early support in Iowa scared challengers John McCain and Rudy Giuliani away.
Patrick Thibodeau / Computerworld Malaysia:
Senators seek to bar H-1B use by firms that lay off workers  —  WASHINGTON — Companies that lay off workers would be barred from using H-1B visas under an amendment to the Senate immigration reform bill proposed by Sens  —  Computerworld  —  WASHINGTON — Companies that lay off workers …
Discussion: The Huffington Post
Alan Fram / Associated Press:
AP Poll: Bush Approval Hits Low Point  —  Bush Approval Hits All-Time Low in AP-Ipsos Poll, With Discontent Over Iraq, Terror War  —  Public approval of the job President Bush is doing now matches its all-time low, with widespread discontent over how he is handling the war in Iraq …
Justin Rood Reports / The Blotter:
Internet Absurdity: Bin Laden Listed at FOX Headquarters  —  Justin Rood Reports:  —  An Ohio man says he has located Osama bin Laden in the United States and wants to claim the U.S. government's $25 million reward.  —  Using an online person search built from phone directories and other public records …
Discussion: News Hounds
 
 
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