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6:25 AM ET, June 28, 2007

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Bloomberg:
Immigration Measure in Doubt Over Senate Defections  —  The fate of U.S. immigration legislation was cast into doubt when at least six senators who helped revive the proposed overhaul said they either oppose or are leaning against a move to permit a vote on final passage.
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Carrie Budoff / The Politico:
Immigration bill struggling  —  Proponents of the Senate immigration bill were unable to block an amendment Wednesday on identification requirements, casting doubt on whether the overall measure will clear a crucial test vote set for Thursday morning.  —  The bill survived its first cloture motion Tuesday by a vote of 64 to 35.
Washington Post:
Immigration Measure Appears Imperiled Again  —  Defeat of Amendments Briefly Raised Hopes  —  The Senate yesterday turned back a series of amendments from both parties aimed at substantially altering controversial immigration legislation, but the bill shed supporters as it became mired …
Amy Goldstein / Washington Post:
Fired Prosecutor Says Gonzales Pushed Death Penalty  —  Figures Show Attorney General Often Overrules U.S. Attorneys' Arguments Against Capital Charges  —  Paul K. Charlton, one of nine U.S. attorneys fired last year, told members of Congress yesterday that Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales …
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James Risen / New York Times:
Senate Issues Subpoenas in Eavesdropping Investigation  —  The Senate Judiciary Committee issued a series of subpoenas to the White House, Vice President Cheney's office, and the Justice Department today related to the National Security Agency's warrantless wiretapping program …
James Risen / New York Times:
White House Is Subpoenaed on Wiretapping  —  The Senate Judiciary Committee on Wednesday issued subpoenas to the White House, Vice President Dick Cheney's office and the Justice Department after what the panel's chairman called "stonewalling of the worst kind" of efforts to investigate …
Discussion: the talking dog and Obsidian Wings
Jeremy Jacobs / The Hill:
Leahy: Bush's lawlessness worse than Nixon's
Josh Meyer / Los Angeles Times:
Wiretap subpoenas prod administration
Discussion: Cliff Schecter
Ana Marie Cox / TIME: Swampland:
Romney in Deep Doo-Doo?  —  I'll have a more formal version of this story up in a bit, but: it turns out that strapping your dog to the roof of your car might actually be against Massachusetts state law, which says anyone who … Not that we can lock him him up.
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Ana Marie Cox / TIME: Swampland:
Romney's Shaggy Dog Story  —  I can't be the only one who finds, in this anecdote, something else entirely besides, "emotion-free crisis management": … Unless by "emotion-free" you mean, "the kind of cold fish who could feel no emotion about strapping his dog to the roof of his car."
Ana Marie Cox / Time:
Romney's Cruel Canine Vacation
Discussion: Cliff Schecter
Boston Globe:
Journeys of a shared life
Discussion: The Impolitic, MSNBC and Wonkette
Bruce Fein / Slate:
Impeach Cheney  —  THE VICE PRESIDENT HAS RUN UTTERLY AMOK AND MUST BE STOPPED.  —  Under Dick Cheney, the office of the vice president has been transformed from a tiny acorn into an unprecedented giant oak.  In grasping and exercising presidential powers, Cheney has dulled political accountability …
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Scott Horton / Harper's:
Cheney and the National Security Secrets Fraud
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Linda Greenhouse / New York Times:
Even in Agreement, Scalia Puts Roberts to Lash  —  It's not every day that one Supreme Court justice, even one as rhetorically unrestrained as Justice Antonin Scalia, characterizes another justice, let alone the chief justice of the United States, as a wimp and a hypocrite.
Discussion: Connecting.the.Dots
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Lyle Denniston / SCOTUSblog:
A guide to Thursday's session
Discussion: The Volokh Conspiracy
National Review:
Cloture Tomorrow  —  A Senate source with well-established good instincts predicts: "Vote should be close... I'll be very surprised if this bill lives beyond tomorrow morning.  Not certain, but four of the 64 are now on record as changing to "no" votes.  One more and it's over—assuming none of the "no" votes flip."
Discussion: Townhall.com and Day In, Day Out
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Allahpundit / Hot Air:
Audio: Voinovich humiliates himself in shamnesty debate with Hannity …
Discussion: Gateway Pundit and PrestoPundit
MSNBC:
'Hardball with Chris Matthews' for June 26  —  CHRIS MATTHEWS, HOST: Ann Coulter, author of "Godless: The Church of Liberalism," plays HARDBALL.  Let's play with her!  —  Good evening.  I'm Chris Matthews.  Welcome to HARDBALL.  Tonight, from our HARDBALL plaza, just steps away from the U.S. Capitol …
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Ed Morrissey / Captain's Quarters:
CQ Radio Scoop: Fred Thompson Statement  —  In an exclusive scoop at BlogTalkRadio, Fred Thompson will make a statement at 3:30 pm CT today through an additional show for CQ Radio.  Be sure to listen live, or catch the podcast that will follow.  —  If you want to embed the player …
USA Today:
Bloomberg: Neither party 'stands for anything'  —  NEW YORK — New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg, who became an independent last week, showed his non-partisan colors Wednesday by criticizing both political parties.  —  Bloomberg, who left the GOP and is asked almost daily about running for president …
Rob Bluey / Bluey Blog:
Earmarks in the Amnesty Bill: Trading Votes for Pork  —  There are all sorts of goodies in Sen. Harry Reid's clay pigeon amendment, but two pork projects — one in Utah and the other in Alaska — stand out.  Why?  Three of the senators who would benefit from the earmarks voted in favor of cloture yesterday.
Melissa Nelson / Associated Press:
Fla. sheriff targets illegals  —  PANAMA CITY BEACH, Fla. - The sheriff's department has developed a remarkably effective — and controversial — way of catching illegal immigrants: Deputies in patrol cars pull up to a construction site in force, and watch and see who runs.
 
 
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Laylan Copelin / Postcards from the Lege:
High court upholds dismissal of indictment against DeLay
Discussion: NewsBusters.org and Redstate
Jeannette Walls / MSNBC:
PETA blasts Michael Moore for eating meat
Sharon Begley / Newsweek:
How your brain makes political decisions
Discussion: TPMCafe blogs and Hot Air
Carl Hulse / New York Times:
New Senators Resist Overhaul of Immigration
Discussion: Taylor Marsh
Donna Smith / Reuters:
U.S. Senate heads for crucial immigration vote
Discussion: The Moderate Voice
Heather Hollingsworth / Associated Press:
A.G. clears Planned Parenthood
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MZollinger / Five Brothers Blog:
Some Video From America's Calling
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CNN Political Ticker:
Tancredo sends head of lettuce to Chertoff
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