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Rove says he has ‘problems’ with AZ immigration law — THE VILLAGES - Karl Rove, chief political strategist for former President George W. Bush, today questioned a controversial new Arizona law designed to cut down on illegal immigration by making it a crime to not produce proof of citizenship when a law enforcement officer demands it.
Jonathan Martin / The Politico:
Jeb Bush speaks out against Ariz. law — Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush is speaking out against the new hard-line immigration law in Arizona, becoming the first prominent national Republican to do so. — “I think it creates unintended consequences,” he said in a telephone interview with POLITICO Tuesday.
George F. Will / Washington Post:
A law Arizona can live with — “Misguided and irresponsible” is how Arizona's new law pertaining to illegal immigration is characterized by House Speaker Nancy Pelosi. She represents San Francisco, which calls itself a “sanctuary city,” an exercise in exhibitionism that means …
Amanda Terkel / Think Progress:
Sen. Graham Comes Out As The Second Republican Lawmaker To Condemn Arizona's Anti-Immigration Law — Today on MSNBC, Morning Joe host Joe Scarborough — who is also a former Republican congressman — took aim at Arizona's draconian anti-immigration law, calling it “un-American”: … Watch it:
Byron York / Washington Examiner:
A carefully crafted immigration law in Arizona — The chattering class is aghast at Arizona's new immigration law. “Harkens back to apartheid,” says the Atlanta Journal-Constitution's Cynthia Tucker. “Shameful,” says the Washington Post's E.J. Dionne. “Terrible...an invitation to abuse,” says the New York Times' David Brooks.
Linda Greenhouse / Opinionator:
Breathing While Undocumented — I'm glad I've already seen the Grand Canyon.
Rich Lowry / National Review:
Hysterics against Arizona — EDITOR'S NOTE: This column …
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David Weigel / Right Now:
I, Sarah Palin defender — Last night I appeared on MSNBC's Countdown with Keith Olbermann to talk about a story that had been driven into the mainstream by the blog PalinGates. The story: Palin made three statements that PalinGates believed may have been false, and therefore grounds for perjury.
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Tommy Christopher / Mediaite:
Keith Olbermann Gets Bad News on Sarah Palin Perjury Accusation — On last night's Countdown, Keith Olbermann reported on perjury accusations leveled at Sarah Palin by little-blog-that-could Palingates. At issue is whether Palin opened herself up to criminal liability by claiming …
Damian Paletta / Real Time Economics:
Republican Alternative To Democrats' Financial Overhaul Takes Shape — Senate Republicans are circulating their own financial overhaul plan as they continue to block the effort by Democrats to bring a White House-backed bill to the Senate floor for a vote. — Here are highlights …
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Republicans Circulate Draft of Financial Regulation Alternative — Damian Paletta at the Wall Street Journal offers a summary of a 20 page draft of a GOP alternative approach to financial regulation. Overall it's extremely vague, but appears to be . . . staggeringly similar to what's already in Chris Dodd's bill.
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Ben Smith / Ben Smith's Blog:
Actuary denies delaying report — The Chief Medicare Actuary, Richard Foster, called “completely inaccurate” a report that the Department of Health and Human Services buried a report on health care in the days before a crucial vote. — “Consistent with the Office of the Actuary's longstanding …
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Mark Murray / msnbc.com:
DID HHS SWEEP SCORE UNDER THE RUG? NO
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James C. McKinley Jr / New York Times:
Strict Abortion Measures Enacted in Oklahoma — The Oklahoma Legislature voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to override vetoes of two highly restrictive abortion measures, one making it a law that women undergo an ultrasound and listen to a detailed description of the fetus before having an abortion.
James Q. Lynch / Gazette:
3rd District GOP hopefuls take tough stances on immigration — Third District GOP congressional hopefuls called for more R&D on illegal immigration - as in round-up and deport. — Speaking at a Tama County Republican forum Monday, six candidates for the GOP nomination to face seven -term Democratic …
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Robert Gehrke / Salt Lake Tribune:
Poll stunner: Sen. Bennett on brink of defeat — Politics » With time running out, Lee, Bridgewater take the lead among GOP delegates. — Unless Sen. Bob Bennett's political fortunes change dramatically in the next two weeks, he could become Utah's first incumbent U.S. senator to lose his party's nomination in seven decades.
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Jeffrey M. Jones / Gallup:
“Enthusiastic” Voters Prefer GOP by 20 Points in 2010 Vote — Overall, congressional vote preferences are evenly divided — PRINCETON, NJ — Although U.S. registered voters are closely divided in their 2010 congressional election preferences, those who say they are “very enthusiastic about voting” …
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Steven Ertelt / LifeNews.com Pro-Life Headlines:
Governor Brewer Makes Arizona First to Drop Abortion Funding in Health Care — Phoenix, AZ (LifeNews.com) — State legislators in Tennessee may have beaten their colleagues in Arizona in passing a law to allow the state to opt out of some of the abortion funding in the government-run health care bill President Barack Obama signed.
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House votes to block lawmakers' 2011 pay increase — The House of Representatives voted Tuesday to block the annual pay raise for members of Congress. — Washington (CNN) - With midterm elections on the horizon and the nation's unemployment rate at 9.7 percent, the House …
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Perry Bacon Jr / Washington Post:
House approves measure blocking congressional pay raise
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Sharon Bernstein / Los Angeles Times:
Happy Meal toys could be banned in Santa Clara County — A county supervisor has created a stir with his proposal to bar the inclusion of toys in restaurant meals that contain high amounts of sugar, salt or certain fats. — Backers of the ban say free toys influence children's food choices.
Democracy Corps:
Is this the Final Chapter or a New Chapter? — We still do not know how this story ends. We could be at the beginning of a new, six-month chapter with voters growing more invested in the country's current course and shifting their thinking about the issues and stakes.
Tom Jensen / Public Policy Polling:
Goddard leads in Arizona — The Governor's race in Arizona continues to shape up as a rare opportunity for Democrats this year to pick up a major office they don't already have control of. But although Terry Goddard still leads all of his Republican opponents in the race …
David Weigel / Right Now:
Birthers prepare to march on Washington — The long-rumored “birth certificate march on Washington” — a project of the original birther attorney, Phil Berg — will happen on Saturday, May 29. Berg is beckoning supporters to the 82-acre President's Park, right across from the White House.
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