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Iraq Politics:
Washington Times' S.A. Miller: "GOP leaders demand end of recess to finish war bill" LINK
Washington Post's Dana Milbank: "The White House Commemorates a Very Special Day" LINK
On the Hill:
Associated Press' David Espo: "Congress Approval Up" LINK
Washington Times' Sean Lengell: "Senate stem-cell vote short of veto override" LINK
2008: Republicans:
Washington Post's Dan Balz: "McCain, Romney Advisers Spar Over Mormon Religion" LINK
2008: Republicans: McCain:
Washington Post's E.J. Dionne: "The McCain Tragedy" LINK
2008: Republicans: Romney:
Associated Press' Glen Johnson: "Romney to Push Defense Spending Increase" LINK
The Massachusetts Republican's Dan Ring: "Romney will speak on abortion" LINK
2008: Republicans: Giuliani:
John Podhoretz: "Get Real, Rudy: You're Blowing Your White House Run." LINK
Associated Press: "Giuliani glittered as prosecutor" LINK
Giuliani adviser Bill Simon on National Review Online: "Life with Giuliani" LINK
2008: Republicans: F. Thompson:
Boston Globe Columnist Peter Canellos: "GOP may cast actor into a starring role" LINK
2008: Democrats:
New York Daily News' Helen Kennedy: "Bam tunes out Fox debate: Obama joins Edwards in skipping network's Dems forum; Hil says she'll pass, too" LINK
Boston Globe's Charlie Savage: "Campaigning gets a new Web version: 'Virtual town hall' for Democrats" LINK
2008: Democrats: Obama:
Chicago Tribune's Christi Parsons: "Obama report is debunked" LINK
The Hill's Sam Youngman: "Activist group lauds Obama for skipping Fox debate" LINK
Chicago Sun-Times' Lynn Sweet: "'No, you don't run for second': Obama quells Letterman's dream ticket talk" LINK
ABC News' Jonathan Greenberger and Sarah Amos: "Obama on Letterman" LINK
2008: Democrats: Richardson:
Los Angeles' Times Nicholas Riccardi: "Richardson content to start slow in White House race" LINK
2008:
Politico's Mike Allen: "The Big Six Make Political Fixes" LINK
New York Times' Adam Nagourney: "Polling Early and Often" LINK
USA Today's Fredreka Schouten: "Hopefuls find way to raise funds earlier" LINK
Politico's Carrie Budoff: "Dear Senators: About Those Missed Votes. . . " LINK
Immigration Politics:
New York Times' Robert Pear: "Bush Ties Drop in Illegal Immigration to His Policies" LINK
Washington Post's Michael Fletcher: "Bush Makes Push To Resolve Status Of Illegal Workers" LINK
Politico's Ben Smith: "Dems Face Immigration Hurdle, Too" LINK
Washington Times' Stephen Dinan: "Bush avoids endorsing GOP stance on aliens" LINK
Gonzales Politics:
New York Times' David Johnson: "Senators Press for More Files on Removing Prosecutors" LINK
Washington Post's Dan Eggen: "Six U.S. Attorneys Given 2nd Posting in Washington" LINK
Wall Street Journal's John McKinnon: "Congress Follows Email Trail" LINK
Primary Moves:
The Hill's Sam Youngman: "New York joins Super-Duper Tuesday" LINK
Political potpourri:
Associated Press' Laura Kurtzman: "Schwarzenegger Longs for National Stage" LINK
The State's Roddie Burris: "Clyburn making history: House majority whip making rare speech before S.C. Legislature today" LINK