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To: Road Walker who wrote (283463)	4/8/2006 12:00:07 PM
From: Road Walker	Respond to of 1574608

The article by Sy Hirsh --- newyorker.com

To: Road Walker who wrote (283463)	4/8/2006 12:05:08 PM
From: longnshort	Respond to of 1574608

good, sweet. Bush is great

To: Road Walker who wrote (283463)	4/8/2006 12:18:31 PM
From: combjelly	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574608

"US considers use of nuclear weapons against Iran" I guess we really do aspire to rogue nation status.

To: Road Walker who wrote (283463)	4/8/2006 12:39:42 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1574608

Bush Blames Reid on Immigration Bill Staff and agencies 08 April, 2006 By JENNIFER LOVEN, 17 minutes ago WASHINGTON - President Bush blamed Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid on Saturday for the potentially fatal blow dealt to compromise immigration legislation. But Bush — echoing earlier complaints from Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn. — sought to place all the blame on Reid, D-Nev., who refused to permit votes on more than three Republican-backed amendments. Hailed as a bipartisan breakthrough earlier in the week, the immigration measure would have provided for stronger border security, regulated the future entry of foreign workers and created a complex new set of regulations for the estimated 11 million immigrants in the country illegally. Faced with a major setback only months before much of the Republican-controlled Congress is up for re-election, Bush sought to give life to the issue. Speaking mostly to conservatives in his party, he said border security must be improved and enforcement within the United States needs to be enhanced. "Immigration is an emotional issue and a vitally important one," Bush said. "At its core, immigration is the sign of a confident and successful nation." "Politics got , , ), D-Mass., lamented. Sen. Arlen Specter (, , ), R-Pa., chairman of the Senate Judiciary Committee, pledged to have legislation ready for debate in the Senate within two weeks of the lawmakers‘ return. Frist and others accused Reid of "putting a stranglehold" on the Senate. The Democratic leader has prevented votes on all but a few non-controversial amendments since debate began on the bill more than a week ago. "It‘s not gone forward because there‘s a political advantage for Democrats not to have an immigration bill," asserted Specter. Kennedy, who h, , ), D-N.Y., who heads the party‘s campaign effort, said they did not want to expose rank-and-file Democrats to votes that would force them to choose between border security and immigrant rights, only to wind up with legislation that would be eviscerated in future negotiations with the House, which has passed a bill limited to boosting border security. localnewsleader.com