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Friday on MSNBC’s “Deadline,” Sen. Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) claimed lawmakers had seen “no evidence” the Trump administration’s military strikes were on drug boats. Host Nicolle Wallace asked, “What briefings have you received on the success of striking drug traffickers? Have you seen evidence or images of drugs being found on the boats that have been struck?” Blumenthal said, “What briefings? Zero. And as you may know, I think it’s public by now, there was a briefing for Republican senators only, which is unprecedented. So we’ve seen no evidence, none whatsoever, as to who is in these boats, more than ten...

Let's get rational on immigration debate Wednesday, May 03, 2006 The immigration debate should be conducted in a civil and dignified way. No one should play on people's fears, or try to pit neighbors against each other.-- President George W. Bush IF ONLY lawmakers, media pundits and policy advocates had listened to the president, who at a naturalization ceremony in March urged Americans to have a civil debate about immigration reform. If they had, we might not be where we are today, engaged in a decidedly uncivil and at times irrational national conversation on the issue. From calls for...