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Well, this has been an eventful three weeks to say the least. While engaged in a knock down battle with the defeat-o-crats on the fate of the Iraq war, we were blind-sided by a sucker punch delivered by the President and the US Senate on immigration reform. As we recovered from the devastating blow, we heard a standing eight count and mercifully we were saved by the bell as the first round of the now infamous 'immigration reform' fight came to a close. The Senate, astounded themselves by our negative reaction, were forced to abandon their plan to sneak this...

WASHINGTON - Senate leaders reached a deal Thursday on reviving a broad immigration bill that could provide millions of illegal immigrants a chance to become American citizens and said they’ll try to pass it before Memorial Day. The agreement brokered by Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist, R-Tenn., and Minority Harry Reid, D-Nev., breaks a political stalemate that has lingered for weeks while immigrants and their supporters held rallies, boycotts and protests to push for action. Key to the agreement is who will be negotiating a compromise with the House, which last December passed an enforcement-only bill that would subject the...

President Bush faces a politically thorny situation _ and stark choices _ now that Senate Democrats twice have blocked John Bolton's confirmation as U.N. ambassador The president could withdraw the nomination, authorize further concessions to Democrats over access to information they seek or bypass lawmakers altogether by appointing the former State Department official to the job temporarily without the Senate's OK. But any of those options could leave the president appearing weak as he confronts sagging poll numbers and fights to stave off a lame-duck label just six months into his final term. "It's time for the Senate to give...