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BEWARE of an aroused citizenry. It's an admonition that should be ingrained in the brain of any run-of-the-mill politician, let alone someone who has ascended to the United States Senate. But from the Olympian heights of the world's greatest deliberative body, it is often forgotten. So senators got a reminder in the humiliating defeat of a "comprehensive" immigration bill that had the support of the president of the United States, a bipartisan group of senators with the blessing of the leaders of their caucuses and the support of the editorial boards of the country's most important newspapers.

Vote not yet complete but NAYS are well over 40. A lot of unexpected NAYS including McConnell, Voinovich, Warner. More details soon.

71.9% of Hispanics Also Opposed to Taxpayer-Funded Day Laborer Sites WASHINGTON, April 11 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Judicial Watch, the public interest group that investigates and prosecutes government corruption, today released the results of a nationwide poll conducted in partnership with Zogby International concerning the American people's attitudes towards illegal immigration. Among the highlights of the poll conducted March 22 - 26, 2007: -- Overall, 66% of likely voters believe that more emphasis should be placed on law enforcement when addressing the issue of illegal immigration, including 51.6% of Hispanics and 56.8% of self-described political "liberals." Only 5% said the emphasis on...

Chennai, Nov. 9. (UNI): Editor-in-Chief of The Hindu, N Ram, today said Union Minister of State for Home, I D Swamy, had said that the Centre would take up with the Tamil Nadu Government, the sentencing of four of its senior journalists and the publisher by the State Assembly in a breach of privilege case. (Another Central Minister has also said he would request the Assembly Speaker to withdraw the order.) Addressing journalists, who are observing a fast at the Press Club here in protest against the Tamil Nadu Assembly sentencing six journalists to 15 days simple imprisonment, he said...