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• History shows peril of abandoning mission РRep. Roy Blunt, Springfield News-Leader
• US benchmarks for Iraq may be hazy РGordon Lubold, Christian Science Monitor
• War funding gets new line in sand РJim Tankersley, Chicago Tribune
• Iran v. the Saudis РPeter Brookes, New York Post
• White House Searches for War Czar РDeb Riechmann, Associated Press

• A Liberal Case for Gun Rights Sways Judiciary РAdam Liptak, New York Times
• Local-federal plan offers illegal immigration solution РM. Peter Stark, Morning Call
• First the GOP, now Dems offer little hope for curbing gas costs РBen Lieberman, Arizona Daily Star
• Card-check vs. secret ballots РJames Sherk, Washington Times
• One-size-fits-all government program is a poor solution РNina Owcharenko, News & Observer

• Squash the pork РErnest Istook, Dallas Morning News
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• Expiration of tax cuts sparks battle in Congress РJames Rosen, McClatchy Newspapers
• Nevada lawmakers silent on earmarks РDiana Marrero, Reno Gazette-Journal
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‚Ä¢ Democrats’ 2008 Electoral Edge in Doubt – Alan Fram, Associated Press
• Could Fred Thompson please the right? РAriel Sabar, Christian Science Monitor
• Can Fred Thompson rescue Republicans in 2008? РJohn Whitesides, Reuters
• The power of endorsements РSalena Zito, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• An Interview With Angela McGlowan, Author Of Bamboozled РJohn Hawkins, Right Wing News