Mom and Baby Giraffe, originally uploaded by =Tom=.

Before I hit the sack tonight, I want to leave you with a few headlines. Tomorrow will be a crucial day for the immigration bill, and as I reported earlier, the mood is a bit brighter today after several votes in the Senate today.

• Bill from Wonderland РWes Dyck, National Review Online
• Amnesty for low-skill workers will add to poverty РRobert Rector, Atlanta Journal-Constitution
• Congress Should Reject Amnesty and Secure the Border РRep. Vern Buchanan, Human Events
‚Ä¢ CBO’s misleading immigration $ numbers – Editorial, Washington Times
• Courting Illegality РErnest Istook, National Review Online

• Why the hot war of words in U.S.-Russia affairs? РMark Silva & Alex Rodriguez, Chicago Tribune
• The G-8 Summit РHelle Dale, Washington Times
• Paulson: Small steps the way to Chinese currency reform РReuters
• Paulson pushes China on trade reforms РMartin Crutsinger, Associated Press
• U.S. military setting up high-level command focused on Africa РJames W. Crawley, Media General

• Hugo & the Media Kings РThor Halvorssen, New York Post
• Journalists Prefer Left-Wing WSJ Buyout over Murdoch РJulia Seymour, Business & Media Institute
‚Ä¢ Dear diary: they still just don’t get it – Ed Feulner, Chicago Sun-Times
• Earmark cake and eating it, too РEditorial, The Examiner
• Chairman Obey Seeks to Quell Earmark Controversy РCQ Today