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James Joyner of Outside the Beltway makes a special appearance today in the U.S. Capitol to talk to staffers about tips and techniques for blogger outreach — something that’s much needed in an era when bloggers can be bombarded with hundreds of e-mails in a single day. The Heritage Foundation is sponsoring the event in part because of Joyner’s successful presentation to our policy team last month.

• Republicans returning to our core principles РRep. John Boehner, The Hill
‚Ä¢ Rudy versus Thompson: Two options for the party – Soren Dayton, Eye on ‘08
• Beware of Higher Cigarette Taxes, Tobacco Company Warns РSusan Jones, Cybercast News Service
• The S-CHIP debate: More liberal crud РEditorial, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
• The New Republic Up to Old Tricks РLisa De Pasquale, Townhall

‚Ä¢ Santa Murtha delivers late gifts – Patrick O’Connor, Politico
• Bringing Home The Bacon РBrian Wingfield, Forbes
• Bush earmarks differ in kind from congressional earmarks РRob Portman, The Hill
• Priceless education? РCharlie Boss, Columbus Dispatch
• Replace subsidies for millionaires with farm savings accounts РBrian Riedl, Des Moines Register

• Immigrants and Their Kids Are Losing Ground Economically РGreg Ip, Wall Street Journal
• Democrats pitch citizenship path for some illegals РS.A. Miller & Stephen Dinan, Washington Times
• Employment Verification Program Called Underused РEleanor Stables, Congressional Quarterly
‚Ä¢ Growing ‘green’ (we’re not talking broccoli) in the big city – Ed Feulner, Chicago Tribune
• Tap that oil РBen Lieberman, Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

• Suicide Reversal? Polling the Muslim World РSymposium, National Review Online
• Conservatives call for Bush to emphasize ‘leaving Iraq’ РManu Raju, The Hill
‚Ä¢ Saving the ‘John Doe’ Amendment – Ericka Andersen, Human Events
• Unintelligent Intelligence РPejman Yousefzadeh, TCS Daily
• Stopping Iran РHelle Dale, Washington Times