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CQPolitics.com - Who knew that Scooter Libby could become a presidential campaign issue? But it makes sense, given that the former White House aide — who was convicted and sentenced to jail for lying to a grand jury in the CIA leak case — has many Republican defenders who want to see him stay out

Republicans and Democrats struggled Wednesday over the final details of an elusive deal that would grant quick legal status to millions of illegal immigrants living in the U.S. and fortify the border

AP - President Bush said Monday he wants to work with Democrats on compromise legislation to pay for the Iraq war even though he'll carry through on his threat to veto a spending bill that also sets a timetable for a U.S. troop withdrawal.

U.S. News & World Report - Progressive House Democrats have outlined two key benchmarks for their colleagues in charge of writing a budget resolution for the 2008 fiscal year.