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...According to Sen. Kyl, he'll have to, for "there's not a lot more that we're going to do this month that's any more important than [immigration reform]." "Surely this is more of a priority than pontificating about Alberto Gonzales," Kyl said, referring to Monday's debate on a one-line, non-binding resolution of no confidence against the embattled Attorney General. "This bill is not dead." It will have to be re-animated fairly soon, though, if there's to be any hope for immigration reform this year. "We kind of need to get this back...
...That doesn't mean he hasn't been working the phones, calling a trio of lawmakers - Sen. John Kyl, an Arizona Republican, Sen. Ted Kennedy, the Democrat from Massachusetts, and Colorado's Democratic Senator Ken Salazar - from Air Force One Monday at around 10 a.m. EST to discuss strategy, said White House spokesman Scott Stanzel. "The President understands there are strong emotions on this issue and he's going to go up and listen to the concerns of senators and talk with them about how this is our best opportunity to enact bipartisan immigration reform," Stanzel said. "We feel that...
...said Sessions. "I'm not sure he would see it as worth his time to bring back an unpopular bill just to suffer the same fate." Reid spokesman Jim Manley said that the majority leader is waiting for Republicans to submit a reduced list of amendments. As he opened Monday's Senate session, Reid maintained, "[If] we see new cooperation and a clear way forward from the Republican caucus, I'll do everything to readdress the immigration issue after debate on the energy bill is completed...
...interim government has also drawn criticism for failing to quickly prove corruption by the former P.M., even though his alleged graft was a major rationale the generals gave for staging their putsch. (On Monday evening, a junta-appointed investigative committee announced it had ordered the freezing of Thaksin's domestic bank accounts, estimated at more than $1 billion.) More generally, many Thais blame the coup leaders for a series of economic missteps that dented Thailand's international reputation, as well as for scrapping the previous constitution and presenting a new draft that drew little from public consultation...
...anti-junta coalition has vowed to continue holding protests until the coup leaders resign. On Monday, 5,000 Buddhists thronged in front of the Thai Parliament, some participating in a hunger strike to draw attention to their call for a state faith. It's unlikely, however, that this coterie of generals will bend to such wishes - or relinquish their own power so easily...