Annie
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It's probably hyperbole though, like so many concerning the situations regarding illegals or the war. I do think this nails down that McCain is toast:
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070607/ap_on_go_co/immigration_congress
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20070607/ap_on_go_co/immigration_congress
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The Senate voted 51-46 to reject a proposal by Sen. John Cornyn (news, bio, voting record), R-Texas, to bar criminals including those ordered by judges to be deported from gaining legal status. Democrats siphoned support from Cornyn's proposal by winning adoption, 66-32, of a rival version that would bar a more limited set of criminals, including certain gang members and sex offenders, from gaining legalization.
Sen. John McCain (news, bio, voting record), R-Ariz., alone among his party's presidential aspirants in backing the immigration measure, opposed Cornyn's bid and backed the Democratic alternative offered by Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass.
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