Gas prices soar, Bush taps the judge well and Alyssa Milano finds a cause

Intro

• Pop-Culture-Politics
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• Roundtable intro

Executive

• SnowJob
• Bush names Tony Snow press secretary, Reuters/Yahoo News
• Snow Pick May Signal Less Insular White House, Washington Post
• Suggested questions for the White House press corps to ask on Tony Snow's first day, Media Matters

Legislative

• Gas prices
• Listener question... from Australia (!) on the US Senate, the Aussie PM and Aussie wheat kickback scandal

Judicial

• Sen. Frist will make "every effort" to confirm Brett Kavanaugh before the Memorial Day recess
• Back to judges, TownHall.com

Fourth Estate

• GOP pollster Frank Luntz on the Dems
• Has Luntz gone Ronin?, Blue Oregon
• Luntz's report via Daily Kos (PDF)

Last Call

• Kelly - Where is Shannon Doherty when you need her? (Alyssa Milano's blog - InfoWorld.com)
• Adam - India and nuclear proliferation
• Tim - E's Save Our Show

Conclusion

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White House shakeups, more evidence that you can gamble on anything, plus the best and worst in the Senate

Intro

• Pop-Culture-Politics
• Shownotes at capitalcaucus.com
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• Roundtable intro

Executive

• Turnover at 1600
• New Bush aide tells staff to expect more changes, CNN
• Rove Gives Up Policy Post in Shake-Up, Washington Post
• Odds on who will replace Scott McClellan, Gambling911.com
• Bush Considering Replacing McClellan With Fox News Anchor Tony Snow, ThinkProgress
• FOX News' Tony Snow Among Possible White House Spokesman Candidates, FoxNews.com
• Shakeup at W's, New York Daily News

Legislative

• The best and worst Senators... according to Time

Judicial

• The Supreme Court's lack of rulings so far this term - SCOTUSblog

Fourth Estate

• The Pulitzers awarded... relevant and important or ho hum?
• Congratulations To Us, Howard Kurtz's Media Notes, Washington Post

Last Call

• Kelly - Happy birthday to Justice John Paul Stevens
• Adam - NHL Playoffs
• Dan - Foreign policy timeout for the administration
  
• Tim - Early money?

Conclusion

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The President admits a leak, marches move mountains and K-Fed is America's secret weapon

Capital Caucus #5

Intro

• Pop-Culture-Politics
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• Roundtable intro

Executive

• The Leak
• Defense Lawyers in Leak Case Widen Request for Documents, New York Times
• Libby Wasn't Ordered to Leak Name, Papers Say, Washington Post
• Iran
  • Listener email - Is there any thing that Congress could do to keep Bush from attacking Iran? Is there something Congress can do to keep him from using nukes? Is there any thing that Congress is likely do? I belive he will exhaust all diplomatic options just like he did for Iraq.
  • U.S. Is Studying Military Strike Options on Iran, Washington Post
  • Iran Declares Nuclear Advance, Washington Post
  • Our ultimate weapon... K-Fed's MySpace page - WARNING... the rumors are true. He lays down his "rhymes." Use only for national defense purposes, please.

Legislative

• Changing tack on immigration reform?
• Immigrant Bill Fallout May Hurt House GOP, Washington Post
• Republicans mull changes in immigration bill, Washington Post/Reuters

Judicial

• Justice O'Connor Gets a Law School - WSJ blog
• Resistance on the Court to televising arguments - SCOTUSblog

Fourth Estate

• Roundtable discussion...
• Electoral fortunes
• McCain Warns of Rough Going for GOP, AP

Last Call

• Kelly - Gov. Ehrlich's fortress
• Adam - Ex-Steelers Swann, Harris Butt Heads in Pennsylvania Campaign
• Tim - New Orleans votes

Conclusion

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Tom DeLay ends the madness while Katherine Harris prolongs it

Capital Caucus #4

Intro

• Pop-Culture-Politics
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• Roundtable intro

Legislative

• Tom Delay resigns from Congress
• New York Times
• Houston Chronicle
• Washington Post
• Time Magazine
• Immigration reform
  • Senate deliberation - Financial Times
  • Student protests - San Jose Mercury News

Executive

• Cancun summit
• Harper, Bush and Fox meet - Miami Herald
• Immigration dominates - BBC News

Judicial

• Justice Scalia's latest antics, Boston Herald
• No cert in Padilla, New York Times, SCOTUSblog report and analysis

Fourth Estate

• Republican exodus(es)
• Katherine Harris' campaign staffers flee - Herald-Tribune
• White House staff shakeup - CNN, Washington Post

Last Call

• Kelly - Rep. McKinney's issues
• Adam - Chicago/Harvard international relations professors and Israel (paper (PDF) - Washington Post story)
• Dan - Ken Blackwell's accident
• Tim - Heritage Foundation - the roof, the roof, the roof is on fire!

Conclusion

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