More on immigration...and Mike DeWine...

CNN:

The committee's vote was a partial victory for Bush, who supports a guest-worker program to fill jobs for which no American workers are available. After the vote, White House spokesman Scott McClellan praised the fact that the Senate was "moving forward" on legislation.

The four Republicans on the committee who supported the immigration bill were Specter and Sens. Mike DeWine of Ohio, Sam Brownback of Kansas and Lindsey Graham of South Carolina. Brownback has been mentioned as a potential 2008 presidential candidate.

Washington Post:

With bipartisan support, the Senate Judiciary Committee voted 12 to 6 to side with President Bush's general approach to an immigration issue that is dividing the country, fracturing the Republican Party and ripening into one of the biggest political debates of this election year. Conservatives have loudly demanded that the government tighten control of U.S. borders and begin deporting illegal immigrants. But in recent weeks, the immigrant community has risen up in protest, marching by the hundreds of thousands to denounce what they see as draconian measures under consideration in Washington.

The panel voted to accept a bill largely patterned on the measure sponsored by Kennedy and McCain. Specter and Republican Sens. Lindsey O. Graham (S.C.), Sam Brownback (Kan.) and Mike DeWine (Ohio) joined the committee's Democrats to win passage.

Cleveland Plain Dealer:

It was a victory for demonstrators who had spilled into the streets by the hundreds of thousands demanding better treatment for immigrants.

With a bipartisan coalition in control, the committee also voted down proposed criminal penalties for immigrants found to be in the country illegally. It approved a new temporary program allowing entry for 1.5 million workers seeking jobs in the agriculture industry.

At several critical points, committee Democrats showed unity while Republicans splintered. In general, Graham, Sen. Sam Brownback of Kansas and Sen. Mike DeWine of Ohio, who is seeking re-election this fall, voted with the Democrats. That created a majority that allowed them to shape the bill to their liking.

Akron Beacon Journal:

The Senate Judiciary Committee on Monday approved sweeping legislation that clears the way for 11 million illegal aliens to seek U.S. citizenship, a victory for demonstrators across the country who had spilled into the streets by the hundreds of thousands demanding better treatment for immigrants.

Other GOP members supporting the bill were Sens. Mike DeWine of Ohio, Lindsey Graham of South Carolina and Sam Brownback of Kansas.

Columbus Dispatch:

WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday approved a comprehensive immigration bill that would create a foreign guest-worker program and put millions of illegal immigrants on track toward permanent residency and U.S. citizenship.

Other GOP members supporting the bill were Lindsey Graham, of South Carolina, Mike DeWine, of Ohio, and Sam Brownback, of Kansas.

Fox News:

WASHINGTON — After eight hours of seemingly endless debate, the Senate Judiciary Committee wrapped up an immigration reform bill on Monday evening that addresses the concerns of many illegal immigrants and border patrol hawks, but doesn't satisfy the majority leader.

On several amendments, GOP Sens. Lindsay Graham of South Carolina, Sam Brownback of Kansas and Mike DeWine of Ohio, who is seeking re-election this fall, sided with Democrats.

Toledo Blade:

The Senate Judiciary Committee yesterday approved immigration legislation that clears the way for millions of undocumented workers to seek U.S. citizenship without having to first leave the country.

(They don't even mention Mike DeWine's role in the vote).

Now why did I do this? Not to bore you with repetition, but to point out which media made an implication to DeWine's campaign, which ones did not and which one didn't mention him at all. You would think Ohio news sources would concentrate a bit more on what an Ohio Senator does, especially on an issue as important as Immigration. Of course how DeWine votes on the actual floor of the Senate will have more bearing on this than how he voted in Committee.

I also find it interesting the wording choices that each news source uses for the same story.

I realize it's popular to say the media has a liberal bias, but when you look at some of these stories it appears more to me that sometimes the bias isn't just based on liberalism. It's also clear who wrote an article versus who took it from a source and merely changed a few words.

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