Discover GOP Opprobrium

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Today's edition of quick hits:

* Another rough day on Wall Street: "Stocks slumped Monday, with the Dow losing 373 points, as investors worried about the specifics of the government's $700 billion bailout plan and rocketing oil prices - which saw the biggest one-day dollar gain ever."

* If you missed it over the weekend, 53 were killed in Islamabad on Saturday, when a huge suicide truck bomb struck a Marriott Hotel. An additional 266 were wounded in the attack, believed to be one of the largest terrorist attacks ever in Pakistan.

* Sen. Ted Stevens' (R-Alaska) trial begins today. He'll be the first sitting senator to face a jury trial in more than 27 years.

* The Hill reports this afternoon: "House Financial Services Committee Chairman Barney Frank (D-Mass.) on Monday said 'a great deal of progress' has been made on the $700 billion Wall Street bailout bill, even though congressional Democrats have supplemented the administration's proposal with their own versions."

* Senate Republicans don't exactly love the Paulson bailout plan.

* If the New York Times is "in the tank" for Dems, why no stories about the Keating Five scandal?

* McCain wants a pathway to citizenship for undocumented immigrants ... from Ireland.

* The McCain campaign is outraged the New York Times hasn't covered the lobbying work done by Joe Biden's son. The Times ran a story last week on the lobbying work done by Joe Biden's son.

* Stop the shredders: "A federal judge issued a preliminary injunction [Saturday] ordering Vice President Cheney and the National Archives to preserve all of his official records."

* McCain was asked last night why Sarah Palin can't be interviewed or host press conferences. McCain responded, "The American people are vetting her." I have no idea what this means.