Miers Faces Vigorous Abortion Questioning For Supreme Court
Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman Arlen Specter says Harriet Miers must answer tough questions on privacy rights and qualifications as she seeks to replace Justice O Connor. Conservatives split over Miers stance on Roe v Wade while critics demand proof she would not overturn the ruling. AP photo Tommy Chong quips about marijuana use in a separate captioned caption.
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FBI weighs relaxing hiring rules on drug use
The FBI considers relaxing rules on past marijuana or other drug use for applicants. Some senior managers are frustrated they cannot hire candidates who admit occasional college use, even if they later work in top secret jobs for other agencies. Director Mueller will decide.
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New Orleans police clash with intoxicated man caught on tape
APTN footage shows two New Orleans officers punching 64 year old Robert Davis outside a Bourbon Street bar while a fifth officer tailed the AP News crew. Davis faces charges of public intoxication and resisting arrest. The incident prompted suspensions and a criminal investigation as the department, still reeling from Katrina, vows probe and action.
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Last-minute bid to win Sunni support for Iraq charter
Amid U S mediation Shiite and Kurdish officials pressed Sunni Arab leaders over final charter changes ahead of the referendum. Violence left 13 Iraqis dead as gunmen killed a Shiite teacher in Samarra and a woman and child died in Basra. A U S Marine died from a roadside bomb in Ramadi, raising U S fatalities to 1 953 since March 2003. Interior Minister Bayan Jabr said foreign militants declined to about 900 from three months ago.
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Palestinian gunmen halt funeral as Gaza violence unsettles summit
Palestinian gunmen fired into the air at a Motaz Abu Zaror funeral amid clashes after Israeli troops killed three Palestinians near the Gaza border. Israel's defense minister rejected key Palestinian demands at a pre summit meeting with Mahmoud Abbas, delaying a Hamas stalemate. Senior negotiators plan one more round to salvage the talks as Israel worries over security.
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Preliminary tally points to run off in Poland election
Warsaw AP report shows Donald Tusk with 35 percent and Lech Kaczynski with 33 percent with 62 percent of ballots counted, signaling a runoff for Oct. 23 if these results hold. A state exit poll had Tusk at 38 percent and Kaczynski at 32 percent with turnout near 50 percent.
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