US steps up campaign against insurgents in Iraq
U S troops killed seven insurgents near Tikrit and dropped satellite guided bombs near the Syrian border as the campaign intensifies. A Shiite cleric warned that a military solution will worsen the crisis and urged democracy. Several U S soldiers were wounded in Baghdad and near Fallujah while a contractor was killed near Balad. A sharp security move comes as U S forces target insurgent positions and storehouses across the country.
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Rumsfeld Says Iraqi Test Will See Who Outlasts Who
Defense Secretary Rumsfeld framed the Iraq test as a race who will outlast the other as guerrillas study U S tactics. Bush signaled possible power transfer soon but pledged continued U S presence. Powell suggested troop reductions as Iraqi forces grow.
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Democrats claim victory as judges stall continues
After 40 hours of talks organized by Republicans to protest judicial nominees, Senate Democrats extended the stall to three more votes, securing 53 votes each time to advance nominees but falling seven short of the 60 needed for final confirmation. Only Nelson and Miller crossed party lines.
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Ten Commandments showman Moore ousted by ethics panel
Alabama Chief Justice Roy Moore was removed from the bench by a state judicial ethics panel after refusing to obey a federal order to move a granite Ten Commandments display. Moore plans to appeal, asserting his oath to uphold constitutional law while awaiting further action from the Alabama Supreme Court. Governor Riley will not name a replacement until appeals are exhausted.
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Energy bill targets ethanol use and grid reliability
House and Senate Republicans finish a broad 1700 page energy bill draft aiming to double ethanol use, boost power line reliability, and grant billions in tax breaks to energy industries. They claim jobs and stability while Democrats criticize the closed process and GOP priorities.
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Kerry Opts Out Of Public Financing In Primaries
Democratic hopeful John Kerry will fund his White House bid with personal funds and a loan, becoming the second Democrat to abandon the post Watergate public financing system for the primaries.
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Judge: Gov Bush can't stop husband's suit
Florida circuit judge ruled Michael Schiavo may proceed with his lawsuit against Governor Jeb Bush over the feeding tube in his brain-damaged wife Teri Schiavo. The judge said delaying her death would violate her right to privacy and that the state law cited by the governor did not halt the suit.
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