Democrats vow two simultaneous filibusters on Bush judicial nominees
Senate Democrats pledge to block both Priscilla Owen for the 5th U.S. Circuit and Miguel Estrada, keeping them from confirmation as Republicans press to break the standoff. Daschle cites Owen’s record as a reason to filibuster while Frist vows not to yield. White House accuses Dems of partisan obstruction.
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Bush
Senate Republicans
Texas
Priscilla Owen
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
New Orleans
Owen
Miguel Estrada
Tom Daschle
South Dakota
White House
Ari Fleischer
Texas Supreme Court
Daschle
Bill Frist
Rtenn
Estrada
District of Columbia
Tourists held by terrorists after Sahara disappearance
Thirty-one European tourists vanished in the Sahara and are reportedly held by terrorist groups in the Illizi region near the Libyan border. An Algerian official said 5,000 troops and 300 guides were deployed to locate them. The group includes 15 Germans, 10 Austrians, four Swiss, one Dutch and a Swede. The captors’ identity and exact locations remain unconfirmed. Officials say the captors are terrorist groups and that all captives are alive but divided into several geographic groups. Germany and Algeria maintain contact as inquiries continue.
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Algeria
Sahara Desert
Illizi
Sahara
Mokhtar Benmokhtar
Niger
Mali
Mauritania
Interior Ministry
Foreign Ministry
Walter Lindner
Vouchers fail as special education bill passes
The House approved a bill renewing the 28 year old Individuals with Disabilities Education Act amid strong opposition to school choice vouchers. Democrats argued private school funding would drain public schools and lack accountability. Rep. DeMint defended parental choice while acknowledging broad concerns about special education.
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House
Lynn Woolsey
D-Calif
James DeMint
R-S.c
FBI tests inconclusive on NC boy identity in missing child case
In Chicago authorities said initial tests could not confirm if the boy left at a suburban hospital is the missing North Carolina child Tristen Buddy Myers later identifying himself as Eli Quick. DNA results may take 48 hours, and Ricky Quick was questioned and released. Tyco faces new accounting problems amid internal audit reviews after a Wall Street Journal report of about 1.2 billion in fresh issues.
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North Carolina
FBI
Ross Rice
Rice
Ricky Quick
Quick
Eli Quick
Tristen
Buddy” Myers
Tyco
Wall Street Journal
Illegal diamond traders face isolation warning
Johannesburg report says 56 countries pledge to curb illicit rough trade to curb funding for wars in Africa. They require a certification system by July 31 and withhold trade from 14 nations including Angola and Congo where conflict diamonds fuel arms. Global illegal diamonds accounted for about four percent of last year’s $8.4 billion market.
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