Lawmakers Question Iraq Deadline For Handover
Lawmakers fret over the June 30 handover deadline as Gen Abizaid testifies. Republicans and Democrats warn the target may be unrealistic and tied to Bushs re election bid. Iraqi Governing Council politics and sectarian factions complicate choosing a future government.
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Blackmun Papers Opened Show Inside Supreme Court Wars
The Library of Congress released Justice Harry Blackmun’s papers covering 24 years of Supreme Court deliberations on capital punishment school prayer and abortion. The files reveal private disputes emotions and the behind the scenes efforts of Justices O Connor Souter and Kennedy to shape Roe v Wade and Planned Parenthood v Casey.
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Senate Budget Committee backs $2.36 trillion plan in party line vote
Republicans push a conservative budget totaling 2.36 trillion dollars with reduced spending and larger deficits than Bush proposed. Democrats seek changes in the full Senate to curb debt while highlighting growing shortfalls since Bush took office. Senator Kent Conrad notes need to rethink policy.
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Jurors Questionnaires Begin in Peterson Double Murder Case
About 200 potential jurors in Scott Petersons murder trial filled out nearly 30 page forms in Redwood City California. They addressed death penalty views marital infidelity and personal experiences. Judge Alfred Delucchi introduced Peterson to the panel as proceedings opened.
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Senate aides blamed for snooping on Democratic memos
A Senate report faults two former GOP staffers Manuel Miranda and Jason Lundell for accessing Democratic files on a judiciary committee computer network. It notes 4670 files on a GOP aide’s machine and calls for further review, while critics demand a special prosecutor to investigate the leak and potential ethics complaints linger against Durbin and Kennedy.
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