Bush May End ABA Role In Judge Nominations
The Bush administration may end the American Bar Association evaluation of nominees to the federal bench a half century after the practice began. White House counsel Alberto Gonzales is reviewing the ABA involvement before a Monday meeting with ABA officials. Senate Democrats say the move could deepen partisan divides and shift courts to a conservative tilt, while ABA officials defend the process as based on qualifications, not ideology.
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Astronauts Boost Alpha and Pack Garbage on Orbit
Space shuttle Discovery crews raised the International Space Station Alpha about ten miles to a higher orbit and filled the Leonardo cargo carrier with more than 1 ton of waste for return to Earth. Leonardo served as a garbage can during the mission begun March 8 and attached March 12.
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Galileo mission extended to reach Jupiter moons
NASA extends the Galileo spacecraft mission to 2008 allowing five more orbits of Jupiter and its moons Amalthea Callisto and Io before a fiery plunge into Jupiter’s atmosphere in August 2003. The aging probe, valued at 1.4 billion dollars, endures high radiation while scientists aim for final views of Io volcanoes and Amalthea’s mass and density.
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