Iraqis pick delegates for national conference
Hundreds gather at a Baghdad country club to choose delegates for a national conference as divisions in provinces and boycotts by key factions threaten the process. The gathering, set by a U.S. civil administration law, will form 80 delegates for a 100 member assembly with power to approve budgets veto orders and replace ministers.
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Messenger spacecraft to endure extreme heat at Mercury
NASA prepares the Messenger mission to Mercury blasting off from Cape Canaveral. The probe will face up to 700 degrees heat while orbiting the sun closer than any prior craft. A one-inch ceramic cloth quilt shields its instruments. Arrival expected around March 2011.
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Bush to act quickly on Sept 11 commission proposals
Bush plans rapid action on Sept 11 commission recommendations with some moves via executive order and others needing Congress. National Security Adviser Rice will join Bush at Crawford as Card reviews options. Kerry offered similar executive order paths and bipartisan urgency cited by lawmakers amid ongoing al Qaida threat.
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Panel avoided Iraq to reach agreement on Sept 11 report
Washington Reuters summary notes that the 9 11 commission avoided addressing the Iraq war due to Congress mandate and possible lack of consensus. Vice chairman Lee Hamilton said expanding the panel's remit would derail nonpartisan work. Kean and Hamilton chose to follow congressional directives strictly.
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