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Judiciary War Begins

Battle to Keep Right Idealogues From Becoming Federal Judges Has Begun, Babington & Balz
Frist and DeLay's Claims of Judicial Activism and Anti-Religion Bias not Persuasive, Hamilton
Evangelicals Want to Strip Courts' Funds, Peter Wallsten
Votes on Judgeships Move Senate Closer to Going 'Nuclear', Maura Reynolds
Senate facing crisis on filibusters , Carolyn Lochhead
US fight on choice of judges , Borger
Santorum Raises $100,000 From Fla. Donors over Schiavo affair, Hefling, AP
Santorum Reads 'Nuclear Option' Polls And Applies The Brakes, Bolton
Ask Dr. Frist, Rothberg
Judicial filibuster showdown looms in Senate, Ap

Militarism threatens to bankrupt U.S. economically and morally, Smith
Leading indicators decline in March, wire reports
Greenspan warns again about budget deficits, Aversa

House Approves Broad Energy Bill, Hebert
Soft vs. hard energy path: the political lines harden, knickerbocker
Unlike 2000 Promise, Bush Says He Lacks Power To Control Rising Gas Prices, Mason
Bush Can Do Something About Fuel Prices, He Just Chooses Not To, Froomkin
House votes for oil drilling in Alaskan refuge, ap

Indo-Pak Summit: Good but not good enough, Kashmir Times
'Iran pipeline not discussed with Rice', The Hindu
Oil price hike under active consideration, The Hindu
Protests over handing over ONGC oilfield to Canadian company, The Hindu

Senate Backs $81 Billion War Spending Bill, Reuters
Bush's $82 billion war budget approved, BBC

Religious Right declares war on American government, Archer
A Democratic Dishonor Roll: Estate Tax Bill, Corn
Bush pitches Social Security, AP
US schools challenge Bush reforms, BBC
Terrorism: Bush Lies, America Cries, Mark Morford

Senate Approves Negroponte as Intelligence Chief, Reuters
Negroponte Confirmed as Director of National Intelligence , Shane

Testimony of U.N. Nominee Is Disputed, Paul Richter and Sonni Efron
Senate committee considering Bolton nomination seeks to interview former CIA deputy chief, Gearan
Path to UN post gets rougher for Bolton, Chaddock
Delay on Bolton Vote Marks Defeat for Hawks , Lobe
White House Sticks By Embattled Bolton, Gawenda
Powell Work Behind the Scenes May Be Sinking Bolton, VandeHei & Wright
White House Sticks By Embattled Bolton, Gawenda
John Bolton engaged in some 'undiplomatic' behavior, Isikoff, Hosenball

GOP Offers Ethics Probe Of Delay, Dems See It As A Smokescreen, Martinez
DeLay Donors Used Lobbyist's Skybox, Hedges
DeLay Must Go, nation ed
DeLay's Grab For NASA, Corn
You Don't Know Jack, Abramoff, Peyster

Sharon says Israel not bound by roadmap, afp
Sharon shrugs off U.S. concerns about settlement growth, DS staff
Sharon vows to defy Bush over expansion of Israeli settlements, Macintyre
Israel defence chiefs want Gaza pullout delayed till August, afp
PM Sharon likely to meet Abbas to coordinate disengagement, Benn
AIPAC dumps officials suspected of leaking U.S. secrets to Israel, Guttman
PA 'better prepared' for pullout than Sharon, Regular

Iraq government hits snag, AFP
Hopes Fade For Deal On Iraqi Cabinet, Baker

China and the World Need Each Other, China's President Hu Says, Bloomberg
EU Committed to Lifting China Arms Ban--Solana, Reuters
China and France Sign Airbus, Other Deals Totalling US$4 b , China Daily
Daimler Considers China to Make US Cars, Financial Times
India, China & Pak Stand United at WTO, Financial Express
China's First Home-Grown Private Plane Ends Test Flights , China Daily
China and Japan, Economist

Ratzi the Nazi? German Press Offended by British Papal Coverage, Spiegel
The German Pope: England Fumes over Selection of 'Papa Ratzi', Matthias Matussek
Pope, U.S. cardinal discuss abuse scandal, Staff
The Church Picks Its Ashcroft for Pope, Quigley
Pope Benedict XVI: The German Blessing, Matthias Matussek
Waking from Delirium, German's Curiosity about New Pope Grows, German papers
Ratzinger Argued Kerry's Pro-Choice Stance Should Deny Him Communion, Peyster
The New Pope Is 78 Years Old, Peyster

Mexican Foreign Relations Secretary hopes Schwarzenegger won't trip over his English again, El Universal
Boxer criticizes guest worker plan, Carolyn Lochhead

Bush's War On The Press, Alterman
Big media should keep an eye on the little guys , Thom Hartmann Show

An Update on the Investigation Into the Leak Of CIA Agent Plame's Identity, Dean
Recent Books That Attack Neoconservatism: Are They Persuasive?, Herrington

Surge of pride meets diminishing relevance, Staff
Hearing to accept Moussaoui's plea slated for tomorrow, Staff
Canada approves 'Plan B' for over-the-counter sale, Staff
The irregulars, Ed
Right of silence, Ed
A troubled giant is facing change, Hill

Engineer - Enron's Software Was Bogus, Roper
Enron Barge Figure Gets 30 Month Prison Term, Flood
Texas Bill to Ban Gays As Foster Parents Blasted, Gilbert
Battle Over CAFTA Puts Spotlight On Brady, Levine

The Reverse Revolution, Mark Fiore

Vital Nuclear Parts Bound for Libya Missing, Douglas Frantz
Schwarzenegger's Top Ally Steps In, Peter Nicholas and Robert Salladay
AIDS Patients See Life, Death Issues in Trade Pact, Marla Dickerson and Evelyn Iritani
Opinion: Mouthing the GOP's Words, Jonathan Chait

Judge Sets 2006 Trial for Enron Founder, Hays
SEC chairman says agency weighing revisions to anti-fraud law requirements, Gordon
North Korea asks U.S. to change its policy toward the North to resolve nuclear conflict, Staff
Yale Divinity School report warned of proselytizing at Air Force Academy, Weller
Wash. Senate Rejects Gay Civil Rights Bill, Staff
U.S. Senate moves toward approving $81 billion for Iraq, Afghanistan, Sidotti
U.S. Repubs poised to send three judicial nominees to Senate, Holland, AP
Appeals court closes arguments in state secrets case, Yost, AP

Democrat Requests Probe of Changes in Terrorism Report, Landay
Helicopter Crash Kills 11 in Iraq, Hannah+Bahadur

Documents suggest Canadian involvement in Arar interrogation, CBC News
Anti-sealing group denounces director's comments, CBC News

Conservatives seek status in U.S. mad-cow case, Terry Weber
Activist seeks Canadian haven for U.S. deserters, Canadian Press

U.S. terror rules hit Canadian flights, Tim Harper

Virtual reality 'war' games developed by Pentagon for troops with PTSD, Buncombe
Eastwood's Monterey Pine Forest: The golf, the bad and the ugly, Gumbel
Pope's home town witnessed Nazi atrocities against Jews, Paterson
South America's struggle towards democracy, Cornwell
Business Analysis: Russia seeks western investment, Dejevsky

Michael Moore sets up 'hellraiser' scholarship , Leach
Environmentalists Mull Future of Movement, Che, AP
Bush backs his man for UN job as support wavers , Goldenberg
Beijing makes friends and riches in Africa , Tisdall
China consumes forests of smuggled timber , Watts
Japanese PM apologises for war, Agencies
The response of the Japanese far right to the deterioration in their country's relations with China , McCurry
Blair made a pledge to the Iraqis once, Zangana
Saudi Men Vote to Fill Posts in limited experiment with democracy, Nasrawi, AP
If Kosovo is left in limbo, it will be a victory for Milosevic , Steele
US urges new poll in Ecuador, Agencies
US spy inquiry pair fired , Borger
Ex-Merrill staff jailed for involvement in Enron fraud , Teather
Fast food beefs up Wall St, Teather
US cable's top two carve up Adelphia , Teather
Merck under investigation over Vioxx , Tomlinson

IQ tumbles with too much texting, MacDermid
Civilians killed as rebels fire on helicopter, Bruce
Greenspan issues stark message on budget deficits, Hamilton
Are we at war with Canada?, Smith and Belcher

Rescuing environmentalism, Staff
The growing field of environmental economics, Staff
South African Race Relations: If only adults behaved like children, Staff
China and Japan: Managing unrest, Staff
China Bashing and Trade: Putting up the barriers, Staff

Iraqi PM escapes convoy bombing, BBC
Helicopter shot down near Baghdad, all 11 on board killed, BBC
Iraq's murky 60 corpse mystery, Jim Muir, BBC
Four killed in Mecca gun battle, BBC
Antarctic glaciers show retreat, Jonathan Amos, BBC
Rice backs Belarusian opposition, BBC

Eleven Dead As Helicopter Downed In Iraq, AFP

Senate: Channeling the money, nyt

Politics-Sudan: Warlords Seen As Spoilers of Peace Process , Mulama
Environment-Chile: A Mega-Trail for Ecotourism , González
Health-Angola: Neighbours On Full Alert for Marburg Fever , Cornish
Nepal: New School Year Sees Private Schools Targetted by Maoists , Upadhyay

Amidst the many monstrous human rights abuses in the world why the focus on Cuba?, ZNet
Mayor states his conditions, refuses bail, El Universal
Nation's bishops come out against 'desafuero', Ell Universal
US Gov't fund to pay lost pensions to migrant farm workers, El Universal
Nemagon Victims Maintain Hunger Strike, nicanet
Cuba Persists on Charges of US Violations in Guantanamo at UNCHR , Periodico 26
U.S. guns flowing to Haiti despite embargo, human rights worries, Haiti Info
New Ecuadorian Government Rejects US Interference in Domestic Affairs, Prensa Latina
Radio station key in Ecuador protests, AP
Lula Allows Lucio Gutierrez Territorial Asylum, Prensa Latina
Venezuela: Illiteracy Free Territory, Venezuelanalysis
Venezuela's Chávez Laments Turmoil, Violence in Ecuador, Venezuelanalysis
'New Phase' in Venezuela-Chile Relations Say Presidents, Venezuelanalysis
Judge in Pinochet case receives death threats, Santiago Times

Negroponte set to become US Spymaster, AFP
Six Americans among 11 dead in Iraq Helicopter downing, AFP
Activists denounce Bush's silence on anti-Castro terrorist, AFP

11 Die as Chopper Downed in Iraq, Naseer Al-Nahr
Four Die as Militants in Women's Guise Trigger Shootout Near Makkah, Samir Al-Saadi
Palestinian MPs Approve Amended Voting System, Agencies
Fallen Filipino Peacekeeper Flown Home From Haiti, Julie Javellana-Santos
Philippine Bandits Free Hostages as Troops & Separatists Pursue, Al Jacinto
Israeli-US Group Fires 2 Involved in Spy Probe, Barbara Ferguson
Palestinians Are Losers Again, James Zogby

Corruption takes its toll on Iraqi oil industry, Yaseen Al-Rubaii
Christians and the lions: from hostility to outright rejection of Syria, Abdallah Bouhabib
If the settlers want to stay, let them, Yossi Alpher

River corpses spark new fears in Iraq, government delayed, wires
News in brief from around the region. , MET staff

Fierce clashes rage in Saudi Arabia, Aljazeera + Agencies
Case for clarity: IMF highlights need for oil data transparency , Porter

A troubled triangle: Iran, India and Pakistan, Athanasiadis
Cooling the rhetoric on Tehran, Robertson
Saddam: To hang or not to hang?, Mite

Iraqi PM escapes attempt on life, agencies
Terror, F-16s threaten India's peace efforts, Jawed Naqvi
Prospects of Arab democracy, David Hirst
Indian peace marchers denied visa, dawn reporter
The 'establishment' created Taliban and Al Quaeda , dawn correspondent

What do we do about the General?, Kamran Shafi
Islamist parties in a democratic context , William B Milam
UK Muslim vote for Blair no longer guaranteed , Andrew Cawthorne
Afghan police retreat under fire from drug smugglers , ap
Iranian hardliners register as suicide bombers, reuters

Natwar asks Gyanendra to free political detainees, Hindustan Times
Nepal monarch defends move to seize power, Hindustan Times
3000 arrested, tortured after royal coup in Nepal: Amnesty, The Indian Express
Nepal plans to restore democracy soon (7th article), Kashmir Times

Indo-Pak Summit: Good but not good enough, Kashmir Times
India benefits: US media, The Indian Express
IAF holds talks on F-16s with US agency, The Hindu
Lengthening list of defence deals, The Indian Express
Israeli equipment: India denies report, Deccan Herald
Little tribal girls rise up against marriage, The Times of India
200 child marriages stopped this year, The Times of India
Jeffery Sachs' forceful message, but will it end poverty?, The Hindu
Anti-coke stir enters fourth year in Kerala, Hindustan Times
'There is less poverty now', The Indian Express
Water torture, Chinese style, The Indian Express
'Allawi is still our target', The Hindu
Russia, NATO sign status of forces pact, The Hindu
Stage set for African-Asian partnership, The Hindu
Isolating Iran will not work, The Times of India
N Korea to build A-bomb: Defector, The Indian Express
Koizumi apologizes for Japan's wartime record, Hindustan Times
China, Japan face crisis over textbooks, Deccan Herald

The normalization of war, Bacevich
The times, they have a-changed, Morton
Terrorism Report: Reality can't be altered or ignored, Bookman

Emergency Motion In Sibel Edmonds Case, ACLU

Accepting A Terrorist: Bush's Silence Speaks Volumes, Pashman
You Have to Pick Your Team, Loeb

Matt Taibbi on the 2004 Democratic primary, Nanos
America's Return to Greatness: An Interview with Alan Wolfe, Brookes
The Normalization of War, Bacevich
Hezbollah still reigns supreme in Lebanon, Enders

The Catholic Church Steps Backwards, Jackson
Signal Your Opposition: Voting for a minor party, Monbiot

Fake Fights, Sleights of Hand and Sucker Punches: Bush's X-Files, Dave Lindorff
Halliburton: Poster Child of the War Profiteers, Kevin Zeese

Energy Bill Won't Ease Fuel Prices Quickly, Bush Says, Reuters

The Silencing Of Sybl Edmonds, Ridgeway
US Judges Feeling Threatened, Ridgeway
America's Unnatural Gas Woes, Ridgeway

Wal-Mart's Free Market Fallacy, Tasini

Is Condi Competent?, Wanniski

Putting Rail Security On The Right Track, CAP
Failing Upward At The Corporation For Public Broadcasting, Alterman
Homeland Security: Toxic Railway Inaction, Harvey+Legum+Baskin
Energy: Everything That's Wrong With Congress In One Bill, Harvey+Legum+Baskin

Tom DeLay Plays The Victim, Noah

TSA Squanders Millions Of US Tax Dollars, Greene
Congress - File Sharing Gets Tougher Sentence Than For Manslaughter, Greene

The Wedding Cake Falls: An Update on Same-Sex Marriage and Domestic Partner Issues , Ober and Lynd

Bush's X-Files, Lindorff
Drilling and Spilling in ANWR , Leopold

Carnegie Study: Young Adults Are 'Abandoning' Papers , Mark Fitzgerald
Criticism Continues Over 'Time' Cover Story on Ann Coulter , E & P Staff

US supporting militias run by Baathists to counter insurgency, Gupta+Goodman
Remembering activist Marla Ruzicka, Jarra+Rieser+Aguilera
Haiti's Aristide calls for his restoration to power, Orlovsky+Waters

The Battle Over Global Warming Heats Up, now
The Clear Skies Initiative, now
John Harte on climate Change, now

Orion

Tax Reform: The Defunding of Civil Society, macdougall

New York Times

Passing the Buck
by By PAUL KRUGMAN
21 Apr 2005 at 10:00pm
Much of the health care spending of the United States is devoted to trying to get someone else to pay the bills.

Private Accounts, Public Accountability
by By MARTIN MAYER
21 Apr 2005 at 10:00pm
The chairman of the Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan, should be seriously concerned about the details of President Bush's Social Security proposal.

Frist Draws Criticism From Some Church Leaders
by By DAVID D. KIRKPATRICK and SHERYL GAY STOLBERG
21 Apr 2005 at 10:00pm
Officials of several major Protestant denominations urged Senator Bill Frist to drop out of a Sunday telecast that depicts Democrats as "against people of faith."

With Party-Line Vote, Committee Sends Two Judicial Nominees to Senate
by By NEIL A. LEWIS
21 Apr 2005 at 10:00pm
The two candidates may be the test cases used by Republican leaders to change the Senate rules to prohibit filibusters to block judicial nominees.

Senator to Try New Strategy on Accounts for Retirees
by By ROBIN TONER and RICHARD W. STEVENSON
21 Apr 2005 at 10:00pm
The Senate Finance Committee chairman said that he will try to produce a Social Security bill with the support of Republicans alone.

Microsoft Comes Under Fire for Reversal on Gay Rights Bill
by By SARAH KERSHAW
21 Apr 2005 at 10:00pm
Critics accused Microsoft of bowing to pressure from a prominent evangelical church located near the company's Redmond, Wash., headquarters.

Amtrak Offers Package Seeking More Money From States
by By MATTHEW L. WALD
21 Apr 2005 at 10:00pm
Amtrak proposed a package of changes that would seek additional money from states and from commuter rail lines that operate on its tracks.

Stand Firm for Educational Fairness
21 Apr 2005 at 10:00pm
The argument over funds should not be allowed to derail the No Child Left Behind Act.

Mental-Health Aid Denied to Killer's School
by By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
21 Apr 2005 at 10:00pm
A missing signature disqualified a grant proposal for mental health and conflict resolution aid for the Minnesota school district where a student last month killed seven people.

House Votes to Approve Bush Energy Legislation
by By CARL HULSE
21 Apr 2005 at 10:00pm
The House approved broad energy legislation that seeks to improve the electrical grid and increase domestic energy production, but opponents say it is deeply flawed.

Israel Takes a Step Closer to a 3-Week Delay in Leaving Gaza
by By GREG MYRE
21 Apr 2005 at 10:00pm
Israel's defense minister, Shaul Mofaz, called for a three-week delay in the government's plans to remove Jewish settlers from the Gaza Strip and parts of the West Bank.

Crosses, Crescents and Stars
21 Apr 2005 at 10:00pm
The International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies should allow Israel to have a member organization.

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