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    Bush Spending Plan Sparks Protest (AP)

AP - President Bush, constrained by wars, hurricanes and exploding
 budget deficits, has sent Congress a 2007 spending plan that is
 garnering howls of pain from farmers, teachers, doctors and a wide
 array of other groups with special interests.

    Senators Question Gonzales on NSA Wiretaps (AP)

AP - Senators raised doubts about the legal rationale for the Bush
 administration's eavesdropping program Monday, forcing Attorney General
 Alberto Gonzales to provide a lengthy defense of the operations he
 called a vital "early warning system" for terrorists.

    Ex-President Carter: Eavesdropping Illegal (AP)

AP - Former President Jimmy Carter criticized the Bush administration's
 domestic eavesdropping program Monday and said he believes the
 president has broken the law.

    McCain Criticizes Obama on Lobbying Ethics (AP)

AP - Republican Sen. John McCain on Monday accused his Democratic
 colleague Barack Obama of "partisan posturing" on the issue of lobbying
 ethics reform -- a charge Obama called puzzling and regrettable.

    Policy or Politics? NASA Accused of Intimidating Climatologist
     (SPACE.com / LiveScience.com)

SPACE.com / LiveScience.com - NASA is battling accusations that it tried
 to stifle its top climatologist, a man well known for speaking his mind
 about the causes and consequences of global warming.

    Bush Lauds Dance Theatre of Harlem (AP)

AP - A White House tribute to Arthur Mitchell's Dance Theatre of Harlem
 put President Bush and wife Laura in a dancing mood Monday night.

    Son of Ex-President Carter Seeks Nev. Seat (AP)

AP - Democrat Jack Carter, the son of the former president, kicked off
 his U.S. Senate campaign Monday by calling for a return to "our
 American values."

    Jimmy Carter's son running for Senate (Reuters)

Reuters - Democrat Jack Carter, 58, the son of former President Jimmy
 Carter formally announced a run for the U.S. Senate on Monday in his
 first bid for elected office.

    IRS to Change Refund Fraud Program (AP)

AP - The Internal Revenue Service will revamp a fraud detection program
 and start notifying taxpayers this spring when freezing their refunds
 for further examination, the nation's tax collectors announced Monday.

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