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    GOP Governors Threaten to Block Port Deal (AP)

AP - Two Republican governors are threatening legal action to block an
 Arab company from taking over operations in major U.S. ports and some
 GOP lawmakers say the deal should be closely examined.

    Lab Jobs Restored Ahead of Bush Speech (AP)

AP - President Bush says he wants to diversify the nation's energy mix
 to end America's dependence on foreign oil, yet some critics are wary
 of his commitment and point to cutbacks at a government energy
 laboratory here.

    Congress Lukewarm on Bush Budget Veto Idea (AP)

AP - President Bush's request for broad, and constitutionally
 questionable, authority to control spending by vetoing specific items
 in larger bills is drawing limited interest in Congress.

    Ex-Malaysia PM: Abramoff Was Paid $1.2M (AP)

AP - Former Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad said disgraced U.S. lobbyist
 Jack Abramoff was paid $1.2 million to organize a meeting between him
 and President Bush in 2002, but denied the money came from the
 Malaysian government.

    La. Governor Unveils Reconstruction Plan (AP)

AP - Gov. Kathleen Blanco outlined a $7.5 billion plan to help Louisiana
 residents rebuild, repair or sell their hurricane-damaged homes,
 although uncertainties remain about whether Congress will provide the
 money and which state agency will distribute it.

    Bush: U.S. on Verge of Energy Breakthrough (AP)

AP - Saying the nation is on the verge of technological breakthroughs
 that would "startle" most Americans, President Bush on Monday outlined
 his energy proposals to help wean the country off foreign oil.

    Ariz. Candidate Lambasted for Son's Arrest (AP)

AP - Arizona senators exchanged harsh words during a floor session
 Monday as Republican Sen. Jack Harper criticized the arrest of a
 Democratic candidate's son and was in return denounced by another GOP
 lawmaker.

    Dems: Public Won't Like Medicare Plan (AP)

AP - Democrats predict the public will dislike the new Medicare
 prescription drug program more as they learn details about it, but
 Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said the program will be "a huge
 plus" for Republicans politically.

    Calculating Poverty in U.S. Fuels Debate (AP)

AP - Every year, the Census Bureau uses a 40-year-old formula to
 determine how many poor people there are in America, a method that many
 experts think was outdated years ago.

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