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    White House Fears Indictment for Libby (AP)

AP - White House officials braced for the possibility that Vice
 President Dick Cheney's top aide would be indicted in the CIA leak
 case, but held out hope presidential confidant Karl Rove might escape
 charges for the time being.

    Bush Seeking New Supreme Court Nominee (AP)

AP - President Bush, eager to put a bruising brawl within his own party
 behind him, is expected to announce his new pick for the Supreme Court
 within days.

    Israel Official Derides Abbas' Influence (AP)

AP - Israel's defense minister expressed growing frustration with
 Palestinian leader Mahmoud Abbas in an interview published Friday,
 saying he sees little chance of a peace deal in this generation.

    Bush Makes Post-Wilma Visit in Florida (AP)

AP - President Bush got his first look at the damage wrought by
 Hurricane Wilma as residents of South Florida continued to wait in
 lines for water, gas, ice and insurance help.

    China says no human bird flu cases (Reuters)

Reuters - China and Thailand said on Friday suspected human cases of
 bird flu were false alarms but the U.N.'s health agency said it had no
 details on the Chinese case and wanted more information.

    Japan Welcomes Deal on U.S. Nuke Carrier (AP)

AP - Basing a U.S. nuclear-powered warship in Japanese waters for the
 first time will boost stability in East Asia, Japan's government said
 Friday, hailing an agreement even as it drew protests from the
 community that will host the aircraft carrier.

    China Rules Out Bird Flu in Girl's Death (AP)

AP - China on Friday ruled out bird flu in the death of a 12-year-old
 girl whose village suffered an outbreak, while Indonesia was testing
 dead chickens on Bali for the virus.

    Bristol-Myers Profit Up, Misses Estimates (AP)

AP - The drugmaker Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. said Friday that third
 quarter net profits rose 27 percent, largely on the sale of its U.S.
 and Canadian consumer medicines business.

    'Star Trek' Actor George Takei Comes Out (AP)

AP - George Takei, who as helmsman Sulu steered the Starship Enterprise
 through three television seasons and six movies, has come out as a
 homosexual in the current issue of Frontiers, a biweekly Los Angeles
 magazine covering the gay and lesbian community.

    Joseph Wins No. 400; Penguins Get 1st Win (AP)

AP - Curtis Joseph was thrilled to finally earn his 400th NHL victory,
 but his jubilation was nothing compared to the Pittsburgh Penguins'
 relief following win No. 1.

    White House braces for leak charges (Reuters)

Reuters - Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff and other top
 White House officials braced for criminal charges on Friday from the
 federal grand jury investigating the leak of a covert CIA operative's
 identity.

    Times Sq hotel fire forces evacuation of hundreds (Reuters)

Reuters - An early morning fire in a Times Square budget hotel sent
 hundreds of guests into the streets on Friday, according to witnesses
 and the New York Fire Department.

    Iran seeks to soften Ahmadinejad comment on Israel (Reuters)

Reuters - Iran sought on Friday to smooth the effects of President
 Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's comment that Israel should be "wiped off the
 map," saying through its Moscow embassy that he did not mean to "speak
 up in such sharp terms."

    Oil-for-food report ready for prosecutors (Reuters)

Reuters - The independent panel investigating the U.N. oil-for-food
 program for Iraq has issued a report that prosecutors in 66 countries
 can use against 2,200 companies accused of diverting $1.8 billion to
 Saddam Hussein's government.

    Israel vows no restraint in hunt for militants (Reuters)

Reuters - Israel vowed on Friday that it would not be restrained in the
 hunt for Palestinian militants in spite of a U.S. call to move
 cautiously and renew contacts with the Palestinian leadership.

    Director Warns of Big Screens' Extinction (Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles Times - One of Hollywood's top filmmakers delivered a
 rallying cry to the nation's theater owners Thursday, warning that one
 of the great American traditions -- the collective moviegoing
 experience -- was being threatened with extinction.

    Schwarzenegger Tone Is Humble in New Ad (Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles Times - With a new poll showing his ballot agenda in
 jeopardy, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Thursday made a sharp strategic
 shift just 12 days before the election, releasing a new television ad
 in which he concedes shortcomings on the job.

    As Momentum Grew Against Her, a 'Good Soldier' Acted (Los Angeles
     Times)

Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON -- On Wednesday, shortly before midnight,
 weary White House aides traveled up to Capitol Hill with boxes of
 documents sought by senators considering the nomination of White House
 Counsel Harriet E. Miers as an associate justice of the Supreme Court.
 At 7:30 a.m. Thursday, they were busy conferring with Senate staffers
 on the logistics of distributing the papers.

    Right Stares Down White House, and Wins (Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON -- By taking a lead role in sinking the
 Supreme Court nomination of Harriet E. Miers, the conservative wing of
 the Republican Party declared its independence from the White House and
 asserted its claim to steer the party rightward even after the George
 W. Bush era.

    Bush Withdraws Miers as Nominee (Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON -- President Bush on Thursday surrendered
 to an embarrassingly public insurrection by conservative activists and
 abandoned the Supreme Court nomination of White House Counsel Harriet
 E. Miers.

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