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    GOP, Democrats Conflicted Over Miers (AP)

AP - President Bush's decision to make White House counsel Harriet Miers
 his second Supreme Court nominee is causing some strange friction on
 Capitol Hill, with some Republicans unsure about her conservative
 credentials and some Democrats seemingly supporting her.

    Grand Jury Re-Indicts DeLay on New Charges (AP)

AP - Rep. Tom DeLay was indicted for a second time in less than a week
 by a Texas grand jury looking into campaign contributions, a
 development the former U.S. House majority leader called "an
 abomination of justice."

    Albuquerque to Vote on Minimum Wage (AP)

AP - John Sanchez barely scrapes together a living. His minimum wage
 work at a fast-food restaurant is supplemented by helping his cousin
 with an occasional tiling job.

    Ousted Ala. Justice to Run for Governor (AP)

AP - Roy Moore, who became a hero to the religious right after being
 ousted as Alabama's chief justice for refusing to remove a monument of
 the Ten Commandments from the courthouse, announced Monday that he is
 running for governor in 2006.

    Rep. Capito Won't Challenge Byrd in W.Va. (AP)

AP - West Virginia GOP Rep. Shelley Moore Capito said she will not
 challenge U.S. Sen. Robert C. Byrd in 2006.

    Bush May Have Eyes on His legacy With Miers (AP)

AP - In picking White House insider Harriet Miers as his second Supreme
 Court choice, President Bush may have had his eyes more on his legacy
 than on his political base.

    Hackett to Challenge DeWine for Senate (AP)

AP - Paul Hackett, the Iraq War veteran from Cincinnati who was hailed
 by national Democrats for his narrow loss this summer in a heavily
 Republican House district, has decided to challenge Mike DeWine for
 U.S. Senate in 2006.

    Six Democratic War Vets Seek House Seats (AP)

AP - Lawyer Patrick Murphy and five other veterans of the Iraq war are
 asking questions about President Bush's policies in Iraq as part of
 their broader Democratic campaigns to win congressional seats in next
 year's elections.

    FBI Shifting Focus to Anti-Terror Effort (AP)

AP - The FBI is investigating only about half the criminal cases it did
 before the Sept. 11 attacks because of its focus on stopping terrorist
 attacks.

    Bush Selects Close Ally for Court (Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON -- President Bush on Monday nominated
 White House Counsel Harriet E. Miers, an old friend and political ally
 with a distinguished legal resume but no judicial experience, to
 replace retiring Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor.

    Del Ponte says 'disappointed' with Croatia, clouding EU bid (AFP)

AFP - Chief UN war crimes prosecutor Carla Del Ponte, on a visit to
 Croatia said she was "disappointed" with Zagreb's cooperation with the
 UN tribunal despite some "positive developments," ahead of an EU
 decision on starting long-delayed membership talks with the Balkan
 state.

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