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    Democrats Move to Exploit Iraq Missteps (AP)

AP - Democrats are intensifying efforts to hold President Bush and his
 fellow Republicans accountable for missteps in the Iraq war, as they
 seek to exploit a potential GOP vulnerability heading into Congress'
 midterm election year.

    Bush Orders Staff to Review Ethics Rules (AP)

AP - President Bush, reacting to the indictment of a high-level White
 House aide in the CIA leak case, has ordered his staff to get a
 refresher on ethics rules.

    Senator Urges Bush to 'Come Clean' on Leak (AP)

AP - President Bush should "come clean" about any White House officials
 involved in the leak of the name of undercover CIA operative Valerie
 Plame and "honor his pledge to fire all those involved," Sen. Barbara
 Mikulski of Maryland said Saturday in the Democrats' weekly radio
 address.

    Bush Disappointed by Alito Timeline (AP)

AP - President Bush promoted Supreme Court nominee Samuel Alito on
 Saturday, while expressing disappointment that he won't get a new
 justice on the high court by Christmas as he had hoped.

    Bush Seeks to Keep Free-Trade Vision Alive (AP)

AP - It appeared Saturday that President Bush's best hope for getting a
 Western Hemisphere trade pact would leave a gaping hole in what he once
 envisioned as a free-trade zone stretching from Alaska to Argentina.

    Tax Panel Could Shrink Mortgage Benefit (AP)

AP - That most sacred of tax breaks, the mortgage interest deduction
 that has helped millions buy homes, could vanish if President Bush and
 Congress follow the recommendations of his tax advisory board.

    N.J. Governor's Race Hits New Lows (AP)

AP - Republican Doug Forrester and Democrat Sen. Jon Corzine denied
 allegations of sexual affairs as the race for New Jersey governor
 headed into its final weekend.

    Immigration Issue Emerges in Va. Gov. Race (AP)

AP - Clustered largely in northern Virginia, illegal immigrants barely
 mustered a response among voters just a few years ago.

    Census Spared From Budget Cuts (AP)

AP - The nation's most comprehensive survey of housing, demographic and
 socio-economic data was saved Friday when congressional budget
 negotiators rejected a plan to cut the Census Bureau's spending plan.

    Bush tries to sell Americans on Alito (Reuters)

Reuters - U.S. President George W. Bush sought to persuade Americans on
 Saturday to support Judge Samuel Alito's nomination to the Supreme
 Court after his first choice, Harriet Miers, withdrew under fierce
 attack from conservatives.

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