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    Bush: Iraqi Military Showing Progress (AP)

AP - President Bush said Saturday he is encouraged by the increasing
 size and capability of the Iraqi security forces, touting progress on a
 key measure for when U.S. troops can come home.

    GOP Underdog Stresses Values in N.J. Race (AP)

AP - In a 30-second advertisement, Republican Doug Forrester portrays
 U.S. Sen. Jon Corzine as unworthy of being New Jersey's next governor
 -- without uttering a single word.

    Dems Agree to Recommend Early Primaries (AP)

AP - Democrats trying to change their presidential primaries for 2008
 agreed Saturday to recommend that at least two other states join Iowa
 and New Hampshire in voting during the opening days of the nominating
 campaign.

    Dems Decry U.S. Dependence on Fossil Fuels (AP)

AP - The Bush administration is not doing enough to push for energy
 conservation as fuel costs skyrocket since Hurricanes Katrina and Rita,
 Sen. Maria Cantwell of Washington state said Saturday in the Democrats'
 weekly radio address.

    Calif. Law Aims to Discourage Paparazzi (AP)

AP - Paparazzi who commit assault in pursuit of celebrity photographs
 could be hit with hefty civil penalties in California under a new law.

    Bush's Tax-Simplification Plan Pushed Back (AP)

AP - A White House commission that's supposed to recommend ways to make
 income taxes fairer and simpler has been given another extension to
 finish its work.

    Youth Challenges Oldest S.C. House Member (AP)

AP - The oldest member of the state House of Representatives is facing a
 challenge from a 21-year-old looking to become the body's youngest
 member.

    The Hammer Takes A Hit (U.S. News & World Report)

U.S. News & World Report - Last Tuesday, Tom DeLay had dinner at the
 home of some comrades-in-arms from the 1994 Republican revolution,
 former New York Reps. Bill Paxon and Susan Molinari. It was a
 hauntingly beautiful night in the Washington suburbs, and in less than
 24 hours, DeLay would be forced to step aside as majority leader of the
 United States House of Representatives, the result of a criminal
 indictment to be unveiled in his home state of Texas.

    High Court Set to Tackle Contentious Cases (AP)

AP - The Supreme Court opens its term Monday with a young new leader, a
 veteran justice eager to retire and a calendar packed with contentious
 issues such as abortion, assisted suicide and capital punishment.

    Del Ponte says Serbia now working with Hague court (Reuters)

Reuters - United Nations war crimes tribunal chief prosecutor Carla del
 Ponte said on Thursday she was very pleased Serbia had now established
 cooperation with The Hague tribunal -- a key element in its bid for
 eventual European Union membership.

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