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    Inaccurate Info May Help CIA Leak Probe (AP)

AP - Vice President Dick Cheney's chief of staff apparently gave New
 York Times reporter Judith Miller inaccurate information about where
 Valerie Plame worked in the CIA, a mistake that could be important to
 the criminal investigation.

    Miers Mum on Opinion Regarding Roe V. Wade (AP)

AP - Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers believes the Constitution
 contains a right to privacy, senators say, but she has not told anyone
 where she stands on the Roe v. Wade ruling that established abortion
 rights.

    DeLay Offered Deal Before Indictment (AP)

AP - A Texas prosecutor offered Rep. Tom DeLay a deal to plead guilty to
 a misdemeanor and save his job as majority leader, but DeLay chose to
 fight felony charges instead, the congressman's attorney said Monday.

    Senator Urges Lawmakers to Reject Raises (AP)

AP - Senators should do their part in reducing federal spending by
 turning down a pay raise, Sen. Jon Kyl said Monday.

    Pro-War Votes May Haunt Democrats (AP)

AP - Potential Democratic presidential candidates who voted to give
 President Bush the authority to use force in Iraq could face a
 political problem -- they supported a war that their party's
 rank-and-file now strongly view as a mistake.

    President Bush Takes Heart With Iraq Vote (AP)

AP - Needing a lift, President Bush is finding reason to cheer over
 Iraq's apparent approval of a proposed Constitution, calling election
 day both hopeful and exciting.

    Detroit Mayoral Candidates Face Off (AP)

AP - Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick defended his administration's delivery of
 city services while challenger Freman Hendrix pledged to summon his
 years of experience as a deputy mayor if elected.

    Interpretations Differ After Talks With Miers (Los Angeles Times)

Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON -- Senate Judiciary Committee Chairman
 Arlen Specter emerged from a lengthy meeting Monday with Supreme Court
 nominee Harriet E. Miers saying she told him she believed that the
 Constitution includes a right to privacy -- an account of the meeting
 that was later disputed.

    AP: $1 Out of $5 in 9/11 Loans in Default (AP)

AP - A program designed to bail out small businesses affected by the
 Sept. 11 terrorist attacks may leave taxpayers with a larger than
 expected bill -- roughly $1 of every $5 in direct federal loans has
 fallen into default.

    Court Won't Block Mo. Inmate Abortion (AP)

AP - Missouri officials must let a pregnant inmate have an abortion, the
 Supreme Court said Monday, rejecting an appeal by anti-abortion Gov.
 Matt Blunt.

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