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    Roberts Sails Toward Confirmation (AP)

AP - Supreme Court nominee John Roberts may be on his way to easy Senate
 confirmation as the next chief justice, yet senators are focusing just
 as much -- if not more -- on President Bush's next nominee for the
 nation's top court.

    Supreme Court May Hear Abortion Case (AP)

AP - The Bush administration is asking the Supreme Court to reinstate a
 national ban on a type of late-term abortion, a case that could thrust
 the president's first court picks into an early tie-breaking role on a
 divisive and emotional issue.

    Sheehan Arrested During Anti-War Protest (AP)

AP - Cindy Sheehan, the California mother who became a leader of the
 anti-war movement after her son died in Iraq, was arrested Monday along
 with hundreds of others protesting outside the White House.

    Bill Would Give Bush $50B More for Wars (AP)

AP - The Senate would give President Bush $50 billion more for wars in
 Iraq and Afghanistan as part of a $440 billion defense spending measure
 a panel approved Monday.

    Frist Denies Wrongdoing in Stock Sale (AP)

AP - Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist promises to cooperate with
 federal investigators into his sale of stock in his family's hospital
 company, but says he had no insider information.

    Bush to Get Close-Up Look at Rita's Damage (AP)

AP - President Bush to get a personal look at Hurricane Rita's damage to
 U.S. energy resources with a visit to the birthplace of the modern oil
 industry.

    Black Ministers Back Corzine in N.J. Race (AP)

AP - Black clergy who endorsed Sen. Jon Corzine for governor Monday
 found themselves on the defensive over $2.5 million in donations the
 senator's foundation has made to their churches.

    Frist defends HCA stock sale as proper (Reuters)

Reuters - Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist on Monday defended his
 recent sale of HCA Inc. stock and said he initiated it months before
 the hospital company issued a profit warning that drove down its stock
 price and led to a federal probe of his actions.

    Steppingstone Court Scores Another One (AP)

AP - Score another one for the steppingstone court.

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