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Analysis: Iraq surge may be extended (AP)
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 14:15:09 GMT

AP - The Pentagon is laying the groundwork to extend the U.S. troop buildup in Iraq. At the same time, the administration is warning Iraqi leaders that the boost in forces could be reversed if political reconciliation is not evident by summer.

Gonzales seeks GOP support, gets little (AP)
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 05:13:36 GMT

AP - Desperate for support among fellow Republicans, Attorney General Alberto Gonzales faced grim prospects Friday after a bruising Senate hearing that produced one outright call for resignation and a fistful of invitations and hints to quit.

Bush: Sectarian killings drop in Baghdad (AP)
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 04:56:03 GMT

AP - President Bush said Friday that sectarian murders have dropped by half in Baghdad since the U.S.-Iraqi military buildup began in February, rejecting a Democratic leader's claim that the war is lost. The president said early signs show the operation to quell violence is meeting expectations.

New Jersey governor breathing on own (AP)
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 07:35:59 GMT

AP - Gov. Jon S. Corzine was breathing on his own again Friday after doctors removed a breathing tube he'd been using since he was critically injured in an April 12 high-speed crash, his spokesman said. Doctors removed the tube shortly before 12:30 p.m. Friday, spokesman Anthony Coley said.

Congresswoman balances bills with birth (AP)
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 07:33:16 GMT

AP - There's no consensus yet on what Cathy McMorris Rodgers will name her first child. The congresswoman is locked in nonpartisan debate with her husband over a name for the baby boy, who is due May 29.

Bush orders probe into the mentally ill (AP)
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 00:46:58 GMT

AP - Responding to the Virginia Tech shootings, President Bush says he has directed federal officials to conduct a national inquiry into how to prevent violence by dangerously unstable people. The White House said Friday that the departments of Education, Justice and Health and Human Services will travel around the country to meet with educators, mental health experts and state and local officials, reporting back with recommendations.

Democrats nearly erase GOP money edge (AP)
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 22:25:40 GMT

AP - National Democrats have nearly eliminated the fundraising advantage that their Republican rivals have had since campaign finance laws were changed five years ago.

Waxman threatens to subpoena Card, Rice (AP)
Date: Sat, 21 Apr 2007 05:51:51 GMT

AP - If President Bush's former chief of staff can chat about the identifying of CIA agent Valerie Plame on Jon Stewart's comedy show, he can talk about it to the House oversight committee, the panel's chairman said Friday. If Andy Card refuses, the panel will vote Wednesday on whether to compel his testimony with a subpoena, said Rep. Henry Waxman, D-Calif.

Fed breach leaks Social Security numbers (AP)
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 21:51:59 GMT

AP - The Social Security numbers of up to 150,000 people who received Agriculture Department grants have been posted on a government Web site since 1996, but were taken down last week.

Two US lawmakers seek to protect abortion rights (AFP)
Date: Thu, 19 Apr 2007 23:00:52 GMT

AFP - Two US lawmakers introduced legislation Thursday aimed at codifying a woman's right to terminate a pregnancy, one day after the Supreme Court banned a controversial late-term abortion procedure.

US hails fresh EU-Iran nuclear talks, urges Tehran to cede ground (AFP)
Date: Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:39:23 GMT

AFP - The United States on Friday welcomed the planned renewal of talks between the European Union and Iran aimed at ending an international showdown over Tehran's nuclear program.