Republicans Split; Democrats Cautious

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Republicans Split Over Court Nominee Meirs
Half call her inexperienced hack with no paper trail, half call her political crony; all will vote for her.


Democrats Cautious, Waiting For Bush to Make a Mistake
Party leaders agree: “Sooner or later he's bound to slip up.”

Karen Hughes Brings Positive Image of Americans To Middle East
Tells skeptical Muslims we're not just greedy, decadent, arrogant, war-mongering religious hypocrites bent on world domination.


??? ~~ News Quiz ~~ ???
Shocked by the size of the oil spills caused by Katrina, now 80% of the Exxon-Valdez spill, Congress is taking what emergency action?

-- a) Limiting future oil drilling in coastal areas vulnerable to hurricanes.
-- b) Opening all previously protected coastal areas vulnerable to hurricanes to new drilling.

Hint: Oh, go ahead - take a wild guess.


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