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President Bush's veto of an Iraq war spending bill that set timelines for U.S. troop withdrawals puts new pressure on Democrats in Congress to craft a compromise even as their caucus grows more fractious on the topic. The party's most liberal members, especially in the House, say they will vote against money for continuing the war if there's no binding language on troop drawdowns. Bush and almost all congressional Republicans continue to insist on a spending bill with no strings attached on troop movements. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18434984/

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The Los Angeles police chief is promising an investigation into the use of force by police during an immigration rally Tuesday. Several people, including police officers, were hurt during clashes with demonstrators. Police Chief William Bratton says he wants to determine what happened and whether police used excessive force. Authorities say some of the demonstrators threw rocks and bottles at officers. Police responded with rubber bullets and batons. http://www.kxly.com/news/?sect_rank=5§ion_id=562&story_id=10658

Attorney General Alberto R. Gonzales sent a letter to a federal judge in Montana, assuring him that the U.S. attorney there, William W. Mercer, was not violating federal law by spending most of his time in Washington as a senior Justice Department official. That same day, Mercer had a GOP Senate staffer insert into a bill a provision that would change the rules so that federal prosecutors could live outside their districts to serve in other jobs, according to documents and interviews Congress passed the provision several months later as part of the USA Patriot Act reauthorization bill, retroactively benefiting Mercer and a handful of other senior Justice officials. The episode, which received little notice at the time, provides another example in which Gonzales's statements appear to conflict with simultaneous actions by his aides in connection with U.S. attorney policies. http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/05/01/AR2007050101961_pf.html

A $10 dry cleaning bill for a pair of trousers has ballooned into a $67 million civil lawsuit. Plaintiff Roy Pearson, a judge in Washington, D.C., says in court papers that he's been through the ringer over a lost pair of prized pants he wanted to wear on his first day on the bench. He says in court papers that he has endured "mental suffering, inconvenience and discomfort." He says he was unable to wear that favorite suit on his first day of work. He's suing for 10 years of weekend car rentals so he can transport his dry cleaning to another store. http://abclocal.go.com/ktrk/story?section=nation_world&id=5264932

'Idols' rock steady, but does it matter? Last week's 70 million votes most likely already decided who's going home. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/18424350/
And President Bush tapes a message for 'Idol'.
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