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...faces the death penalty for allegedly killing a man during a carjacking. But the Texas Court of Criminal Appeals last week suspended jury selection, known as voir dire, to consider the prosecution's argument that cameras in the jury room would distort both the makeup of the panel and its later discussions about the case. Fourteen of the 110 potential jurors from surrounding Harris County had expressed discomfort about being filmed during voir dire and had been excused from service. Said the prosecutors' brief: "The desire to serve on a Survivor-style reality-television series should not be added...
...commission to investigate intelligence and security failures that led to Sept. 11 got a high-profile if controversial leader when Henry Kissinger, 79, accepted the White House call to head the panel. The former Secretary of State was Bush's first choice, with a strong push from Vice President Cheney. Sources tell TIME that others considered were Robert Gates, CIA director during the first Bush's Administration, and Leslie Gelb, president of the Council on Foreign Relations...
Critics jumped on the appointment, citing the Nixon-era diplomat's penchant for secrecy. Kissinger quickly went to work to counter that impression. He had dinner with the panel's vice chairman, former Democratic Senator George Mitchell; met with 9/11 victims' families that were at his West Wing announcement; and, sources tell TIME, plans to appoint a liaison to keep in daily contact with families during the probe. Others are worried that Kissinger will be swayed by his many business interests. The international consultant is said to be outraged by the insinuation, but he will not disclose his thick client...
...five presidential candidates first fielded questions from a panel comprised of members of the two organizations that co-sponsored the event, the Harvard Political Union and The Crimson...
...panel, which attracted a crowd of about 130, was co-sponsored by the Harvard-Radcliffe Chinese Students’ Association and the ARCO Forum...