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...Democrats are insisting that he be forced to get sign-off from the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Courts - the same court that suspended the controversial program. Specter has sided with the Democrats, saying in a statement that he can't imagine granting the Attorney General sole power to approve such vital wiretaps. "I am concerned by provisions of the proposed legislation which would give extensive authority to the Attorney General," Specter said. "Regrettably, Attorney General Gonzales does not enjoy the confidence of many, if not most, members of Congress...
...Brookhaven National Laboratory. If successful, its impact will be felt worldwide. Taxpayer-funded institutions like Brookhaven truly help support the translation of discoveries made in the laboratory to treatments for patients afflicted with life-threatening illnesses, including drug addiction. Continued political support and financial investment in scientific research are vital to maintaining our way of life and that of those to follow after we're gone. Stephen L. Dewey, Manorville...
...other team, and there are those who decide their strategy on the basis of who's in their team," says Miliband. "It's that latter strategy [Wenger] uses. Focus on your own strategy and let the rest pan out." He also believes that it's vital to articulate the benign motivations underpinning British policy, not least to counter any idea that the West is locked in a clash with Islam: "British foreign policy is not just about what...
...night, Miliband's dinner with his opposite number, Condoleezza Rice, included heavy fare such as Iran (Britain favors a twin-track approach of incentives and sanctions), Kosovo, Russia, and his own detailed exposition of what he'd learned in Afghanistan and Pakistan (he sees the stability of both as vital to the fight against terror). Officials describe the meeting as "full and frank," which usually means that portions of the conversation were difficult to digest. Brown's discussions with President Bush earned the same epithet. His press conference with Bush, though friendly, was businesslike...
...Iraq's goalkeeper Noor Sabri, who made the vital save that allowed his countrymen to prevail 4-3, recognized the significance of the team's triumph: "You know the situation of the difficulties in Iraq," he told the Associated Press after the game. "What we can achieve inside the field, it's a modest thing we can give to our people. We have to show them we are sharing with them the celebrations...