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| Mon, 31 Oct 2005 16:00:00 EST The new conservative leader |
| Britain's Conservative Party members will be voting in mail ballots for a new party leader starting soon. The two choices are David Cameron, the 39-year-old shadow education secretary, and David Davis, the 56-year-old shadow home secretary. Davis was the early favorite but delivered what has been considered a disastrous speech at the party conference in Blackpool earlier this month. Cameron delivered, without text or notes, what was widely considered a dazzling speech, and he has been the heavy favorite ever since. Here's the delicious take on Cameron's rise from Matthew D'Ancona in the Sunday Telegraph. And here's a news story on Cameron's support among Conservative MPs rising to a majority of 100. For those hungry for more information on this race, I recommend prowling through the links on the websites of the Telegraph www.telegraph.co.uk, and the Times of London. |
| Mon, 31 Oct 2005 16:00:00 EST Why Democrats won't want to oppose Samuel Alito |
| George W. Bush has nominated Judge Samuel Alito of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Third Circuit to the Supreme Court. Judge Alito has a strong record academically and in government. He was U.S. attorney for New Jersey, a high-pressure job in a state where corruption is—how shall we say this?—not unknown. To be confirmed for that position, Alito would have to have been approved by New Jersey's two Democratic senators at the time, Bill Bradley and Frank Lautenberg, the latter of whom is again serving in the Senate. From my knowledge of those two men, I believe they would not have approved Alito unless they were convinced that he was (a) highly competent, (b) completely honest, and (c) not likely to use his power as a prosecutor for political purposes. They certainly understood the importance of the job and would not, I think, have given their approval lightly. Here's what Lautenberg and Bradley said about Alito's appointment as U.S. attorney. |
| Mon, 31 Oct 2005 16:00:00 EST The Libby indictment |
| Now it's official. Vice President Cheney's chief of staff, Lewis "Scooter" Libby, has been indicted for perjury, making a false statement, and obstruction of justice. Evidently, this is for not testifying that he had heard from Cheney that Valerie Plame was a CIA employee. This is a serious charge. I have long said that I would be astonished if someone as smart and savvy as Libby had testified untruthfully. So I am astonished now. There was nothing legally dubious about Cheney disclosing this to Libby. Both had the highest possible intelligence clearances. So it is puzzling that Libby apparently didn't testify truthfully or fully about this. |
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| Mon, 31 Oct 2005 20:10:10 EST Bush to unveil bird flu strategy |
| President Bush will unveil a national strategy to tackle bird flu Tuesday in a bid to reduce the chance of a widespread outbreak among people, White House press secretary Scott McClellan said. "It's something we need to take seriously," he said. "That's why the president has been leading the way." So far, the deadly strain of bird flu disease does not appear to infect people easily, but it does appear to have a high mortality rate of about 50 percent. |
| Mon, 31 Oct 2005 21:49:18 EST Eunice Kennedy Shriver hospitalized |
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| Mon, 31 Oct 2005 20:49:18 EST Opponents ready for fight over high court nominee |
| Political opponents were gearing up Monday for a fight over President Bush's new Supreme Court nominee, Circuit Court Judge Samuel Alito. Conservatives praised the choice, while liberals signaled a contentious confirmation hearing is ahead for the nominee. "This is a needlessly provocative nomination," said Sen. Pat Leahy, the top Democrat on the Judiciary Committee. |
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