AP - Defense Secretary Robert Gates said Thursday he sees no chance that the number of U.S. troops in Iraq will drop to 100,000 by the end of the year, guaranteeing a heavy American military presence as the war grinds into its sixth year to the end of the Bush presidency.
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AP - President Bush’s refusal to let two confidants provide information to Congress about fired federal prosecutors represents the most expansive view of executive privilege since Watergate, the House Judiciary Committee told a federal judge Thursday.
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CQPolitics.com - No one could accuse Democrat Jim Slattery, a former congressman, of being a publicity hound since he revealed to the Kansas media early last month that he intends to stage a challenge to Republican Sen. Pat Roberts in this year’s election.
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