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White House Tries to Stem Miers Concerns
San Francisco Chronicle - 34 minutes ago By DEB RIECHMANN, Associated Press Writer. The White House tried Wednesday to patch a growing fissure in the Republican Party over Supreme Court nominee Harriet Miers by pointing to her conservative religious beliefs.

Study Finds Toxic Chemicals In A Lot Of Baby Products
KOMO - 35 minutes ago SEATTLE - A new study says there are toxic chemicals in a lot of baby products, and that needs to change. The warning comes from the Washington Public Interest Research group. The new report shows toxic chemicals

NO Cop Altercation Man In Court
CBS News - 4 hours ago (CBS/AP) A 64-year-old retired teacher accused of being drunk and resisting arrest, and whose beating by city police was caught on videotape, pleaded not guilty Wednesday as the officers involved in the arrest denied using excessive force.

Rowling's Potter Picks Up Populist Lit Award
Forbes - 1 hour ago You'd think that worldwide sales of more than 10 million books would be prize enough, but you'd be wrong. JK Rowling's Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince has been named the first book of the year by the

Schr der announces his resignation
International Herald Tribune - 56 minutes ago BERLIN A leadership struggle started Wednesday in the Social Democratic Party after Chancellor Gerhard Schr der announced his resignation from national politics and lashed out at the relentless "Anglo-Saxon" economic model of the United States and Britain