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TODAY IN POLITICS  

   Conservatives Doubt Bush's Tax-Cut Zeal
For President Bush's father, the trouble started when he went back on his "read my lips" pledge not to raise taxes.


POLITICAL CARTOONS: BEST OF KNIGHT RIDDER NEWSPAPERS
Editorial cartoon Cartoonist Robert Ariail of The State, in Columbia, S.C., ponders the possible return of Al Gore.

Read this cartoon and many more



MORE IN POLITICS  

Bush proposes forest-thinning rules
Logging on federal forest land and projects aimed at reducing forest fires will face less environmental review and public scrutiny under a Bush White House plan.

Sen. Lott Defended School's Race Policy
While a young GOP congressional leader two decades ago, Trent Lott declared that "racial discrimination does not always violate public policy" as he tried to save the tax exemption of a Christian university that banned interracial dating.

Bush to offer Americans smallpox vaccine
After agonizing for months, President Bush has decided to make a risky but effective smallpox vaccine available to all Americans, beginning with the military and health workers who would be front-line defenders against a bioterror attack.

Democratic chair: GOP swerves to right
Democratic national chairman Terry McAuliffe says his party's victories in statewide elections in a number of states that were strongholds for President Bush give him hope that Democrats can compete for the presidency in 2004.

Bush Backs Voluntary Smallpox Shots in U.S.
President Bush said on Wednesday he had decided to make smallpox vaccine available to Americans on a voluntary basis to guard against a possible biological warfare attack.

Supreme Court justice slams cross burning
The Supreme Court's only black justice condemned cross burning for its terrifying link to "100 years of lynchings in the South" as the high court considered whether the practice is a form of free speech protected by the Constitution.

Lawmakers urge reform in intelligence agencies
With stark warnings about terrorist assaults to come, lawmakers on Wednesday pressed the White House and Congress to reform the nation's intelligence agencies and improve preparation or risk a repeat of the Sept. 11 attacks.

Committees' key recommendations
The House and Senate Intelligence committees recommended 19 reforms or changes designed to improve the nation's protection against terrorist threats. A few key recommendations:

Bush trips to Pennsylvania could be map of future
President Bush, charting a political roadmap for 2004, is visiting Pennsylvania on Thursday for the 17th time - the most trips to any state since he took office two years ago.

Weapons trade open to all who can pay
No one's an outcast at the global weapons bazaar. Countries with little in common, or even on opposing sides of alliances, come together in the arms trade, whether they do so openly, under the table or - as in the case of an intercepted missile shipment from North Korea to Yemen - hidden amid a cargo of cement.

Jury to investigate Arkansas voting problems
A judge will empanel a special grand jury next month to investigate widespread voting problems in Pulaski County during the last general election.

Mitchell Declines 9/11 Post, Hamilton Steps In
Citing time pressures, former Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell said Wednesday he would not serve on an independent panel investigating the Sept. 11 attacks, and former House Foreign Affairs chairman Lee Hamilton was named to take his place.

Most of Post-Sept. 11 Detainees Deported
The vast majority of the more than 900 people the federal government acknowledges detaining after the Sept. 11 attacks have been deported, released or convicted of relatively minor crimes not directly related to terrorism, government documents show.

Lott Apologizes on Talk Show, Seeks Forgiveness
Sen. Trent Lott of Mississippi went on a nationally broadcast talk show Wednesday to apologize again for a remark that triggered a racially charged furor and prompted calls for him to step aside as Senate Republican leader.

Bush Pushes Ahead with Plan to Name Economic Aide
The White House is pressing forward with plans to tap Stephen Friedman to coordinate economic policy after reassuring conservative Republicans that the former chairman of Goldman, Sachs will champion a new round of tax cuts, Republican sources said on Wednesday.




LATEST HEADLINES FROM ASSOCIATED PRESS  

White House Unveils Mine Evacuation Rules



Lawmakers Debate Kissinger's Client List



Bush Pushes 'Faith-Based' Measure



Sen. Lott Defended School's Race Policy



Conservatives Doubt Bush's Tax-Cut Zeal



Bush to offer Americans smallpox vaccine



Missiles complicate relations with North Korea



Lawmakers: U.S. Fails Vs. Colombia Drugs



Bush proposes forest-thinning rules



Inspector: Poultry plant warnings ignored




LATEST HEADLINES FROM REUTERS  

Bush Set to Tap Friedman as Economic Aide



US Apologizes to Spain for Scud Ship Tangle



Rumsfeld Says No Doubt Iraq Has Banned Weapons



Bush Backs Voluntary Smallpox Shots in U.S.



China, U.S. Share Concerns on N. Korea -Armitage



Al Qaeda, Iraq Linked to Chemical Weapons Deal -Post



Yemen Says Expects Scuds Soon, No Plans for More



N.Korea Says It's Reactivating Nuclear Plant



Snow to Sell CSX Stock if Nomination Confirmed-Report



UN Experts Scour Sites, Iraq Slams U.S. 'Paranoia'




LATEST HEADLINES FROM KNIGHT RIDDER TRIBUNE  

Fish and Wildlife Service, Corps squabble over Missouri River levels



Cost overrun for fighter jets could cut Air Force buys, top official says



Lott hopes 3rd apology is the charm



Families decry refusal to appoint Rudman to Sept. 11 panel



U.S. turns over missile shipment to Yemen



Supreme Court hears arguments in cross burning case



Lott's comments hurt GOP aims to recruit more minorities, analysts say



Bush facing tough road in effort to contain North Korea



Education bill anniversary elicits concerns



Lott expands on apology, vows to keep Senate leadership post





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