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DO-NOTHING SENATORKerry Offered Small Bills, But Little Change___________________________________________“I’ve actually passed 56 individual bills that I’ve personally written. And in addition to that, they’re not always under my name. There’s amendments on certain bills.” (Sen. John Kerry, Third Presidential Debate, Tempe, AZ, 10/13/04)OH REALLY? THE RECORD SHOWS OTHERWISE:Kerry Has “A Short List Of Laws That Bear His Name.”  “Asked what he has accomplished during his 19 years in the Senate, Democratic presidential candidate John Kerry gives a lengthy answer but has a short list of laws that bear his name.” (Nedra Pickler, “Kerry’s Senate Career Marked By Investigations, Not Legislation,” The...

Iraq war's impact on intelligence An attack on Iraq could detract from spying on Al Qaeda, some analysts warn By Scott Peterson | Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor The capture of Ramzi Binalshibh – a top Al Qaeda logistics and financial operator – is a textbook example of how Washington wants intelligence agencies worldwide to cooperate with the US. Speaking from Camp David over the weekend, President George Bush hailed the joint Pakistan-US operation in Karachi last week as proof of a "relentless" US effort to "one by one ... hunt the killers down." (New Al Qaeda arrests...

<p>OKLAHOMA CITY — The tough-talking former prosecutor who will oversee U.S. Catholic bishops' compliance with a new policy on sexual abuse says he will seek neither criminal prosecution nor Vatican action against bishops who cover up sexual abuse of minors by priests. Oklahoma Gov. Frank Keating, a Catholic, says the new national review board he heads will rely on public outrage to force change in the church. He won't seek help from prosecutors or Rome "because I don't think it will have to happen," Keating said in an interview with USA TODAY.</p>