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If John Kerry becomes President he will find himself on the horns of a dilemma - which close friend to ditch when he chooses a new Secretary of State. According to today's Washington Post, Kerry would pick his national security team within a few weeks after winning the White House and two of his closest friends, Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-Del.) or Richard Holbrooke reportedly want the job of running the State Department.

The nation's largest lawyers' group is jumping into the debate over multibillion-dollar asbestos lawsuits and, in an unusual move, may endorse efforts to limit who can sue. A plan to be debated at the American Bar Association's winter meeting -- beginning Wednesday in Seattle -- would put the 400,000-member organization on the same side as big business groups the ABA often opposes. ABA President-elect Dennis Archer said massive asbestos lawsuits have become a problem and the association should not remain on the sidelines as Congress considers limits on them later this year. Courts are overwhelmed with claims by people who...