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A bill becomes the rule of the land when Congress passes it and the president signs it into law, right? Not necessarily, according to the White House. A law is not binding when a president issues a separate statement saying he reserves the right to revise, interpret or disregard it on national security and constitutional grounds. That's the argument a Bush administration official is expected to make Tuesday before the Senate Judiciary Committee, chaired by Arlen Specter, R-Pa., who has demanded a hearing on a practice he considers an example of the administration's abuse of power. "It's a challenge to...

The retirement of NBC Nightly News anchor Tom Brokaw may be the beginning of the end. Dan Rather claims his earlier than expected retirement from CBS Evening News had nothing to do with his Memogate scandal. But we all know better. Peter Jennings may be safe at ABC World News Tonight, for the time being, but the same can't be said for Nightline's Ted Koppel. Two years ago, ABC nearly dumped Koppel as it pursued David Letterman. Although ABC eventually backed off, Nightline's meager ratings and suspect credibility has indicated the end is near. Nightline's executive producer, Leroy Sievers, was...