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[madokie]

A House panel on Wednesday defied the White House and authorized subpoenas for President Bush's political adviser, Karl Rove and other top aides, setting up a constitutional showdown over the firings of eight federal prosecutors. By voice vote and without objection, the House Judiciary subcommittee on commercial and administrative law decided to compel the president's top aides to testify publicly and under oath about their roles in the firings. Earlier, asked whether he would fight Democrats in court to protect his aides against congressional subpoenas, Bush replied: "Absolutely." http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17717399/

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E-mails reveal tumult in attorneys' firings. Justice Department was confused, divided over controversy. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17711842/

Al Gore, a Democratic favorite for the presidency despite pronouncements that he's not running, spoke out on his signature issue Wednesday, telling Congress that climate change poses a crisis that threatens civilization. In a return he described as emotional, Gore testified before House panels that it is not too late to deal with climate change "and we have everything we need to get started." http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/17718399/

[fooj]

1. Thanks!

Al Gore, a Democratic favorite for the presidency despite pronouncements that he's not running

[madokie]

2. and he is showing today why that is

Mr Gore is a visionary with the integrity to make a great President. He will too, I predict.