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“Children are God’s spies.”
— Elizabeth Bowen, Irish author (1899-1973)
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‘We had an honest disagree- language would correct the
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of the city — a center of
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mons, claiming Jews are b J
up real estate in Iraq. Base
groundless rumors, the J
ings from pulpits, on lei
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the U.S.-led occupation. I
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fingerprint records and]
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McCorvey’s- motion was
Strayhorn rejected the letter,
t saying she is not permitted
he had a lawsuit ready to be a showdown between the state’s now have an historic budget that under the constitution to consid-
ftied seeking to force Strayhorn top Republicans. invests in priorities, keeps taxes er “after-the-fact letters” that
“My goal is always to make low and I’m proud to sty, is now change the terms of legislation,
to Strayhorn, Abbott said that government work,” Strayhorn certified.”
because Thursday was a state said. “And today government The Texas Constitution
holiday, the chief clerk of the works. I said we would solve requires the Legislature to pass report.
1999, that allows the state to malls from people offering to judgment, not decades, Godbey
assume responsibility for help defend the Roe v. Wade wrote.
AUSTIN — Comptroller
Carole Keeton Strayhorn certi-
fied the states $117.4 billion
budget plan Friday, avoiding a
potential constitutional battle
with the governor and the attor-
ney general.
The comptroller agreed that
Gov. Rick Perry should veto
parts of two bills that would
slash her agency budget by
about $212 million, enough to
cover a pending deficit.
“We accomplished this addi-
tional cut without adversely
affecting any vital services.”
Strayhorn said. Associated Press photo/Harry Cabluck
Strayhorn set off a potential yexas Comptroller Carole Keeton Strayhorn, right, arrives at a news wrote the legislation called the
budget crisis a day earlier when briefing with Deputy Comptroller Billy Hamilton, left, on F.:„, "
she rejected the Legislatures Austin. Strayhorn announced that she certified the state’s $117.4
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I a balanced budget and the state
comptroller has constitutional
authority to approve or reject
the budget before it gets to the
governor to sign.
Strayhorn on Thursday
became the first comptroller to
exercise her constitutional
authority to reject a budget,
declaring the 2004-05 spending
plan $ 185 million short.
Strayhorn attributed much of
the shortfall to a last-minute:
transfer of $236 million in
Department of Public Safety
fees from the general revenue
fund to the Texas mobility fund
through a sweeping bill that
overhauls the state’s transporta-
tion system. Lawmakers who
Friday in general revenue shortage a
"technical error,” and wrote a
letter to Strayhorn explaining
their intent.
Sen. Steve Ogden, author of
the transportation bill, and Rep.
Perry and top officials had a copy of the budget with At a news conference, Perry Mike Krusee, House sponsor,
immediately set out to strike a Strayhorn’s handwritten note said passing and certifying the said in the letter that the transfer
deal to get Strayhorn's approval that it did not balance, clearing budget was a difficult task for wasn’t intended to happen until
with the threat of a legal chai- the way for Strayhorn to certify everyone involved. 2006 and said that clarifying the
lenge in the Texas Supreme it. According to House rules, the “We had an honest disagree- language would correct the
Court. chief clerk must receive all doc- ment about the budget, which is shortfall.
Attorney General Greg uments. not uncommon in the democra-
Strayhom’s turnaround avoids tic process,” Perry said. “We
legalized abortion 30 years ago.
Norma McCorvey, who
Joined the anti-abortion fight 10
years ago, filed the motion for Supreme Court’s decision
relief from judgment” Tuesday, | -
asking the court to reopen Roe factor
v. Wade and conduct a wide- ,
ranging inquiry into scientific state^ v. Wade'should be
and anecdotal evidence she says reconsidered.
Sarah Weddington, the abor-
tion rights activist and attorney
who originally represented
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McCorvey’s request was dis-
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Federal law allows litigants to
petition the court to reopen
The changed law, Parker said, announced earlier this week in a cases in extraordinary situa-
» ~ press conference, she has tions, but such requests must be
request by the former plaintiff which Texas pioneered in received about two dozen e- made weeks or months after the
known as “Jane Roe” to recon- j- - ‘ •• ~ ~ . ..
sider the landmark U.S. assume responsibility for help defend the Roe v. Wade
Supreme Court decision that unwanted children. Parker said
burden on women raising
unwanted children was one of
the determining factors in the
legalize abortion, but since that
i no longer exists in as
many as 40 “Baby Moses”
JERICHO, West Bad
Secretary of State Colin H
pored over detailed terri
maps with the leaders of
and the Palestinian Authon
separate meetings Friday, I
ing the Israelis for el
toward an eventual peace s
ment and urging speed ol
Palestinians. I
In return, he was assure]
Palestinians would move d
ly to take over from l|
forces responsibility for se|
on the Gaza Strip. I
Prime Minister Ariel Si
told a news conference aftl
meeting with Powell that I
would “exhaust every avl
in the search for peace. Hl
tioned, however, that fulfill
of the U.S.-backed “road I
was contingent on I
Palestinians’ curbing terrol
“The Palestinian Autl
must fight terror organize]
it must disarm them, it]
make sure that their infra]
ture no longer exists,” S]
said. ]
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aged by the steps Israel
taken in recent weeks, incB
release of some Palestinian
oners and dismantling
structures in the occupied!
tories that settlers built wl
government authorization I
Powell’s praise for the ifl
contrasted with his subsel
admonition to Pales]
leaders. I
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Minister Abbas this afternB
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Today In History
Today is Saturday, June 21, the 172nd day of 2003. There are,
193 days left In the year. Summer begins at 4:10 p.m.
Today’s Highlight in History:
On June 21, 1788, the United States Constitution went into
effect as New Hampshire became the ninth state to ratify it.
On this date:
In 1932, heavyweight Max Schmellng lost a title fight by deci-
sion to Jack Sharkey, prompting Schmellng’s manager, Joe
Jacobs, to exclaim: “We was robbed! ”
In 1945, during World War II, American soldiers on Okinawa
found the body of the Japanese commander, Lt. Gen. Mitsuru
Ushijima, who had committed suicide.
In 1963,40 years ago, Cardinal Giovanni Battista Montini was
chosen to succeed the late Pope John XXIII; the new pope took
the name Paul VI.
In 1973, the Supreme Court ruled that states may ban materials
found to be obscene according to local standards.
In 1982, a Jury in Washington, D.C., found John Hinckley Jr.
innocent by reason of insanity in the shootings of President
Reagan and three other men.
In 1985, scientists announced that skeletal remains exhumed in
Brazil were those of Nazi war criminal Josef Mengele.
In 1989, the Supreme Court ruled that burning the American
flag as a form of political protest is protected by the First
Amendment.
Ten years ago: The Supreme Court ruled that Haitian boat peo-
ple could be stopped at sea and returned home without asylum
hearings.
One year ago: One of the worst wildfires in Arizona history . - t, n •
grew to 128,000 acres, forcing thousands of homeowners near the derstood the case, Parker said,
community of Show Low to flee. The United States team was
eliminated in the quarterfinals of the World Cup in South Korea,
losing 1-0 to Germany.
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McCorvey’s request late „„„
Thursday, saying it wasn’t made McCorvey, said she
within a “reasonable time” after • ■ ■
the 1973 judgment.
“Whether or not the Supreme missed.
Court was infallible, its Roe “ft never should have been
decision was certainly final in filed,” Weddington said Friday
this litigation,” Judge David morning. “Those who filed it
Godbey wrote in the ruling. “It got publicity but the publicity
is simply too late now, thirty actually has been very helpful
years after the fact, for McCorvey for those of us who believe the
to revisit that judgment.” government should not be
McCorvey’s attorney, Allan
Parker, said his client will likely ask
the court to reconsider its ruling.
“I think the Judge has misun-
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budget crisis a day earlier when briefing with Comptroller Billy Hamilton, left,
two-year spending plan as
unbalanced and therefore
unconstitutional. She said it was
$185.9 million short.
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