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RAMALLAH, West Bank – Israeli and Palestinian leaders must immediately settle their disputes over a planned withdrawal of Jewish settlers and troops from the Gaza Strip, Condoleezza Rice (search) said Saturday. “There is no more time to simply put problems on the agenda,” the U.S. secretary of state said after …

WASHINGTON – After months of arguing, the Senate will try to confirm as many as four of President Bush’s nominations to the U.S. Appeals Court in the next week or so, including California judge Janice Rogers Brown (search) and former Alabama Attorney General William Pryor (search). Senate Majority Leader Bill …

WASHINGTON – Tongue firmly in cheek, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist (search) — a cardiac surgeon — pledged Tuesday to resuscitate Democratic leader Harry Reid (search) if Senate legislation to curb the increasing number of asbestos lawsuits makes him ill. “I want that bill to come to the (Senate) floor …