POLITICS

• Raw Data: DeLay Letter
• A Look at Top Contenders to Succeed DeLay
  A look at two Republicans who may seek the House majority leader post vacated by Rep. Tom DeLay, R-Texas: Rep. Roy Blunt of Missouri and Rep. John Boehner of Ohio.
• Syrian President Denies Threatening Slain PM Hariri
  Syrian president denies threatening Lebanon's slain prime minister.
• Transcript: Bush's Weekly Radio Address

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U.S. & WORLD

• Witnesses: Cruise Couple Argued Before Husband Vanished
  A man who disappeared from his honeymoon cruise last summer argued in the ship's bar with his wife, who kicked him in the groin hours before he vanished, two witnesses said Friday.
• Japan Issues Warrant for U.S. Sailor in Murder Case
  Arrest warrant issued for U.S. sailor in Japanese murder case.
• Homicide Bomber Kills Four in Chinese Court
  A local Communist Party official and a court president die along with two other in a bomb attack inside a Chinese Courthouse.
• Iran Stands Up ElBaradei at Nuke Talks
  A defiant Iran rebuffed the head of the International Atomic Energy Agency on Thursday, failing to show up for a meeting to discuss Tehran's plans to move closer to uranium enrichment within days.
• Services Begin for Miners
  Families and friends of 12 men killed in a coal mine explosion prepared to say goodbye with bowed heads and quiet prayers.
• Wildfires Blaze Across Oklahoma, Texas
  A fast-moving wildfire burned about 100 acres Saturday, and two volunteer firefighters were injured after they were thrown from the back of fire trucks trying to escape the flames.
• Union Links Fmr. NYPD Officer's Death to Sept. 11 Cleanup
  A retired, 34-year-old New York City police detective who spent hundreds of hours searching for Sept. 11 victims at ground zero has died of a respiratory disease related to the cleanup, union officials said.
• Upcoming Israeli Elections to Test Acting PM Olmert
  Ehud Olmert's immediate test as Israel's acting prime minister -- and a harbinger of his stand on Mideast peacemaking -- will be whether he will allow Palestinians to vote in Jerusalem in their upcoming parliamentary elections.
• Sharon's Doctor: Survival Prospects Good, Brain Damage Defin
  Doctors report that Israeli Prime Minister Sharon is stable after suffering a massive stroke and subsequently undergoing brain surgery.
• Two Dead in Skydiving Mishap
  A skydiving instructor and a student from Japan died when their tandem parachute missed Oahu's Dillingham Airfield and landed in rough surf 300 yards from shore, authorities said.
• Dying Miner's Timeline Shows Some Were Alive 10 Hours
  In the darkness of the Sago Mine, one of 12 trapped coal miners scrawled a timeline detailing how he and some of the other men were alive but losing air at least 10 hours after an underground explosion, his daughter said Saturday.
• Iran, Russia Start Talks on Joint Uranium Enrichment Venture
  Iran and Russia began talks Saturday on Moscow's proposal that the two nations enrich uranium in Russian territory, days after Tehran said it needed to clarify "ambiguities" in the offer, state-run television reported Saturday.
• Iraqi Leader Predicts New Government
  Iraq's president predicted Saturday that a new government could be formed within weeks.
• Community Mourns Slaying of Virginia Family
  Virginia community mourns slaying of musician Bryan Harvey, his wife and two daughters.
• LA Archdiocese Seeks Settlement with 45 Abuse Victims
  Lawyer representing LA Archdiocese is working on out-of-court settlements with 45 abuse victims.
• WHO: Deaths in Turkey Were From H5N1 Flu
  World Health Organization confirms that the bird flu virus that killed three kids in Turkey is the deadly H5N1 strain.
• Iran: U.S. Supports Militant Kidnappers
  Iran on Saturday accused the United States of supporting militants who allegedly are holding nine Iranian soldiers near the Pakistan border.
• U.S. Sailor Arrested for Murder in Japan
  U.S. sailor arrested for murdering a Japanese woman amid native opposition to plans to build a U.S. military base in Okinawa and to dock a nuclear warship in Yokosuka.

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