European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 24, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 12 stars and stripes saturday March 242007 in the states Gerry democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards Speaks about his wife Elizabeths recurrence of cancer during a news conference in Chapel Hill no on thursday Edwards said he will continue his Campaign Edwards says wife cancer returned but Campaign continues by Mike Baker the associated press Chapel Hill no John Edwards said thursday his wife cancer has returned but said he will continue his Campaign for the democratic presidential Nomi nation the Campaign goes on the Campaign goes on strongly Edwards told reporters his wife by his Side the recurrence of the this time on Elizabeth Edwards Bone presents a setback for the couple both personally and Politi Cally but both said they would stick with their plans to Campaign vigorously for the nomination from our perspective there was no reason to Stop Edwards said i dont think we seriously thought about it Edwards had cancelled a tues Day evening House party in Iowa to go with his wife to a doctors appointment which his Campaign described As a followup to a Rou Tine test she had monday faced with questions about How his wife illness affected his political future Edwards said he will pursue his second bid for the presidency but any time any place i need to be with Elizabeth i will be there period Elizabeth Edwards 57 was first diagnosed with cancer in the final weeks of the 2004 Campaign the Day after democratic presidential nominee John Kerry and Edwards his running mate con ceded the election to George w Bush Edwards announced that his wife had invasive Ducal can cer the most common Type of breast cancer and would under go treatment Eliabeth Edwards underwent several months of radiation and chemotherapy for the Lump in her breast her husbands Campaign has said she had recovered from the illness i dont look sickly i dont feel sickly i am As ready As any per son can be for that she said at the news conference John Edwards said a Biopsy of her rib had showed that the can cer had returned the Bone is one of the most common places where breast can cer spreads and once it does so it is not considered curable but How Long women survive de pends on How widespread the can cer is in the Bone and Many can survive for years the longer it takes for cancer to spread after the initial tumor the better the Progno Sis she was diagnosed in 2004 gop senator seeks Deal on subpoenas of Rove others by Laurie Kellman the associated press Washington a Senate Republican offered president Bush a Compromise thursday in the standoff Over the dismissals of Federal prosecutors suggesting that select lawmakers question Karl Rove and other administration officials in Public but not under oath White House counsel Fred Field ing promised to convey the offer to Bush said sen Arlen Specter who took the first step toward Bro Kering a Deal a few hours after the Senate judiciary committee approved but did not Issue subpoenas for Rove and others spectres plan would Grant one of Bush key demands that the officials named in the subpoena authorization testify without being sworn but the proposal dismisses other White House conditions by suggesting that Rove and the others testify in Public or Fielding did not accept or reject it White House spokeswoman Dana Perino said presidential press Secretary Tony Snow again cast the administrations offer to allow Rove and the others to talk to lawmakers in private As the Best Deal democrats Are going to get we opened with a Compromise he told report ers democrats also did not Budge from their insistence that Rove be questioned publicly and under oath Ive had a lot of those unstructured briefings and found that i was Given in Many instances not the whole truth nothing near the whole truth said the Senate judiciary committee chairman sen Patrick her Fielding did not accept or reject it Dana Perino White House spokeswoman Leahy Dot his committee by voice vote thursday gave Leahy authority to Issue subpoenas for Rove former White House counsel Harriet Miers and her Deputy William Kelley the House judiciary committee chairman rep John Conyers Mich was Given that same authority a Day earlier but neither chairman appeared in a Rush to Issue the subpoenas to White House officials and provoke a showdown in letters thursday Senate and House democrats rejected Field Ings offer to let Rove and other officials talk about their roles in the firings but Only on Bush terms in private off the record and not under oath i have never heard the Senate take an ultimatum like that Leahy said i know Hes the decider for the White House Leahy added referring to Bush but Hes not the de cider for the United states Senate nonetheless the offer stands Perino said unfortunately these letters show they Arent As interested in ascertaining the facts than going on a political fishing expedition she said Specter the Senate committees former chair Man insisted room for Compromise remains rejections in a news conference dont count said Specter spa rejections eyeball to eyeball count he suggested the committees could Grant the presidents demand that his aides not be required to take an oath but persuade the White House to allow pub Lic proceedings with perhaps 16 House and Senate judiciary committee members asking questions judge strikes Down net porn Law Obama Backer linked to Clinton and Federal judge on thursday dealt another blow to government efforts to control internet pornography striking Down a 1998 us Law that makes it a crime for commercial web site opera tors to let children Access harmful material in the ruling the judge said parents can protect their children through software filters and other less restrictive Means that do not limit the rights of others to free speech perhaps we do the minors of this country harm if first amendment protections which they will with age inherit fully Are chipped away in the name of their Protection wrote senior us District judge Lowell Reed or sexual health Sites the online Magazine Salon com and other web Sites backed by the Ameri can civil liberties Union challenged the Law they argued that the child online Protection act was unconstitutionally vague and would affect free speech Washington the internet video sensation that targeted sen Hillary Rodham Clinton now has rival sen Barack Obama on the spot heralded by Many As the embodiment of we driven citizen activism a mysterious youtube and now stands revealed As the work of a democratic operative employed by a consulting firm with Obama links its True yeah its me said Philip de Vellis a 33yearold strategist with Blue state digital a Washington company that advises democratic candidates and Liberal groups Blue state designed Obama web site and one of the firms founding members Joe Rospars took a leave from the company to work As Obama director of new Media Obama Blue state and de Vellis All 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