European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - March 24, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                Page 10 stars and stripes saturday March 2420q1 in the states Gerry democratic presidential hopeful John Edwards and his wife Elizabeth meet with reporter sin Chapel Hill no on thursday to discuss her recurrence of cancer John 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 cancer 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 testimony 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 Nas 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 dems struggle to find votes for Iraq pullout the associated press Washington president Bush on thursday again challenged the Congress to pass his War spending Bill without conditions democrats believing they have a Clear mandate from Vot ers were searching for votes to adopt their own plan Congress needs to get their business done quickly get the monies weve requested funded and let our folks on the ground do the Job Bush said after meet ing with leaders of joint civil Ian military units headed soon to Iraq democratic party leaders Are facing a caucus deeply divided on the Issue and hold Only a Nar Row majority in Congress with their hands tied if just a few members stray democratic Lead ers Are finding it Tough to pass legislation that would require Bush to Start bringing troops Home debate in the House of representatives on an Antiwar Mea sure was expected to begin thurs Day with a vote the following Day while a Senate committee planned to vote thursday on a similar measure the stakes Are High for con Gress new democratic Leader ship which wants to prove it can govern influence Bush War policy and still support the military the houses billion spend ing Bill would fund the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan and require that combat troops leave Iraq by fall of 2008 and possibly sooner if the iraqi government does not make Progress on its political and Security commitments House set to vote on seats for do Utah Washington the House on thursday took up legislation shadowed by a presidential veto threat that would give the peo ple of the District of Columbia a vote in the chamber denied them for the past two centuries the Bill would also create a new a Large seat for Republic can leaning Utah offsetting what would be a Safe democratic seat in do and increasing House membership to 437 the House has had 435 voting Mem Bers since 1960 the House Bill a bipartisan Effort by do Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton a Democrat and rep Tom Davis Rva is Likely to pass the House in a vote scheduled for later thursday Abc news corp to form online video site new Universal and news corp joined forces thursday with several major in ternet companies to distribute to shows video clips and mov ies online in an Effort to better control their programming and counter Competition from you tube the new network which would launch this summer comes in response to the explosive growth Google incs you tube a Doit yourself vide Oshar ing site that is being sued by via com inc another major Media company for copyright infringe ment a astronaut pleads not guilty to kidnapping Orlando Fla former astronaut Lisa Noaks attorneys formally entered a not guilty plea thursday to charges that she tried to Kidnap a rival for a space shuttle pilots affections Nowak a 43yearold Mother of three and Navy Captain did not appear at the Brief arraign ment her lawyers had already entered a written not guilty plea Nowak was arrested feb 5 after police say she drove from Houston to Florida to confront air Force capt Colleen Shipman in an Orlando Airport parking lot and then Pepper sprayed her Shipman who was dating Astro naut Bill Oefelein was Able to get away police reported finding a by gun steel Mallet knife and rub ber tubing in Noaks car Noaks trial is scheduled to begin july 30 on charges of at tempted kidnapping burglary with assault and Battery Bill Gates to speak to Harvard graduates Cambridge mass Bill Gates is finally getting his har Vard degree 32 years after he walked away from Campus on the path to becoming the worlds wealthiest person Gates billionaire Confounder of Microsoft corp philanthropist and Harvard dropout will receive an honorary degree in june when he delivers the univer Sites 356th commencement address Gates is considered a member of Harvard class of 1977 which celebrates its 30th reunion this year he first came to the University in 1973 but left in 1975 to devote his time to developing Microsoft which he founded that year with childhood Friend Paul Allen i am very pleased that the Harvard Community will have the Opportunity to hear from Bill Gates on june 7 Harvard alumni association president Paul Finnegan said in a statement from the associated press