European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - May 22, 2007, Darmstadt, Hesse                                May 2007 stars and stripes Mideast edition Page 11 in the states Jimmy Carter backs off ant Bush commentary Atlanta former presi Dent Jimmy Carter said monday his remarks were careless or misinterpreted when he said the Bush administration has been the worst in history for its Impact around the speaking on abcs Carter appeared to Retreat from a statement he made to the Arkan Sas Democrat Gazette for a Satur Day Story in which he said i think As far As the Adverse Impact on the nation around the this administration has been the worst in Carter said monday that when he made the he was responding to a question comparing the Bush administrations foreign policy to that of Richard Virginia tech panel Tours site of shooting the gubernatorial panel investigating the shootings at Virginia tech received a briefing monday and visited the buildings where 33 peo ple the panels chairman said afterwards that the experience was almost und Escrib Gerald chair Man of the said it was help Ful to hear about the shootings from people who were there and to View the shooting the More than two hour private Brief ing included a presentation by Virginia tech police chief Wen Dell Florida moves up its presidential primary West Palm Republican Charlie Crist signed a Bill monday moving Flor idas 2008 primary to 29 and shaking up the presidential race by bypassing a dozen other states set for the move puts Florida Prima which had been scheduled for behind Only the Iowa and Nevada caucuses and the new Hampshire primary and on the same Day As South Carolinas democratic Florida has by far the largest population of any of the Early vote ing states set for january and is the most expensive in which to giving Well funded candidates an even greater advantage and possibly drawing Atten Tion away from the smaller from the associated press Dennis Jim accompanied by Jeff and Brian Are among the lawmakers spearheading debate Over immigration Reform immigration Bill slipping lawmakers May not meet deadline for legislation by John Heilprin the associated press Washington key senators and the White House Are eager to push their bipartisan immigration Deal through the Senate by memorial but As details of the bargain emerged Hope for that deadline was critics of the measure denounced its key ele including its Quick Grant of Legal status to Mil Lions of unlawful and said they would seek to revise Jeff said it was unthinkable that the Senate would Complete the measure this issuing a thinly veiled filibuster threat should proponents try to Speed it in prepared to use whatever tactics Are appropriate to resist sessions told tensions run High on and the bar gain reached last week sparked intramural hostility Between John and John who had a bitter Exchange during the last close door meeting before a Deal was an Kay Bailey said she has great concerns about the and announced she would seek to alter it to mandate that illegal Immi Grants go Back to their Home countries before gain ing Legal under the that requirement Only applies to Heads of households seeking Green cards and a path to the estimated 12 million Immi Grants Here unlawfully could obtain visas to live and work in the indefinitely without returning army orders stretch nations ammo Supply the associated press lbs Iowa ammunition shipments to local gun shops and police departments Are being delayed for months be cause the army has More than Tri pled its demand for Small Aliber ammunition plants have dramatically ratcheted up product but company officials acknowledge delays to police and retailers of up to a there Are millions of rounds Bac ordered because the War has put such a demand on the Manu said Lana Man Ager of rapid us Tramaux a distributor for several in some it can take eight to 12 the army demand for Small Aliber ammunition has soared from 426 million rounds in 2001 to billion rounds in according to the joint munitions command at the Rock Island Arsenal in much of the ammunition used by the defense department comes from a Plant in Lake owned by Valliant tech systems the plants production has in creased nearly said com Pany spokesman Bryce president stands by troubled Gonzales by Ben Feller the associated press Texas presi Dent Bush on monday called an upcoming Senate vote of no Confidence in attorney general Alber to Gonzales pure political the Ater and stood by his embattled he has done nothing Bush said during a news Confer ence at his the president rapped Senate democrats preparing a Nocon i Dence vote on the embattled attorney general by weeks end and urged them to get Back to Legisla Tive i frankly View whats taking place in Washington today As pure political Bush sounding exasperated with the juror swirling around his Long time i stand by Al Gonza and i would Hope that people would be More sober in How they address these important Bush did not answer a question about whether he intends to keep Gonzales in office through the end of his democrats were leading the Way toward a Nocon i Dence vote on possibly at weeks the president should under stand that while he has Confidence in attorney general Gonza very few others Chuck responded to Bush con Gress has a right and even an obligation to express its views when things Are this who is headed to Europe this scrapped a meet ing with his Swiss counterpart and shelved tentative plans for a speech in his cancellations also come Days before his former White House Mon Ica was to testify about her role in the firings of attorneys last Senate support for Gonzales is continuing to with a fourth and fifth Republican calling for his pay is june 1 7 for Fri at will accept a messages at y 4 to May 25 european and Pacific editions on june 1 6 Fer viewing at starting june 1 6 for More details