April 11 Countdown newsletter: "DeLay-ed Reaction"

[Nothing Without Hope]

Rep. Christopher Shays said Sunday that fellow Republican Rep. Tom DeLay should step down as House majority leader because his continuing ethics problems are hurting the GOP.... http://abcnews.go.com/Politics/wireStory?id=657670

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A small but symbolic protest by victims of sex abuse at the hands of American clergy was stymied Monday when police escorted one of the organizers off St. Peter's Square before she could distribute fliers. The protestors were demanding that Vatican officials bar Cardinal Bernard Law from celebrating an important Mass mourning Pope John Paul II. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7463011/

Computer hackers, electronic bugs and supersensitive microphones threaten to pierce the Vatican's thick walls next week when cardinals gather in the Sistine Chapel to name a papal successor. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7463341/

After years of romance and scandal, weeks of complications and a final delay in deference to the pope, Charles and Camilla finally make it official. Love the hat. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7446494/site/newsweek/

Gas prices soared an average 19 cents in the past three weeks due to lingering high crude oil prices, growing demand and higher refining costs, an industry analyst said Sunday. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7455108/

A Wisconsin proposal to declare wild or feral cats an unprotected species -- allowing them to be shot on sight -- has sparked, well, a cat fight. Cat lovers around the nation howled in outrage, the man who made the proposal received death threats, and some Minnesota letter writers asked how Wisconsin could be so cruel to even consider such a thing. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7205155/

That's some of what we're working on for tonight's show.

Finally,
A high school is looking for a few good snitches. Using revenue from its candy and soda sales, Model High School plans to pay up to $100 for information about thefts and drug or gun possession on campus. "It's not that we feel there are any problems here," said Principal Glenn White. "It's a proactive move for getting information that will help deter any sort of illegal activity." http://hosted.ap.org/dynamic/stories/S/SCHOOL_SNITCHES?SITE=NWCN&TEMPLATE=STRANGEHEADS.html&SECTION=HOME
Although it almost goes without saying.... the Principal said that informants will not receive the reward if they are involved in the crime.

-- Carey Fox

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More:
President Bush met with Prime Minister Ariel Sharon on Monday to offer support for his controversial Gaza pullout plan that the Israeli leader said has generated an atmosphere approaching civil war. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7447917/

John Bolton, a blunt diplomat whose nomination as U.S. ambassador to the United Nations is opposed by most Democrats and some in the foreign policy establishment, pledged Monday to help strengthen an institution that has occasionally "gone off track." http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7462527/

India and China, the world's two most populous countries, agreed on Monday to create a "strategic partnership" in an effort to end their longstanding border dispute and boost trade and economic cooperation. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7461229/

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton bowled over the Democratic faithful in the key 2008 presidential swing state of Minnesota with a fiery weekend stump speech that had fans hailing her as the "great hope" to take back the White House. Clinton didn't say she was running for president. She didn't have to. Sen. Mark Dayton (D-Minn.) said it for her when he made an "unauthorized" introduction of the "next great president of the United States of America." After a standing ovation by 2,000 Dems who paid $100-a-head to see her speak, Clinton slammed Bush and the Republican-controlled Congress - and never contradicted her introduction. http://www.nypost.com/news/nationalnews/42530.htm

Bush's indispensable toy: First iPod President's player features eclectic list of downloaded tunes. http://www.sfgate.com/cgi-bin/article.cgi?file=/c/a/2005/04/11/MNGQTC699Q1.DTL

Real estate millionaire Chris Shelton, a contestant on NBC's "The Apprentice," was arrested on a disorderly conduct charge. http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/7463319/


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