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To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (182106)	2/4/2004 4:51:40 PM
From: Road Walker	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 1575396

Bush Agrees to Extend 9/11 Panel Deadline 46 minutes ago Add Top Stories - Reuters to My Yahoo! By Adam Entous WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Despite initial objections, President Bush (news - web sites) agreed Wednesday to extend until July 26 the deadline for the panel investigating the Sept. 11, 2001 attacks to finish its work, setting the stage for release of its final report at the height of the presidential campaign. Reuters Photo The extension was requested by the commission, which wanted the current May 27 deadline pushed back by 60 days in order to complete interviews and review documents related to the attacks. "We are pleased to support their request for an extension and we urge Congress to act quickly to extend that timetable" by 60 days, White House spokesman Scott McClellan told reporters. Some lawmakers wanted to delay release of the commission's potentially damaging final report until next January, well after the November election. "If the commission has information that can help prevent another catastrophic terrorist attack on American soil, we need to have that information as soon as possible," McClellan said. The White House had until now resisted granting the commission any extension, arguing it should finish its work on schedule. But pressure has mounted on the White House to back down -- from relatives of Sept. 11 victims and the commission itself. Panel members have complained for months that the administration has been slow to provide the documents they need. Bush's Democratic rivals accused his administration of stonewalling, a criticism that could resonate with some voters in an election-year. INVESTIGATE INTELLIGENCE Earlier this week, Bush reversed himself and agreed to establish a new panel to investigate intelligence that was used to justify the Iraq (news - web sites) war. The Sept. 11 commission plans this weekend to interview Bush's national security adviser, Condoleezza Rice (news - web sites). It has already interviewed her deputy, Stephen Hadley. Bush may also be questioned, officials said. The commission has completed 900 interviews and several hundred remain. It is also reviewing more than 2 million pages of documents. "We welcome the administration's support and commitment," commission Chairman Thomas Kean and Vice Chairman Lee Hamilton said in a joint statement. They said the panel, formally known as the National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States, would release its public, unclassified final report not later than July 26 and wrap up the rest of its business by August 25. Several issues remain unsettled, however. The White House and the commission remain at odds over access to notes taken by panel members from highly classified presidential briefing papers. A November agreement allowed four members of the commission to review documents known as the President's Daily Briefs, including one from August 2001 that warned of the possibility of an al Qaeda plot to hijack airplanes. But the White House has balked at allowing the notes to be shared more broadly among commissioners and investigators. Commission officials say negotiations are underway and an agreement could be reached this week. If the talks break down, however, the commission could issue subpoenas for the notes, sources said. Earlier this week, Republican Sen. John McCain (news, bio, voting record) of Arizona and Democratic Sen. Joe Lieberman (news - web sites) of Connecticut introduced legislation that would delay the commission's deadline until January 2005.

To: Tenchusatsu who wrote (182106)	2/4/2004 5:06:56 PM
From: tejek	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 1575396

Ted, We consume 25% of the world's oil production. The ME will hard pressed to find a replacement. I hear some of the two billion people living in China and India might want new cars ... What do you think IVAN is all about........there are ton of oil and gas companies looking for oil and gas in China. Apparently, China has some major reserves. P.S. - I cleaned house today and sold everything. Tech, nat. gas, you name it. Knowing my perfect record of selling at lows, you should buy all you can in after hours today. :-( I hope you are right.....I am getting killed. ted