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吴伯雄率领国民党访问团拜谒中山陵(图)http://www.sina.com.cn 2008年05月27日11:40 新华网

　　5月27日，吴伯雄拜谒中山陵后发表讲话。当日上午，中国国民党主席吴伯雄率中国国民党大陆访问团在南京拜谒中山陵。 新华社记者 庞兴雷 摄

　　这是吴伯雄在完成拜谒中山陵仪式后，挥毫题词“天下为公 人民最大”。 新华社记者 庞兴雷 摄

　　新华网南京5月27日电（记者张勇 茆雷磊 石永红）中国国民党主席吴伯雄率领中国国民党大陆访问团，27日上午拜谒了南京中山陵。

　　薄雾笼罩的中山陵庄严肃穆。1925年，中国民主革命的伟大先行者孙中山在北京逝世，1929年葬于中山陵。这里，是海内外中华儿女景仰的地方。

　　上午8时20分许，吴伯雄一行在中共中央台办常务副主任郑立中、中共江苏省委副书记王国生陪同下抵达中山陵博爱广场，随后穿过上刻孙中山手书“博爱”二字的牌坊，缓缓踏上墓道，来到陵墓的正门。仰视着门楣上孙中山“天下为公”的墨迹，吴伯雄神情凝重。

　　穿过陵门，到了碑亭。吴伯雄在刻有“中国国民党葬总理孙先生于此”的大石碑后稍作停留，神情肃穆地仰望不远处的祭堂。

　　“伯雄你好”、“中国万岁”……沿途不断有热情的南京市民向吴伯雄一行欢呼致意，吴伯雄也不时向人们微笑、挥手。

　　从碑亭继续拾级而上，吴伯雄一行来到祭堂。面对孙中山石刻坐像，吴伯雄和访问团全体成员肃然而立。祭祀典礼开始后，吴伯雄向孙中山坐像敬献黄色花环。献花毕，司仪宣读了祭文，访问团成员默念一分钟。

　　祭祀完毕后，吴伯雄挥毫题字“天下为公 人民最大”。

　　回到博爱坊前，吴伯雄发表了简短的讲话。他说，两岸同属中华民族，血缘相连，这是任何人都不能抹煞的。汶川地震后，国民党中央第一时间致电表达关切和慰问，台湾民间也自动、自发支援灾区，这种感情发自自然、令人感动。

　　吴伯雄说，明年是中山先生安葬中山陵80周年，中国国民党届时将组织更大的代表团来这里参加纪念活动。相信那时已实现直飞，来这里会更加方便。

　　面对自发来到现场的众多南京市民，吴伯雄表示：“我们邀请南京市民多到台湾来观光旅游，我们一定会热情招待。”

　　66岁的南京市民武子凌晨6点就赶到中山陵，就为了向远道而来的中国国民党客人表示欢迎。他已过世的父亲曾是参加过辛亥革命的老国民党党员，因此武子一向关注台海局势和两岸关系。他告诉记者，今天特意赶来向吴伯雄主席表示欢迎，为他们加油。

　　有亲属在台湾的市民汪成美不停地高喊“中华民族大团结万岁”，他还特意准备了好多表达心愿的小纸条，上面写着“国共携手合作，共同开创新时代，振兴大中华！”

　　在热情群众的欢呼和掌声中，吴伯雄一行于9时30分许离开中山陵。

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吳伯雄訪中香港轉機 接機規格比照連戰
中央社 (2008-05-26 14:10) （中央社記者黃名璽香港二十六日電）中國國民黨主席吳伯雄今天展開六天的訪中行程，抵達香港轉機時，由大陸的中央政府駐港聯絡辦公室台灣事務部部長邢魁山等人接機，規格與國民黨榮譽主席連戰訪中時一樣。

中聯辦官員表示，此次接機規格與連戰訪中時一樣。連戰訪中時，刑魁山為中共中央台灣工作辦公室主任陳雲林的助理；中午為吳伯雄接機時，職稱已為中聯辦台灣部部長。

除邢魁山外，接機官員尚有特區政府政治事務及內地局局長林瑞麟、常任秘書長羅智光，及行政長官副官許鎮德、中央台辦副局長何建華等。

吳伯雄此行訪中由香港轉乘包機，下午抵達首站南京將由陳雲林接機，並設宴款待；二十七日下午轉往北京，晚間由中共中央政治局常委賈慶林接待晚宴；二十八日下午將與中共總書記胡錦濤進行重要會晤，會後將召開中外記者會。

國民黨務高層日前表示，總統馬英九、副總統蕭萬長及國安會秘書長蘇起二十四日為訪問團餞行，被視為替訪問團此行「背書」；而從馬總統就職談話及陳雲林回應，可看出彼此釋放相當程度善意，應可預期吳伯雄此行將達成促進兩會復談及兩岸進一步實質互惠措施。970526

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Pastors pose problems for McCain and Obama By ERIC GORSKI, AP Religion Writer
Sun May 25, 11:46 AM ET

Republican Sen. John McCain and Democratic Sen. Barack Obama, both seeking to use religion to their advantage in the presidential campaign, have learned painful lessons about the risks of getting too close to religious leaders.

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Both now realize that sermons given to a narrow audience on Sundays don't always play as well on the national stage, where context can be a casualty. And McCain's rejection of endorsements from two evangelical pastors puts into relief the candidate's problems with that core GOP constituency.

McCain, the Republican nominee-in waiting, and Obama, who is closing in on the Democratic nod, both have been slowed by their respective pastor problems. Whether the controversies will play a role in the months ahead remains unclear, but the two candidates face decisions about how clergy fit into their efforts to reach voters informed by faith.

Clergy who have seen colleagues go from relative obscurity to infamy in the course of a 24-hour news cycle face similar choices in weighing whether to talk about politics and candidates.

"This is the new terrain of religious politics," said David Domke, a University of Washington communications professor and co-author of "The God Strategy: How Religion Became a Political Weapon in America." "Politicians have been getting a pass on this for some time, using support from a minister or pastor for their political advantage and not having to answer for what that pastor has said."

Both candidates have reason to pay attention to the faith factor in their White House bids.

Obama, facing false rumors that he is a Muslim, portrays himself as a committed Christian in campaign literature. Obama and Democratic rival Hillary Rodham Clinton employ religious outreach directors and speak freely about their faith, signaling that Democrats will not cede the religious vote to Republicans.

But Obama has been hamstrung by the rhetoric of his former longtime pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright, whose sermons blaming U.S. policies for the Sept. 11 attacks and calls of "God damn America" for its racism became fixtures on the Internet and cable news networks. Obama ultimately cut himself off from Wright.

McCain has sought to shore up evangelicals skeptical about his stances on issues like stem-cell research and his past run-ins with movement leaders. But two evangelical pastors McCain did win over � John Hagee of Texas and Rod Parsley of Ohio � were tied to statements causing offense to all three monotheistic faiths.

Hagee has been criticized as anti-Catholic, but McCain rejected his endorsement only after a Web site unearthed a sermon Hagee gave portraying Hitler as a tool God used to deliver Jews to the promised land.

McCain disowned Parsley's endorsement after ABC News reported that he had called Islam an "anti-Christ" religion and the Prophet Muhammad "the mouthpiece of a conspiracy of spiritual evil."

"Religion can be so effective in mobilizing voters," said John Green, a senior fellow with the Pew Forum for Religion and Public Life. "It can also be particularly damaging if it turns out to be controversial."

McCain supporters say it's unfair to equate his endorsements with the Obama-Wright saga. Wright, after all, was Obama's pastor for 20 years, while neither Hagee nor Parsley ever were pastors to McCain. Obama would have known about Wright's incendiary remarks if he spent any time in church, critics say.

Obama backers counter that a double-standard is at work if the pastors endorsing McCain aren't scrutinized, given that McCain sought them out and praised them as exemplary leaders.

There are differences, but also striking similarities in what befell the two campaigns.

"Wright attracted controversy over sermons and things he said in the context of his church and his tradition of black liberation theology," Green said. "It's the same thing with Hagee. His comments about Hitler and the Catholic Church are much less problematic in the context of his religious community."

A Jewish rabbi from San Antonio who supports Hagee made a similar point about context, saying Hagee was merely lecturing on a perspective of the Holocaust shared by some Jewish scholars.

Not long ago, hearing a pastor's sermon required a visit to church. But with churches posting video on their Web sites and selling audio CDs, the messages are one step removed from YouTube and the scrutiny of reporters, bloggers and opposition researchers on political campaigns.

Rabbi Eric Yoffie, president of the Union for Reform Judaism, said he was reluctant to weigh in on the Hagee Holocaust controversy because the sermons were nine years old. But as he watched the clips on YouTube and learned that Hagee's church recently distributed the sermons, Yoffie spoke out.

To Yoffie, the episode serves a warning that religious leaders should stick to talking about issues and values when it comes to politics and never endorse candidates.

"(Hagee) threw himself into this controversy he couldn't get out of," he said. "All of a sudden, any comment he made about a values issue was intertwined with the political picture and how it would affect the candidate. It's a good lesson for religious leaders of what to avoid and what happens when you don't."

Pastors may endorse candidates as individuals, but not under the auspices of their congregations.

Phil Burress, president of Citizens for Community Values, an Ohio-based evangelical group, said pastors hold greater influence if they preach to their congregations about where candidates stand on issues.

"Sometimes I think these guys are better off keeping their mouth shut," Burress said. "But they are men of conviction that preach the word of God the way they see it, and if everyone in the evangelical community agreed, we'd have one denomination."

Whether McCain's rejection of Hagee and Parsley will hurt him among evangelicals, Burress said it's hard to say. The evangelical community, after all, is much more diverse than often portrayed, and many evangelicals might disagree with aspects of Hagee and Parsley's theology, he said.

Both political parties' tendency to denounce supporters or fire staff members at the hint of controversy bothers Mark DeMoss, a public relations executive and former executive assistant to Jerry Falwell.

DeMoss volunteered to help Republican Mitt Romney's campaign win evangelical support, and he said he will vote for McCain. But DeMoss said he doesn't think the candidate needed to reject the endorsements.

"When does it stop?" DeMoss said.

"When a pastor becomes a pastor, essentially he becomes a pastor for people who like him and agree with him and subscribe to what he teaches," he said. "When a person becomes a president, he's the president of people who agree with him and don't agree with him. I think the net has to be a little wider."

DeMoss said McCain, already facing an uphill struggle, "may really turn off evangelicals and religious conservatives who think he has just taken political correctness to its extreme."

　美國新聞
港商控金沙 獲判賠4380萬
申奧／澳門賭權案「後謝」紛爭 安德森獲利忘約 孫志達討回公道

【本報綜合報導】港商孫志達控告澳門賭業首富「拉斯維加斯金沙集團」老闆安德森違約案，美國陪審團24日判決安德森應賠孫志達4380萬美元。
孫志達在2000年和安德森接頭，透露澳門將開放賭場，美國業者有機會分一杯羹，孫志達並介紹安德森和中國高層官員認識，包括當時主管港澳事務的副總理錢其琛、北京奧委會主席劉淇，表示安德森和美國總統布希關係深厚，對執政的共和黨有相當影響力。

當時北京申辦2008年奧運會如火如荼，因此認為可用安德森協助，使美國不反對北京申奧，並計畫厚賞安德森，安德森則志在澳門賭場許可證，形成各取所需。孫志達在向美國法院提出的訴狀中指出，安德森承諾，事成後，付給孫志達一筆五百萬美元的「後謝」，及金沙在澳門的2%營利。

2001年，安德森遊說美國眾議院共和黨領袖狄雷擋下一項反對北京申奧的提案。2002年，北京申奧成功。同年，澳門宣布三造獲得賭場許可，其中包括香港嘉華公司董事長呂志和與安德森合組的「銀河」集團。2003年雙方拆夥，呂志和以「銀河」之名自營遊樂場，安德森的金沙集團則獲得澳門政府給予賭場經營許可。孫志達的律師主張，這是孫志達2000年以來協助之功。

安德森大展「賭」圖，2004年開張後金沙滾滾，但似乎獲利而忘約，孫志達同年一狀告進美國法院。

安德森財產在2003年是30億美元，2006年暴增至205億，登上那年富比世美國富豪榜第三名。

74歲的安德森出庭，說詞自相矛盾，時而說公司曾致函孫志達，書面請他協助澳門賭場事宜，時而說金沙與孫志達素無關係。陪審團只斟酌一天，就作成判決。

2008-05-25

　最新話題
馬蕭新時代來臨綜合報導
布希對台新政府感振奮
就職日 親筆函致賀

【本報台北二十日電】馬英九、蕭萬長就任正副總統後，20日中午分別接見美日賀使團，其中前白宮幕僚長卡德當面轉交馬英九一封布希總統的親筆信函，馬英九亦隨即交付一封親筆信函，希望透過賀使團轉達給布希總統。
美國在台協會台北辦事處長楊甦棣20日說：「相信未來台美關係會比較好。」美國在台協會理事主席薄瑞光與楊甦棣分別以「出色的」（ｅｘcｅｌｌｅｎｔ）與「極佳的」（ｇｒｅａｔ），形容馬英九的就職演說，兩人認為馬談話對台美關係有正面助益，薄瑞光更直言「台灣的國際空間會較過去改善」。

楊甦棣則呼籲北京聽到馬英九的就職演說後，希望兩岸未來關係「比過去更友善」。

卡德並稱許五二○就職演說「十分精彩」，布希總統對台灣新政府感到「振奮」。

儘管公共事務室事先建議馬總統使用國語交談，但馬英九英語流利，接見過程仍忘情地使用英語，此舉有違外交慣例，府方幕僚坦言「未來會多做溝通」。

稍後，馬總統接見日本賀使團，除簡單用日語介紹後，全程使用國語致詞，他強調，從日方承認台灣駕照與免簽證入境等措施，顯示兩國交流密切，未來也將會在此一基礎上，持續推動台日關係。

【本報系華盛頓特派員張宗智廿日電】美國國務院發言人麥柯馬克20日在例行新聞說明會一開始，就主動表達美國恭喜台灣的馬英九總統就職，也歡迎可以降低台海緊張的做法。

麥柯馬克表示，美國期待與台灣的新領導階層共事，並維持雙方活絡的經濟和人民間關係。

除了恭喜馬英九外，麥柯馬克也說，美國歡迎降低台海緊張的做法，如同布希總統在3月（台灣總統大選）投票後所說，這次的選舉，提供了兩岸彼此接觸、和平解決歧見的全新機會。

2008-05-21

最新�?題
馬�?新?r代來臨綜合?�?�
?W巴�?：美台關?S??化
轉信函 直稱馬�?統

【本?筇ū倍蝗针?】美?裰鼽h�?統?⑦x人?W巴�?21日透過管道轉交馬英九一封信函，肯定馬上任??化美台關?S，並主?雍艋n中?愿ㄔO性前瞻的方式回?R的上任。
?W巴�?是下?妹�??統?衢T人選，他?μ�?承驴?統馬英九和馬政府的看法，牽?游磥�?的昝捞P?S，�?統府發言人王郁琦證?崳�?W巴�?在信件中直接稱呼馬英九「馬�?統」（President Ｍa）。

?W巴�?的信件在21日上午透過前AIT理事主席卜睿哲轉交到馬英九手上，王郁琦轉述，?W巴�?認?椋R英九上任後美台關?S?@得�?化，未來?砂蛾P?S?�?蚋推健⒏?定的發展。

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2008-05-21

　美國新聞
時代：良心震撼 中國站起來

　將在6月2日出版的最新一期「時代」雜誌的歐洲、亞洲及南太平洋版，罕有的以「中國站起來」(China Stands Up)為題把四川大地震做封面報導，表示地震改變了中國的自我形象，也改變了國際間原來對中國的負面形象。

【本報訊】將在6月2日出版的最新一期「時代」雜誌的歐洲、亞洲及南太平洋版，罕有的以「中國站起來」(China Stands Up)為題把四川大地震做封面報導，表示地震改變了中國的自我形象，也改變了國際間原來對中國的負面形象。
報導中指出，地震發生後，全國民眾踴躍捐輸，許多人拋開工作和家人，自動趕往四川協助救災，使人民關係愈來愈密切，國家士氣也因此提高。

這場巨災迫使中國人民面對最深切的苦難，結果看到比許多人預期更悲憫強大的國家。

學者江文然說，這場地震有如「良心震撼」，使中國突然發現20年來的繁榮成長使它有了多大的改變。

當然，隨著災難的緊急狀況消退，大部分民眾將恢復熟悉的生活方式。不過，有些事情將根本改變。中國老百姓對建設更善良社會的能力，甚至責任，獲得新的信心，也願意向政府爭取繼續建設這種社會的權利。

例如，大多數志工是首次參與這種活動，而許多人渴望日後能夠繼續從事更多社區活動。江文然說：「這對中國文明社會的形成是一大躍進，而這對中國未來的民主化程序至為重要。」

這並不表示這可能導致中國未來幾年出現選舉，不過共黨與更勇於發表意見的人民之間不斷改變的複雜關係，可能演化成絕對獨裁控制與西方式民主之間的某種妥協。

不只中國的自我形象改變，地震也至少暫時改變了國際間對中國的觀感，不再只用猜忌恐懼的眼光看待經濟和軍事力量不斷加強的中國。

中國對震災的迅速反應，連原來批評北京政權的國際人士都表示讚佩，巨大的人道災難也扭轉了西藏動亂和北京奧運會聖火到處遭遇抗議，使中國陷入的狼狽處境。

一名西方外交官說，北京奧運會原來似乎四面楚歌，使中國崛起世界舞台的雄心受到重挫，而現在全世界許多人都在為中國加油，希望奧運會圓滿成功，而這對中國的自信心和對自己的國際地位的感受至為重要。

2008-05-24

今日晚報 2008.05.23　
牧師為納粹迫害猶太人辯護 馬侃駁斥撇清
中央社

　美國共和黨總統參選人馬侃今天撇清與支持他競選總統的德州牧師哈吉的關係。據透露，哈吉相信納粹將猶太人趕出歐洲是執行上帝的旨意。

　馬侃一方面駁斥哈吉，但還是要尖銳諷刺民主黨對手歐巴馬。他說歐巴馬的本堂牧師發表種族歧視言論，而哈吉雖然支持自己，但是他從來不是哈吉所主持教堂的信徒。

　哈吉的言論讓馬侃在獨立選民中可能面臨尷尬的處境。這個問題是在馬侃和歐巴馬對有關提供伊拉克和阿富汗戰爭退伍軍人大學教育的法案互相進行激烈攻詰之際爆發。

　被認定將獲得共和黨總統提名的馬侃在「哈芬頓郵報」網站公布一九九零年代哈吉的一項談話錄音後，發表了一份聲明。

　馬侃說：「明顯的，我發現這些談話和其他的一些說法已深深的冒犯別人，而且站不住腳。我譴責這種言論。」

　這個網站也公布了哈吉的談話，他說希特勒是上帝派來的「獵手」，要將猶太人趕到以色列的土地上。

　部分評論家將此事與歐巴馬自己的政治事件相比擬。歐巴馬的前本堂牧師賴特也曾發表具有種族色彩的布道談話。這項談話曾讓歐巴馬的競選活動屈居守勢達數週之久。

　馬侃強調：「我已經說過，我不相信歐巴馬參議員與賴特牧師有相同的極端看法。」

　他說：「但是讓我明確重申，哈吉牧師過去和現在都不是我的牧師或精神顧問，我已經二十年沒有參加他的教會了。」

美國總統大選　馬侃與歐巴馬開始挑選副手

美總統大選民調：兩大戰場馬侃贏歐巴馬

馬侃說歐巴馬沒當過兵 沒資格批評他

牧師為納粹迫害猶太人辯護 馬侃駁斥撇清

民調：歐巴馬連續第五天以二位數領先希拉蕊

初選結果遭否認 美佛州民主黨員告黨中央

涉洩歐巴馬幕僚談話 加總理幕僚長即將去職

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2008-05-23

今日晚報 2008.05.23　
涉洩歐巴馬幕僚談話 加總理幕僚長即將去職
中央社

　今年三月，涉嫌洩露歐巴馬幕僚與加拿大駐芝加哥總領事談話紀錄的加總理幕僚長布勞迪即將去職。

　今年三月，競選美國民主黨總統候選人提名的歐巴馬及希拉蕊均曾表示，若當選總統，將重開北美自由貿易協定談判，令加方極為緊張。

　新聞媒體報導稱，當時布勞迪曾向新聞界透露，希拉蕊對此事的看法是希望加方能勇敢承受。

　新聞媒體之後立刻又對歐巴馬的立場展開調查，發現歐巴馬曾派幕僚向加駐芝加哥總領事解釋，這只是一種政治姿態，目的在爭取民眾支持。

　接著，歐巴馬幕僚與加駐芝加哥總領事談話紀錄亦遭外洩，使得歐巴馬的支持率大降。

　加拿大政府隨即對此事展開調查。由於媒體一致指稱，此事首先由布勞迪洩露希拉蕊立場而起，故布勞迪應負最大責任。反對黨也紛紛要求布勞迪應辭職謝罪。

　今天傳出的消息稱，布勞迪將於今後數周內去職，遺缺由曾任安大略省前保守黨籍省長夏里斯的幕僚長接任。布勞迪是加拿大保守黨政府二零零六年二月執政以來，第一個離開權力核心的高官。

　加拿大保守黨二零零六年二月雖贏得執政，但因國會席位未過半，只能組成少數黨政府。

May. 23, 2008
Copyright � Las Vegas Review-Journal

Lawyers support appointing judges

By JOAN WHITELY
REVIEW-JOURNAL
Judging the Judges - 2008

Complete results including survey methology, summary of retention scores, questionnaire and more

Signs for judges dot roadways in the Las Vegas Valley.
Photo by Jeff Scheid

By a 2-1 ratio, local lawyers favor dumping the election of state judges for a system that appoints judges, according to the Review-Journal's 2008 Judicial Performance Survey.

That's the upshot of one survey question that didn't focus on the foibles of individual judges, but on the limitations of the process by which Nevada culls those who sit in judgment of the rest of us. The survey, done every other year, asks lawyers active in Clark County to anonymously rate judges who work within the county -- on city, justice of the peace or state district court benches -- as well as justices of the Nevada Supreme Court.

Former Gov. Kenny Guinn, not himself a lawyer, said the result of the question was not startling because he also is inclined toward switching to an appointment method, which would involve extensive vetting of candidates to select finalists. He describes Nevada's system of picking judges as "someone saying, 'I've been a lawyer for a long time, I'm going to run for judge.' "

"Rule by attorneys" is what some critics have disparagingly called the option of letting a committee or a government executive appoint judges.

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But, appointment advocates volley back that it's the election method that has delivered the present crew of judges in Clark County, some of whom have distinguished themselves negatively in recent years. Judges' actions include taking campaign donations from parties who will appear in court within days before the selfsame judge; getting sued by a clerk for sexual overtures; and being suspended pending resolution of accusations of tainting juries and misusing judicial authority.

Both extremes came out in written comments by the lawyers who joined the survey.

"The system we have in place is the best. It allows the citizens of Clark County the opportunity to get rid of judges in elections, as they have clearly done in the past," one pro-elections attorney wrote. Even in an appointment system, the writer added, "All judges will do what they must to be retained, and the committee to appoint the judges will be subject to payoffs."

For the opposing view, another respondent wrote, "Having the judges raise money to run for election impairs the quality of justice in Nevada. ... Judges should be selected based on merit, not based on their ability to raise money or their desire to hold office."

A trend appeared among the 796 lawyers who answered the survey question about electing versus appointing judges. Namely, the longer an attorney has practiced law in Nevada, the less eager the attorney is to move from electing to appointing.

Almost 67 percent of total respondents favored appointment. But in the group of attorneys who are newest to Nevada -- having practiced here five years or less - 72 percent prefer appointing. From there, support for appointing eroded as attorneys gained more Nevada experience. Among attorneys who have practiced here more than 20 years, 61 percent, notably less than among newbies, prefer electing judges.

Does the Judicial Performance Survey suggest that young bloods, fairly fresh from law school, are simply steeped in the appointment propaganda purveyed by professional legal groups? The American Bar Association, the American Judicature Society and The Federalist Society have all come out in favor of merit selection of judges. Merit selection entails appointment, though the screening process and the party who appoints may vary.

And, does the recent survey mean that more old coots are content with electing judges because they know how to juice the system for their clients, either with longtime relationships or greater disposable income for campaign contributions?

Or, do they just doubt that an appointment system would remove politics, which is the owing of favors by bench-holders to the parties that put them in power?

The United States, too, is divided on the question of electing versus appointing judges. The federal justice system appoints judges for life, barring bad behavior, except in bankruptcy court, where it appoints for lengthy 14-year terms.

But the states have devised many ways to choose judges for their own courts. Nationally, 77 percent of trial judges must "stand for some form of contestable election," according to the National Center for State Courts.

Nine states elect candidates to certain courts, but appoint to others, according to the Institute for the Advancement of the American Legal System. Six states have partisan election of judges. Fifteen states, including Nevada, have non-partisan elections.

Fifteen states maintain commission-based appointments. Three states, California, Maine and New Jersey, let the governor appoint judges. Two, Virginia and South Carolina, let the legislature appoint. Of the states that appoint, three do lifetime appointment.

But when a Nevada district court develops a vacancy mid-term, then it switches from election to appointment, using a judicial selection commission to come up with candidates, from which the governor appoints one to serve until the winner in the next scheduled election for the post is sworn in. Guinn estimated that during his two administrations, he appointed 20 district judges or Supreme Court justices, for vacancies created by death, retirement, resignation or election to a different court.

For a state such as Nevada, which theoretically elects judges, Clark County has a lot who arrived on the bench by appointment. A "de facto" appointment system, created by practice, not the state constitution, already exists, some observers say.

In Clark County District Court today, 12 members have been appointed just since Guinn's first term as governor began in 1999. Data on earlier appointments of present incumbents was not available.

District court judges who start as appointees seem to do well in the eyes of attorneys who took the recent survey. Nine of the 12 most recent appointees landed in the survey's 25 top judges, as determined by overall retention rating. The survey covered 68 judges and justices in various courts.

The nine, in order from highest down, are David Barker, Allen Earl, Douglas Herndon, Arthur Ritchie Jr., Jennifer Togliatti, Timothy Williams, Elissa Cadish, Elizabeth Gonzalez and Michael Villani. The three district court appointees who did not make it into the top 25 were Kenneth Cory (rated 36th), Valorie Vega (53rd) and Michelle Leavitt (55th).

The state Legislature's next session will determine whether a pending proposal to switch to appointing judges advances. Called Senate Joint Resolution 2, the proposal needs to be passed once more by legislators in order to go to a general vote in 2010.

But Nevada voters have not looked kindly on giving up their right to pick judges, turning down similar ballot questions in 1972 and 1988. Tuan Samahon, on the UNLV law school faculty, wonders whether a future ballot would turn out differently, based on the recent influx of Democrat voter registrations in the state, as well as wave of negative publicity about Nevada judges, including a 2006 series in the Los Angeles Times.

"I can't say I read the public's mind," said state archivist Guy Rocha, "But what I do see, Nevadans generally want to make that decision themselves. They don't want to leave it to a governor or commission or someone else to do it for them."

Contact reporter Joan Whitely at jwhitely@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0268.

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　　馬英九總統表示，當選後收到美國總統布希與民主黨總統參選人歐巴馬賀函，歐巴馬形容台美關係“re-open ”(重開)；他說，美方對台灣情勢發展感到欣慰樂觀，未來發展應不像過去顛簸，也不會因互信不足造成阻礙。

　　外界批評馬英九總統會晤外賓的正式場合應用國語，馬總統表示，就任前總統府跟外交部都跟他提過，先跟外賓說三分鐘中文，等媒體離開再用英文；他說，若講中文再翻譯，時間會比較長，但前兩天很趕，他要珍惜時間，因此用雙方都熟悉的語言溝通。

　　馬總統認為，以台灣的外交處境，務實最重要，他認為用英語溝通效果很好，只要不損及國家尊嚴即可。他舉例，四十年代中華民國駐聯合國代表蔣廷黻在聯大用英語演講，國內也有不滿，但蔣是湖南人，國語反而講得沒英文好，“這也說明語言選擇只是工具，不必過度強調。”

　　民進黨立委質疑馬總統當著甘比亞副總統面前拆開甘比亞總統的信，是外交禮儀上一大失誤，馬總統回應，如果沒有立即打開看，對方才會失望，並認為不受重視，他的處理完全沒有違反國際禮儀。

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McCain Rejects Divisive Pastors' Support
Statement Issued After Remarks About Hitler Revealed; Controversial Televangelist Endorsed McCain In February

STOCKTON, Calif., May 22, 2008

Picture: [[[In this Feb. 27, 2008, file photo Republican presidential hopeful, Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., speaks at a press conference with Rev. John Hagee, an influential Texas televangelist who endorsed John McCain. Hagee apologized to Catholics Tuesday, May 13, 2008, for his stinging criticism of the Roman Catholic Church and for having "emphasized the darkest chapters in the history of Catholic and Protestant relations with the Jews." (AP)]]]

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Preacher John Hagee's comments, including linking the gay rights movement to Hurricane Katrina, have led John McCain to reject his endorsement, although some say too late. Chip Reid reports. | Share/Embed

(CBS/AP) Republican John McCain on Thursday rejected endorsements from two influential but controversial televangelists, saying there is no place for their incendiary criticisms of other faiths.

McCain has faced a barrage of criticism, with some comparing the situation to the controversy faced by Democrat Barack Obama over the views of his former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

"John Hagee has been a thorn in John McCain's side for months now," said CBS News correspondent Chip Reid.

McCain rejected the months-old endorsement of Texas preacher Hagee after an audio recording surfaced in which the preacher said God sent Adolf Hitler to help Jews reach the promised land. McCain called the comment "crazy and unacceptable."

He later also repudiated the support of Rod Parsley, an Ohio preacher who has sharply criticized Islam and called the religion inherently violent.

McCain issued a statement Thursday afternoon announcing his decision about Hagee.

"Obviously, I find these remarks and others deeply offensive and indefensible, and I repudiate them. I did not know of them before Reverend Hagee's endorsement, and I feel I must reject his endorsement as well," he said.

Later, in Stockton, he told reporters: "I just think that the statement is crazy and unacceptable."

CBS News has learned that one of the reasons that McCain distanced himself from Hagee was that the San Antonio minister was preparing to withdraw his endorsement.

Then in an interview with The Associated Press, McCain said he rejected Parsley's support, too.

"I believe there is no place for that kind of dialogue in America, and I believe that even though he endorsed me, and I didn't endorse him, the fact is that I repudiate such talk, and I reject his endorsement," McCain told the AP.

Hagee had sparked controversy since the San Antonio pastor endorsed McCain on Feb. 27 shortly before the Texas presidential primary. Parsley's views were aired Thursday in an ABC News report.

McCain actively courted Hagee, who leads a megachurch with a congregation in the tens of thousands and has an even wider television audience. Former GOP presidential rivals also sought Hagee's backing.

Hagee has referred to the Roman Catholic Church as "the great whore" and called it a "false cult system." He also has linked Hitler to the Catholic church, suggesting it helped shape his anti-Semitism. And Hagee said Hurricane Katrina was God's retribution for homosexual sin.

McCain has faced a barrage of criticism over Hagee, with some comparing the situation to the controversy Democrat Barack Obama faced over the views of his longtime and now former pastor, the Rev. Jeremiah Wright.

McCain tried Thursday to draw a distinction between the Obama-Wright connection and his own relationships with Parsley and Hagee, saying Hagee was not his pastor.

"My church I attend is North Phoenix Baptist Church; my pastor and spiritual guide is Pastor Dan Yeary," McCain said. "I've never been to Pastor Hagee's church or Pastor Parsley's church. I didn't attend their church for 20 years. I'm not a member of their church."

Obama, who was campaigning in Florida, said that in national politics it's easy to find people who have said or done offensive things.

"John McCain has to deal with Hagee, who said something that is mind-boggling. I don't attribute those statements to John McCain. Nobody thinks McCain believes that stuff," Obama said. "And for McCain to then suggest that every single statement that was made by somebody is somehow attributable to me is just wrong. It is just not accurate."

Until now, McCain had tried to distance himself from Hagee's views but had not rejected the endorsement.

"I'm glad to have his endorsement," he said on ABC's "This Week" in April. "I condemn remarks that are, in any way, viewed as anti-anything."

The Arizona senator has said he sought Hagee's support because the pastor, like himself, is a strong supporter of Israel.

The formation of Israel was at the heart of the remarks that prompted McCain to reject Hagee's support. The comments came in a sermon Hagee gave in the late 1990s, an audio recording of which was posted last week on the liberal blog Talk to Action and reported by The Huffington Post, another liberal blog.

In the sermon, Hagee said, "Then God sent a hunter. A hunter is someone with a gun, and he forces you. Hitler was a hunter. ... How did it happen? Because God allowed it to happen. Why did it happen? Because God said, 'My top priority for the Jewish people is to get them to come back to the land of Israel."'

Hagee tried to repair the damage by apologizing to Catholics in a letter released just last week. Saying he had emphasized the darkest chapters in the history of Catholic and Protestant relationships with Jews, Hagee wrote, "I want to express my deep regret for any comments that Catholics have found hurtful."

On Thursday, Hagee issued a new statement saying he was weary of the controversy and was withdrawing his endorsement.

Hagee said critics are "grossly misrepresenting my position on issues most near and dear to my heart."

"I am tired of these baseless attacks and fear that they have become a distraction in what should be a national debate about important issues," Hagee said. "I have therefore decided to withdraw my endorsement of Senator McCain for president effective today, and to remove myself from any active role in the 2008 campaign."

The other pastor, Parsley, has described Islam as an "anti-Christ religion" and the Muslim prophet Muhammad as "the mouthpiece of a conspiracy of spiritual evil," according to ABC News.

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May. 21, 2008
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Assemblywoman charged with stabbing husband in arm

By MOLLY BALL and ANTONIO PLANAS
REVIEW-JOURNAL
Francis Allen
Las Vegas lawmaker faces felony charge with potential penalty of two to 10 years

Assemblywoman Francis Allen was arrested Saturday and faces a felony charge on allegations that she stabbed her husband in the arm with a steak knife, according to a police report on the incident.

Allen, R-Las Vegas, is charged with battery domestic violence with use of a deadly weapon, a felony carrying a potential penalty of two to 10 years in prison and a $10,000 fine. No court date has been scheduled.

Allen's husband of a month and a half, Paul Maineri, initially told police Allen stabbed him in the left forearm during an argument. He drove to Summerlin Hospital, where the wound required three stitches, according to the report.

Allen, 30, told police Maineri's wound was self-inflicted. Maineri subsequently told police that the stabbing was accidental and that he would recant his version of events to keep his wife from being arrested.

Allen was booked into the Clark County Detention Center upon being arrested, then released just before midnight Saturday after serving the mandatory 12 hours for a domestic violence charge and posting $3,000 bail, according to an official at the Clark County Detention Center who did not give her name.

District Attorney David Roger said his office was going forward with the charge.

"We look at all the facts and circumstances before deciding how to proceed with the case," he said.

Allen did not return calls seeking comment Tuesday.

In a statement, her lawyer, Richard A. Wright, said, "Francis Allen denies the allegations set forth in the criminal complaint filed today. At the appropriate time, the true facts will become known and she will be exonerated."

A two-term member of the Assembly, Allen last week filed her candidacy seeking a third term. Three other Republicans, a Democrat, a Libertarian and a member of the Independent American Party are running in Assembly District 4, located in the far northwestern valley.

According to the police report, police first interviewed Maineri at the hospital about 4 a.m. Saturday. He told them the couple had entertained friends at their home Friday night until about midnight.

After the company left, "they argued because she said that he had embarrassed her in front of their friends," according to the report.

"While arguing on the couch, Allen began pushing his forehead and caused a small scratch on his forehead with her wedding ring. They continued to argue and went into the kitchen. As the argument escalated he said he got very close to Allen and she then took a steak knife from the butcher's block with her right hand and stabbed him one time in the left forearm," the report states.

Allen locked herself in the bedroom, but Maineri forced his way in and asked her for help. "She refused and told him to call his mother," according to the report.

Allen then left the condo and Maineri drove to the hospital, taking with him the knife from the stabbing in a clear plastic bag, according to the report.

Allen told police Maineri had cut himself.

Upon being contacted by detectives, Maineri said Allen had only accidentally stabbed him. "Maineri was adamant that he did not want to get her in trouble and that he had been to jail and jail is a very bad place," according to the report.

"After finding out that Allen was going to be arrested," the report states, Maineri "said that he wanted to recant his story and give a taped statement now in which he would say that he stabbed himself if it would keep her from getting arrested."

The arrest is only the latest brush with controversy for Allen. Last month, Allen was the subject of an ethics complaint after she stopped payment on a check for more than $5,000 for flower arrangements at her wedding.

The florist, Cynthia Calhoun, said Allen expected vendors to provide free services at the wedding because of her position as a legislator. Allen said that the accusations were false and that she did not pay for the flowers because they were unsatisfactory.

Review-Journal writer David Kihara contributed to this report. Contact reporter Molly Ball at mball@reviewjournal.com or 702-387-2919.

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Lawyers rate female jurists as less courteous than men

By FRANK GEARY
REVIEW-JOURNAL
Judging the Judges - 2008

Complete results including survey methology, summary of retention scores, questionnaire and more "Sugar and spice, and everything nice" may fit for a nursery rhyme, but, when it comes to District Court judges in Clark County, local attorneys don't think women on the bench are nearly as courteous as the men in black robes.

In the Review-Journal's Judging the Judges survey, the court's male judges as a group scored higher than female judges as a group when attorneys rated each judge as either "less than adequate," "adequate" or "more than adequate" on courtesy.

One probable factor is that two-thirds of the attorneys surveyed were men and, according to experts who study judges and the courts, attorneys and litigants favor a judge similar to them, whether in age, ethnic makeup or gender.

"Courteousness, or lack of courteousness, might show a partiality or favoritism, and that is a substantive concern for the attorneys," said Tuan Samahon, associate professor of law at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Bill Dressel said, "If you are dismissive or abusive in your language, you are not providing justice."

Dressel is a former judge and president of the National Judicial College, which holds classes in Reno for judges from across the country.

The courteousness of all but two of the 13 male District Court judges was rated more than adequate by between 66 percent and 76 percent of the attorneys who responded.

Meanwhile, the courteousness of nine of the 10 female District Court judges was rated more than adequate between a low of 22 percent, for Chief Judge Kathy Hardcastle, and a high of 63 percent for Civil Court Chief Judge Elizabeth Gonzales. That means the highest-scoring female judge scored lower than all but two of the male judges.

The two lowest-scoring male judges, outgoing Judge Lee Gates and Judge Donald Mosley, who plans to seek re-election this year, bring the males' average down to 64 percent "more than adequate" on the question of courteousness. With them out of the equation, the average for male judges jumps to 71 percent "more than adequate."

If Hardcastle's low score, and the abysmal grade of ousted Judge Elizabeth Halverson, are not included, the average for the female District Court judges is 47 percent "more than adequate." With Halverson's and Hardcastle's ratings included, the average for female judges drops to 41 percent.

Aside from Gonzales' top score among female judges, the other female District Court judges who received the highest "more than adequate" marks for courteousness include Susan Johnson, Jennifer Togliatti and Valerie Adair.

With regard to Johnson, one attorney wrote anonymously, "Always courteous and organized. Shows up on time. Does not waste attorneys' time."

On Togliatti, one wrote: "Very professional and courteous, however, she has a problem making up her mind."

And, on Adair, attorneys wrote, "Wonderful. She runs a great courtroom, does not waste time and dispenses economic and fair justice."

In addition to Hardcastle, who didn't return calls seeking comment, the lowest scoring female District Court judges include Sally Loehrer, Jackie Glass and Michelle Leavitt. Approximately 30 percent of attorneys ranked them "less than adequate" on the question of courtesy.

Of Loehrer, who did not seek re-election, an attorney wrote, "Who will she be rude to when she retires?"

On Glass, one wrote, "Treats experienced attorneys like 5th graders."

Few attorneys had nice things to say about Mosley. An example: "Could give Vincent Price a run for his money. Very scary." According to his assistant, Mosley, who this year has drawn opponents for his position, had "no comment" on the survey results.

Gates, the husband of former Clark County Commissioner Yvonne Atkinson Gates, drew similar comments. One was, "I have practiced law for 38 years in three different states and Judge Lee A. Gates is the rudest, crudest judge I have ever been before."

The highest-scoring male judges on the courtesy question were Doug Herndon, Allen Earl, Mark Denton and James Bixler.

Although some said Herndon is arrogant and sides too often with prosecutors in criminal cases, other attorneys wrote things like "intelligent, thoughtful, informed and fair."

Some thought Earl, a former plaintiffs' attorney, favors plaintiffs, but others called him "an absolute gentleman. Makes me proud to be a lawyer."

Of Denton, one wrote, "Great judicial demeanor and concern for reaching the appropriate result."

One attorney articulated a widespread opinion of Bixler: "Most friendly and endearing judge on the bench."

Attorneys were supposed to rate only those judges with whom they had personal experience, and the number who rated them on courtesy ranged from 144 for Elissa Cadish, relatively new to the bench, up to 378 for veteran judge Glass.

Samahon and Dressel said courtesy is important to overall courtroom decorum, and Samahon said "judicial temperament" can be a factor that helps or hurts a judge seeking appointment to higher office.

Attorneys dominate on judicial-selection committees, and, whether good or bad, they may consider a judge's courteousness when considering an appointment to a federal judgeship or to the state Supreme Court, Samahon said.

"You are showing that you are impartial," Dressel said of courteous judges, "that you are listening to everyone and that you will base your rulings in a case on the evidence."

Contact reporter Frank Geary at fgeary@reviewjournal.com or 702-383-0277.

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