Among other things, it would, expand an existing government program to insure children, and steers clear from visions of insuring the entire nation in one blow. Under Georgia law, Democratic Gov. Roy Barnes can appoint an interim replacement until a Nov. 7 special election. Barnes has said it is ''inappropriate'' to discuss any appointment so soon after Coverdell's death. Seeking to improve relations with the Republican Party and learn how to build a political party, emissaries from Russian President Vladimir Putin 's political faction plan to attend the GOP convention in Philadelphia. A national group of Roman Catholic priests, saying they want to expose Christian politicians who support abortion rights as false prophets, began an ad today aimed at making opposition to abortion the top issue for voters.
Voters are free to elect whom they choose.
But to be free, one has to be informed of the implications of one's choice, including the moral and spiritual implications,'' said the Rev. Frank Pavone , head of the New York-based group. The heartwarming spot was originally made for Father's Day, but it ran for only four days. Strategists felt it was an effective demonstration of Gore's ideas on fatherhood and of him as a person, and will begin airing it again Thursday. George W. Bush discussed the importance of fathers earlier this week, but Democrats said that's just a coincidence. Eight of 10 delegates backing McCain have rejected the party's official choice of accommodations in Philadelphia, deciding instead to stay just over the border in New Jersey.