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Political warfare between the White House and Congress.

Hello again, I'm Warren Olney, and this is To the Point.

From Public Radio International, a daily look at the issues Americans care about most. Senate Democrats today called for a special counsel to investigate whether

Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez lied under oath. He's accused of deliberately misleading Congress

about Justice Department opposition to the president's plan for domestic spying without warrants.

Also today, a Democratic committee subpoenaed Carl Rove

to talk about his role in firing U.S. attorneys.

On to the point, we'll update the ongoing dispute

between congressional power and executive privilege.

On reporter's notebook later on,

with a leader fired for lying to his team, is it all over for the Tour de France?

First, here's the news.

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Hello again, Warren Alney, back with To the Point. Senate Democrats today demanded a special

counsel to investigate whether Attorney General Alberto Gonzalez lied under oath. They also

subpoenaed Carl Rove. On To the point, we'll update the escalating confrontation between the White

House and Congress. On reporter's notebook, the world's most important bicycle race is in trouble

with a national newspaper mourning the death of the Tour de France. First, this news update. Before the

Iraq invasion, there were predictions of a refugee crisis. Now, 50,000 people a month are streaming into Jordan and Syria amid warnings of instability in the region.

At a conference today in Amman, Jordan called for international assistance.

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