PRESS DIGEST - Washington Post - April 19
Source: Reuters
WASHINGTON, April 19 (Reuters) - The Washington Post included the following items on its front page on April 19. Reuters has not verified these stories and does not vouch for their accuracy. --- Cho Seung Hui paused Monday morning during the shootings at Virginia Tech to stop at a post office and mail to NBC News in New York a disturbing package of pictures, writings and video before returning to the rampage. --- The Supreme Court broke new ground in upholding federal restrictions on abortion, with President Bush's two appointees joining a court majority that said Congress was exercising its license to "promote respect for life, including the life of the unborn." --- BAGHDAD - Bombs ripped through three mainly Shiite districts in Baghdad on Wednesday, killing at least 158 people and wounding scores more, police said. --- New federal statistics provide powerful evidence that the sharp drop in hormone use by menopausal women that began in 2002 caused a dramatic decline in breast cancer cases, according to an analysis being published on Thursday. --- When Attorney General Alberto Gonzales's top aide contemplated the mass dismissal of chief federal prosecutors two years ago, he advocated keeping the "loyal Bushies." Two years later, the question confronting President Bush is whether to keep Gonzales, the very model of a loyal Bushie. ---
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