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Iraqiconstitutionmaybepostponed
Theannouncementcamehoursbeforethe71-memberdraftingcommitteewastosaywhetheritwouldneedanextensiontofinishthedocument.Thecommitteechairman,HumamHammoudi,saidtherewasan"80percentchance"hisgroupwouldaskforaone-monthextension.
TheUnitedStateshasbeenpushingtheIraqistomeetthedeadlinetomaintainpoliticalmomentumseenascrucialtodefeatingtheinsurgencyandenablingU.S.andotherforeigntroopstobeginleavingIraqnextyear.Mainpointsindisputeincludesuchissuesasfederalism,dualnationalityandtheroleofIslam.
"Ibelieve,accordingtowhatIheardfromtheheadofthedraftingcommitteeandothermembers,thatthereisbigchancethatwhathasbeenagreeduponwillbedraftedwhilepointsofdisagreementwillbepostponedtoafuturedate,"spokesmanLaithKubbatoldreporters.
ASunnimemberofthecommittee,Salehal-Mutlaq,suggestedpostponingadecisiononthemosttroublesomeissuesuntilaftertheDec.15generalelections.
"Wewillwaitfordraftingpointsofdisagreementuntilthereisabetteratmosphere,"Kubbasaid.TheconstitutionshouldbeapprovedbyparliamentbyAug.15andsubmittedtothevotersinareferendumtwomonthslater.
FramersofIraq'snewconstitutionexpecttosubmitadraftintimeforparliamenttomeetanAug.15deadlineforapproval,butdecisionsonsomekeypointsmaybedeferreduntillater,thegovernmentspokesmansaidSunday.
Astronautstakeoutthetrash
AstronautsonSundayexchangedsuppliesfortrashthathasaccumulatedontheinternationalspacestationsinceshuttlesweregroundedafterthe2003Columbiatragedy.TheyalsopreparedforasecondspacewalksetforMonday.
SpaceshuttleDiscovery,whichdockedattheorbitingoutpostThursday,becamethefirstshuttletoreturntoorbitlastweek.Amongthemission'sgoals:
Resupplythestationandremovethemoundsoftrashthathaveaccumulatedinrecentyears.
"Itiskindofjustlikeworkinginyourclosetsandyourgarage,"stationflightdirectorMarkFerringsaid."It'salotofwork."
Theastronautsareunloading15tonsofcargo.TheyexpecttoreturntoEarthwith13tonsoftrashandotheritemsthatarenolongerneededonthestation.
Whenthestation'stwo-mancrewawokeSunday,theyweretoldthattheirsevenDiscoveryguestswouldremainatthestationforanadditionalday.
"Hopefullyitisnotgoingtobeliketherelativeswhomisstheirflightandhavetostayanotherday,"CharlesHobaugh,whoworksinthestation'smissioncontrol,toldcrewmembersbyradio.
AninthdayatthestationwasapprovedlateSaturday,daysafterNASAdecidedtogroundfutureshuttlemissionsbecauseanalmostone-poundpieceoffoambrokefreeofDiscovery'sexternalfueltank.ThepieceoffoammissedDiscovery,butwasahauntingreminderofColumbia.
A1.67poundchunkoffoamshedfromColumbia'sexternaltankhittheshuttle'sleftwingandcausedaholethatallowedthesearinggasesofre-entrytomeltthewingfromtheinsideout.TheshuttledisintegratedoverTexasasitreturnedtoFlorida.Allsevenastronautsdied.
NASAspenthundredsofmillionsofdollarsover2{yearsredesigningtheexternaltank,butsaidlastweekitdidnotsolvetheproblemandmoreworkisneeded.
BillGerstenmaier,thestation'sprogrammanager,saidDiscoverywillleavethestationinmuchbettershapethanwhenitarrived.Waterwillbeleftbehind,aswellaslaptops,washcloths,aprinter,drywipes,floppydisks,foodandnitrogen.
"Wearegoingtobeinverygoodshapethroughtheendoftheyear,"Gerstenmaiersaid.
Shuttlesareneededforthesupplyingandcontinuedconstructionofthestation.
WhenNASA'sshuttlesweregroundedin2003,theagencybeganrelyingonRussianvehiclestodeliversuppliestothestation.However,theRussiancargoshipProgresscannothaultheweightyitemstheshuttlecan.ThenextdeliverybyProgressisscheduledforSeptember.
Gerstenmaiersaidstationmanagerspreparedforascenarioinwhichtherewouldbenoshuttleflightsthisyear.Despitethat,hesaidthegroundingoffutureshuttlemissionsopensthestationtorisk.
"Wearestillsusceptibletosomelargefailureofsomecomponentthatcanonlybedeliveredbytheshuttlethatwedon'thavealikespareonstation,"hesaid.
AmongthetasksDiscovery'sastronautsperformedforthestationwasthereconfiguringofagyroscope,whichfailedinMarch.Fourgyroscopes,eachweighing660pounds,areintendedtosteerthestation,butonlytwohavebeenworkinginrecentmonths.
OnMonday,duringtheirsecondspacewalk,DiscoveryastronautsStephenRobinsonandSoichiNoguchi,plannedtoreplacetheotherfailedgyroscope,whichhasnotworkedsince2002.
ThepairplannedtogooverproceduresforinstallingthegyroscopeonSundaywithastronautAndrewThomas,whowassettodirectMonday'sreplacement.
AstheybeganspacewalkpreparationsSunday,RobinsoninformedMissionControl'sStephenFrickthatthingsmightproceedslowerthananticipated.
"Ifyousawwhatourmid-decklookslikerightnow,you'dseewhy,"Robinsonsaidashiscolleaguestransferreditemsbetweentheshuttleandstation."It'sahightrafficzone."
"I'mafraiditwouldbealittletoofrightening,"Frickrespondedwithachuckle.
NHL'sCrosbyerabeginsasPenguinsdraftphenomfirst
OTTAWA—ItwasSidneyCrosby'sdraft,andyetitwasclearlytheAmericans'daywhentheNHLofficiallyrelaunchedcompetitionwithascaled-downversionofitsannualamateurdraft.
ThecelebrationofCrosby,pickedfirstoverallbythePittsburghPenguins,wasthemainstorylineofaleaguetryingtorecoverfromaseasonlosttoalockout.Crosby,17,isconsideredthemostmarketableprospectsincePenguins'owner/playerMarioLemieuxwasdraftedin1984.
"Thisisamazing,"CrosbytoldtheAP."I'mjustreallyrelieved.It'sunbelievable.I'msohappyrightnow."
Crosby,whoturns18nextweek,isa5-foot-11,193-poundforwardwithsurprisingstrengthandmasterfulvisionontheice.Aprolificscorer,CrosbywonnearlyeverytrophythelasttwoseasonsintheQuebecMajorJuniorHockeyLeague.
Hehad66goalsand102assistsin62games,afterarookiecampaignthatfeatured54goalsand81assistsin59games,andwastheCanadianmajorjuniorplayeroftheyearbothseasons.
"Hecreatesalotofexcitement,"saidLemieux,Crosby'snewbossandpossiblelinematewiththePenguins."Hehasallthetoolstobeagreatplayer.Heseestheicewell,he'sagreatskater.Hesaysheneedstoworkonhisshot,butitlooksprettygoodtome."
CrosbywillsharethespotlightinPittsburghwithLemieux,theNo.1pickin1984,andwillbelookedupontorescuethefranchisethathasn'tmadetheplayoffssince2001anddesperatelyneedsanewarenainwhichtoplay.
Pittsburgh'sluckalreadyseemstobechangingasthePenguinswonlastweek'sdraftlotterythatdeterminedthepickingorderofthefirstround.
"I'mnotreallythinkingaboutitrightnow,"Crosbysaidoftheexpectations."IwanttocomeandplayintheNHLnextyear.That'smygoal,that'smyfocusrightnow.I'mgoingtoputeverythingintothatandtrytomoveonfromthere."
AsidefromtheCrosbyfocus,theU.S.hockeyprogramgrabbedashareofthespotlightwhenarecordeightAmericanswerechoseninthefirstround,includingtwoofthefirstthreepicks.AfterCrosbywaschosen,theMightyDucksofAnaheimchosepowerforwardBobbyRyan(Camden,N.J.)andhard-hittingdefensemanJackJohnson(Indianapolis)wastakenbytheCarolinaHurricaneswiththethirdpick.Johnson,whoplayedprep-schoolhockeyinMinnesotawithCrosby,planstoenrollattheUniversityofMichigan.SpeedyJackSkille(Madison,Wis.)wentseventhtotheChicagoBlackhawksanddefensemanBrianLee(Fargo,N.D.)wasgrabbedninthbytheOttawaSenators.
"Thedevelopmentprogramhasworkedvery,verywellandyouareseeingsomesignsofthat,"saidCarolinageneralmanagerJimmyRutherford."Andpeoplequestioneditatthetime(itwasintroducedin1996).Butguysaregoingthroughthatprogramandgettingdraftedhigherandhigher.
RutherfordwasreferringtotheU.S.NationalDevelopmentPrograminAnnArbor,Mich.Intheory,theprogramwasdesignedtobringthecountry'sbestteenageplayerstoplaytogetherontheUnder-17andUnder-18NationalTeams.PlayersfromaroundthecountryallliveandtraininAnnArbor.JohnsonandSkillebothcamedirectlyoutoftheUnder-18program.TheAmericanswontheUnder-18WorldChampionshipthispastwinter.
"Thissaysalot,"saidJohnsonwhosepricklyplayingstylehasdrawncomparisonstoChrisChelios."We'retryingtobuildupwithothercountries,likeCanada."
SkillecameintotheU.S.NationalDevelopmentProgramasa185-poundplayerandhasgrownintoa205-pound,hard-drivingwinger."Theweightliftingprogramtherewasawesome,"Skillesaid.
Theprogramhasn'talwaysbeenaneasysellbecauseitisexpensivetooperate,butUSAHockeyPresidentRonDeGregoriosays"thisisanindicationthatUSAHockey'sdevelopmentprogramsareworking."
ThefourAmericansinthefirstninepicksrepresentedthebestU.S.top-endshowingsince1983whenhighschoolsensationBrianLawtonwaschosenfirstoverallbytheMinnesotaNorthStars,PatLaFontainewentthirdtotheNewYorkIslandersandTomBarrassowaschosenfifthbytheBuffaloSabres.
St.LouisBluesgeneralmanagerLarryPleauwasoneofthefewAmericansintheNHLduringthe1960s,andhecertainlyhadsomepridehelpingtheAmericanssetanewrecord.Withthe24thpick,PleauchoseplaymakingcenterT.J.OshieofWarroad(Minn.)HighSchool.Oshieproduced99pointsin31gamesthisseason.Somescoutssayhepossessedthebesthockeysenseinthedraft."He'sver