To The Point!, with Host Kelly Jo Horton To The Point! – International: Pakistan’s President suspends Chief Justice, National: bringing US troops home next summer, State: effect of democratic control of the Oregon government – Local: Beaverton City Council pays off Nike’s legal bills.To view the video, click on the button with the triangle on the bottom left of the viewer.


Topics International – (Richard Donin) Pakistan’s President Pervez Musharraf unceremoniously suspended the country’s Chief Justice Iftikhar Mohammed Chaudhry on March 9th, inciting thousands of lawyers around the country to stage hunger strikes, organize protests, and boycott court cases. President Musharraf’s government seems to be on shaky ground at the moment, but will it topple completely? And if it does, how will it affect the region? -National (Al Young) A sharply divided House of Representatives recently voted to bring US troops home from Iraq by next summer. President Bush immediately denounced the bill as an “act of political theater” and said he would Veto it. Is this the beginning of a showdown, and what happens next?Statewide (Matt Wingard) We’re now three months into the 2007 Oregon legislative session and a lot of major legislation is passing. How is total Democratic control of Oregon government changing this state?Local (Mike Riley) The Beaverton City Council recently agreed to pay Nike’s legal expenses after their botched attempt to forcefully annex the Nike campus. Was Beaverton justified in fighting Nike or are Mayor Drake and his minions getting too big for their britches?

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