WASHINGTON

FEINGOLD DRAWS LITTLE SUPPORT FOR CENSURE RESOLUTION

Democrats distanced themselves yesterday from Senator Feingold’s effort to censure President Bush over warrantless wiretapping, preventing a floor vote that could alienate swing voters. A day of tough talk between Mr. Feingold and Vice President Cheney ended with Senate leaders sending the matter to the Judiciary Committee.

SCIENCE

NASA FINDS ANOTHER SOLAR SYSTEM MYSTERY FROM STARDUST MISSION

NASA scientists have a new mystery to solve: How did materials formed by fire end up on the outermost reaches of the solar system,where temperatures are the coldest? The materials were contained in dust samples captured when the robotic Stardust spacecraft flew past the comet Wild 2 in 2004. A 100-pound capsule tied to a parachute returned the samples to Earth in January. The samples include minerals such as anorthite, which is made up of calcium, sodium, aluminum and silicate; and diopside, made of calcium magnesium and silicate. Such minerals only form in very high temperatures.

SOUTH

KATHERINE HARRIS MAY BOW OUT OF SENATE RACE

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Rep. Katherine Harris is under mounting pressure from Republicans to abandon her bid for the U.S. Senate and is expected to announce her plans later this week.

GOP leaders have urged Ms. Harris to get out of the race, saying she cannot win and that her role as Florida’s secretary of state during the 2000 presidential recount could drive Democrats and independents to the polls in droves.

– Associated Press