Delay Denies Making Threats to Judges ; Schiavo Case Remarks Spark Debate

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House Majority Leader Tom DeLay says he wasn't threatening judges when he said they should be held accountable for their actions in the Terri Schiavo case, but instead was predicting a course of action for congressional oversight.

The Texas Republican led the fight in Congress for a full federal court review of the case of the brain-damaged Mrs. Schiavo, who a Florida court ruled would have wanted her feeding tube removed. The day she died, Mr. DeLay said, "the time will come for the men responsible for this to answer for their behavior."

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Delay Denies Making Threats to Judges ; Schiavo Case Remarks Spark Debate

Mr. DeLay's statement has become a lightning rod for Democratic leaders.

Sen. Frank R. Lautenberg, New Jersey Democrat...

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