Republicans relived at US detainee deal
Republicans in the US hope that an accord reached between the Bush administration and rebellious Republican senators on the treatment of terror-war detainees means the party can go on a campaign-season offensive on the issue of protecting the country.
The deal, if passed next week by Congress as planned, would end an embarrassing two-week stretch of headlines on Republican infighting and allow President George Bush to begin prosecuting terrorists linked to the September 11, 2001, terrorist attacks.
