Mr Kouchner long urged a warming of French ties with Rwanda, but it was Claude gueant, Mr Sarkozy's chief of staff, who went to Kigali last year to make a fresh start.
Gadhafi in a fiery audio statement broadcast on state television invoked the glory of martyrdom and urged his supporters to flock to Bab Al-Azizya in a show of defiance to NATO aggression.
The Senate bill would create an independent commission to monitor the pilot programs and recommend changes in Medicare's payment policies to urge providers to adopt reforms that work.
Nasa has warned members of the public not to touch any pieces of the spacecraft which may survive the re-entry, urging them to contact local law enforcement authorities.