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Patt Morrison: Border Fence Is Borderline Insanity
WHAT, no land mines? If the United States really means business with that fence along the Mexican border, why flinch at installing things that go blooey? If we're going to stop illegal immigrants by taking borderland hundreds of miles long and nearly...Tags: Larry Craig, Local Government, Hilda L. Solis, Conservation, Environmental Pollution
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Jonah Goldberg: Foley Flap Highlights Dems' Hypocrisy
THE DEMOCRATS prayed for an October surprise and, like manna from heaven, a hypocritical, sexually disturbed Florida Republican dropped into their laps. They looked at the cyber-stalking ephebophile and said, "Behold, this is good." Overnight, Nancy...Tags: Rape, Minority Groups, Political Candidates, White House, Civil Rights
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Daley: ‘I understand’ what Cutler goes through
TribLocal - Wheaton » NewsAs mayor of the City of Chicago, there may be times when Richard M. Daley feels as if he's walked in the shoes of leaders …... -
Hastert used government office for private business
Former U.S. House Speaker Dennis Hastert has conducted private business ventures through a little-known government office that has cost taxpayers about $1.8 million, a Tribune investigation has found. Federal law allows former House speakers to...Tags: Mary Bono, Common, Trips and Vacations, Elections, Ethics
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Foley's Red Lights
THE SCANDAL SURROUNDING disgraced Rep. Mark Foley (R-Fla.) is following the familiar Washington pattern, with one side (Democrats, in this case) alleging a coverup and the other (Republicans) railing about a setup. Even the affair itself has a familiar...Tags: ABC (tv network), Democratic Party, Rodney Alexander, Television, Entertainment
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Capitol Hill Eats Own Pork
WHERE HAVE YOU GONE, Jefferson Smith, now that we need you? A naïf sent to the U.S. Senate on a fluke in "Mr. Smith Goes to Washington," Smith (played by Jimmy Stewart) discovered that his mentor had slipped a provision into a "deficiency bill" to...Tags: Real Estate Transactions, Harry Reid, Property, U.S. Senate, Political Corruption
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Police say letter to New York Post is anthrax-laced
From Staff And Wire ReportsA letter mailed to the New York Post has tested positive for anthrax and is similar to anthrax-laced letters sent to NBC news anchor Tom Brokaw and Senate Majority Leader Tom Daschle, police said late yesterday. The letter addressed to "Editor" was...Tags: Employees, Fairfax (Fairfax, Virginia), CNN (tv network), Health, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Senate Approves Overhaul of Spy Agencies
Times Staff WriterThe Senate gave final passage today to a bill putting a single director in charge of the nation's spy agencies, capping a contentious, five-month legislative push to respond to the recommendations of the Sept. 11 commission that investigated the 2001...Tags: Metal and Mineral, White House, John McCain, Law Enforcement, Civil Rights
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Governor signs Congressional map drawn to help Democrats
Clout StreetUPDATED with threat of lawsuit by GOP congressmen. Gov. Pat Quinn today signed into law the state’s Democratic-drawn map of new Congressional boundaries, a plan designed to reverse Republican gains in last year’s election that is expected...Tags: Court Preliminary, Human Interest, Tammy Duckworth, Mark Kirk, Memorial Day
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Former Rep. Lipinski gets name on federal building
Clout StreetFormer Republican U.S. House Speaker J. Dennis Hastert and current Democratic Illinois House Speaker Michael Madigan are among the political luminaries who will honor former Southwest Side Congressman William O. Lipinski on Wednesday. That’s the...Tags: Human Interest, Bill Lipinski, Republican Party, Michael Madigan, Chicago Transit Authority
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New congressional map knocks wealthy Burr Ridge Democrat out of running
Clout StreetA wealthy Burr Ridge Democrat who’d been exploring a run for Congress today suspended that effort and is backing former U.S. Rep. Bill Foster’s bid to return to Washington. John Atkinson initially planned to challenge Democratic Southwest...Tags: Pat Quinn, Democratic Party, Randy Hultgren, Bill Foster, Elections
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Lott to quit Senate only one year into new term
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterSen. Trent Lott, a 35-year Capitol Hill veteran who staged a political comeback after losing his Senate leadership post because of racially insensitive remarks, plans to resign from office before the year is out. With his decision, the Senate's No. 2...Tags: Martin Luther King Jr., Local Elections, Veterans Affairs, Elections, Hurricane Katrina (2005)
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