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Eminent Domain goes to Congress
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WASHINGTON - The Connecticut woman whose case led to the Supreme Court decision allowing local governments to take homes for private development asked senators Tuesday to end the federal government’s involvement in such seizures.
“I sincerely hope that Congress will do what judges and...
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Feds want to ban cell phones for teen drivers ...
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New drivers have enough things to worry about without adding cell phones and other wireless devices to the mix, federal safety regulators say. They want all states to make it illegal for teenagers and other novice drivers to jabber on phones.
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Allstate won't pay flood claims ...
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The topic on this post is the same as the headline of the story I'm linking to.
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But the interesting part of the story is that Allstate is being ask...
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Cookin' with gas(oline)
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Cindy Sheehan takes on pro-war Democrats
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The anti-war activist has plenty to say—and it’s not all about Bush
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Congressman tries to kill base closings ...
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WASHINGTON -- A House Republican set the wheels in motion Tuesday to try to kill the Pentagon's proposal to close or downsize hundreds of U.S. military bases, a move that is largely symbolic and has little chance of succeeding.
Rep. Ray LaHood of Illinois introduced a joint resolution in the Hou...
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Governors: Show us the money
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MADISON, Wis. (AP) -- Wisconsin Gov. Jim Doyle and seven other Democratic governors sent a letter to President Bush and congressional leaders Tuesday demanding Congress investigate possible gas-price gouging in the wake of Hurricane Katrina and refund any ill-gotten profits to consumers.
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Tough "Times"
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NY Times to let 500 go in bid to save money.
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Governator II
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[blue]Schwarzenegger to Run for Re-Election[/blue]
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2nd Amendment anyone?
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WASHINGTON (AP) -- People in Louisiana rushed to purchase guns in the chaotic days of looting and lawlessness following Hurricane Katrina, according to law enforcement officials still trying to track down thousands of other weapons that were lost or stolen.
The increase was sharpest in the d...
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HOLY CRAP!
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http://www.lockportjournal.com/story.asp?id=2224
You know it's bad when the US&J is the voice of reason! Why on earth would anyone think that the government can interfere with how an individual pleads in court based on where they live? I mean (seriously) did I miss something, is th...
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Byron Brown - a bad state senator who will soon be a bad mayor ...
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Brown's whining about Kevin Helfer's ad.
In the ad, it says Byron Brown "runs with the wrong crowd."
Brown wonders "if that's racial."
No, Byron. It's idiotic. He's calling you a loser. Not cause you're black. Cause you're an idiot.
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Reynolds: Wait on Social Security Plan ...
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WASHINGTON - Reforming Social Security, a centerpiece of President Bush's second-term agenda, may be endangered because of Republican fears that the issue could hurt the party in the 2006 elections.
On Thursday, House Speaker Dennis Hastert suggested the head of the House Republican campa...
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No one could have foreseen ...
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MIAMI - For all the criticism of the Bush administration’s confused response to Hurricane Katrina, at least two federal agencies got it right: the National Weather Service and the National Hurricane Center.
They forecast the path of the storm and the potential for devastation with remarka...
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I heart Dick Cheney ...
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Unfortunately for the VP, his own heart, doesn't ...
Looks like "elective" surgery for the fuzzy one next week.
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What time is it?
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INDIANAPOLIS (AP) -- Indiana's decision this year to observe daylight-saving time statewide was supposed to end 30 years of clock-changing confusion. Instead, it sparked a battle that could create a state time zone system as puzzling as a Rubik's Cube.
At least 18 counties want to move from Ea...
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EPA Warns Muck Left By Floodwaters Is Highly Contaminated
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BATON ROUGE -- Environmental officials today warned people to avoid all contact with the mud and muck left by the receding floodwaters in New Orleans because of unsafe levels of petroleum products and bacteria.
"We're very nervous about an overwhelming influx of people coming in and the poten...
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Pentagon Revises Nuclear Strike Plan
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The Pentagon has drafted a revised doctrine for the use of nuclear weapons that envisions commanders requesting presidential approval to use them to preempt an attack by a nation or a terrorist group using weapons of mass destruction. The draft also includes the option of using nuclear arms to dest...
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The president's address ...
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No, not 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue. I'm talking about the speech he gave last night.
text of speech
What did you think?
I thought he said all he could say ... but I have to admit, parts...
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Heart warming story about mice ...
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I always feel good when I hear about mice who have been purposely infected with bubonic plague and then (as if the first bit weren't bad enough) LOST!!!
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Bushwacking ...
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Bush cancels chemotherapy for real people so he can have a photo op ... that never materialized.
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Governor Signs Ban on Junk Food at Calif. Schools.
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The food served in California schools will be the healthiest in the nation beginning next fall under legislation signed Thursday by Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger.
The new laws impose a campus ban on the sale of sodas, set a new nutritional standard for vending-machine snacks and require more f...
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Hurricane spending ...
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Give congress $60 BILLION and then think they're going to be prudent? Duh!
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We're number 1
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The ever-changing cost of gasoline has taken another turn as the Buffalo market suddenly has the highest prices anywhere in New York state.
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Scum of the earth ...
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N.Y. shuts down illegal LiveStrong bracelet operation
State Attorney General Eliot Spitzer says his office shut down an illegal New York City operation that imported and sold counterfeit LiveStrong bracelets.
Spitzer says the defendants in the case p...
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