Aug
29
2005
Rev. Jackson Lends Support to Chavez photo
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – The Rev. Jesse Jackson offered support for President Hugo Chavez on Sunday, saying a call for his assassination by a U.S. religious broadcaster was a criminal act and that Washington and Venezuela should work out their differences through diplomacy. The U.S. civil rights…
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Bush Prepares Hurricane Relief Effort photo
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) – President Bush, as he readied the federal government for a massive relief effort, on Sunday urged people in the path of Hurricane Katrina to forget anything but their safety and move to higher ground as instructed. “We cannot stress enough the danger this hurricane poses to…
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Bush Hails Iraqi Draft Constitution photo
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) – President Bush on Sunday promoted a proposed Iraqi constitution that goes to voters without the Sunni backing the White House aggressively worked to secure, hailing the document for offering “far-reaching protections for human freedoms.” Mindful that a direct U.S. campaign…
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Two U.S. Senators Held at Russian Airport photo
MOSCOW (AP) – A plane carrying two U.S. senators was detained for several hours Sunday while trying to leave Russia, before being permitted to leave the country for Ukraine, according to spokesmen for the lawmakers. Sens. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., chairman of the Senate Foreign Relations Committee,…
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Al Sharpton Speaks at Texas Anti-War Camp photo
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) – The Rev. Al Sharpton joined hundreds of war protesters camping near President Bush’s ranch for an interfaith service Sunday, saying he felt compelled to meet Cindy Sheehan, the grieving mother who started the rally three weeks earlier. Sheehan arrived in Bush’s hometown Aug….
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Weld to Hit Road in N.Y. Gubernatorial Bid
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – When Hillary Rodham Clinton, an Illinois native then living in the White House, wanted to run for Senate in New York, she launched a listening tour across the state. Six years later, former Massachusetts Gov. William Weld wants to become governor of his native New York, with a…
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Base-Closing Panel Wraps Up Work photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – A federal commission wrapped up its review of the Defense Department’s plan to close and consolidate domestic military bases Saturday, having made changes that it acknowledged would save billions less than the Pentagon’s nearly $50 billion estimated savings. Chairman Anthony…
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Poll: Ohio Split on Governor Resignation
CLEVELAND (AP) – A majority of Ohio voters believe Gov. Bob Taft’s ethics violations were serious, but the state is split on whether he should resign, according to a poll released Sunday. The poll, commissioned by The Plain Dealer, found 57 percent of the registered voters questioned rated Taft’s…
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Kennedy Urges More Money for Education
WASHINGTON (AP) – Sen. Edward Kennedy, in a back-to-school challenge to Republicans, used the Democratic Party’s radio address Saturday to lobby for more federal money for education. “We need our Republican colleagues to join us in giving education the high priority that it deserves at the…
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Bush Calls for Patience on Iraq Mission photo
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) – President Bush on Saturday asked Americans to be patient with the U.S. military mission in Iraq, a request issued as less than half of those polled supported his war policy and thousands of pro-Bush and anti-war demonstrators competed for attention in his tiny hometown….
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Roberts Targeted in New Commercial photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – An abortion rights group on Friday launched a new television ad criticizing Supreme Court nominee John Roberts, two weeks after pulling a heavily criticized commercial that linked him to violent anti-abortion activists. The new ad “paints a really clear and unambiguous picture of…
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Aug
27
2005
Base Closing Choices Impact Politics photo
ELLSWORTH AIR FORCE BASE, S.D. (AP) – When the Pentagon announced that it wanted to shut down Ellsworth Air Force Base, it was an enormous setback for Sen. John Thune. The Republican got elected in part by repeatedly telling voters he could save the base because of his close ties to President…
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Bush Calls on Iraq to Urge Compromise photo
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) – The White House withheld judgment on Friday on the latest proposal to break an impasse on an Iraq constitution despite an attempt by President Bush to move the process forward with a phone call to a top Iraqi Shiite leader. Bush called Abdul-Aiz al-Hakim on Wednesday -…
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Roberts Targeted in New Commercial photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – An abortion rights group on Friday launched a new television ad criticizing Supreme Court nominee John Roberts, two weeks after pulling a heavily criticized commercial that linked him to violent anti-abortion activists. The new ad “paints a really clear and unambiguous picture of…
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Chavez to Hold Bush Liable if He’s Harmed photo
CARACAS, Venezuela (AP) – President Hugo Chavez declared Friday that if anything happens to him it will be President Bush’s fault. Chavez brought up Robertson’s remarks while addressing supporters at the presidential palace, saying “he has expressed the desire of the elite that governs the United…
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Nader Wants Feds to Issue Ford Advisory
WASHINGTON (AP) – Former presidential candidate Ralph Nader on Friday urged the government to warn consumers about Ford Motor Co. pickups and sport utility trucks being investigated for a potential defect that may have caused engine fires. Nader, a longtime auto safety advocate, wrote to Dr….
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Justice Dept. OKs Georgia’s Voter ID Law
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Justice Department on Friday approved a controversial Georgia law requiring voters to show photo identification at the polls, and opponents immediately vowed to challenge the measure in federal court. The decision, written by John Tanner, chief of the department’s voting…
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Bush to Visit Ariz., Discuss Medicare photo
PHOENIX (AP) – President Bush will make at least his 11th visit to Arizona since taking office with a trip to the Phoenix area Monday to discuss new Medicare prescription drug benefits for seniors. Sen. Jon Kyl, R-Ariz., who will introduce the president before a speech in El Mirage, said Bush “has…
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Chicago Mayor Questioned in Investigation photo
CHICAGO (AP) – Mayor Richard Daley answered questions Friday from representatives of the U.S. attorney about the city’s hiring and promotion policies and certain city programs, the mayor’s press office said. Daley wouldn’t say what question were asked or what he responded, but he said at a news…
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Clinton Family Enjoying Kauai Vacation photo
LIHUE, Hawaii (AP) – Former President Bill Clinton and Sen. Hillary Clinton spent a family vacation on Kauai with their daughter Chelsea doing what most tourists do on Hawaii’s Garden Isle, as well as what most won’t ever get to do – golfing with a movie star. The Clintons have been spotted hiking…
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Spokane Mayor Seeks to Block Computer Info photo
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) – Lawyers for Mayor Jim West, the subject of a recall petition drive over a City Hall sex scandal, have asked a court to block the release of copies of potentially embarrassing contents of computer hard drives. In a sworn affidavit filed Wednesday in Spokane County Superior…
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Commission Keeps Two Air Force Bases Open photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – In two setbacks for the Pentagon, the base-closing commission crafted its own shake-up of the Air National Guard on Friday after voting to keep open Ellsworth Air Force Base in South Dakota. The nine-member panel endorsed the concept of restructuring the Air Guard but did not…
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Aug
26
2005
Newsview: Clintons Hobnobbing With GOP photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – One Clinton jets to Alaska and Iraq with Republicans, and enthusiastically sponsors legislation with GOP lawmakers who impeached her husband. The other plays golf with former President Bush and accepts assignments from the current one. All this bipartisan snuggling by Sen….
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Taft at Ethics Talks Where Free Golf Noted photo
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Gov. Bob Taft made opening remarks at mandatory ethics seminars for state employees in 2003 and earlier this year where a memo on free golf that led to his recent conviction was either discussed or referred to in handouts. Prosecutors used the May 2001 document by the Ohio…
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Calif. Lawmakers Want Emergency Declared photo
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – A group of Republican lawmakers on Thursday said they will introduce legislation giving Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger the power to make California the third state to declare an emergency along its border with Mexico. The lawmakers said they were prompted to act by what they…
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Rev. Al Sharpton Plans to Join ‘Peace Mom’ photo
NEW YORK (AP) – The Rev. Al Sharpton plans to join peace activist Cindy Sheehan, known as the Peace Mom, on Sunday near President Bush’s Texas ranch. Sharpton’s office said Thursday he would participate in a prayer vigil Sunday with Sheehan in Crawford, Texas. Sheehan returned on Wednesday to Camp…
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Bush Family Hosts White House Reporters
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) – President Bush played host to the White House press corps Thursday night for a private off-the-record dinner at his ranch. The casual affair of fried catfish, potato salad, coleslaw, homemade cheese and chocolate-chip cookies followed a tradition in which Bush and his wife,…
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Frist Subject of Anti-Stem Cell TV Ads photo
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) – An evangelical group has begun a weeklong advertising campaign in Iowa criticizing Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist for backing expanded embryonic stem cell research. “We know Iowa is a way to get everybody’s attention,” said Gary Cass, head of the Florida-based Center for…
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Judge Asks Status of Gitmo Detainees photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – A federal judge called on the Bush administration Thursday to explain what it was doing about two detainees who are being held at Guantanamo Bay prison camp even though the military has concluded they are not enemy combatants. A Justice Department lawyer, Terry Henry, said the…
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Pirro Hit by Defection, Rival’s Ad
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – Jeanine Pirro’s fledgling campaign for the Republican nomination to take on Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton next year was hit from two sides Thursday as she lost out on a county chairman’s backing and one of her rivals trotted out a TV ad mocking her GOP credentials. “She’s not…
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Calif. Councilwoman Pleads Not Guilty
PASADENA, Calif. (AP) – A Burbank councilwoman pleaded not guilty Thursday to a felony charge of possession of cocaine and misdemeanor child endangerment. Stacey Jo Murphy, 47, a former mayor of Burbank, was ordered to return to court Sept. 28, when a date will be set for a hearing to determine if…
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Feds Disclose Interest in Congressman Home
SAN DIEGO (AP) – The federal government revealed publicly in court for the first time Thursday that it is seeking to seize a California congressman’s home because prosecutors believe it was purchased with ill-gotten gains. A government complaint had previously been filed under seal, but an…
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Cindy Sheehan Planning Anti-War Bus Tour photo
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) – A fallen soldier’s mother said Thursday that the anti-war vigil she started nearly three weeks ago near President Bush’s ranch won’t end when she and other protesters pack up their camp next week. Cindy Sheehan said the day after she leaves Aug. 31, she will embark on a bus… |
Aug
25
2005
Panel Overrules Feds on New England Bases photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Bucking the Pentagon, a federal commission voted Wednesday to spare a submarine base in Connecticut and a shipyard straddling the Maine-New Hampshire border, preserving a major military presence in New England and 12,000 defense-related jobs. On the first of at least two days of…
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Bush Tells Troops ‘We Will Win the War’ photo
NAMPA, Idaho (AP) – President Bush vowed anew that there would be no retreat from the war in Iraq as he addressed a rocking crowd of military families Wednesday, a supportive contrast to the anti-war demonstrators who have been shadowing him wherever he goes. “So long as I’m the president, we will…
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Robertson Apologizes for Chavez Remarks photo
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va. (AP) – Religious broadcaster Pat Robertson apologized Wednesday for calling for the assassination of Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, only hours after he denied saying Chavez should be killed. “Is it right to call for assassination?” Robertson said. “No, and I apologize for…
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U.S. Muslim Leader Seeks Bush’s Support photo
PLAINFIELD, Ind. (AP) – A leading U.S. Muslim group called on President Bush Wednesday to show his support for mainstream Islam in this country and worldwide by meeting with the group next week in Chicago. Bush could make a powerful statement to the world’s 1.2 billion Muslims by appearing at the…
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Groups Lining Up for or Against Roberts photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Two Democratic senators said Wednesday that they want Supreme Court nominee John Roberts to explain before his confirmation hearings why he continued to judge a lawsuit against the Bush administration while being interviewed to be a justice. “It is clear that you have long…
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Newsview: White House Distances Robertson photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – There’s an old Southern saying that you dance with the one that brung ya, but as the Bush administration found out this week, sometimes you don’t want to dance too closely. The administration quickly distanced itself from the suggestion by religious broadcaster and Bush backer…
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Of All Gas Consumers, Bush May Be Biggest photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Getting President Bush from here to there consumes an enormous amount of fuel, whether he’s aboard Air Force One, riding in a helicopter or on the ground in a heavily armored limousine. The bill gets steeper every day as the White House is rocked by the same energy prices as…
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‘Peace Mom’ Returns to Texas War Protest photo
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) – A woman whose son was killed in Iraq returned to Texas on Wednesday to resume her anti-war protest near President Bush’s ranch after a weeklong absence to care for her ailing mother. About a dozen protesters who have continued the peace vigil picked up Cindy Sheehan at the…
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Wash. High Court OKs Mayor Recall Effort photo
OLYMPIA, Wash. (AP) – The state Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that a petition to recall embattled Spokane Mayor James E. West can proceed. Shannon Sullivan, an unemployed mother, filed the petition in May, shortly after The Spokesman-Review newspaper in Spokane published articles detailing how…
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Pennsylvania Candidate Lies Low in Race photo
ASPINWALL, Pa. (AP) – Determined to take down conservative Sen. Rick Santorum, Democrats recruited a candidate who resembles him in many ways. Like Santorum, Bob Casey Jr. is Roman Catholic, fortysomething and opposed to abortion. But Casey is nowhere near as outspoken as Santorum, and that…
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Reid Makes First Appearance After Stroke photo
NORTH LAS VEGAS, Nev. (AP) – Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada made his first public appearance Wednesday since suffering a ministroke, joking with reporters and saying he’s eager for Congress to reconvene next month. “I feel like I could go a couple of rounds with all of you,” the… |
Aug
24
2005
Bush: Iraq Withdrawal Would Weaken U.S. photo
DONNELLY, Idaho (AP) – President Bush took on the California mother who has been defiantly protesting outside his Texas home, saying Tuesday that Cindy Sheehan doesn’t represent the views of most military families and that fulfilling demands like hers for withdrawal from Iraq would weaken the…
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Specter Plans to Probe ‘Judicial Activism’ photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Senate Judiciary Chairman Arlen Specter plans to use the confirmation of Supreme Court nominee John Roberts to criticize what he calls the high court’s judicial activism, saying Tuesday that justices have started acting as a “super legislature.” “I am concerned about the Supreme…
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U.S. Dodges Robertson Comments on Chavez photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Bush administration swiftly distanced itself Tuesday from a suggestion by religious broadcaster Pat Robertson that American agents should assassinate Venezuelan President Hugo Chavez, long at odds with U.S. foreign policy. Secretary of Defense Donald H. Rumsfeld, appearing at…
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Bush Bikes, Boats During Idaho Vacation photo
DONNELLY, Idaho (AP) – President Bush spent Tuesday at a resort in the Idaho Rockies, mountain biking around a rugged trail circuit before going fishing in a small pontoon boat on a wind-whipped lake. “I’m kind of hanging loose, as they say,” Bush said earlier outside of his lodge at the…
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N.Y. Gov. Won’t Rule Out Suit Over Tapes
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – Gov. George Pataki refused Tuesday to rule out a civil suit against the New York Post for publishing transcripts of tape recordings of conversations involving him, his wife and top aides. “All that remains to be seen,” he said. On Monday, a Pataki spokesman said publication of…
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Feinstein, Schwarzenegger Back Cell Study photo
LOS ANGELES (AP) – A bipartisan group of politicians – including Sen. Dianne Feinstein, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa – announced their support Tuesday for a federal bill that would ban reproductive human cloning without harming embryonic stem cell research….
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Bush Supporters, Activists Clash in Calif. photo
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) – Supporters of President Bush clashed with anti-war activists as they wound their way through California after rallying in the hometown of Cindy Sheehan, the mother who started a protest camp outside Bush’s Texas ranch. Conservative activists and military families embarked…
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Reid Set to Make Appearance After Stroke
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada plans to make his first public appearance since suffering a brief mini-stroke that aides said caused no complications. Reid, 65, will take part in an event Wednesday that he is co-sponsoring for religious leaders and social service…
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Calif. Councilwoman Faces Drug Charges
GLENDALE, Calif. (AP) – Burbank City Councilwoman Stacey Jo Murphy was charged Tuesday with cocaine possession and child endangerment after being linked by authorities to a violent street gang. Murphy, 47, was charged with felony possession of a controlled substance and a misdemeanor count of…
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N.C. Lawmakers Pick Public Schools Chief photo
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – North Carolina lawmakers selected a new superintendent of public schools Tuesday in a historic vote, resolving the nation’s last undecided statewide election from November 2004. Democrat June Atkinson was picked to run the state’s 1.4-million student school system by a 93-21…
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Watts Won’t Seek Okla. Governor’s Office
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – Former Congressman J.C. Watts said Tuesday he will not run for governor in Oklahoma next year. “I have determined that the timing for such an adventure is not right at this point in our lives,” he said in a statement. He said he spent more than two months talking to voters… |
Aug
23
2005
Bush Compares War on Terror to World Wars photo
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – President Bush compared the fight against terrorism to both world wars and other great conflicts of the 20th century as he tried to reassure an increasingly skeptical public on Monday to support U.S. military involvement in Iraq. With the anti-war movement finding new…
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Bush Supporters Start Counter-Protest photo
VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) – A caravan proclaiming support for U.S. troops began a tour through California on Monday, stopping in the hometown of Cindy Sheehan, the anti-war mother who gained national prominence during a vigil outside President Bush’s Texas ranch. Conservative activists and military…
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Conn. Challenges No Child Left Behind Law photo
HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) – Connecticut on Monday became the first state to challenge the No Child Left Behind law in court, arguing that the centerpiece of President Bush’s education law amounts to an unfunded mandate from the federal government. “Our message today is give up the unfunded mandates, or…
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Feinstein to Question Roberts on Abortion
SAN JOSE, Calif. (AP) – California Sen. Dianne Feinstein, whose vote on Supreme Court nominee John Roberts could guide other Democrats, said Monday she will scrutinize his views on abortion and congressional authority to set social policy. She called the impending debate over Roberts’ nomination a…
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Bush Pushes for Elusive Progress in Iraq photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – President Bush needs hard evidence to show that his gamble on a democratic future for Iraq is paying off, but deep sectarian and religious divisions, paired with rising violence, make his task far harder than he or his advisers had banked on. The negotiations over a national…
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Taft in Public First Time Since Convicted photo
MIDVALE, Ohio (AP) – The tiny town of Midvale got all dressed up for Gov. Bob Taft’s first public appearance since he was convicted of ethics law violations. But some residents said they weren’t impressed by the show featuring the governor breaking ground at an elementary school. “I don’t think…
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Ex-Presidential Candidate Kucinich Marries photo
CLEVELAND, Ohio (AP) – Congressman Dennis Kucinich has married a British woman, shedding the bachelor status that made headlines during his long-shot presidential campaign in 2004. Kucinich and Elizabeth Harper, who works for a monetary-policy think tank in Chicago, married on Sunday before about…
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Senate Poised to Ease Bush Stem Cell Rules
WASHINGTON (AP) – Stem cell science may be advancing, but not fast or far enough to break the standoff between President Bush and Congress over federal funding for research that destroys human embryos. Clear majorities exist in the House and Senate for a bill to loosen Bush’s 2001 restrictions on…
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Radio Host Fired After Anti-Islam Remarks
WASHINGTON (AP) – Conservative radio host Michael Graham was fired Monday by a Washington station after he refused to apologize for calling Islam “a terrorist organization.” WMAL-AM had suspended Graham after his July 25 broadcast drew protests from the Council on American-Islam Relations. Graham,…
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Pataki Calls for Federal Probe on Tapes
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – Gov. George Pataki called for a federal investigation after transcripts of taped telephone conversations he had with an aide appeared in a newspaper. The New York Post reported that the conversations appear to have taken place during Pataki’s first term, probably in 1996 and…
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Bush Backers Amass to Counter ‘Peace Mom’
VACAVILLE, Calif. (AP) – A caravan proclaiming support for U.S. troops began a tour through California on Monday, stopping in the hometown of Cindy Sheehan, the anti-war mother who gained national prominence during a vigil outside President Bush’s Texas ranch. Conservative activists and military…
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Aug
22
2005
GOP Senator Says Iraq Looking Like Vietnam photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – A leading Republican senator and prospective presidential candidate said Sunday that the war in Iraq has destabilized the Middle East and is looking more like the Vietnam conflict from a generation ago. Nebraska Sen. Chuck Hagel, who received two Purple Hearts and other military…
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Baez Performs for Crawford War Protesters photo
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) – Iraq war protesters camping out near President Bush’s ranch got some support Sunday night from a prominent figure in the anti-Vietnam war movement: folk singer Joan Baez. “In the first march I went to (opposing Vietnam) there were 10 of us. This is huge,” Baez told relatives…
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Husbands a Hot Topic in N.Y. Senate Race photo
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – Is this a Senate race or country music? Cheating husbands. An out-of-wedlock child. Prison bars. Strong, independent women standing by their wayward men. The stuff of late nights, neon-lit jukeboxes and smoky roadhouses? Not quite. These women are Hillary Rodham Clinton and…
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Lott Demurs on Frist Character Question photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – When Sen. Trent Lott decides which GOP presidential candidate to support in 2008, it apparently will not be Sen. Bill Frist, the Tennessee Republican who Lott says betrayed him at a low moment in his political career. Asked Sunday on NBC’s “Meet the Press” whether Frist, who…
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Ohio Democrats Weigh Governor Impeachment photo
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Ohio’s House Democrats are considering impeachment proceedings against Republican Gov. Bob Taft, who pleaded no contest last week to four ethics violations. House Minority Leader Chris Redfern said Sunday that Democrats had made no decision yet about whether to seek Taft’s…
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Utah Station Refuses to Air Anti-War Ad photo
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – A Utah television station is refusing to air an anti-war ad featuring Cindy Sheehan, whose son’s death in Iraq prompted a vigil outside President Bush’s Texas ranch. The ad began airing on other area stations Saturday, two days before Bush was scheduled to speak in Salt Lake…
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Armstrong Pushes Bush for Cancer Research photo
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) – Lance Armstrong said he set a one-day record during his bike ride with President Bush – not for cycling but for lobbying. During their two-hour ride on Bush’s ranch Saturday, Armstrong pushed the president to spend more federal money on cancer research. “I’ve never asked…
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Gay Rights TV Host Welcomes Pat Buchanan
NEW YORK (AP) – For the second episode of her new talk show, Elizabeth Birch welcomed a guest she knew much of her audience would have preferred shouting at instead of listening to. That was precisely the point. Birch, a veteran gay and lesbian rights activist, had frequently been matched against…
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Roberts’ Writings Reveal Self-Confidence photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – The John Roberts of nearly a quarter-century ago was a loyal foot soldier in the Reagan Revolution, a deeply conservative lawyer with strong views on the Constitution and a penchant for stating them provocatively. His self-confidence was striking. A few months after turning 30,…
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Army Planning for Four More Years in Iraq photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Army is planning for the possibility of keeping the current number of soldiers in Iraq – well over 100,000 – for four more years, the Army’s top general said Saturday. In an Associated Press interview, Gen. Peter Schoomaker said the Army is prepared for the “worst case” in…
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Bush Begins 5-Day Push to Defend Iraq War photo
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) – With anti-war protesters continuing their vigil outside President Bush’s ranch, the commander in chief began a five-day push Saturday to tell Americans why he thinks U.S. troops must continue the fight in Iraq. In his weekly radio address, Bush argued that the war in Iraq… |
Aug
21
2005
TV Station Refuses to Air Anti-War Ad photo
SALT LAKE CITY (AP) – A Utah television station is refusing to air an anti-war ad featuring Cindy Sheehan, whose son’s death in Iraq prompted a vigil outside President Bush’s Texas ranch. The ad began airing on other area stations Saturday, two days before Bush was scheduled to speak in Salt Lake…
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Army Planning for 4 More Years in Iraq photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Army is planning for the possibility of keeping the current number of soldiers in Iraq – well over 100,000 – for four more years, the Army’s top general said Saturday. In an Associated Press interview, Gen. Peter Schoomaker said the Army is prepared for the “worst case” in…
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Bush Begins 5-Day Push to Defend Iraq War photo
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) – With anti-war protesters continuing their vigil outside President Bush’s ranch, the commander in chief began a five-day push Saturday to tell Americans why he thinks U.S. troops must continue the fight in Iraq. In his weekly radio address, Bush argued that the war in Iraq…
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Roberts’ Writings Reveal Self-Confidence photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – The John Roberts of nearly a quarter-century ago was a loyal foot soldier in the Reagan Revolution, a deeply conservative lawyer with strong views on the Constitution and a penchant for stating them provocatively. His self-confidence was striking. A few months after turning 30,…
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War Backers Set Up Camp Near Bush Ranch photo
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) – A patriotic camp with a “God Bless Our President!” banner sprung up downtown Saturday, countering the anti-war demonstration started by a fallen soldier’s mother two weeks ago near President Bush’s ranch. The camp is named “Fort Qualls,” in memory of Marine Lance Cpl. Louis…
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Scarborough Won’t Challenge Harris in Fla.
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. (AP) – Talk show host and former congressman Joe Scarborough said Saturday he had decided not to challenge U.S. Rep. Katherine Harris in the Republican Senate primary. Scarborough said he doesn’t want to return to politics right now and instead will renew his contract with NBC to…
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Man Asks Ohio Gov. to Recant Statements photo
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – A Toledo-area coin dealer wants Gov. Bob Taft to take back a statement the governor made implying the dealer tried to hide his involvement with a scandal-plagued state investment, the dealer’s lawyer said Saturday. Tom Noe, a prominent Republican fundraiser who managed a $50…
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Reid Resting in Nev. After Mini-Stroke photo
LAS VEGAS (AP) – Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid of Nevada spent Saturday with family and friends, his public appearances canceled after he experienced a brief “mini-stroke” that aides said caused no complications. “He’s resting for the weekend like most people do,” said press secretary Tessa…
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Armstrong, Bush Ride ‘Tour de Crawford’ photo
WACO, Texas (AP) – It’s no yellow jersey, but President Bush on Saturday presented Lance Armstrong with another shirt to show off his biking experiences – a red, white and blue T-shirt emblazoned “Tour de Crawford.” The leader of the free world and the world’s biking master rode for 17 miles on…
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Ill. GOP Dreams of Edgar Riding to Rescue photo
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. (AP) – Jim Edgar said no to running for office in 1998. He said it again in 2001. And in 2002, 2003 and 2004. Yet many Republicans are once again hoping the former governor will ride to the party’s rescue by coming out of retirement to take on Democrat Gov. Rod Blagojevich next…
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Bush’s Visit Helps Put Idaho Town on Map photo
DONNELLY, Idaho (AP) – The announcement that President Bush would spend two days vacationing in Donnelly next week mystified reporters at his ranch in Texas, prompting comments like “I can’t find it.” Not even White House spokeswoman Dana Perino could say just where it was. “We can look at a map… |
Aug
20
2005
Roberts Scoffed at Promotion for O’Connor photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – As a lawyer in the Reagan White House, John Roberts scoffed at the notion of elevating Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O’Connor to chief justice as a way to close a political gender gap, calling it a “crass political consideration.” On another topic, Roberts, who was nominated…
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Sen. Reid Suffers Brief Mini-Stroke photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate Democratic leader, Harry Reid of Nevada, suffered a brief mini-stroke Tuesday, but doctors found no complications and he feels fine, aides said Friday. One of the nation’s most powerful elected Democrats, the 65-year-old senator canceled several appearances in Nevada…
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New York Governor’s Race Could Be a Battle photo
ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) – The race to replace Gov. George Pataki next year could be a battle between “Big Red” and “The Enforcer.” Bill Weld, a former Republican governor of Massachusetts, said Friday he would seek the GOP nomination to run for the same office in his native New York. That sets up a…
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Frist Backs ‘Intelligent Design’ Teaching photo
NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Echoing similar comments from President Bush, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said “intelligent design” should be taught in public schools alongside evolution. Frist, R-Tenn., spoke to a Rotary Club meeting Friday and told reporters afterward that students need to be…
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Ohio GOP Reeling With Governor Conviction photo
GROVE CITY, Ohio (AP) – In November, Ohio was at the center of the national political stage, delivering the White House to President Bush. Eight months later, the state’s Republican Party is reeling: its leader convicted of ethics violations; a narrow win in a gimmie congressional district; an…
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Ohio Governor Vows to Stay in Office photo
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Gov. Bob Taft, a lame duck leader and now a convicted criminal for state ethics violations, said there is still important work for him to do and he will not resign. Taft said he can remain an effective governor despite his plea of no contest Thursday to charges that he failed…
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Sen. John Kerry Blisters Republicans photo
SEATTLE (AP) – Sen. John F. Kerry told state legislators Friday the Democratic Party doesn’t need to undergo an extreme makeover, saying “the last thing America needs is a second Republican Party.” After blistering Republicans on everything from Iraq to health care, Kerry said Democrats have an…
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War Protest Continues Outside Bush Ranch photo
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) – Although their leader had just departed because of a family emergency, anti-war demonstrators here didn’t miss a beat, marching closer to President Bush’s ranch to deliver handwritten letters. The protest camp outside Bush’s ranch resumed its activities Thursday shortly…
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Armstrong Prepares for Ride With Bush photo
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) – It’s not clear whether Lance Armstrong will have to abide by the standard rules for biking with President Bush when the two famously competitive Texans take their first ride together Saturday. The first rule: Don’t pass the president. “Do not force the president too hard,”…
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Crawford Embraces Bush, but Not Protesters photo
CRAWFORD, Texas (AP) – Things used to be pretty quiet around here – downright uneventful – until the new folks moved in about five years ago on a ranch just northwest of town off Prairie Chapel Road. Then came the dozens of protesters who started camping out near President Bush’s ranch this month,…
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Lawsuit Seeks Home of Rep. Cunningham
SAN DIEGO (AP) – The federal government is seeking to take away the home of a California congressman, alleging the estate listed for $3.5 million was purchased with ill-gotten gains. Notice of a lawsuit and the government’s interest in the property of Rep. Randy “Duke” Cunningham was filed with… |
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Roberts Disparaged States’ Sex-Bias Fight photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – Supreme Court nominee John Roberts disparaged state efforts to combat discrimination against women in Reagan-era documents made public Thursday – and wondered whether “encouraging homemakers to become lawyers contributes to the common good.” As a young White House lawyer, Roberts…
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‘Peace Mom’: Spearhead of Peace Movement? photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – What began as one mother’s vigil on a country road in Texas two weeks ago has grown into a nationwide protest, putting a grieving human face to the miseries of war and the misgivings about President Bush’s strategies in Iraq. It’s still not clear whether Cindy Sheehan’s effort…
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Support Said Growing for Iraq Exit Plan photo
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) – Congressman Walter Jones said Thursday he has about 50 co-sponsors on a joint resolution that calls on President Bush to announce by year’s end a plan for withdrawal from Iraq. The resolution – introduced in June by Jones, another Republican and two Democrats – calls on the…
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Ohio Governor Issues Apology, Vows to Stay photo
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) – Gov. Bob Taft issued a public apology Thursday after pleading no contest to state ethics violations, saying “I accept total responsibility for my mistake” but insisting he would not resign. “I will continue to do the job to which I have been elected by the people of the state…
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No Limit to Cash to Fight Calif. Gov. Plan
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Federal Election Commission voted Thursday to let members of Congress raise unlimited “soft money” to fight Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger’s redistricting plan in California. The 6-0 decision came in response to a request from Reps. Howard Berman, D-Calif., and John Doolittle,…
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Roberts Wary of Rankling the Press in 1983 photo
WASHINGTON (AP) – As a lawyer in the Reagan White House, John Roberts cautioned against picking a fight with reporters by charging fees for White House press passes. The idea was raised in 1983 by presidential spokesman Larry Speakes, who complained that “an increasing number of ‘fringe’ news…
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Pa. GOP Files FEC Complaint Over News Ads
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Republican State Committee of Pennsylvania said Thursday it filed a complaint with the Federal Election Commission questioning the legality of an ad campaign by The Scranton Times-Tribune that names senatorial candidate Bob Casey Jr. in a faux headline. It wants the agency to…
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Term ‘Minority’ Criticized As Outdated
What do you call a minority that is becoming the majority? News that Texas is the fourth state in which non-Hispanic whites make up less than 50 percent of residents has renewed discussion about whether the term “minority” has outlived its usefulness; critics include both liberals and…
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Kan. Utility Fined for 2002 FEC Violations
WASHINGTON (AP) – Westar Energy Inc., two former company executives and a lobbyist agreed to pay fines totaling $40,500 to settle accusations of violating federal election laws by using corporate resources to make political contributions to members of Congress, including House Majority Leader Tom…
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LBJ’s 1964 Lincoln Sells for $94,000
HOUSTON (AP) – A Lincoln Continental convertible once owned by former President Lyndon B. Johnson sold for $94,000 at auction Thursday night in California. Rik Pike, a spokesman for Christie’s, said the sale price doubled the pre-sale expectations. Pike couldn’t immediately say who purchased the…
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Lott Settles Scores With GOP in New Book
WASHINGTON (AP) – The Senate is crammed with “lone wolves and immense egos,” former Majority Leader Trent Lott writes in a memoir that settles a few scores with fellow Republicans and recounts an improbable partnership with a Democratic president. In “Herding Cats, A Lifetime in Politics,” Lott… |
