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National Briefing
'Bush Lied' T-shirt is cleared A federal judge barred the state from prosecuting an online merchant who sells shirts that list names of thousands of troops killed in Iraq. U.S. District Judge Neil Wake did not strike down the 2007 law against selling...Tags: Michael Mukasey, Immigration, Tampa, Judges, Prisons
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Will political drama outstrip Olympics?
James Klurfeld is a professor of journalism at Stony Brook University; james.klurfeld@stonybrook.eduLike a lot of you, I've spent most of my evenings the past two weeks, late into the night, watching the summer Olympics from China. So what should I do next week when the Olympics are over? Watch the political conventions? It won't be the same. What...Tags: Elections, Summer Olympics, Al Gore, George H.W. Bush, Political Candidates
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Senators: FBI rules could target innocent people
Associated Press WriterProposed rules to help the FBI catch terrorists could lead to innocent Americans being spied upon by government agents or informants "all without any basis for suspicion," a group of Democratic senators said Wednesday. The rules, known as the attorney...Tags: Rhode Island, Michael Mukasey, National Government, Federal Bureau of Investigation, Wisconsin
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News from around Wisconsin at 6:58 p.m. CDT
Among the 50 states, Wisconsin is about average when it comes to watching its weight. A private report released this week says just over a quarter of Wisconsin residents are considered obese, placing the state 25th in the nation. The fattest state...Tags: Nebraska, Natural Resource Industry, Environmental Pollution, Health Organizations, Michael Mukasey
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Family first a political tradition, Jones says
SPRINGFIELD — Senate President Emil Jones Jr. pointed Tuesday to famous political dynasties from Chicago and beyond as he defended his effort to pass his South Side legislative seat to his son, Emil Jones III.
"I recall John F. Kennedy, president...Tags: Richard J. Daley, Massachusetts, Richard M. Daley, Emil Jones, National Government
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Pilot says his job's on the line because of terror watch list
Of The Associated PressAmerican citizens as prominent as Sen. Edward M. Kennedy have been subjected to expanded searches and screening at U.S. airports in recent years because their names matched those on the U.S. government's secret terrorist watch lists. The consequences for...Tags: Religious Conflicts, Tourism and Leisure Industry, New Jersey, Constitutional Issues, Federal Bureau of Investigation
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Edwards ran on sincerity, trust
The Swampby Jim Tankersley John Edwards' revelations today - that he had an affair while his wife battled cancer - break sharply from the family-man image the former senator has cultivated his entire political career. They also crystallize many detractors' long-...Tags: Elizabeth Edwards, National Government, Government, John Edwards, Google Inc.
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Kohl's nephew fights for Assembly seat
Associated Press WriterDan Kohl strides through the tree-lined neighborhoods where he grew up, sweat stains beginning to darken his crisp blue Oxford. In one hand he holds a clipboard. In the other, a stack of campaign fliers. He picks a front door and knocks. Linda...Tags: Elections, Milwaukee Bucks, Schools, Political Candidates, Colleges and Universities
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FDA's Head In The Sand On Sunscreens
Everybody knows sunscreens protect against harmful exposure to the sun. But what people don't know about sunscreens could end up harming them as well — and the federal Food and Drug Administration seems in no hurry to inform the public. Nearly a...Tags: Cancer, Western Medicines, Medicine, Connecticut, Rhode Island
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Saluting 'America, America'
Special to the SunAmerica, America By Ethan Canin Random House / 458 pages / $27 Late fall 1971. Liberal Democratic Sen. Henry Bonwiller of Upstate New York is challenging Sen. Edmund Muskie of Maine, the favorite in the race for the presidential nomination. He enlists...Tags: H.L. Mencken, Political Candidates, Elections, Book, Maine
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Labor leaders look to final campaign days
The Swampby Jill Zuckman Labor leaders will host a reception tonight in Chicago for Senate Democratic candidates from across the country as part of the AFL-CIO's semi-annual Executive Council meeting. "The presidential gets a lot of attention, but in fact, the.......Tags: Parliament, Elections, Edward Kennedy, Jr., Upper House, National Government
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Long list of liars
I would like to add to the sentiments expressed by letter writer Karen Wagner ("Taking out our anger on John Edwards," Voice of the People, Aug. 13) regarding the lies of George W. Bush who got us into the Iraq war on false pretenses. In particular, the...Tags: Willowbrook, Hillary Clinton, George Bush, Bill Clinton, John Edwards
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