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Palin's abuse of power
Never mind the whopper that Republican vice presidential candidate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin told this weekend in describing a state investigator's report that she abused her executive power by trying to get her former brother-in-law fired. "I'm very,...Tags: Nancy Reagan, Sarah Palin, Employees, Hillary Clinton, Government
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Plan could bring commuter rail to Lehigh Valley in five years
Of The Morning CallA plan to bring passenger railroads into the Lehigh Valley would tap the millions of dollars that motorists pay in Delaware River bridge tolls to fund a $100 million line that would link Easton to NJ Transit trains. Talks to have the Delaware River Joint...Tags: Jon Corzine, Transportation, Allentown, Petroleum Industry, Government
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A Majority In Connecticut Poll Backs Gay Marriage Ruling
Fifty-three percent of Connecticut residents support Friday's historic ruling by the state Supreme Court that legalizes gay marriage, while 42 percent of residents polled said they do not. The weekend poll, taken for The Courant by the Center for...Tags: Jodi Rell, Election Day, Referenda, Court Administration, Government
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At least 1 dead, more than 10,000 acres burned in two San Fernando Valley fires
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersWith treacherous Santa Ana winds as their bellows, twin wildfires raced through populated canyons, forests and brushlands on the northern fringes of the San Fernando Valley, claiming at least one life and 49 structures, and prompting authorities to...Tags: Metal and Mineral, Northridge, Government, San Fernando, Vehicles
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APNewsBreak: NJ GOP proposes sales tax holiday
Associated Press WriterNew Jersey Republicans are calling for an unprecedented five-week sales tax holiday to stimulate the state's economy. The proposal would cut the sales tax in half _ to 3.5 percent _ during the busiest retail buying season, Thanksgiving through Jan. 4....Tags: Real Estate Sales, Budgets and Budgeting, Jon Corzine, Government, Economic Policy
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Crist knows that Obama is going to beat McCain
Sentinel ColumnistYou can skip the third and final debate Wednesday. Barack Obama is going to be the next president of the United States. I don't base this on poll results, pundit opining or even my own preference. I refer to a higher source -- Charlie Crist. You can...Tags: Sarah Palin, Bobby Jindal, National Government, Government, Executive Branch
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Troopergate
Let's say your little sister's ex is a guy you can't stand, the kind of loser who kills a moose illegally, demonstrates the effect of a Taser on his 10-year-old stepson and drinks beer in a patrol car, yet somehow manages to keep his job as a state...Tags: Local Elections, Sarah Palin, John McCain, Government, Executive Branch
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Book club targets pre-kindergartners
247-7874— Virginia's first lady will visit Hampton today to promote the Click-or-Call campaign, which offers parental advice on the Web and through a hotline. She is also helping to launch Hampton's new Mayor's Book Club for pre-kindergarten children from...Tags: Society, Personal Income, Timothy M. Kaine, Hampton (Hampton, Virginia), Book
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A road to compensation opens in wrongful conviction cases
Chicago Tribune reporterFormer Illinois inmates exonerated of wrongdoing now have another recourse after enduring long delays for clemency decisions by the governor. Lawyers at Northwestern University's Center on Wrongful Convictions plan to take advantage Wednesday of a new...Tags: Northwestern University, Rod Blagojevich, Robert Wilson, Government, Executive Branch
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Culver: flailing economy drains state governments
Associated Press WriterGov. Chet Culver told congressional leaders on Monday that the flailing economy has drained $54 billion from the coffers of state governments, sending at least 29 states into a deficit this year. Culver was in Washington to deliver a message from the...Tags: Budgets and Budgeting, Nancy Pelosi, Health Insurance, State Budgets, Government
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Howard Stern loses listeners -- and influence -- on satellite radio
Los Angeles Times Staff WriterHoward Stern, the self-proclaimed King of All Media, has lost his crown. The shock jock's syndicated morning radio show once drew a national audience of 12 million, but since jumping to satellite radio three years ago, his listeners have dwindled to a...Tags: Chevy Chase, CBS Corp., Julia Roberts, The Love Guru, Johnny Depp
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Bristol Palin's boyfriend speaks on fatherhood, politics
The Associated PressLevi Johnston, who's having a baby with the daughter of Republican vice presidential candidate Gov. Sarah Palin, can't believe all the things he's hearing. No, he wasn't held against his will on the campaign trail. No, he's not being forced into a...Tags: Sarah Palin, Petroleum Industry, Government, Marriage, Executive Branch
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