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Montgomery businessman and former Marine Rick Barber says he will run for the Republican nomination for the District 2 seat in the U.S. House.
Officials around the southern Illinois community of Metropolis say the region may get an economic lift from the creation of a new port district there.
Finding a bar in downtown Salt Lake City could soon become a lot easier now that the city council has eliminated the downtown's two-bar-per-block restriction.
Federal and state officials are at odds over listing about 12,000 acres of scenic North Dakota Badlands on the National Register of Historic Places to recognize an area that inspired Theodore Roosevelt.
It has been a challenging month for all Democratic lawmakers returning from a congressional recess, and especially for one Ohioan who has been tangling with a conservative, New Jersey-sized district that turned Democratic only after scandal felled a six-term Republican.
Jazz musician Duke Ellington has become the first black American to be prominently featured on a U.S. coin in circulation with the release of a quarter honoring the District of Columbia.
Supporters of direct voting representation for the District of Columbia in Congress have their hopes raised now that the issue is back before the Senate.
- A mandate for change for President-elect Barack Obama? Sweeping enactment next year of the long-delayed Democratic agenda? A tax hike on those earning more than $250,000 a year, as Obama indicated during the campaign?
Rep. John Lewis has not faced a primary election fight in 16 years, but now two younger challengers want to apply Barack Obama's talk of change and unseat the civil rights icon who initially backed Hillary Clinton in the Democratic presidential race.
Benny Shendo Jr.'s bid for Congress isn't just a political race. He's literally running for office — touring northern New Mexico on foot and by bike as he seeks votes in a six-way Democratic primary.
Police in the District of Columbia are planning to increase patrols citywide because of a jump in violent crime that has led to four killings and the wounding of at least eight other people.
The U.S. Mint has rejected three designs for a commemorative District of Columbia quarter because they include the slogan "Taxation Without Representation."
The District of Columbia is getting a place on the quarter's flip side.
The District of Columbia postmark is making a big comeback in time for its use on holiday mail, D.C. Delegate Eleanor Holmes Norton announced Tuesday.
The immigrant neighborhood of Vollsmose is known throughout Denmark for the wrong reasons. To many, unemployment and crime have made it a poster child for failed integration, and residents fear this week's terror raids will set it back further.
Conservative talk radio shows in Rep. Patrick Kennedy's home state buzzed with outrage and calls for him to resign after he announced he was entering rehab for prescription drug addiction.
Republicans hoping to fill the seat of former House Majority Leader Tom DeLay stepped forward Tuesday as the 11-term lawmaker said he would resign, leaving the Texas district whose boundaries he drew.
Student Who Brought Camping Utensil to School Has Suspension Lifted - Local News | News Articles | National News | US News - FOXNews.comBoy Suspended For Utensil Gets Reprieve
Lapu now a lone district | Sun.Star Network Online
Critics want to bench Judge Manuel L. RealAs someone who has the lives of people in his hands, is he worthy of this opportunity any longer?
Outrage over Swedish 'negro' neighbourhood An association working for Africans' rights has reacted with fury to a decision by a state agency to preserve the name of a neighbourhood called Negern ('the negro') in the western Swedish town of Karlstad.
Congress, The Legislative Branch of The United States of America was, as 'the people's house', intended to be the most powerful of the three branches of government created by The Constitution… a 'first among equals', as it were.
Obama Wants Tax Money To Fund DC AbortionsThe $3.4 trillion budget Mr. Obama submitted to Congress suggested the repeal of the ban, often referred to as the Dornan amendment, which prevents taxpayer-funded abortions in the District.
7 Clearly Fake News Stories That Fooled The Mainstream MediaIn the olden days when shoes were a luxury and smallpox was a right of passage, men like William Randolph Hearst used their complete control over communication airwaves to tell the general populace whatever lie happened to be convenient (see marijuana is evil) or interesting (see …
Cook likely winner in Fairfax special electionRepublican John Cook appeared to emerge victorious Wednesday in a special election for the Fairfax County Board of Supervisors' Braddock District seat, after a malfunctioning voting machine held up one precinct's results.
Police: Child Left In Car While Dad Slept In StorePITTSBURGH -- A Highland Park man is facing charges after he allegedly left his 3-year-old child locked in a car in a grocery store parking lot. The incident happened Thursday afternoon at the Giant Eagle Market District store on Centre Avenue in Shadyside.
Irving voting rights on trial; Hispanics seeking better representationManuel Benavides, an Irving resident who lost two bids to the Irving school board, is suing Irving to force the city to adopt single-member districts to give Hispanics a better chance of winning seats on the City Council.
An Educational Leader who Doesn't Demand a Lot of Salary....Denver Public Schools may have gotten lucky one last time when the board hired a wealthy, altruistic superintendent willing to work below market value.
Are you one of 123 people that lost your phone on the metro during the inauguration?A thermos. A Superman backpack with the name Kevelle written on the back. Two sets of binoculars. And 123 cell phones.
Mom Wants Son's Molester Out Of School StoryA mother in far South Texas is concerned about a student and part-time employee of McMullen County High School who was convicted of sexually molesting her son.
Elementary School to Eliminate Grade LevelsVideo Report: You don't have to be a third grader to be in third grade anymore in this Colorado school district. F.M. Day Elementary School will begin grouping kids based on ability, not age.
Edward Lanphear court proceeding rescheduledExcerpt: A pretrial conference for a 46-year-old Saratoga man charged with the abduction and assault of two south Wood County men has been rescheduled for Feb. 13.
A Voting Rights Disaster? - Christopher Edley Jr. - washingtonpost.comSuppose in your neighborhood there are 600 registered voters per machine, while across town there are only 120 per machine.
Atlanta area school district loses accreditation - CNN.comAtlanta area school district loses accreditation
To anyone who says anything along the lines of "I don't like politics" or "I don't vote", I implore you to reconsider! I've said similar things in my own past, but I now honestly believe that people who think in that context are simply too lazy to think on a higher level when no …
Jewish Democrat Faces Anti-Semitism, Racism in Primary - ToTheCenterSupporters for an African-American candidate for Tennessee's 9th Congressional District are employing two time-tested campaign tactics in order to defeat the Jewish incumbent in the Democratic primary – racism and anti-Semitism.
AIDS Cases Missed In D.C.The District's system for reporting AIDS-related deaths missed more than half of the fatalities that occurred from 2000 to 2005, according to a new analysis.
The United States is composed of 50 states. We also have one Federal District, the District of Columbia. We have two commonwealths, Puerto Rico and The Northern Mariana Islands. Further, we have two organized territories, Guam and The US Virgin Islands.
Dr. Marion D. Thorpe, Jr. - CD 23, Computers, Health CareDr. Marion D. Thorpe, Jr. addresses issues in U.S. Congressional District 23 (Florida). Topics of discussion include an analogous description of CD 23 and computers, as well as the need for multi-payor Health Care systems.
The following is the text of a complaint filed by myself against the investigator "Dave Gora" of the Orange County Public Defender's Office. 3/2008 March 27, 2008 People v Brent Wesley Patterson 07WF1852 Personal Statement of Complaint Attachment Page 1
Blair vs. Beckner Along with presidential elections coming up this year are local elections. One rather important race we will be seeing on our ballet in November is for Hillsborough County Commission District 6.
Dr. Marion D. Thorpe, Jr. - 2008 Observations for CD 23 and the Presidential Election.Dr. Marion D. Thorpe, Jr. - 2008 Observations for CD 23 and the Presidential Election. Dr. Thorpe steps around the corner, takes off his jacket, and gives it to you straight.
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