WASHINGTON – A new bipartisan proposal for faith-based charity assistance, announced by Senate sponsors at a White House event Thursday, is a far cry from the ambitious plan set forth by the Bush administration last year. It is, however, the best chance of getting a bill passed through the Senate. …
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WASHINGTON – In politics, the names “Shays-Meehan” and “McCain-Feingold” are synonymous with campaign finance reform bills sponsored by Reps. Christopher Shays, R-Conn., and Marty Meehan, D-Mass., and Sens. John McCain, R-Ariz., and Russ Feingold, D-Wis. They are also synonymous with that rare spirit of bipartisanship, and in some cases, friendship, …
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WASHINGTON – Unimaginable on Sept. 11, investigators now know much more about the anatomy of the World Trade Center towers collapse. “The towers survived the impacts. It was the fires in addition to the very severe impact that finally brought the towers down,” said Gene Corley of the American Society …
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Liza’s Weird Wedding Songs| Liza and Nash| Regis and Millionaire | Not-So-Sweet Success Weird Songs Celebrate Liza’s Wedding Liza Minnelli and David Gest‘s freak show wedding Saturday afternoon will feature a bizarre selection of songs by an array of eclectic musicians handpicked by the couple. I can tell you that …
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