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Supreme Court Agrees To Hear New Haven Firefighters Case
TribuneThe Supreme Court agreed today to focus on the lingering role of race in American life and to decide whether to strike down laws which give special protections to minorities in the workplace and in the voting booth, including a case brought by New Haven...Tags: Texas, Justice and Rights, Justice System, Laws, Lawyers
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Illinois House impeaches scandal-plagued governor
Associated Press WriterGov. Rod Blagojevich was impeached Friday by Illinois lawmakers who are both furious that he turned state government into "a freak show" and eager to separate themselves from his political troubles, setting the stage for a state Senate trial that could...Tags: Jesse White, Illinois Supreme Court, Parliament, George Ryan, Upper House
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7 US governors have been impeached and removed
Only seven U.S. governors have been impeached and removed from office: WILLIAM W. HOLDEN of North Carolina, 1871. Holden was removed after he sent a militia to quell violence by the Ku Klux Klan, and suspended the right of habeas corpus for accused...Tags: Texas, Justice and Rights, Parliament, Values, Upper House
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Feds release details of charges against McCarty, husband
South Florida Sun-SentinelFederal authorities filed corruption charges today against Palm Beach County Commissioner Mary McCarty and her husband, Kevin, accusing them of a "wide-ranging and long-running" conspiracy to enrich themselves through the misuse of her political position....Tags: Corporate Crime, Fraud
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Supreme Court to focus on laws given special protection to minorities in the voting booth
Reporting from WashingtonThe Supreme Court agreed today to focus on the lingering role of race in American life and to decide whether to strike down laws which give special protections to minorities in the workplace and in the voting booth. The justices, meeting privately, voted...Tags: Texas, Justice and Rights, Justice System, Laws, Lawyers
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Missouri's longtime Senator decides to exit, toughening the 2010 elections for GOP
Associated Press WriterWASHINGTON (AP) — The decision by Republican Sen. Kit Bond of Missouri to end more than a two-decade run in the Senate had an immediate impact on the political outlook for his home state and made the next election cycle tougher for the national GOP....Tags: Al Franken, Parliament, Upper House, Heads of State, Sam Brownback
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Puerto Rico seeks $1.2 billion in loans from state bank to finance debts, stimulus amid crisis
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico's newly elected governor plans to borrow $1.2 billion from a state bank to pay overdue debts and finance an economic stimulus package. Luis Fortuno says he will ask Banco Gubernamental de Fomento for a...Tags: Puerto Rico
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Chickens dancing, roosting in 5th District
With the eyes of the nation on the saga of Tombstone Burris—and our Illinois politicians hopping predictably toward impeaching the governor like those dancing chickens at the state fair—don't forget another vacant congressional seat of prime...Tags: Jesse White, The White House, Defense, National Government, Regional Authority
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Barack Obama is being too vague on numbers
President-elect Barack Obama delivered a major address Thursday on the collapsing economy that sounded more like a campaign speech than what the nation really needs: a specific, detailed plan for getting out of this mess. Obama used only three hard...Tags: National Government, Economy, George Mason, Government, State Budgets
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House panel unanimously approves report accusing Gov. Rod Blagojevich of wide range of offenses
Tribune reportersSPRINGFIELD — Paving the way for an unprecedented House vote Friday to impeach Gov. Rod Blagojevich, a legislative panel unanimously approved a scathing report accusing the two-term Democrat of a wide array of offenses, including criminal corruption...Tags: Illinois Supreme Court, Parliament, Depression, Values, Upper House
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Roland Burris asked ex-Rod Blagojevich aide about Senate seat
Tribune reportersSPRINGFIELD — Even as he sought to allay concerns about how Gov. Rod Blagojevich picked him for the U.S. Senate, Roland Burris disclosed Thursday he relayed his interest in the job to one of the governor's lobbyist fundraising friends whose...Tags: Jesse White, Illinois Supreme Court, Parliament, Upper House, Values
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