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Developments: N. Carolina, Oregon, House
Spin CycleA few developments tonight: The Raleigh News and Observer has declared Obama the "unofficial winner" of North Carolina, with a lead of more than 13,000 votes pending the counting of provisional ballots. With 81 percent of the vote counted and......Tags: Republican Party, Portland (Multnomah, Oregon), North Carolina, Oregon, Jeff Merkley
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Exclusive: Setting father-son criminal precedents
Spin CyclePresident George W. Bush's first-ever retraction of a pardon - for convicted real-estate scammer Isaac Toussie - has the potential to become a defining legal precedent. If so, Toussie, 37, will have found the weirdest way yet to follow......Tags: Government, Local Government, Corporate Crime, Fraud, Mount Sinai
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Video: Is it OK to use your kid in an ad?
Spin CycleThe ad below is being aired in an Oregon Senate race, where Democrat Jeff Merkley is getting ready to run against Republican incumbent Gordon Smith. It's probably not the first time a politician has used his kid this way, but......Tags: Parliament, Politics, Oregon, Jeff Merkley
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Ethics scholars back stem cell research
More than 50 ethics scholars have signed a letter asking President Bush to support medical research using cells from human embryos, and more U.S. senators went on record Friday as supporting the research. "We urge you not to close this door on what might...Tags: Ted Stevens, Government, Lincoln Chafee, Olympia J. Snowe, Kay Bailey Hutchison
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Trial nears final phase
Sun ReporterThe House Republican prosecutors and White House lawyers turned the impeachment trial over to the Senate jury yesterday, after prosecutors implored senators to rise above their political interests, ignore White House "spin" and remove President Clinton...Tags: Florida, Arkansas, Utah, Asa Hutchinson, Bill McCollum
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Senate votes today on fate of president
Sun ReporterAfter weeks of taking evidence, hearing arguments and deliberating privately, the Senate is prepared today to acquit President Clinton in a vote that is likely to deny the House prosecutors even a simple majority for conviction. A third day of closed-...Tags: Elections, Wisconsin, Heads of State, Government, Democratic Party
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Congress endorses the use of force
Sun National StaffWASHINGTON - Voting overwhelmingly, Congress gave President Bush sweeping powers yesterday to use military force to avenge Tuesday's terrorist attacks. But it stopped short of granting the president open-ended authority to prevent future attacks. The...Tags: New Mexico, Massachusetts, Laws, New York, Delaware
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