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George Bush signed John McCain's campaign finance reform bill with as little fanfare as possible last week, going so far as to have an aide phone the Arizona senator with the news rather than inviting him to a signing ceremony. Bush hopes enactment of the bill, which McCain has been pushing for seven years, will finally shift the spotlight away from his nemesis from the 2000 presidential primary. And he's not the only one hoping for a breather - GOP senators would also like a break from McCain's legislative reforms...
...Gonzaga is also Exhibit A for those who charge that the committee favors college basketball's elite programs like Duke, Kansas and Arizona over deserving smaller schools. They point to schools like Ball State, which earlier this year beat Kansas but didn't make the tournament, or Butler, a team that won 25 games while losing just five and was not invited. Gonzaga, meanwhile, was rated the number 6 team in the country by the sportwriters, but Fowler's committee said the Bulldogs were at best number 21. They ranked them 6th in their region, which set off a storm...
...DIED. WAYLON JENNINGS, 64, grizzled Grammy-winning country singer who recorded Nashville's first platinum album (Wanted: The Outlaws); in Chandler, Arizona. With his black Stetson and brash persona, Jennings, along with Willie Nelson, led country's outlaw movement of the late '60s and early '70s?a honky-tonk response to country's slick pop sound. Among his 16 No. 1 singles was Mammas Don't Let Your Babies Grow Up To Be Cowboys. Jennings was scheduled to be on the 1959 plane that killed Buddy Holly and Ritchie Valens, but gave up his seat to another musician. DIED. VICTOR...
...It’s why New York is now a democratic state,” said Dowd. “It’s why New Jersey, which used to be an indicator state, is now a democratic state. Arizona, which is now safely Republican, will be an indicator state by the end of the decade...
When Dalla Santa arrived at the store, he was detained by police. He allegedly told police that he worked for his brother-in-law from Arizona, who was previously arrested in Orlando, Fla. after receiving a similar shipment of marijuana...