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...With Maryland's Democratic leanings and Bush's low approval ratings, Steele faces a tough race; polls already show he trails the likely Democratic nominee, longtime Baltimore Congressman Ben Cardin. Still, Steele will have company: the GOP hopes to have several African-Americans on the ballot in Maryland, and at least two gubernatorial candidates, Kenneth Blackwell in Ohio and Lynn Swann, the ex-Pittsburgh Steelers receiver, in Pennsylvania. Republican National Committee Chairman Ken Mehlman says those candidates will help as the party seeks to win black voters by showing blacks they are a part of the Republican Party: "Inclusion means...
...made strides to address environmental issues during his political career and is now addressing climate change in speeches he is making around the world.” Kathleen Frith, the director of outreach and communications for the center, wrote in an e-mail. During his political career as a congressman and vice-president, Gore played a major role in cleaning toxic waste sites and encouraging businesses to adopt environmentally friendly technology. As vice president, Gore was instrumental in drafting the Kyoto Protocol, a global initiative designed to limit carbon wastes. Gore is currently the chairman of Generation Investment, a London...
...people psyched up early in the year,” said Dems President Greg M. Schmidt ’06. “My sophomore year—the first year the convention was held—we had no trainers, no organizers, and no one like Congressman Frost.” The event, held at the Center for Government and International Studies, began with a breakout session in which students were asked to formulate a statement to sum up the Dems’ broad principles. While some questioned whether the word “progressive” should...
...DELAY, Texas Congressman forced to relinquish his title as House majority leader after he was indicted last month, proclaiming his innocence last week after his second indictment...
When fabled Houston defense attorney Dick DeGuerin strode into an Austin courthouse last week to defend Congressman Tom DeLay, he quoted Yogi Berra, asserting that this would be "d?j? vu all over again." Given the trouncing DeGuerin had handed Travis County District Attorney Ronnie Earle 12 years ago in their last big face-off, few observers doubted this would be a battle royale. But no one anticipated it would be d?j? vu so quickly...