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...under the legendary autocratic Speaker. "Rayburn thought that having too many Democrats was a source of danger and mischief." And while New York's Charles Rangel still has trouble even remembering the name of what he refers to as "the Family whatever-you-call-it program," he can also count votes. "I'm afraid that's what the job is all about," he says. "Nobody would elect me for the Rangel agenda...
...Agnew. An old friend, Governor Jimmy Carter of Georgia, called to commiserate. The allegations were retailed to his old enemies in the press, and after first trying to stop the leaks, Agnew capitulated. In October 1973 he made a deal with the prosecutors: he pleaded no contest to one count of income-tax evasion and resigned his office--the first Vice President ever to be forced from office for legal reasons. The government agreed not to pursue Agnew further. But in a Maryland taxpayers' suit, a civil court found in 1981 that Agnew had solicited $147,500 in bribes...
...times. Some Koreans wonder whether President Kim Jong Il has a firm grip on things in the North or if his military might be getting out of hand. Analysts say it's more like business as usual. Pyongyang refused to accept a protest note last week. By Seoul's count, last week's episode, while the most dramatic in recent years, was the 310th infiltration by the North in the past 25 years and the 14th since...
However, I would not count the Cowboys out yet. This is an absolute must-win game for them and it will decide their season...
...former students had been convicted on these two charges, they would have been sentenced to two years for each count with no chance of reduction or suspension of the sentence until the two years were served...