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CONVICTED. JAMES A. TRAFICANT JR., 60, flamboyant Ohio Congressman known for punctuating his raucous floor speeches with "Beam me up!"; of 10 federal charges, including bribery, racketeering, tax evasion and obstruction of justice; in Cleveland. The nine-term Democrat, who does not have a law degree, represented himself in court, clashed frequently with the judge and now faces up to 63 years in prison...
...former state senator and 1998 contender for Lt. Governor is the only democrat running as a Clean Elections candidate—a 1998 ballot initiative passed in a state referendum to decrease the influence of money in politics...
...want to make it clear that I am the best Democrat to beat Mitt Romney in November,” he says. “I think we will surprise a lot of people by how well...
...American tragedy that Traficant, age 60, faces up to 63 years in prison and $2 million in fines. He has represented the people of Youngstown, Ohio in the House for the past 18 years. In that time, he has made his mark as an independently-minded Democrat, often crossing party lines during the Clinton era on trade and taxation, which eventually got him kicked out of the party. And like all red-blooded Americans, Traficant has a deep, abiding hatred of the Internal Revenue Service, which he often dubbed the “Internal Rectal Service?...
Neither Yasser Arafat nor Ariel Sharon is a freedom-loving democrat. Both are clearly to blame for the escalation in violence. But the problem is much larger than them. It stems from Israel’s 35-year occupation of Palestinian lands. In 1967, in the third Arab-Israeli war, Israel’s army moved outside the country’s internationally recognized borders into Arab lands. The United Nations promptly told Israel to leave, pronouncing the occupation illegal. The troops still haven’t gone home. But a growing number of them are demanding just that. Perhaps...