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DIED. SAM YORTY, 88, maverick former mayor of Los Angeles; in the city he governed during the stormy '60s. Yorty, a master at grandstanding, flip-flopped from liberal Democrat to hard-line conservative. Urging "integration without inundation," he inspired the most ire with his racial views. After three turbulent terms, he was unseated by Tom Bradley, the city's first black mayor...
...Reno wasn't alone in being out of character; the decision put plenty of politicians and pressure groups 180 degrees from normal. Oregon senator Ron Wyden, a Democrat, spoke of a victory for state's rights, while the National Right to Life committee complained that the government wasn't providing a safety net. Death With Dignity allowed the first legal suicide in U.S. history back in March. Thanks to the Attorney General, there could soon be plenty more...
...said not-for-profit organizations like the Red Cross depend on flexibility. Dividing public servants between Republican and Democrat, liberal and conservative distorts their common goals, Dole told the packed audience...
...began her political career as a Democrat in Lyndon B. Johnson's White House, but by 1975--when she married former Senator and 1996 Republican presidential candidate Bob Dole--she had switched...
...Weld lost the race for a U.S. Senateseat to incumbent Democrat John F. Kerry...