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...salivating as the scandal has unfolded, seeing a real chance to reclaim the governor's office next year in this Republican-controlled state. A recent bellwether for the 2006 elections was the surprisingly tight Congressional race earlier this month for an open House seat in a GOP-dominated southwestern district that the Republican candidate won by a narrow four-point margin. Ohio House Democratic Leader Chris Redfern told TIME before the sentencing: "If he's convicted and doesn't leave office, there certainly will be a drumbeat for his removal. I'm picking out my drumsticks." - with reporting by Christopher...
...over too well in the last election. But this go-round, the Dems are recruiting newly minted veterans from Iraq and the war on terrorism. One of them, Marine reservist Paul Hackett, became something of a hero this month when he nearly won a seat in a heavily G.O.P. district in Ohio, in a special election closely watched by both parties as a prelude to the showdown in '06. Democrats have recruited at least three other veterans to run for House seats and are close to signing on another--in a North Carolina district where Republican incumbent Robin Hayes...
...battle tank's armor like a fist through the wall. According to the document, the U.S. believes al-Sheibani's team consists of 280 members, divided into 17 bombmaking teams and death squads. The U.S. believes they train in Lebanon, in Baghdad's predominantly Shi'ite Sadr City district and "in another country" and have detonated at least 37 bombs against U.S. forces this year in Baghdad alone...
...young families started infiltrating its neighborhoods, East Van's journey to respectability was complete. One knock-on effect of this has been the tidying up of Main Street itself. Cafés and galleries have mushroomed there; so have boutiques - particularly around 21st and Main. Now branded a "fashion district" by local style mavens, South Main, or "SoMa," is just what the shopping doctor ordered. Bound for Vancouver and looking for a little Canadian chic? Here's a selection of our favorite SoMa outlets: THE BAREFOOT CONTESSA The slogan of this boutique, live elegantly without going broke, lures SoMa...
JEANINE PIRRO, district attorney in Westchester County, N.Y., to one of her G.O.P. advisers as she got off to a bumpy start in her bid to unseat Senator Hillary Clinton, pausing for more than 30 seconds on live television to locate a missing page in her speech...