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...record on civil rights and questioned his dedication to "sensible gun laws." The nominee, who appeared fairly energetic at 10 a.m., seemed to age 15 years during the course of the marathon day. And while Ashcroft held his own as the accusations intensified, Democratic senators Joe Biden, Dick Durbin and Edward Kennedy appeared especially eager to land as many blows as possible, roaring across their table at the frustrated nominee, who asked several times for "uninterrupted time to respond...
...there's a limit. "This cannot go on forever," Sen. Richard Durbin of Illinois, one of Gore's long-listers for veep, told the Times. The Florida Supreme Court bought Gore some time Nov. 17 when it nixed Katherine Harris's first attempt at certification. The U.S. Supreme Court moved the goal line again on Thanksgiving Friday when it took up Bush's appeal. So when could the next look at a political "forever" come along...
...enemy states--such as the use of radar-absorbing materials or balloon decoys--may be enough to foil the U.S.'s pricey shield. Rogue states looking to deliver bombs could simply send them in on cargo ships or in suitcases. One of the few skeptics in Congress, Senator Richard Durbin, an Illinois Democrat, has proposed an amendment to next year's defense-authorization bill requiring that the missile shield be given more realistic tests employing the countermeasures that foes would be likely...
...Steven D. Durbin...
...Jennifer Lopez wore to the Grammys does not bother me [PEOPLE, March 6]. What does annoy me is that you could feed a small country for the price some people pay for those designer dresses. I would rather Lopez had given her money to charity and gone naked. SARA DURBIN Lancaster, Calif...