Word: jimming
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...will be expanding these protests," says Jim Gilchrist, 56, a retired accountant who is a founder of the Minutemen. He is running for Congress in California, waging a single-issue campaign against illegal immigration. "We are even getting inquiries from countries like France and England...
...least 33, and together the 33 received $830,000 in contributions from Abramoff clients, according to a recent Associated Press study. One of those lawmakers was Senate Democratic leader Harry Reid, who received more than $66,000 in donations from Abramoff clients from 2001 to 2004. Reid spokesman Jim Manley says Reid's March 5, 2002, letter to Interior Secretary Gale Norton opposing the casino was "consistent with his opposition to attempts to expand Indian gaming" and had "absolutely nothing" to do with a $5,000 donation the following day from the Louisiana Coushattas, the Abramoff client that had opposed...
...years. With his party gaining momentum following the election, Boisclair has his sights set on the Premiership of Quebec. Securing such a position would make the 39-year-old Montreal native the first openly gay official elected to head a state or provincial government in North America (Gov. Jim McGreevey, D-N.J., was outed while in office). The flashy and urbane Boisclair emerged onto Montreal’s political scene in 1989 at the age of 23, becoming the youngest person ever elected to the Quebec National Assembly. He rose to hold various cabinet-level positions during the 1990s...
...JIM GATHANY / CENTERS FOR DISEASE CONTROL...
...When you’re getting easy baskets like that it’s not difficult to get going.”UC Davis managed to trim the lead down to seven with 4:53 remaining, after a pair of free throws by forward Thomas Juillerat. Junior guard Jim Goffredo answered by knocking down a pull-up 15-footer, and senior forward Mike Beal followed his own missed dunk with a reverse layup, giving Harvard a commanding 62-51 advantage with four minutes to go. Despite shooting a blistering 12-of-18 in the first period, Harvard trailed...