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...After Democrats pleaded successfully with the court in June to block Republicans from replacing the tarnished DeLay on the ballot, he requested that his name be dropped, leaving the party with no option but to run a write-in candidate. That spot has fallen to Houston city councilwoman and dermatologist Shelley Sekula-Gibbs. And even in a district that President George W, Bush won with 64% of the vote in 2004, most experts on both sides of the aisle say winning with a write-in campaign is a long shot...
...Make a Deal... We can't invade. Sanctions won't work. The only option left is to talk
...Make a Deal... We can't invade. Sanctions won't work. The only option left is to talk
...that he was carrying more life insurance than his family needed. But after paying premiums for five years on $1 million of term coverage, he didn't like the idea of simply letting the policy lapse and walking away empty-handed. So he took advantage of a relatively new option...
...that have gone sour. A lower-profile agent is German entrepreneur Bernd Dressler, nicknamed "the Terminator." He will dump your significant other by phone (the "Let's Stay Friends" call and the more insistent "Stay Away" cost $25 each) or in person ($63). Then there's a less human option: DumpMonkey.com For $24.95, the dumpee gets a 16-in. stuffed monkey, a certificate stating the date and time the relationship ended and a phone call to verify that the breakup is for real. All that, plus free shipping...