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...Senator in 1988 -- in which Republican support was essential. Dick Mercer, a cattle rancher from Kearney and a lifelong Republican, in 1988 headed up an organization called Third Congressional District Republicans for Kerrey. Why? Says Mercer: "I never met a person like Bob Kerrey." Members of the Navy Sea/Air/Land (SEAL) team who followed Kerrey into battle in Vietnam voice similar sentiments. The fact that he lost a leg and was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for "conspicuous gallantry" is part of Kerrey's political appeal. It also shields him from some of the voter wrath that would rain down...
...minor student and fraternity offices, dated often and pursued a degree in pharmacy, which he was awarded in 1966. By then, U.S. participation in the war in Vietnam was escalating and Kerrey enlisted. "I was pretty gung-ho," he says now. In March 1969 he led his SEAL team on a night raid against an enemy unit holed up in a cave. Struck by a grenade, he suffered a wound that required amputation of his right leg just below the knee. Ironically, he was the only U.S. casualty during the raid. Kerrey has difficulty plumbing his own feelings about having...
...CERTIFIED sticker found on most strollers, carriages and children's furniture probably gives many parents peace of mind about a product's safety. But according to a Consumer Reports study, the seal of approval given by the Juvenile Products Manufacturing Association may be less than meets the eye. When the magazine tested 22 high chairs bearing the sticker, several of them failed to meet safety standards set by the association. Says Maura Bray, spokeswoman for the JPMA: "We still are investigating that claim. If there is a problem, I can guarantee it will be reconciled -- quickly...
Exhibit B: The Star of David is a sacred symbol of Judaism, right? Well, it's really a hexagram, which, according to the Lubbock school board, is "also referred to as the "`Seal Solomon,'...one of the most powerful symbols in the Occult...
When Congress enacted the Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organizations Act in 1970, federal prosecutors used it to attack organized crime. But Seal Beach, Calif., attorney Ernest J. Franceschi Jr. is suing the city of Huntington Beach, Calif., under the RICO statute for operating what he claims is an illegal speed trap. Franceschi charges that the city can't produce proof of a traffic-engineering survey justifying the use of radar on a busy stretch of road. He also says police have handed out about 100 tickets a day amounting to $20 million in fines over 10 years, and his class...