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...Such looming legal troubles, along with the fact that Hurricane Katrina decimated his district and scattered his traditional base of supporters, would be enough to sink most politicians. But "Dollar Bill," as his detractors dubbed him years ago, is a fierce campaigner and formidable power broker who has muscled his way out of tight spots before. "There's a question mark on this one right up to the end," said Louisiana political consultant Elliott Stonecipher, of the District 2 race. Jefferson's "historic ability to turn out black votes that others couldn't find or turn...
...North Korean agents blew up a South Korean airplane). But as Time magazine notes, of the roughly 2,000 bombs planted on U.S. territory every year, almost none are liquid explosives. Six months ago the TSA itself stated, “While random items commonly found under a kitchen sink could conceivably be concocted into an IED [improvised explosive device], there are so many things that could go wrong with this hypothetical scenario that we find it highly implausible...
...JUST GOING TO RENAME IT "THE ALLEN LOG" Senator George Allen continues to sink deeper into the macaca. The Sons of Confederate Veterans claim they're offended by one of his many apologies, in which he said the Confederate flag (once on display in his home) was "an emblem of hate." If you're keeping score (we are), Allen has now alienated South Asians, Jews, blacks and fans of the Confederacy. Talk about whittling away at your base...
...bragging about her support of embryonic stem cell research and raising the minimum wage, which most of the House Republican leadership opposed. Of course, on almost all the big issues, starting with the Iraq War, Pryce has supported Bush, and that's what Kilroy is hoping can sink the seven-term incumbent...
...mass is only half of Jupiter’s, rendering it very light for its size, or as Noyes called it, a “big, fluffy planet.” “If you drop Jupiter into a huge bowl of water, it would sink. This planet would float high, like a beach ball,” Noyes said, explaining that HAT-P-1 has a density that is a quarter that of water’s. It’s not the only low-density, large-mass planet—in fact, HD 209458b was detected...