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...Seven of the eight fired had one thing in common: they were in districts where there were close electoral contests. In New Mexico, for instance, David Iglesias was fired after two Republican lawmakers, Senator Pete Domenici and Congresswoman Heather Wilson - who was in a tight House race - called him to inquire about a corruption investigation that could have hurt Wilson's Democratic opponent. Iglesias claims Domenici went so far as to ask whether charges would be filed before the November balloting. A few weeks later, after complaints from Rove reached Sampson, Iglesias' name was added to the list...
...mails not yet given Congress, Rove was among the recipients of at least one relevant message that showed up in Sampson's inbox from Scott Jennings, a special assistant to the President. Dated Feb. 28 - the day Iglesias went public with his accusation that Domenici and Wilson had improperly inquired about the corruption investigation - it is described in the log as: "Discussion re: telephone call received from Sen. Domenici's COS [chief of staff] re: Iglesias press conference...
...profit institutions—including Harvard University, the Smithsonian Institution, and the MacArthur Foundation—will announce the launch of a major online peer-reviewed database of species today. The Encyclopedia of Life (EOL), a project long supported by Harvard’s Pellegrino University Professor Edward O. Wilson, aims to compile information on over 1.8 million species and make it universally accessible free of charge, according to Laura Cinnamon, a spokeswoman for the project. Harvard has already promised over $5 million, which will go towards education, outreach, and the creation of a digital anthology of taxonomic literature, said...
...Encyclopedia of Life (EOL), a project long supported by Harvard's Pellegrino University Professor Edward O. Wilson, aims to compile information on over 1.8 million species, according to the group's Web site, which currently displays only a few sample entries...
...Dara Wilson led the charge in the sprints, as the sophomore finished fifth in the 100-meter hurdles in 14.51 seconds...