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Two Women Sentenced to 'Re-education' in China

Thu, 21 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST

New York Times - By Andrew Jacobs - Aug. 21 (News Report) - Two elderly Chinese women have been sentenced to a year of "re-education through labor" after they repeatedly sought a permit to demonstrate in one of the official Olympic protest areas, according to family members and human rights advocates.

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Lobbyist parties for lawmakers bend rules

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST

San Francisco Chronicle - By Zachary Coile - Aug. 20 (News Report) - the House ethics committee opened a huge loophole in the rule by issuing guidelines in December saying it was fine for lobbyists or their employers to throw parties for a group of House members - just not for a single lawmaker.

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Free digital texts begin to challenge costly college textbooks in California

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST

Los Angeles Times - By Gale Holland - Aug. 20 (Special Report) - McAfee said he wrote his open-source book because the traditional textbook market is broken. Textbook and college supply prices nearly tripled between 1986 and 2004, an audit by the federal Government Accountability Office found in 2005. With costs continuing to climb, it would be "reasonable to conclude that [individual student] expenditures can easily approach $700 to $1,000 today even after supplies are subtracted," the congressional Advisory Committee on Student Financial...

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Governments' building projects shore up economy

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST

USA Today - By Dennis Cauchon - Aug. 20 (News Report) - Construction spending by federal, state and local governments has reached record levels, lifting the economy and employing some blue-collar workers despite a collapse in home building.

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Cindy McCain's half sister emerges to put down 'only child' claim

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST

The Independent - By Leonard Doyle - Aug. 20 (News Report) - Now a half-sister has emerged from the shadows to challenge that family history, claiming she and her offspring have been carefully airbrushed out of the would-be First Lady's family picture. "I'm upset," Kathleen Hensley Portalski said. "I'm angry. It makes me feel like a non-person." Documents show that she was born to Jim and Mary Jeanne Hensley on 23 February 1943. The still-married Mr Hensley was sent to West Virginia to recuperate from war wounds...

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Citizens' U.S. Border Crossings Tracked

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST

Washington Post - By Ellen Nakashima - Aug. 20 (News Report) - The federal government has been using its system of border checkpoints to greatly expand a database on travelers entering the country by collecting information on all U.S. citizens crossing by land, compiling data that will be stored for 15 years and may be used in criminal and intelligence investigations.

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Poker Lobby Wants New Deal From GOP

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST

Congressional Quarterly - By Bart Jansen - Aug. 20 (News Report) - The Poker Players Alliance, which spent $1.2 million lobbying during the first half of 2008, aims to legalize virtual versions of the game now played under the table. Dozens of people listing poker as their profession have contributed $353,802 to federal candidates this election cycle. And the group will sponsor events at both conventions.

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Gun Control Lobby Claims McCain Insider Had Ties to NRA Spy Op

Wed, 20 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST

ABC News - By Anna Schecter - Aug. 20 (News Report) - A Republican political operative considered part of the McCain campaign's "kitchen cabinet" oversaw a National Rifle Association lobbying campaign that allegedly hired a spy to infiltrate gun control groups, according to Paul Helmke, president of the Brady Campaign to Prevent Gun Violence.

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Alaskan Bribing CEO Enjoys Window of Freedom

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST

ProPublica - By Eric Umansky - Aug. 19 (News Report) - Alaskan politicians are facing a lot of heat these days. The state's senior senator, Ted Stevens (R), has of course been indicted for not disclosing booty he received from an Alaskan oil company, VECO. Five other state politicians have also been indicted for allegedly taking bribes from VECO. So what happened to the VECO folks who offered the bribes?

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Arizona's Go-To Senator

Tue, 19 Aug 2008 00:00:00 EST

Washington Independent - By John Dougherty - Aug. 19 (Special Report) - for complicated issues that require a proven ability to reach political consensus, patience and attention to detail, Arizona's leaders often seek out the state's junior senator, Republican Jon Kyl. While McCain has been in the national spotlight for more than a decade, focusing on broad issues, Arizona leaders know that he tends to brush aside state issues and condemn earmarks, even for needed local projects...

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