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Mourners pay respects to late Ohio congresswoman
By JOE MILICIA Fri, 29 Aug 2008 17:55:07 -0000
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Hundreds of mourners filed into a church Friday to pay their respects to the late U.S. Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, the first black woman to represent Ohio in Congress....
6 more senators seek end to oil drilling impasse
By DINA CAPPIELLO Tue, 26 Aug 2008 20:25:41 -0000
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Six more senators on Tuesday joined a bipartisan group of 10 senators backing a bill they say will break the stalemate over offshore drilling in Congress....
Sen. Ted Stevens: Prosecutors out to smear my name
By MATT APUZZO Mon, 25 Aug 2008 23:33:43 -0000
WASHINGTON (AP) -- Sen. Ted Stevens accused the Justice Department of trying to smear his character Monday as he prepared to defend his seat in a crowded Republican primary election....

 

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