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Congresswoman Dies After Hemorrhage
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Rep. Stephanie Tubbs Jones, the first black woman to represent Ohio in Congress, dies after suffering a brain hemorrhage. The Democrat was stricken while driving her car. She was 58 and had represented her district for five terms.
Ex-Inmate Helps to Block Bush Nominee
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A convicted armed robber turned inmate advocate is part of a group that's opposing one of President Bush nominees to the federal bench. The former inmate, Alex Friedmann, seen on the left, has made waves with his research on the would-be judge's professional background and on his ties to powerful Republicans like Dick Cheney.
Gunman Kills State Democratic Chairman
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Shooting at Democratic Party Office
Danny Johnston, APA man walked into the Arkansas Democratic Party's headquarters in Little Rock on Wednesday and shot the party chairman several times, police said. Chairman Bill Gwatney died at an area hospital. The suspect fled in a pickup truck but died after being shot during a 30-mile chase.
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$85 Billion Spent on Iraq Contracts
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A new government report says the U.S. has paid $85 billion to contractors working in Iraq from 2003 to 2007. There are currently at least 190,000 contract employees working in the war zone -- about one contractor for every American service member in the country, according to the study.
Bush Wants Endangered Species Overhaul
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Though he is just months from leaving office, President Bush proposes the biggest overhaul of the Endangered Species Act in 22 years, giving federal agencies more power to interpret the law and cutting advice from government scientists out of the process. The plan draws swift condemnation from Democrats and environmental groups.
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Sheehan Qualifies to Run for Pelosi's Seat
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Activist Takes on Democratic Giant
Kimberly White, Getty ImagesCindy Sheehan, the anti-war activist who became famous for spearheading a vigil outside President Bush's ranch in Crawford, Texas, qualified to take on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi for her San Francisco seat. Sheehan, 51, here at a March protest in Berkeley, Calif., will run as an independent in November.
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