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The Truly Serious Appear on 'The Colbert Report'
Zap2It.comFormer FEMA director Michael D. Brown is tired of being caricatured as an incompetent federal appointee who stood by idly while the Gulf Coast was devastated by Hurricane Katrina. During an appearance before a Senate committee last month, he refused to...Tags: Television Industry, California, Chuck Hagel, Washington (U.S. state), Natural Disasters
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Group urges ethics probe
WASHINGTON // A watchdog group, naming what it calls "the 13 most corrupt members of Congress," is calling for ethics investigations of some of the most prominent political leaders on Capitol Hill in a report to be released tomorrow. Citizens for...Tags: California, Washington (U.S. state), William J Jefferson, Elections, Florida
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Foe of Endangered Species Act on Defensive Over Abramoff
![TRACY — Growing up on the family ranch here, Rep. Richard W. Pombo (R-Tracy) says, he learned that "you have to work till you're done. There's nobody else to pick up the slack."](http://www.latimes.com/media/thumbnails/story/2006-02/21943302.jpg "TRACY — Growing up on the family ranch here, Rep. Richard W. Pombo (R-Tracy) says, he learned that "you have to work till you're done. There's nobody else to pick up the slack.\"")
Times Staff WriterTRACY — Growing up on the family ranch here, Rep. Richard W. Pombo (R-Tracy) says, he learned that "you have to work till you're done. There's nobody else to pick up the slack." It's a lesson he carried from the fields of the northern San Joaquin...Tags: California, Elections, Tom DeLay, Petroleum Industry, Environmental Pollution
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'Brokeback' Rides High at Golden Globes
Los Angeles Times Staff WritersThe Hollywood Foreign Press Association, all 84 voting members strong, joined the critical consensus Monday night, awarding "Brokeback Mountain" a leading four trophies. The tragic account of a doomed romance between two cowboys, which has dominated...Tags: Television Industry, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Washington (U.S. state), Johnny Cash, Arts and Culture
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Warriors and wusses
I don't support our troops. This is a particularly difficult opinion to have, especially if you are the kind of person who likes to put bumper stickers on his car.
Supporting the troops is a position that even Calvin is unwilling to urinate on.
I'm sure...Tags: Arts and Culture, Festive Events, Hospitals and Clinics, U.S. House of Representatives, Laguna Beach
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Local Ethics, D.C. Ethics: Both Key to N. Mexico Race
Times Staff WriterALBUQUERQUE -- Third in a series of occasional articles. Patricia Madrid was in her rural ranch house one day last fall, chasing a mouse with a broom, when her telephone rang. It was Democratic Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton of New York, calling...Tags: Washington (U.S. state), U.S. Senate, Elections, Tom DeLay, Television
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House OKs bar to Web gaming
Bloomberg NewsThe House approved yesterday a measure to stifle online gambling in the United States by restricting the flow of money to illegal Internet gaming sites. Under the bill, credit-card companies would be forbidden to collect payments for Internet casinos....Tags: Lotteries, U.S. Department of Justice, Defense, Federal Reserve, Court Preliminary
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Will the pork stop here?
Times Staff WritersWASHINGTON — Incoming Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid vows to make reform of congressional earmarks a priority of his tenure, arguing that members need to be more transparent when they load pet projects for their districts into federal spending...Tags: California, Hospitals and Clinics, Colorado, Elections, Property
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GOP Senator Not Hurt By Ethics Concerns
Voters in eight states went to the polls in primary elections to set the stage for this fall's midterm elections. With national polls showing deep dissatisfaction with Congress, President Bush and the war in Iraq, Democrats hoped to gather momentum for...Tags: Elections, Bob Menendez, Massacres, Agricultural Research and Technology, Government
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