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Protecting Our Children

Americans have been shocked recently by stories in the news about the way our legal system has been treating those who victimize our kids. Plea bargains and legal technicalities have led to probation and leniency rather than punishment for violent sexual offenders. This disturbing pattern has come to light and …

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Judge OKs Removal of Cruise Ships for Katrina Evacuees

NEW ORLEANS – A federal judge on Friday shot down a lawsuit that sought to keep a cruise ship docked here as temporary housing for hurricane evacuees, saying the question was not a matter for the courts. The ruling on the Scotia Prince ship lets the Federal Emergency Management Agency …

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Senate Clears $781 Billion Debt Limit Increase

WASHINGTON – Congress gave its go-ahead Thursday to let the government borrow an additional $781 billion, and the House and Senate promptly voted for major spending initiatives for the war in Iraq, hurricane relief and education. The Senate, on a 52-48 vote, sent President Bush a measure raising the ceiling …

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