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...have sent Joe's popularity sinking. In Boston Herald polls, 17% of voters said they are less likely to vote for Joe based on Michael's problems alone, and 1 in 4 has a less favorable view of Joe as a result of the book. Suddenly, worthy but dull attorney general Scott Harshbarger looks like a strong Democratic candidate for Governor in 1998. And the heretofore impossible in Massachusetts seems plausible: an office a Kennedy wants could be kept from...
...Other problems remain. Jim Letten, the U.S. Attorney in New Orleans, pointed to the local D.A.'s office as a key candidate for improvement if crime is to decrease. He pointed specifically to the state's "section 701" release policy, which mandates that suspects need to be formally charged within 60 days or released. Due to lack of evidence or witnesses, approximately 3,000 people were released in 2006 under the section 701 rule. Since January of this year, about 2,100 criminal suspects in New Orleans have similarly been let go, a number Letten termed "disturbing...
...Boys and Girls Club of Venice, California. "So they come up with their own ideas, from friends and from the gangs. Nobody is showing them what to do except to be drunk, deal drugs or go to jail." Then there are the subtler lessons that dads impart. Attorney Charles Firestone, for instance, recently decided it was time to teach his 11-year-old son how to play poker. "Maybe it will help if he knows when to hold 'em, when to fold 'em," he says...
...simply part of a long, steady stream of moves designed to keep the pressure on Gonzales. This week the Senate Judiciary committee issued subpoenas for two key White House officials as part of that effort. The subpoenas aim to pry more information on the firing of former U.S. Attorney Bud Cummins in Missouri and his replacement by Tim Griffin, a long-time operative for Karl Rove...
...alone will make for Gonzales remains to be seen. When pressed by the House judiciary committee, Goodling said that while she was uncomfortable, she did not think that Gonzales was trying to shape her testimony. Democratic Representative Artur Davis of Alabama asked her, "Do you think, Ms. Goodling, the Attorney General was trying to shape your recollection?" Goodling responded...