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...became, in 1990, the first African-American elected to Congress from Louisiana since Reconstruction; his equally spectacular fall, if it comes, would be a bitter disappointment to many constituents. Some of them have already organized in his defense; a group calling itself the Justice for Jefferson Committee issued a statement less than a week after the indictment accusing the federal government of using "vast financial resources to manipulate the media" and calling the Justice Department's pursuit of the congressman a betrayal of voters' rights...
...other hand, complained the G.O.P had slowed down the bill's progress with a litany of amendments. Thursday night, however, the group of Senators that have shepherded this bill agreed to a limited list of about 20 amendments that they presented to Sen. Reid. In a short statement, Reid and Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell, a Kentucky Republican, said "We met this evening with several of the Senators involved in the immigration bill negotiations. Based on that discussion, the immigration bill will return to the Senate floor." The hope is to bring the legislation back for a vote next week...
...While I sympathize with De La Torre for the loss of his son, he should be reminded that his son chose to enlist in the military knowing that he might make the ultimate sacrifice. De La Torre's statement that Bush should send one of his daughters to fight in his son's place shows that his disapproval of this war is overshadowing his son's very adult, brave and selfless decision. As the wife of a former military officer, it saddens me that people forget we do not force anyone in this country to join the military...
Veteran State Representative Alice K. Wolf will not run for the state senate seat being vacated by Jarrett T. Barrios '90, according to a statement she faxed to The Crimson Tuesday night...
...statement, Wolf, a 1978 graduate of the Kennedy School of Government, said that among the “many factors that played a part in my decision,” the most important was her desire to remain in the State House, where she serves on the three committees, including the powerful, tax-levying Ways and Means Commitee...