A Political Hurricane Coming?

By Gary Pearce | 2006-09-01 |

Election forecasts are less reliable than hurricane forecasts. But Democrats have realistic chances to take control of both the House and Senate in Washington. If they do, the political world will be turned upside down: George Bush can look ahead to two years of total political irrelevancy; Democrats in Congress will put forward a raft…

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Black and Decker

By Carter Wrenn | 2006-09-01 |

Last Spring, when the State Board of Elections held hearings into the pay-to-play scandals, the Board asked House Speaker Jim Black if he was paying Representative Michael Decker’s legal bills. (Representative Michael Decker later plead guilty to accepting a $50,000 bribe to change parties and vote for Black for Speaker). Black told the Board no,…

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