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9 Votes
Wyly brothers built an empire side-by-side
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Born during the Depression in a northeast Louisiana plantation town of 3,000, Charles Wyly and his younger brother Sam have been inseparable since childhood: numbers 3 and 13 on the state-championship high school football team , business partners who turned ideas into billion-dollar companies,... Sam Wyly - United States - U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission - California - History
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10 Votes
Judge who ruled on Arizona law is well versed in immigration cases
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The federal judge who blocked key aspects of Arizona's new immigration law was so well regarded across the political spectrum that she was nominated to the federal bench by President Bill Clinton, a Democrat, who tapped her on the recommendation of Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), one of Congress's most... Arizona - Law - Immigration - United States - Services
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16 Votes
Arizona appeals judge's ruling on immigration law
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Hundreds of opponents of Arizona's new immigration law swarmed the streets of downtown Phoenix Thursday, confronting police in riot gear as the state's governor filed an urgent appeal of a judge's ruling that prevented key portions of the law from taking effect. Law - United States - Immigration - Jan Brewer - Arizona
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5 Votes
Ga. runoff to pit Palin's pick against Gingrich's; Democrats choose Barnes
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Former Georgia governor Roy Barnes (D) won his party's nomination for governor Tuesday, while former secretary of state Karen Handel and former congressman Nathan Deal qualified for an Aug. 10 runoff on the GOP side. Democratic - Republican - Newt Gingrich - Politics - Sarah Palin
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12 Votes
Obama's intelligence nominee says he won't be a 'hood ornament'
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President Obama's nominee to lead the nation's intelligence community vowed Tuesday to "push the envelope" in asserting his authority and pledged that he would not be a "hood ornament" for a system marked by the recent massive expansion of top-secret agencies and contracts. United States - Barack Obama - President - United States Senate Select Committee on Intelligence - Director of National Intelligence
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9 Votes
Lindsey Graham stands apart from other Republican senators on Kagan vote
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Lindsey Graham is all of 5-foot-7 with his shoes on, but these days he towers above his Senate Republican colleagues. Lindsey Graham - United States - Elena Kagan - Senate - Government
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6 Votes
Kagan nomination approved by Senate judiciary panel
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The Senate Judiciary Committee voted Tuesday to approve Elena Kagan's nomination to the Supreme Court, clearing a key hurdle on her path to winning confirmation as just the fourth woman to serve on the high court. United States - Elena Kagan - Government - United States Supreme Court - United States Senate Committee on the Judiciary
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