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Shoot-out at the PA Corral I don’t really know which seems stranger to me: hearing Hillary Clinton act the champion of gun owners after her husband reigned over what was perhaps the most anti-Second Amendment administration of the twentieth century, or watching Barack Obama explain his fealty to the Second Amendment after claiming that working…

Abortion bill evolves into internal struggle for Miss. House McCoy, a populist Democrat from Rienzi, appoints House committee chairmen. He has voted for several abortion restrictions in the past. But if he sticks with his chairman on this bill, as expected, the Republicans want to pressure rural Democrats to break away from the speaker on…

What was Bill Skinner thinking? So my curiosity has only grown. Except for Oliver Diaz’s recent interview with Raw Story — which, judging by the reaction here, also seems not to have worked quite as intended — I can’t recall seeing a judge respond directly to a newspaper or blog before FOLO 4/14/8

LAKE FOREST, Ill. – Of all the players the Bears have picked since the NFL Draft was instituted in 1936, there are dozens of names you know and hundreds you’ve never heard of. For every Mike Ditka and Walter Payton, there are countless Frank Dittas and Earl Paytons. But there are also a handful of Bears draftees you know for other reasons. That group includes a pro wrestling legend (Verne Gagne), a four-time American League all-star first baseman (Norm Cash) and a long-time NFL head coach who led the Giants to Super Bowl XXXV (Jim Fassel). Here’s a closer look at some of those picks: Frank Broyles (1946, third round) A University of Arkansas legend, Frank Broyles has spent more than 50 years as a coach, broadcaster and athletic director for the Razorbacks. As a player, he quarterbacked Georgia Tech to four bowl appearances and was named Southeastern Conference Player of the Year in 1944. In 17 seasons as Arkansas head coach from 1958-76, Broyles compiled a 144-58-5 record and led the Razorbacks to seven Southwest Conference championships, two Cotton Bowl wins and a national championship in 1964. Broyles, who never played in the NFL, retired as Arkansas’ men’s athletic director effective December 31, 2007. Chicagobears.com 4/11/08

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DJ – Editorial – 4/13/8 Consider the mortgage interest deduction, for example, as we approach tax day. Or the one for charitable contributions. Or a host of other examples. These policies assume that home ownership and a healthy non-profit sector are good for individuals and society. Their architects and defenders (which, yes, do include vested…

Clarion Ledger 4/13/8 Skinner said he’s not surprised authorities are examining DeLaughter’s finances. The fact DeLaughter will have a $250,882 balloon note after making mortgage payments for 20 years “blows my my mind,” Skinner said. “That’s the most bizarre home deal I’ve heard in my life.”

Clarion Ledger 4/13/8 “I can’t discuss the terms,” the subcontractors’ attorney, Robert Williamson Jr. of Jackson, said last week. But federal court documents say the agreement will pay $695,883.60, the entire amount sought by the subcontractors. Neither Facility Group officials nor their attorney could be reached for comment. Facility Group had a counterclaim in federal…

AP, 4/12/8 “You go into these small towns in Pennsylvania and, like a lot of small towns in the Midwest, the jobs have been gone now for 25 years and nothing’s replaced them,” Mr. Obama responded, according to a transcript of the fund-raiser published on Friday on The Huffington Post. “And they fell through the…

House rejects hotel tax vote A bill that would allow Jackson residents to vote on a hotel tax hike did not clear the Mississippi House today. Tax hike revenue would be used to raise police officers’ salaries. But some legislators protested that it would hurt their pocketbooks. Many stay in Jackson hotels during the legislative…