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Sen. Marc Dayton (D-MN) has announced he will not be seeking re-election in 2006. This will be a seat that Republicans will target for a pick-up in the mid-term election.
Dayton is best known as the only member of Congress who closed his Washington office two weeks before the Holiday Recess. The closure according to Dayton was due to terrorist threats against members of Congress. While most other members saw the same data, Dayton is the only one who decided it would be a good excuse to extend his holiday.
Recently Dayton has joined Democrat attack dog Barbara Boxer (D-CA) in criticizing Bush nominees for Cabinet positions. While other Senators maintained decorum on the Senate floor, Dayton has continual called Condoleeza Rice and Alberto Gonzales liars. Poor form Mr. Dayton, poor form
Yahoo! News - Minn. Democrat Not Seeking Second Term
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Failed presidential candidate John Kerry has donated $1 million dollars to the Democratic National Committee to suuport Howard Dean's grassroots efforts. Kerry made the announcement in a fund-raising email sent to 3 million of his supporters. Don't worry, Kerry did not use any of Teresa's money for this donation. In fact, it's possible that much of it is taxpayer money.
After the campaign Kerry had $15 million left in his campaign fund. After final costs and some other donations to Democratic causes, sources close to the campaign say there is between $8 and 10 million dollars remaining. Kerry will be able to use this money for his 2008 campaign.
Yahoo! News - Kerry Donates $1 Million to DNC
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A would-be contestant on "The Apprentice" has sued producers of the show for discrimination of handicapped persons.
St. Louis attorney James Schottel, Jr., a quadrapalegic, is seeking an injunction that would prevent producers from requiring candidates be in "good physical condition."
Schottel said that producers provide each contestant with a warning that "you must be in excellent physical and mental health" and "meet all physical and psychological requirements."
Schottel is seeking no monetary award, but believes that the warning represents a viloation of the Americans with Disabilities Act.
My Way News
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93 year-old Art Linkletter is still active and still politically active. The former TV personality is the National Chairman of the United Seniors Association (USA).
In an intervierwon FoxNews, Linkletter touted the importance of Social Security reform with personal retirement accounts and went on to call the AARP, which opposes President Bush's reform plan, "the largest liberal lobbying group in Washington."
USA is not backing down from Linkletter's statement and is planning a national campaign to support changes in Social Security and point out the liberal tendencies of AARP.
HUMAN EVENTS ONLINE :: Linkletter Claims AARP is Country's Largest Liberal Lobby by Chris Field
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More tomorrow in the Morning Briefing.
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