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Karma catches up to motorcyclist weaving through traffic ... way too fast for traffic conditions. Karma Hits at 2:45

SEATTLE - Two Congressmen say they are going to Iraq to determine the damage caused by the Gulf War and 10 years of sanctions. Congressman Jim McDermott (D-Wash.) and Rep. David Bonior (D-Mich.) say they oppose nuclear war and the production and use of chemical weapons, and support the disarmament of Iraq. But McDermott says they must be a way to accomplish reasonable goals without the unprecedented step of a preemptive strike by the United States. "I think disarmament can be achieved without going to war and without house-to-house combat," the Seattle congressman told a news conference at his Capitol...

Charisma: "A special quality of leadership that captures the popular imagination and inspires allegiance and devotion." Look it up. Right next to that definition in the dictionary, there's a picture of Bill Clinton. At least, there ought to be. Milwaukee got a taste of true star power Wednesday, as the 42nd president of the United States came to stump for U.S. Rep. Tammy Baldwin (D-Madison) and promote music education. His first visit to Wisconsin since leaving the White House included a stop at the Marcus Center for the Performing Arts to speak to a crowd of Clinton fans and Baldwin...

<p>Two Novembers ago, while politicos and pundits fought back and forth over whether Al Gore got robbed of a presidential election, I wasn't thinking about Gore.</p> <p>Oh, I wanted the fight to be fair. I wanted all the votes counted until the cows came home because, after all, that's what an election is for. But my first thought was: Wouldn't it have been nice to have Bill back? Wouldn't that have been fun?</p>