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You would think that the party of Bill Clinton, Ted Kennedy and Jesse Jackson wouldn't have a big problem with cheatin', and certainly its leaders don't. But many of the delegates' spouses apparently don't buy into the salesman's credo that nothing that happens on the road counts. And that's where ``Rod'' the private investigator comes in. He'll be on the job this week, with several new clients paying him to find out if their spouses are, as the old song goes, livin' here, lovin' there, lyin' in between. ``People just want to know,'' Rod was saying the other night. ``I've...

Just read that a rally was scheduled for Del Mar Park in Aurora at 3. Well that one has been cancelled and relocated to the west steps of the Capitol Building in Denver at 2 p.m.

ACT New Zealand Arts, Culture and Heritage Spokesman Deborah Coddington demanded that Prime Minister Helen Clark explain just why she thinks it's a good idea to spend $500,000 on a port-a-loo that makes donkey noises, and then explodes, in the name of art. "Thanks to Miss Clark - also the Minister for Arts, Culture and Heritage - Labour has forked out half a million dollars of taxpayers' money to send this `art' to the Venice Biennale to showcase New Zealand contemporary art," Miss Coddington said. "Yesterday, Associate Arts, Culture and Heritage MinisterJudith Tizard said the Government would not give any...

Editor Daily News Sir: So now we have John Manyjohns and John Smallberries on the Democratic ticket. I hear that John YaYa is their campaign advisor. Somebody call Buckaroo Bonzai quick! ============================== Editor Los Angeles Times Sir: It seems to me that there is an unwritten rule of politics: never pick a second banana who outshines the "star". In particular, one who is better-looking, better-spoken, and smarter than the guy in the #1 slot. I think this originated in Vaudeville but am not sure. I'm pretty sure, though, that it applies equally to politics, which--come to think of it--frequently resembles...

The Republican National Committee has debuted on its website a mock version of Monopoly called "Kerryopoly" that features combinations of images and music to highlight the extraordinary wealth of the presumptive Democratic nominee and his wife. Each player begins with what is stated as the average household income in the U.S., $40,000. By rolling the on-screen dice, players then land on spaces on the game board, each of which features an asset or high-priced habit of Kerry's. Land on Nantucket, which at $9.18 million represents the worth of the senator's home there, and go into debt $9.14 million. The theme...

Final Poll Installment The final part of the PoliticsLA.com statewide poll conducted by James Perspective Incorporated (JPI) tests the potential match up of Democrat Congressman Chris John and Republican Congressman David Vitter. 667 respondents participated in the survey, with a +/-3.9% margin of error. The survey shows John with a slight advantage of 5% over Vitter. Rep. Chris John 37% Rep. David Vitter 32%

Four Women Charged For Prostitution Inside Daycare Center(Newport News, VA, April 7th, 2003, 3:00 p.m.) Newport News Police are investigating a prostitution ring inside a daycare center on the Peninsula. At about 5:30 a.m., Sunday, April 6th, while on patrol in the 10700 block of Jefferson Avenue, Sergeant Randy Franklin noticed a suspicious person in the area of the “A Child’s First Years Day Care”. Upon hearing noise from inside the day care and interviewing the suspicious person, Sergeant Franklin determined there was a party taking place inside the day care. Sergeant Franklin asked for and was given permission to...

In Detroit, the world's second oldest profession is taking aim at knocking out the world's oldest profession. Never mind that many people who have received, or are receiving, a paycheck from city government are or have been involved in prostitution in some way. The hunt is on. Except, in this case they are not exactly going after the prostitutes, per se. Hassling the working girls seems to be a lost cause. They pop up faster than spring dandelions on city owned property. And, like the dandelions, there seems to be a large bumper crop of new young ones every year....

Kerb-crawlers to avoid court if they pick up used condoms Men caught picking up prostitutes in Canada can avoid going to court by clearing the streets of condoms and needles. Police in Calgary say members of the cleaning crew will have to wear orange overalls so they stand out easily. Vice squad officers came up with the idea after consultation with residents. The Calgary Sun says the job of clearing up condoms and needles usually falls to local firefighters. Officials from Corrections Canada will train the clear-up crews how to handle needles safely. Staff Sergeant Dean Young, of Calgary vice...