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Senator is captured but not his mind.
New York Times ^ | Feb, 25th,1988 | IRVIN MOLOTSKY

Posted on 03/03/2011 1:04:06 PM PST by factmart

WASHINGTON, Feb. 24 — ''One arrest, no conviction,'' Senator Bob Packwood said today, summing up his brush with the law in the early morning.

His crime: absence from a quorum call. His punishment: being dragged onto the floor of the Senate by police officers to be recorded as present.

While he did not enter a charge of police brutality, a recent bone injury on Senator Packwood's ring finger was aggravated in the encounter.

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TOPICS: Culture/Society; Government; Miscellaneous; Politics/Elections
KEYWORDS: dishonestpost; madison; oldarticle; packwood; palin; precedence; smooch; walker; wisconsin; wisconsinshowdown
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To: factmart

Convictions? Bob... You have none.


21 posted on 03/03/2011 1:48:29 PM PST by Dead Corpse (III%. The last line in the sand)
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To: diogenes ghost
The dems didn't wait that long before they pulled the trigger.
22 posted on 03/03/2011 1:48:47 PM PST by factmart
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To: funfan

1988, we only need one


23 posted on 03/03/2011 1:50:02 PM PST by factmart
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To: factmart

rules is rules


24 posted on 03/03/2011 1:55:25 PM PST by 30Moves
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To: factmart

Nice find, factmart. Thanks!


25 posted on 03/03/2011 2:35:13 PM PST by gloryblaze (Don't forget to donate and keep FR going strong!)
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