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WAIT, DID I MISS THE END OF THE 2004 PRESIDENTIAL RACE? After months of dropping coy hints, US Senator Chuck Hagel (R-NE) confirmed to a newspaper in his homestate that he will explore a 2008 run for President. "I will consider a race for the Presidency ... If I decide to run for the Presidency -- or seek re-election [in 2008] -- it will be for the right reasons, and the reasons are that I think I can make a contribution and help effect change in our country and have some influence over the direction of this country," he told...

<p>LOS ANGELES -Jeff Conaway, former co-star of TV's "Taxi," has sued the owners of Mandalay Bay, claiming security guards broke his arm at the Las Vegas casino last summer.</p> <p>The suit, which seeks unspecified damages, alleges the 52-year-old actor was manhandled on June 3, 2002, after he'd spent some time drinking and playing blackjack. The suit alleges assault, battery, infliction of emotional distress, negligence and loss of wages.</p>