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A Santa Clara engineer, who once worked for Apple's co-founder, was charged on Friday with threats connected to State Sen. Leland Yee, who was sent an email a month ago by a man who claimed he was a "trained sniper." Court documents show that Everett Basham, 45, - a onetime employee of Steve Wozniak a decade ago - faces 12 charges. The charging document for the first time revealed how many and what kind of guns were allegedly found at Basham's home. The full list of charges include: threats to commit a crime resulting in death or great bodily injury,...

At a Dearborn City Council meeting last week, Mayor Abdullah H. Hammoud told local resident Edward “Ted” Barham, a Christian, that he was “not welcome” in the city after Barham raised concerns about new street signs honoring Arab American News publisher Osama Siblani. FOX 2 Detroit reported that the signs honoring Siblani were placed at intersections on Warren Avenue by Wayne County, not the City of Dearborn. But the mayor escalated the debate, telling Barham, “Although you live here, you are not welcome here.” Barham introduced himself as “Ted Barham, Dearborn resident,” and objected to two intersections being renamed after...

Five of seven candidates for the 5th Congressional District seat responded to questions Wednesday in a televised forum, trying to score votes before next week's election. Rodney Alexander, D-Quitman, Robert Barham, R-Oak Ridge, Lee Fletcher, R-Monroe, Clyde Holloway, R-Forest Hill and Sam Houston Melton, D-Winnfield, responded to questions from reporters. Issues included homeland security, health care focusing on prescription drug assistance for Medicare recipients, the war on terrorism and the threat from Iraq, and economic issues including agriculture and free trade, among others. Barham, a state senator, said, as a combat veteran, he "would never take lightly a vote to...

Holloway leads in 5th District poll Bill Sumrall / Staff Reporter Posted on October 29, 2002 Running strong in his home parish, Clyde Holloway of Forest Hill leads the pack of candidates seeking the 5th Congressional District seat, a new poll shows. Holloway, a Republican, appears to be headed for a runoff, according to the Mason-Dixon poll, conducted Oct. 16-18. The Town Talk co-sponsored the poll. The poll shows Holloway is supported by 28 percent of probable voters. State Rep. Rodney Alexander, D-Quitman, finished second in the polling, with 21 percent of the probable vote. Third was state Sen. Robert...

5th District race getting aggressive Posted on October 28, 2002 T he campaign for Louisiana's 5th Congressional District seat has gotten personal. First, the Republican National Campaign Committee bought two TV ads attacking Democrat Rodney Alexander, a state representative from Jonesboro. Then, last week two of the Republicans in the race turned on each other, with state Sen. Robert Barham of Oak Ridge buying a TV attack ad against former U.S. Rep. Clyde Holloway. By the end of the week, Holloway retaliated against Barham with a TV ad of his own. The election is Nov. 5 "During the last two...

Republican 5th District candidates debate issues before women's group Suzan Manuel / Staff Reporter Posted on September 13, 2002 Three of the four Republican candidates for the 5th Congressional District seat being vacated by Rep. John Cooksey spoke to voters and answered questions Thursday morning in Alexandria. Robert Barham, R-Oak Ridge; Clyde Holloway, R-Forest Hill; and Lee Fletcher, R-Monroe, attended a breakfast sponsored by the Rapides Parish Republican Women. Barham, a state senator, said he was "a kid that grew up in a small country town." He is a Vietnam veteran and chairman of the Senate's Revenue and Fiscal Affairs...