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He's glib, slippery as a snake, and clearly in his element today at Texas A&M University, where hundreds of faculty, students, and dignitaries filled the auditorium to hear Rudolph Giuliani pitch his presidential gameplans. Giuliani's a smarmy man whose own children reportedly don't support his candidacy. But today, he was greeted with full Aggie honors--applause, standing ovations, "howdies" and great whooping cheers. "I like that! I love that sound!" Giuliani pronounces happily, encouraging more whooping. After a glowing introduction by former U.S. President George H.W. Bush, whom Giuliani somewhat redundantly called "a great American president who was part of the...

New Orleans--Many believed it would be only a matter of time that race would be wedging the Congress William “Bill” Jefferson affair. The caucus chairman, Rep. Melvin Watt of North Carolina, told reporters that some black voters might ask why action was sought against "a black member of Congress" when there was neither precedent nor rule for it. Meaning? Reverse Racism. Just like in the O.J. Simpson case and the many affairs preceding and following. Give us a break. The absolute worse thing in the world is for Congressman Jefferson or anyone in his place to be playing the race...

Yesterday, congressional leaders were on their soapbox again, defending the tainted New Orleans congressman, Bill Jefferson. Despite mountains of evidence that has been released to the public, guilty pleas from former associates and $90,000 in FBI marked cash found in his freezer, Congress seems more concerned about the search of Jefferson’s office than the potential misconduct of one of their colleagues. . . . . . . Unfortunately for Congress, as more and more corruption is uncovered on Capitol Hill, the Justice Department will need to continue their aggressive tactics in conducting investigations. Although congressional leaders want to tie the...