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GOP Leader Blasts Media Bias in House Floor Speech @ 3:20 pm by Michael O'Brien An alleged liberal bias by journalists covering recent scandals was enough "breaking news" to House Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lamar Smith (R-Texas), who took to the floor of the House yesterday to complain. "The national media spells scandal without the 'D,'" Smith alleged during one-minute speeches by members on the House floor Monday. "Two weeks ago the Governor of Illinois was removed from office," he added. "All three television networks ran full reports on the story the same night and again the following morning. Not...

TOKYO (AP) - Former President Clinton said Sunday that his wife, Hillary, would be an excellent choice as the first female leader of the world's most powerful nation. In an interview with Japan's TV Asahi, Clinton said he did not know whether his wife, the senator of New York state, has any plans to one day run for the presidency. "I don't know if she'll run or not," he told the network, but added, "She would make an excellent president, and I would always try to help her." Hillary Rodham Clinton has said she plans to run for re-election as...

A workshop that focuses on training educators to work with gay and lesbian students as young as kindergarten concerns some local educators worried about "labeling" students. Others say that counselors need to be able to help young homosexuals when they ask for guidance. The seminar, titled "Working with Gay, Lesbian and Transgender Students K-12," is scheduled for 8:30 to 11:30 a.m. Friday at the headquarters of Hutchinson-based educational services consortium ESSDACK. Scheduled at the request of guidance counselors in the region, the workshop will teach educators how to better serve the needs of gay and lesbian students, officials said. After...