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Republican Janet Nguyen has officially defeated Democrat Diedre Nguyen in a state legislative race in Orange County, the latest sign of a modest Republican comeback in California in the 2020 election.

The daughter of Sen. Joseph R. Biden Jr. (D-Del.) was arrested on a misdemeanor charge of obstructing a police officer outside a Chicago bar. Ashley Blazer Biden, 21, of Wilmington, Del., was with a group of people on a North Side street where several bars are located when someone else threw a bottle at an officer, police said. snip

No lights. No cameras. Just our microphones -- and your questions. On Dec. 4 from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. ET, NPR and Iowa Public Radio will host a Democratic presidential candidates' debate. We received more than 1,600 questions from the public, and we'll put some of them to the candidates. Browse through the questions below and tune in for answers from Des Moines on Dec. 4! Note: NPR is working with the leading Republican candidates to schedule a debate for early 2008.

Ken Rodriguez: In a salute to San Antonio's Eddy Lee Dacy, I present the first Year In Review of Clueless Criminals — tales of bungling burglars, bonehead bank robbers and assorted clumsy crooks. Haven't heard of Dacy? He's a small-time convict who made big-time news last December. While on probation for possession of marijuana and methamphetamines, Dacy split town without permission from his probation officer. Dacy, 46, apparently thought no one would find him and his teenage girlfriend in New York City. Did Dacy disappear into the masses? No he went on the "Ricki Lake Show." He appeared on a...

In campaign season, chief NRA lobbyist scopes the field By James W. Brosnan brosnanj@shns.com September 2, 2002 WASHINGTON - When Tennessee's Democratic candidate for governor, Phil Bredesen, goes dove hunting with Rep. John Tanner (D-Tenn.) today, one former Tanner aide will be paying attention from afar. Chris Cox, a native of Jackson, Tenn., is the chief lobbyist for the National Rifle Association and the key person who will determine whether Bredesen or Rep. Van Hilleary (R-Tenn.) gets the NRA's endorsement. Ditto for the Senate race, which pits Rep. Bob Clement (D-Tenn.) against former governor Lamar Alexander. During the Clinton-Gore administration...

<p>Democrats Phil Bredesen and Bob Clement courted members of a trucking union before going dove hunting with supporters.</p> <p>They weren't the only ones out in the fields yesterday afternoon with shotguns.</p> <p>Republican Senate candidate Lamar Alexander, along with Sen. Bill Frist, was blasting away on a Williamson County farm at a private hunt.</p>