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Scalia Not Discouraging Chief Justice Talk 1 hour, 55 minutes ago By HOPE YEN, Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON - It was Justice Antonin Scalia's standard speech. He bemoaned the Supreme Court's growing political role in cases such as abortion, then joked about how Democrats are wary of a "Chief Justice Scalia" in a second Bush term. But in an appearance one week after President Bush's re-election, Scalia elicited a particularly hearty roar and ovation from a conservative Federalist Society crowd with his kicker. "Please," a clearly pleased Scalia said. "It was supposed to be funny!" With Chief Justice William H....

We hope voters realize that passage of Proposition 72 would be a large step toward a socialized medicine system and that experiences in other states with similar approaches, though examples are few, have not worked well. If Prop. 72 passes, employers with 200 or more employees would be required starting in 2006 to provide health insurance to employees and dependents, or pay into a "State Health Purchasing Program." Beginning in 2007, employers with 50 to 199 employees would have to provide insurance to all employees only. Two states have enacted systems similar to what Prop. 72 would impose. In 1988,...