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On 20th June 1567, a few days after Scottish rebels apprehended Mary, Queen of Scots, servants of James Douglas, 4th Earl of Morton, allegedly found a silver casket of eight letters, two marriage contracts (which apparently proved that Mary had agreed to marry Bothwell before his divorce) and twelve sonnets. The casket was found in the possession of James Hepburn, 4th Earl of Bothwell and third husband of Mary, Queen of Scots. What was important about these letters? Well, the eight letters found in the casket were allegedly written by Mary to Bothwell and one was said to implicate the...

DEMOCRATS BLOW THE CALL BY PETER FREYNE Seven Days Democrats Blow the Call -- A political bomb blew up in the thrower's hand last week. We're referring to Jon Copans' sizzling press release accusing Republican Gov. Jim Douglas of "using taxpayer money" to "import a culture of corruption into Vermont."… How could the state's longest-serving, best-liked, state-government career politician be so stupid? He wasn't. Copans was. The Douglas administration actually signed the contract with New York-based Development Counselors International (DCI) -- www.dc-intl.com. It's a reputable firm, apparently quite good at what it does, i.e., promote "places" for business to locate....