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"Missouri Republicans, upset over charges of racism against Sen. John D. Ashcroft (R-Mo.), are circulating a 1960 photograph of Gov. Mel Carnahan (D) in blackface makeup performing a Kiwanis minstrel show." "Arvarh Strickland, the University of Missouri's first black professor, said Carnahan should be judged on his public service. 'It's not what he was doing or saying in 1960, but his record as governor of Missouri. . . . When you look at his record, you certainly would not expect to see Gov. Carnahan in blackface.'"

Olive Garden apologizes for refusing to allow 80-year-old Marti Warren bring an American flag into their restaurant during her Kiwanis Club award banquet last week. Olive Garden issued this statement: "We are very sorry for any misunderstanding about this issue. We do not have a policy at Olive Garden concerning bringing the American flag into our restaurants. Some members of our team were misinformed about company policy by our corporate office. As a company, we take responsibility for that and we regret it. We take pride in how we communicate to our restaurants and we are correcting this so it...

Well, perhaps the headline is slightly misleading. Actually, only six Marines will be invading Corona. And perhaps invasion isn't quite the right term. After the nightmare of the back stabbing John Murtha, we needed some good news about Camp Pendleton. We have some. At my Kiwanis club annual charity golf tournament on Monday, August 13, will be welcoming six Marines from Camp Pendleton. We got sponsors for them and will be honored to have them join us. When I called Camp Pendleton to make the invite, they shuffled me to a few people as always happens in a large organization....