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A new case of Mad Cow disease has been reported by the Dept.of Agriculture in the U.S....BREAKING.......

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We’ve received a lot of calls over the last few days regarding the procedures to be followed if, in fact, a vacancy on the Supreme Court of the United States takes place at the end of the term. As it stands right now, it appears that the Supreme Court term will end during the week of June 27th. It is conceivable if a vacancy takes place, it could be announced the last day of the term. It is also probable that the White House would make an announcement as to the appointment of the replacement within 48 hours. There is...

President Bush spent Tuesday replenishing his party's coffers and, in the face of resistance to his Social Security plan and much of the rest of his second-term agenda, struck an aggressive new tone by accusing Democrats of standing for nothing but obstructionism. "I'm going to continue to call upon the United States Congress, members of both political parties, to stand up, to do what's right for a young generation of Americans coming up, to fix this Social Security system once and for all," Mr. Bush told a gathering of the Future Farmers of America on the campus of Pennsylvania State...

LEBANON — Former Ohio Rep. Jean Schmidt edged former Congressman Bob McEwen by 705 votes in the special primary to pick the Republican to represent the party in an Aug. 2 election to replace former Congressman Rob Portman, according to unofficial totals. Schmidt won with 11,486 votes after results in Hamilton and Clermont counties were added to earlier returns showing McEwen with the lead among 11 GOP candidates running to replace Portman, who is leaving the 2nd Congressional District seat after 12 years to become the U.S. foreign trade representative.... Brinkman finished third with 8,554 votes, Hamilton County Commissioner Pat...