WASHINGTON, D.C. - Love letters come in many forms. An e-mail, a handwritten note on a bar napkin or even a serenade. But the late Sen. Robert Byrd offered his wife, Erma, the rarest token of devotion: years of tributes to her, issued from the floor of the Senate. The Congressional Record is an unlikely place to find a great love story, but its archives tell a touching tale of the Byrds' 68- year marriage. When Robert Byrd died last year after a 57-year Congressional career, the West Virginia Democrat left behind dozens of references to Erma in the public record. Taken together, they reveal a sentimental man who believed he had found his soulmate on a West Virginia schoolyard - and who never tired of praising her in the context of his other true love, the Senate.
CK: I think it's all political because there's no way, if they'd looked at my record, that they'd say that. No way. I raised $50,000 for a Wayne State scholarship that's available for people graduating from high school to go to Wayne State. I've brought a science and engineering mathematics L Space program K-12, starting at Wayne County Community College. The kids just won in a national competition, building a spacecraft. I am happy to see this and that Sen. Obama has now latched on to it and is saying the same thing. We wanted $50 billion in this $700 billion package that would rebuild the crumbling infrastructure around America. What it would do is put people back to work. Regular people. Of course, you've got your professionals and your managers, but it's also workers who've been lai...
Vergine Djihanian saw her father and uncle beaten and axed to death by Turkish officers when she was 9. Rather than risk a similar fate, the Armenian girl's mother and aunt took their children to the nearby banks of the Euphrates River, said their prayers and threw themselves into the raging waters.
WASHINGTON, May 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The sponsors of Hemp History Week, including Vote Hemp and Hemp Industries Association member companies are pleased by yesterday's statement in Congress from popular Republican Representative Ron Paul (TX) who has sponsored legislation (HR 1866) to allow hemp farming in the United States. Rep. Paul stated: Industrial hemp was legally grown throughout our country for many years. In fact, George Washington and Thomas Jefferson grew industrial hemp and used it to make cloth. During World War II, the federal government encouraged American farmers to grow hemp to help the war effort.
LEWISTON -- Jason Levesque, the Republican challenger running for the 2nd Congressional District, had his driver's license suspended this week, the result of three speeding convictions over the past 11 months. Two speeding violations occurred on consecutive days in September, resulting in 12 points on Levesque's driving record. Levesque, 36, of Auburn has 16 points on his license, according to state driving records.
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