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In the course of five days last week, the District's mayor was called a "crook" at a public hearing, the council chairman's campaign committee was accused of widespread reporting violations, one council member disclosed he had been offered bribes, and another council member was accused of using his charity as a slush fund.
The round of dispiriting disclosures has left residents and observers fearful that the city, which Congress stripped of its financial authority just over a decade ago, could be backsliding into an era when inefficiency and accusations of abuse were commonplace.
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Robert W. Kent, Jr. (argued), Office of the United States Attorney, Criminal Division, Barry Rand Elden, Chief of Appeals, Office of the United States...
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Darren and Lynda Schneller, of Augusta, are pleased to announce the birth of their son, Nathan Thomas, born April 25, 2006, at Doctors Hospital in Augusta.
He made his debut at 7:43 a.m., weighed 8 lbs. 2 oz. and was 20 1/ 4 inches long.
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Reno S. Harp, III, Asst. Atty. Gen. of Va. (Robert Y. Button, Atty. Gen. of Va., on brief), for appellee.
Before SOBELOFF, Chief Judge, and HAYNSWOR...
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Nathan Thomas Robinson was born on Feb. 1 at Maine Medical Center in Portland, to Ian and Jennie Robinson of Gorham. He weighed 8 pounds, 8 ounces and was 20 1/2 inches long.
Nathan was born one week early, "just so he could watch the Patriots win the Super Bowl," his mother joked. Nathan's parents call him a Super Bowl baby, and his mother said, "The Patriots' win automatically makes him a New England fan for life . . . although his daddy will try his hardest to make him an Oakland Raiders fan.
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Wesley M. Walker, Greenville, S.C. (Fletcher C. Mann, Greenville, S.C., Menefee D. Blackwell, Donald L. Dorei, Kansas City, Mo., Leatherwood, Walker, ...
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Bears' selections 29. Gabe Carimi, ot, Wisconsin 53. Stephen Paea, dt, Oregon St. 93. Chris Conte, db, California 160. Nathan Enderle, qb, Idaho 195. James Thomas, lb, West Virginia
LAKE FOREST, Ill. - Considering the Chicago Bears picked near the end of each round of the NFL draft, general manager Jerry Angelo on Saturday thought he did a reasonable job filling team needs.
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Reno S. Harp, III, Asst. Atty. Gen. of Virginia (Robert Y. Button, Atty. Gen. of Virginia, on brief), for appellant.
Lewis T. Booker, Richmond, Va.,...
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- Washington Legal Foundation; William R. Summers; and Michael J. Mazzone, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Texas Equal Access To Justice Foundation; Richard Tate, Chairman, Texas Equal Access To Justice Foundation; Thomas R. Phillips, Chief Justice; Nathan L. Hecht, Justice; Craig Enoch, Justice; James A. Baker, Justice; Priscilla R. Owens, Justice; Greg Abbott, Justice; Deborah Hankinson, Justice; Harriet O'Neill, Justice; Supreme Court Defendants, Defendants-Appellees., 270 F.3d 180 (5th Cir. 2001)
Appeal from the United States District Court for the Western District of Texas
Before WIENER, BARKSDALE, and EMILIO M. GARZA, Circuit Judges.
RHESA H...
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- Washington Legal Foundation, William R. Summers, and Michael J. Mazzone, Plaintiffs-Appellants, v. Texas Equal Access To Justice Foundation, Richard Tate, Chairman, Texas Equal Access To Justice Foundation, Thomas R. Phillips, Chief Justice, and Justices Nathan R. Hecht, Craig T. Enoch, Priscilla R. Owens, James A. Baker, Deborah G. Hankinson, Harriet O'Neill, and Xavier Rodriguez in Their Official Capacities as Justices of the Supreme Court of Texas, Defendants-Appellees., 293 F.3d 242 (5th Cir. 2002)
Richard Abbott Samp, Daniel J. Popeo, Washington Legal Foundation, Washington, DC, Charles Fried, Harvard University School of Law, Cambridge, MA, for...