Edwards Seeks the Issue to Win Iowa

DES MOINES, Dec. 17 — John Edwards, vowing to challenge the powerful on behalf of the powerless, rallied supporters Monday at a downtown appearance where he accepted the endorsement of Iowa’s first lady, Mari Culver, a women’s advocate who called him “the first candidate in my adult life to make it…
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When Do You Offer Severance Pay?

Generally, a severance package is pay and benefits an employee receives when he leaves employment at a company. The package may include the following:
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House Approves Domestic Spending

The House last night approved a $515.7 billion domestic spending measure that shaves billions from spending levels desired by Democrats and uses emergency spending and other tactics to challenge President Bush on his budget demands.
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If a Scandal Has Legs, It’s on the List

Tough competition for Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington’s inaugural list of the year’s top 10 ethics scandals. The government watchdog’s list, posted at http://www.citizensforethics.org , pays special attention to scandals that appear likely to blow into something bigger next…
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Secret Service Logs of White House Visitors Are Public Records, Judge Rules

A federal judge ruled yesterday that White House visitor logs created by the Secret Service are public records, and he ordered information involving the visits of nine conservative Christian leaders with Bush administration officials to be released to an advocacy group.
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The Scribe Who Gets The Candidates’ Vote

DES MOINES — Back in May, when speculation burbled up that Hillary Clinton might bypass Iowa, David Yepsen dashed off a blog entry comparing the New York senator’s campaign to previous clunkers, including the early days of Reagan 1980, Gore 2000 and Kerry 2004. “Just as those candidates realized…
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Breaking Ranks

Sen. Joseph Lieberman (Conn.), the 2000 Democratic vice presidential nominee who currently lists his party affiliation as “Independent Democrat,” will break party ranks to endorse Sen. John McCain’s presidential bid, according to sources close to the Arizona Republican. The announcement will be made…
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Telecom Immunity Issue Derails Spy Law Overhaul

Amid deep and growing divisions among Senate Democrats, Senate Majority Leader Harry M. Reid (D-Nev.) last night abruptly withdrew legislation that would have changed surveillance law and granted the nation’s telecommunications companies retroactive immunity from lawsuits charging they had violated…
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Nuclear Warhead Cut From Spending Bill

Congress has cut all funding for continuing development next year of a new nuclear warhead from the omnibus domestic spending bill, handing the Bush administration a significant setback.
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Edwards Fires Up Rhetoric for His Last Hope - the Downtrodden of Iowa

Other candidates in John Edwards’ position might find hibernation appealing. Ice snaps underfoot. Cars lie buried in snow at the side of the road, and Edwards, despite logging more miles in this state than any other Democratic candidate, is struggling to persuade Iowans he is still in the race
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