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PUBLIC MARKS from jasontromm with tags news & state

July 2006

Mideast crisis drives Bush to colorful language

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A microphone picked up an unaware President Bush saying on Monday Syria should press Hezbollah to "stop doing this shit" and that his secretary of state may go to the Middle East soon. Bush was talking privately to British Prime Minister Tony Blair during a lunch at the Group of Eight summit in St Petersburg about an upsurge of violence in the Middle East, not realizing a microphone was recording what he said.

February 2006

South Dakota Bill Bans Most Abortions

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South Dakota moved closer to imposing some of the strictest limits on abortion in the nation as the state Senate approved legislation that would ban the procedure except when the woman's life is in danger. ()()Could this bill lead to the test case that will be used to overturn Roe v. Wade?

January 2006

Libertarian To Run For Education Superintendent

Another candidate has announced his intent to run for education superintendent. Columbia high school teacher Tim Moultrie said he plans to file paperwork with the state Ethics Commission. Moultrie said he will run as a Libertarian