Drag queen Dan Savage barred from Seattle GOP convention
Dan Savage was denied attendance at the King County Republican convention after officials learned he filled a self nomination form as a delegate from Capitol Hill Precinct 1843 while he is registered in Precinct 2544. Savage had attended the March 5 precinct caucuses out of curiosity and mischief, believing he would become a county convention delegate in May.
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Taiwan drills near China draw U S concern
Washington criticizes a reported plan by Taiwan to hold live-fire drills on the Matsu islands amid rising cross strait tensions. The State Department urges clarification of Taiwan's intentions as Beijing resumes military maneuvers ahead of presidential elections.
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Kesman ‘Glyn. Davies Pine
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Marine nabbed at White House in early dawn incident
Cpl Jebediah Morris a 21 year old Marine from Enid Oklahoma was found unarmed outside the White House fence before dawn and allegedly tried to scale it while intoxicated He believed he was at Quantico Marine Base and faced unlawful entry charges, later not prosecuted by federal officials per Secret Service.
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Jebediah Morris
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Oklahoma
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Beatings of Suspected Immigrants After High-Speed Chase
Dramatic videotape aired shows Riverside County deputies clubbing two suspected illegal immigrants after a 70 mile pursuit of a battered pickup carrying 21 people. The chase began near Temecula after a checkpoint detour and ended with the two detainees beaten as they were cuffed and taken to a Los Angeles federal detention center.
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Ramona Ripston
American Civil Liberties Union
Southern California
Rodney King
Ripston
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Hero cat Scarlet rescues five kittens in Brooklyn fire
Scarlet the hero cat ran in and out of a burning Brooklyn building five times to save her five kittens. Firefighter David Giannelli ferried the cats to the North Shore Animal League where they await adoption and recover from burns. Veterinarians expect Scarlet to regain sight. shelter staff praise the mother cat's courage.
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Marilyn DeToro
North Shore Animal League
David Giannelli
Brooklyn
Giannelli
Braet
FCC Debates Educational TV Rules for Children
A House letter signed by 104 members urges the FCC to require broadcasters to offer three hours weekly of educational programming for children as license renewal criteria are reviewed. The push targets swing voter Rachelle Chong who opposes a quantitative standard amid a five member commission split.
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Edward Markey
D-Mass
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Reed Hundt
House
Rachelle Chong
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