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Frayed Nerves
Posted By: Alan Greenblatt | April 24, 2007
A student was waving a gun late Monday night outside the University of Virginia's engineering building. It turned out that his reasons were entirely innocent ...
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Big But on Baseball Bats
Posted By: Christopher Swope | April 24, 2007
So much for the conservative crusade against the nanny state. Check out this quote from NYC, where the health issue du jour is baseball bats. ...
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Heads Up: 4.24.07
Posted By: Zach Patton | April 24, 2007
KY Lt. Gov. candidate says he's not qualified to be governor. Herald-Leader The "Frankenstein," the "Vanna White," and other quirky vetoes. ...
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Queen of the State Blogs
Posted By: Christopher Swope | April 24, 2007
I used to think that I'd keep up on state politics around the country by reading a lot of blogs. This was ages ago, maybe 2005, ...
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Heads Up: 4.23.07
Posted By: Zach Patton | April 23, 2007
Small animals get CA legislature's attention. San Diego Union-Tribune NY Gov. Spitzer's idol. Washington Post Heads up -- literally! Great Falls Tribune Real blood spilled ...
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The Tough Fifth-Grade Lobby
Posted By: Will Wilson | April 23, 2007
Auto emissions regulations are the rage in Vermont. The state recently adopted the "California standards," a policy stance that is now playing out ...
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A Governor's Best Friend
Posted By: Josh Goodman | April 23, 2007
From Joe Six-Packs to a nine-term U.S. senator, everyone is worried about tainted pet food. Reaction to the recall from governors has been surprisingly ...
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On the Catwalk. On the Catwalk.
Posted By: Christopher Swope | April 20, 2007
He was too sexy for his shirt. He was too sexy for your party. He was too sexy for Milan, New York and Japan. But ...
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Heads Up: 4.20.07
Posted By: Christopher Swope | April 20, 2007
Baby boomers are less fit than their parents. WaPo Corzine's well-wishers mix sympathy with resentment. NYT WSJ calls FL Gov. Crist's home insurance plan "...
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No Need to Worry About New Mexico's Self-Esteem
Posted By: Zach Patton | April 19, 2007
New Mexico's new tourism campaign -- "The Best Place in the Universe" -- shows that the state has a pretty healthy ego (unlike ...
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