Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
Sen. Jim Marzilli, D-Arlington, was arrested in Lowell Tuesday afternoon after allegedly assaulting a female on Middle Street, said Corey Welford, spokesman for the Middlesex District Attorney Gerry Leone.
Marzilli is currently being booked in Lowell on charges that include attempt to commit a crime, simple assault and battery, resisting arrest, ...
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Tuesday, June 3rd, 2008
NEW YORK -- Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's denied a news report that she plans to concede the Democratic nomination to Sen. Barack Obama tonight amid confusion about the timing of what appears a likely withdrawal or suspension of her candidacy sometime this week.
The Associated Press, quoting sources, said Clinton planned ...
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Wednesday, May 21st, 2008
BOSTON, Massachusetts (CNN) -- Surrounded by family, a smiling Sen. Edward Kennedy left a Boston hospital Wednesday morning, a day after his doctors announced that he has a malignant brain tumor.
Kennedy waved to the crowd of reporters and onlookers and gave a "thumbs up" sign before getting into a car, ...
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Thursday, May 8th, 2008
A congressman from New York has admitted to fathering a child in an extramarital affair three years ago.
Under mounting scrutiny, Staten Island Rep. Vito Fossella, who has three children with his wife, released a statement this morning naming the child's mother and confirming the existence of their 3-year-old daughter.
"I ...
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Thursday, April 24th, 2008
NEW ORLEANS -- Republican John McCain toured this city's still-impoverished Lower 9th Ward today, accompanied by dozens of soldiers from the Louisiana National Guard and trailed by a press corps herded onto the flatbeds of two large green cargo trucks.
Accompanied by Republican Gov. Bobby Jindal, mentioned as a possible vice ...
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Wednesday, April 23rd, 2008
WASHINGTON - With a solid win in the Pennsylvania primary, Hillary Rodham Clinton has breathed new life into her presidential campaign – and in all likelihood will battle all the way through to the end of primary season in June.
Her 10-point ...
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Friday, April 18th, 2008
Cynthia Sommer, accused of fatally poisoning her Miramar Marine husband with arsenic, spent two years and four months behind bars. Yesterday, the 34-year-old mother of four walked out of the Las Colinas jail a free woman, after prosecutors dropped the murder case against her.
Cynthia Sommer
Prosecutors said they now have ...
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Wednesday, April 16th, 2008
In a second historic visit by a Pope to the White House, Pope Benedict proclaims "Christ our Hope" to the United States.
WASHINGTON (Catholic Online) – Pope Benedict visited the White House today, welcomed by the President and Mrs. Bush, distinguished members of U.S. Government, his bishops, and thousands of cheering ...
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Friday, April 11th, 2008
WASHINGTON (AP) - A U.S. Navy ship encountered a small Iranian high-speed boat in the central Persian Gulf and warned it away by firing a flare, the Pentagon said Friday.
Two other similar Iranian boats in the area did not come as close.
The USS Typhoon tried unsuccessfully to establish radio contact ...
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Friday, April 11th, 2008
WASHINGTON — A Navy officer has described for a Washington jury how she worked as a call girl while also serving as a supply officer at the Naval Academy.
Lt. Cmdr. Rebecca Dickinson testified Thursday that she had sex for money while working for Deborah Palfrey's escort service, according to The Washington ...
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