American Family Voices - Miriam V.

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Quick, what's the difference between Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist and
Martha Stewart? Maybe not as much as it seems. It appears Frist sold off all
his stock shares in his family's hospital company just two weeks before it
issued a discouraging earnings report and share prices tumbled 9 percent.
Frist's
stocks are held in a blind trust, but the senator is the one who made the
decision to sell.
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The governors of eight states have joined together to fire off a letter to
President Bush and Congress demanding an investigation into skyrocketing oil
and gas prices in the immediate wake of Hurricane Katrina. The governors
question whether oil companies used the disaster as an excuse to inflate
prices,
and are calling for legislation to refund any excess profits to customers.
"To price-gouge consumers under normal circumstances is dishonest enough,
but
to make money off the severe misfortune of others is downright immoral," the
letter stated.
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Senate Minority Leader Harry Reid (D-NV) has openly vowed to vote against
the confirmation of John Roberts as US Supreme Court Chief Justice. Reid
cited
memos written by Roberts that contest Affirmative Action, civil rights and
women's rights as the reason for his decision. Roberts is still expected to
be confirmed easily by the Republican-controlled Senate.
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Who Says That?

"At any rate, we look forward to working with you. Let me put it another
way: We look forward to hearing your vision, so we can more better do our
job.
That's what I'm telling you." - President Bush, during remarks in
Mississippi yesterday

Morning Snark
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Possible White House spin for the above quote: Look, look how busy President
Bush is being a leader! He's even too busy to bother with proper grammar!
What
a guy!
Here's guessing he'll also be "too busy" to investigate those oil companies
for possible price gouging
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