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Mellman Group Oregon U.S. Senate poll: Sen. Gordon Smith (R) 45%, Secretary of State Bill Bradbury (D) 36%, Roll Call reports... Christie's auction house predicts the famous 1950 letter by President Harry Truman to Washington Post music critic Paul Hume in defense of Margaret Truman's singing is expected to be sold March 27 for anywhere from $70,000 to $100,000 (Washington Post)...With momentum now firmly behind the idea of holding a special session of Congress in New York City, Empire State lawmakers and members of leadership are wrestling with the thorny questions of where, when and how to convene the historic meeting...Ohio Christian Coalition may boycott this fall's gubernatorial election to protest pro-choice Columbus City Councilwoman Jennette Bradley's candidacy for lieutenant governor on Republican Gov. Bob Taft's ticket, Columbus Dispatch reports...Sen. Strom Thurmond (R-SC) "is increasingly frail and now relies on a wheelchair to get around," the Columbia State reports. "Several longtime associates who asked not to be named said the 99-year-old Republican's condition has worsened. Some noted a marked decrease in his mobility and activity." Rep. Lindsey Graham (R) and former college president Alex Sanders (D) are vying for his seat, but Gov. Jim Hodges (D) "has made it clear" he would appoint a Democrat "to fill the Senate seat should Thurmond resign or be unable to finish his term."….Grand Island, Neb., city council candidate John Luna "has been running a classified ad" in search of a bulletproof vest "because he believes police officers are out to get him" (AP)….Reader Ed Blakely, on a report that ABC's Sam Donaldson might be "eyeing a run" for New Mexico Senate: "It looks like Sam is getting ready to throw his hair
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