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Arnold Schwarzenegger is tied with two far lesser-known Democrats for the governor's spot in California next year….Senator Bill Frist's (R-TN) first order of business in the Senate after hurricane Katrina's disaster was the permanent repeal of the estate tax, affecting less than 1000 of America's richest families last year…. Washington state law prohibiting political candidates from lying about their opponents is an unconstitutional violation of free speech and chills political discourse, a state appeals court ruled. "The decision puts in jeopardy one of the state's remaining truth-in-campaigning laws," the Seattle Times reports...The Senate voted along party lines with every Republican voting against a measure calling for an independent bipartisan committee to investigate the Katrina mistakes, despite opinion polls showing 70% of the public backing such an effort…. Bush appointed a veterinarian to the HHS position that oversees women's health….around the capitol is the GOP is getting ready to abandon their Medicare prescription drug card idea…..In the We Know Recruitment is Slow Dept: The Marines sent a recruiting letter to a 79 year-old widow, Adella Castellar, in Greensboro, North Carolina….. Sen. John Schumer, head of the Democratic Senatorial Committee, in charge of recruitment and fundraising, indicated congressional near-miss Paul Hackett of Ohio will enter the Senate contest and face incumbent Sen. Mike DeWine...President Bush canceled a trip to Austin, TX, during hurricane Rita bhecause his aides said there was "too much sunshine" and photos would have not conveyed the image the White House wanted...California governor Arnold Schwarzenegger, his polling numbers at an all time low, has politely told the White House to keep Bush away from this November's ballot issues, fearing Bush's low numbers would not help the ballot initiatives… House Majority Leader Tom DeLay has
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