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4/12/05
Is Clark running in 2008?
Seems friends of retired general and 2004 presidential candidate Wesley Clark are still after him to run. During the Association of State Democratic Chairs' meeting last week in Little Rock, Ark., Clark hosted a group from the Alabama Democratic Party for dinner at the city's political hub–Doe's. The group, reports our Suzi Parker, included the state director of the Alabama party and about 15 grass-roots folks who traveled from Alabama to meet Clark. The group believes Clark is the only hope the party has to win southern states. They strongly encouraged Clark to run in 2008. Clark's answer? The same as before: He isn't ruling out a run for president in 2008. Some Arkansas Democrats who also attended the meeting offered to form an alliance with the Alabama party to help their efforts and promote Clark in the South.
4/12/05
Supremes expect an attack
The recent assaults and attacks on federal judges aren't a surprise inside the U.S. Supreme Court. In fact, some of the judges wonder why they haven't been targeted for more than just rude and threatening letters. "I think we have been on borrowed time for a long time," Justice Clarence Thomas said Tuesday. Thomas and Justice Anthony Kennedy were before a House appropriations subcommittee asking for their annual budget when security came up. Both said the level of threats has increased and, as a result, they want 10 more cops to patrol the plaza out in front of the courthouse and also to rove around on foot, bike, and by car. "We must be very careful," said Kennedy. The court also wants a full-time threat assessment officer to figure out if any of the nasty letters, phone calls, and E-mails mean business. Kennedy suggested that most of the threats are harmless and are from mental patients who go off their meds. And most of the threats come in letters. Thomas added that the threats don't often come from people involved in cases before the court, but rather from observers whose "passions get high." He also said that the court has been insecure for years, even though it has its own police force. "The court has been in a very dramatic catch-up mode," he explained.
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4/2/05
Social Security hits the road
Administration officials–from President Bush and Vice President Cheney to Cabinet members and policy experts–are traveling throughout the country as part of a 60-day tour to discuss the president's message of strengthening Social Security with the American people. So far, administration officials have traveled to more than 100 events in 32 states.
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