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The Manhattan DA’s office won’t press charges against one of the motorcycle thugs who allegedly terrorized and beat a man after a wild chase on the West Side Highway, and is reluctant to prosecute another, sources said Wednesday. Allen Edwards, 43, of Queens, who allegedly smashed Alexian Lien’s rear driver’s side window with his fist, surrendered to cops Tuesday morning but will not be charged, the sources said.

Lawyers to argue case today on Alexander's switch to GOP By The Associated Press Arguments are scheduled for today at a state appeals court in a lawsuit over U.S. Rep. Rodney Alexander's last-minute switch from the Democrats to the Republicans in the congressional 5th district race. In court papers, two challengers in the Nov. 2 election -- one Republican, one Democrat -- said Alexander should be tossed off the ballot. Alexander was a longtime Democrat who filed to run for re-election as a Democrat on Aug. 4, then refiled as a Republican two days later, just before the deadline to...

Candidates' appeal blocks new signups 1st Circuit to take up 5th District quarrel By CHRIS FRINK cfrink@theadvocate.com Capitol news bureau Two candidates in the turbulent congressional 5th District race stopped an attempt to open the race to new candidates Tuesday. The 1st Circuit Court of Appeal in Baton Rouge set a hearing on the appeal for 9:30 a.m. Monday. The election is Nov. 2. A state district judge had re-opened the qualifying period to allow incumbent U.S. Rep. Rodney Alexander to rejoin the race. State Democrats sued Alexander in 18th Judicial District Court in Plaquemine after the former Democrat switched...

Sign-up Reopened for House Race in Louisiana NewsMax.com Wires Monday, Aug. 23, 2004 PLAQUEMINE, La. – A state judge ruled Monday that the sign-up period should be reopened for the Nov. 2 election in Louisiana's 5th Congressional District, where incumbent Rep. Rodney Alexander infuriated Democrats by switching to the Republican Party minutes before the qualifying deadline. District Judge Allen Edwards did not set a date for the new sign-up period. He said the new dates should be set after appeals, which are likely, have been exhausted. On Aug. 4, at the start of qualifying for the 5th District race, Alexander...