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“We are Virginia Tech. We are sad today and we will be sad for quite awhile. WE are not moving on, we are embracing our mourning. We are Virginia Tech. We are strong enough to know when to cry and sad enough to know we must laugh again. We are Virginia Tech. We do not understand this tragedy. We know we did not deserve it but neither does a child in Africa dying of AIDS, but neither do the invisible children walking the night to avoid being captured by a rogue army. Neither does the baby elephant watching his community...

...Dear Colleague: This week I intend to introduce Articles of Impeachment with respect to the conduct of Vice President Cheney. Please have your staff contact my office . . . if you would like to receive a confidential copy of the document prior to its introduction in the House.....

An overwhelming majority of Seattle police officers say they lack confidence in the leadership of Chief Gil Kerlikowske, officials of the department's union said last night. Of the 1,014 rank-and-file officers who cast ballots in the first-ever referendum on a Seattle chief, 893 -- 88 percent -- voted against Kerlikowske, said officials of the Seattle Police Officers Guild. In all, 1,209 ballots were distributed. "This isn't just a few people, this isn't just the guild leadership, this is the rank and file speaking -- men and women, cutting across all racial lines," guild President Ken Saucier said. Saucier said the...