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Rep. Patrick Kennedy (news, bio, voting record) crashed his car near the Capitol early Thursday, and a police official said he appeared intoxicated. Kennedy said he had taken sleep medication and a prescription anti-nausea drug that can cause drowsiness. Kennedy, D-R.I., addressed the issue after a spate of news reports. His initial statement said: "I consumed no alcohol prior to the incident."'Later, however, he issued a longer statement saying the attending physician for Congress had prescribed Phenergan on Tuesday to treat Kennedy's gastroenteritis.Kennedy said he returned to his Capitol Hill home on Wednesday evening after a final series of votes...

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WATSONVILLE — When Richard de la Paz Jr. came out of nowhere to beat a better-funded, well-connected candidate for a City Council seat and then two years later became the city’s youngest-ever mayor, the recent college graduate and father was hailed as a rising political star. But the Watsonville native, who celebrated his 28th birthday last week, suffered a crushing defeat in his bid for a second term, rendering his political future unclear. Though even his critics believe he can make a comeback, de la Paz isn’t sure he wants to make his mark through elected office. "I still have...

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Woman jailed after daughter found abandoned in forest 7/7/2003 10:22 AM JASPER -- An woman is in an East Texas jail after authorities said her 6-year-old daughter was found abandoned in the Piney Woods.Angelina County sheriff's deputies said a passerby found the girl alone off State Highway 63 in the Angelina National Forest near Lake Sam Rayburn.The girl told deputies that her mother told her they were going to play hide-and-seek, but when the girl got out of her car, her mother drove away.Angelina County deputies said they found the mother drinking beer at a Sam Rayburn Lake bar. She's...