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One evening several years ago, John Mary was up late reading a local blog when he came across a comment from a man who said he lived in Gulfport, Mississippi. The commenter had been watching his kid mow a relative’s lawn, he wrote, when a couple approached the boy and asked if he could cut their grass sometime. The commenter recognized the man. It was Senator Thad Cochran, he wrote, and the woman with him sure as hell wasn’t his wife. The gossip stuck with Mary, a 62-year-old from Hattiesburg, about 70 miles north of Gulfport. But he didn’t think...

WASHINGTON — A U.S. Senate staffer is facing a federal charge after court documents say he bought drugs from China with the intent to exchange them for sexual favors. Senate staffer Fred W. Pagan is facing the federal charge of possession with intent to distribute after court documents say he shipped drugs in from China. Pagan is a staffer for Sen. Thad Cochran, R-Mississippi.

On the Spot (CNSNews.com) - Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) said the possibility of Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) becoming president "sends a cold chill down my spine." Reid made his remarks Tuesday outside the Senate chambers when a reporter asked him about McCain, who is running for the Republican Party nomination for president. Pulling out his wallet and removing a white piece of paper, Reid told the reporter: "All I have to say about that is this. I have it right here, and you can put it in your little recording devices." Then, reading aloud, and quoting Sen. Thad...

Childs was killed by Denver police Saturday. Independent probe sought Activists say investigation into teen's shooting death shouldn't be left to police By John C. Ensslin And Sarah Huntley, Rocky Mountain News July 7, 2003 Community activists are calling for an independent investigation into the shooting of a 15-year-old developmentally disabled boy killed by Denver police Saturday. Alvertis Simmons, who organized the local Million Man March, and others gathered Sunday afternoon on the front lawn of Paul Childs' northeast Denver home in the 5000 block of East Thrill Place to issue their call. Simmons said later that residents do not...