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To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (674799)	3/11/2005 2:08:42 PM
From: JakeStraw	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

LOL! All you do, and seemingly know how to do is whine and complain like a child! What's the matter Kenny, Mommy was a republican and never paid any attention to you? :^)

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (674799)	3/11/2005 4:50:50 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Respond to of 769670

Former Aide to Delaware Senator Sentenced By THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Filed at 4:32 p.m. ET WILMINGTON, Del. (AP) -- A former aide to U.S. Sen. Joseph Biden has been sentenced to three years in prison for stealing more than $400,000 in campaign funds partly to buy gifts for men he met through the Internet. Roger Blevins III, 34, a former assistant campaign treasurer for Biden, was sentenced in federal court Thursday after pleading guilty last year to two charges, including interstate transportation of stolen property. Assistant U.S. Attorney April Byrd said Blevins wanted to play ``sugar daddy'' to three Florida men he met online. Prosecutors alleged he made almost two dozen improper transfers or withdrawals from Biden's account in 2002 and 2003 and spent the money on expensive dinners, wine and luxury cars, including a Porsche Boxster and a BMW convertible. Blevins apologized in court Thursday, saying his actions were ``stupid, ignorant and wrong.'' He said he never intended to harm the Delaware Democrat's political career. A phone message left with a Biden spokesperson was not immediately returned Friday. According to court records, Blevins got involved with the men when he placed the highest bid for a date with one of them. One of the men reportedly had a fight with Blevins and called authorities.

To: Kenneth E. Phillipps who wrote (674799)	3/11/2005 4:51:25 PM
From: George Coyne	Respond to of 769670

The bankruptcy bill. Why are you such a coward, afraid to own up to your own statements? 25 True Blue Democrats voted against the bankruptcy bill. They are: Akaka (D-HI) Boxer (D-CA) Cantwell (D-WA) Corzine (D-NJ) Dayton (D-MN) Dodd (D-CT) Dorgan (D-ND) Durbin (D-IL) Feingold (D-WI) Feinstein (D-CA) Harkin (D-IA) Kennedy (D-MA) Kerry (D-MA) Lautenberg (D-NJ) Leahy (D-VT) Levin (D-MI) Lieberman (D-CT) Mikulski (D-MD) Murray (D-WA) Obama (D-IL) Reed (D-RI) Rockefeller (D-WV) Sarbanes (D-MD) Schumer (D-NY) Wyden (D-OR) "In a letter to Congress two weeks ago, 104 bankruptcy law professors predicted that "the deepest hardship" would "be felt in the heartland," where the filing rates are highest - Utah, Tennessee, Georgia, Nevada, Indiana, Alabama, Arkansas, Ohio, Mississippi and Idaho. "Critics also said the measure fails to do anything to curb abusive bankruptcy practices by wealthy families, who can create special trusts to shelter their assets, and by corrupt companies like Enron and WorldCom, which were able to find favorable bankruptcy courts and deprive many of their employees and retired employees of benefits. The Senate defeated a series of amendments proposed by Democrats that sought to address those issues. "The bill has a real bias," said Senator Charles E. Schumer, Democrat of New York, whose proposal to close a loophole that permits wealthy people to shelter assets through a special trust was defeated last week. "It deals with abuses in bankruptcy by one group but not with another group."