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To: American Spirit who wrote (69303)	6/16/2006 12:59:05 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

That Hastings’s name is even being mentioned for the position -- or, indeed, any public office -- is itself noteworthy. A former federal judge, Hastings was named to the bench for the Southern District of Florida by Jimmy Carter in 1979. But in 1981 Hastings found himself embroiled in a corruption scandal, indicted on charges of conspiracy to accept a bribe. The case involved two brothers, Frank and Thomas Romano, who had been convicted in 1980 on 21 counts of racketeering. Together with attorney William Borders Jr., Hastings, who presided over the Romanos' case, allegedly hatched a plot to solicit a bribe from the brothers. In exchange for a $150,000 cash payment, Hastings would return some $845,000 of their $1.2 million in seized assets after they had served their three-year jail terms. Taped conversations between Hastings and Borders confirmed that the judge was a party to the plot, though he was acquitted by a jury in 1983.

To: American Spirit who wrote (69303)	6/16/2006 1:53:49 PM
From: one_less	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 173976

I continue to be impressed by Pelosi's encouragement to Dems to engage in a more principled and substantive dialogue, even though I disagree with some of her political platforms. ”Pelosi has repeatedly called for the Bush Administration to provide Congress with a plan providing benchmarks for determining when U.S. troops in Iraq could be brought home.” “Democrats will accomplish this with civility, honesty, and fiscal responsibility because on the very first day, we will pass a reform package, Honest Leadership, Open Government, to make the most corrupt, closed Congress in history into the most open and honest one. We will pass our civility package, which will turn the Congress into an arena of ideas instead of an auction house where legislation goes to the highest bidder." (Nancy Pelosi, June 13, 2006)

To: American Spirit who wrote (69303)	6/16/2006 2:08:25 PM
From: Hope Praytochange	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 173976

Los Angeles, Calif.: Hi Mr. Broder, I read WaPo's online article about the brouhaha over Senator Kerry's amendment language being pulled and then introduced as Senator McConnell's own to force a vote. Article also stated that 6 Dems voted against killing amendment (paraphrasing here). I was confused by the whole issue, can you clarify? Thanks so much David S. Broder: Perhaps. Senator Kerry introduced the language, but had second thoughts about forcing it to a vote. The Republicans (McConnell is the No. 2 man in the GOP Senate) saw a chance to embarrass the Democrats, so they called it up for a vote. Then, as you note, all but six senators voted against the resolution. ========== in other words, kerryliar flipflops again on issue