Congressional Filibusters
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Preparing A Living Will
A living will is a legal document that provides directives for your medical care in the event that you are physically unable to express them ...
Saddam Hussein Freed On Technicality
BAGHDAD—The U.S. was forced to free accused war criminal Saddam Hussein Monday following the revelation that the former Iraqi dictator had been arrested ...
Congress Launches National Congress-Awareness Week
WASHINGTON, DC—Hoping to counter ignorance of the national legislative body among U.S. citizens, congressional leaders named the first week in August National Congress ...
Texas Environmentalists Lobby For Solar-Powered Electric Chair
AUSTIN, TX—Garrett Durning of the Texas Environmental Defense League has spent the last three months campaigning tirelessly for the installation of solar-powered electric chairs ...
Gay Couple Feels Pressured To Marry
DEDHAM, MA—Ever since last month, when Massachusetts became the first state to allow same-sex weddings, parents, friends, and coworkers have been pressuring Kristin Burton ...
Supreme Court Gets Free Box Of Shoes After Mentioning Nike In Ruling
WASHINGTON, DC—The nine justices of the U.S. Supreme Court were treated to a free crate of athletic shoes Monday, following an offhand mention ...
State Appoints Obviously Hungover Attorney
INDIANAPOLIS, IN—The State of Indiana appointed a nauseated Bill Fenniman, Esq., as legal counsel to suspected arsonist Tom Shilue Monday. "I reviewed your case ...
Kline Not Sure He Fits In At Oppendahl, Oppendahl, Kline & Oppendahl
NEW YORK—Despite having been a partner at the prestigious Manhattan law firm since 1984, Martin Kline is still not sure he fits in at ...
Little Tobacco Hit With $3.5 Hundred Lawsuit
DETROIT—Buckhead Tobacco Inc., makers of Hamtramck Smooths and Eastpoint cigarettes, and three other small tobacco manufacturers braced for a protracted court fight Monday, when ...
Judge Rolls Eyes, Upholds Naughty Baker's First-Amendment Rights
LITTLE ROCK, AR–Rolling his eyes and sighing, Judge Howard Kitna of the Arkansas Court Of Appeals upheld Sweet 'N' Nasty erotic-bake-shop owner Bill Engler ...
Supreme Court Agrees To Disagree On Abortion Issue
WASHINGTON, DC–After decades of divisive debate, the U.S. Supreme Court finally agreed to disagree Monday on the hot-button issue of abortion. "It is ...
Report: Clinton Accepted Rebate While In Office Depot
WASHINGTON, DC–According to a report in Monday's Washington Post, on Jan. 14, Bill Clinton accepted a $60 rebate on an O'Sullivan office ...
National Machete Association Speaks Out Against Machete-Control Legislation
WASHINGTON, DC–Vowing to "vigilantly defend the Second Amendment and preserve our most basic civil liberties," the National Machete Association denounced congressional efforts to enact ...
