From the 50 States Election news from the District and Maryland Legislative news from Maryland and Virginia A daily dose of online news from beyond the Beltway. Tauzin is trying to get a national network of Republicans to back a consensus candidate against Duke, rather than divide their support among Duke's four opponents in the GOP primary.
Government can never write enough rules to replace personal responsibility.
Has Its Own Statehouse Flag Debate Former Republican South Carolina governor David Beasley lost his job last year in part because he once suggested removing the Confederate battle flag from flying over the statehouse. Senators Want to Keep Texas Organs in State Organ transplant patients who depend on the heart of Texans may be out of luck. Washington state insurance commissioner Deborah Senn said she would seek the party's nomination to run against Republican Sen. Salde Gorton.