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Transfer makes soft money hard; Florida GOP benefits
WASHINGTON -- The Florida Republican Party received $3.2-million from the National Republican Senatorial Committee during the past two years, even though today's election does not include a Florida Senate race, public records show. Chavez foes deliver 2-million signatures CARACAS, Venezuela -- An opposition march demanding an early vote on Hugo Chavez's presidency erupted in chaos Monday as government supporters attacked the marchers and police tried to break it up with tear gas and rubber bullets. At least 16 people were wounded, including three police officers. Bishops detail proposed policy on sex abuse America's Roman Catholic bishops released the new draft of their sex abuse policy Monday, a plan that still would get molesters away from children, though victims say the process is cumbersome and secretive. Report: Control without harm WASHINGTON -- Development of nonlethal weapons such as bad smelling chemicals to control crowds or psychological methods to calm them, energy beams to stop vehicles and underwater barrier systems should be given a high priority by the Navy and Marine Corps, the National Research Council recommended Monday. Nation in brief Sniper suspect goes to closed hearing States seek to keep information about traffic accidents secret WASHINGTON -- Local and state governments should not have to give accident reports and other information collected about dangerous intersections to lawyers who plan to use the information against them in court, a government lawyer told the Supreme Court on Monday. Major earthquake shakes rural Alaska ANCHORAGE, Alaska -- A major earthquake rocked a sparsely populated area of interior Alaska early Sunday afternoon, damaging supports to the trans-Alaska oil pipeline and opening 6-foot cracks in highways and roads. National headlines World headlines Science headlines
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