House OKs 'three strikes' (Boston house) sentencing bill

House OKs 'three strikes' sentencing bill
KOLD-TV - PHOENIX The Arizona House today voted to get tough on violent crime by requiring life sentences for felons convicted twice before of violent crimes or certain other serious crimes. The House's 38-to-20 vote sent the bill to the Senate which last

Stoudemire's mother on house arrest
Seattle Post Intelligencer - PHOENIX -- The mother of Phoenix Suns star Amare Stoudemire was ordered Tuesday to remain under house arrest while awaiting trial on felony aggravated DUI charges. Carrie Mae Stoudemire, 50, could face up to 4 1/2 years in jail if convicted on two

Empty house catches fire
Record Searchlight - An empty and unoccupied Redding home suffered damage after a fire broke out after 7 p.m. Tuesday, the Redding Fire Department said. The home at 2920 Reservoir Lane was "about 50 percent gutted," according to Battalion Chief Pedro Henrich, who said

Va. House revives plan
Richmond Times-Dispatch - It was Back to the Future in the House of Delegates yesterday. At taxpayer expense, delegates spent more than 90 minutes reviving their proposed state budget along with a plan to set aside $1 billion to address Virginia's transportation ills. The new

For illegal migrants, time in US may define status
Christian Science Monitor - "They looked into the abyss and saw this whole thing falling apart and realized they needed to get something done over a serious issue," says Marshall Wittmann, an analyst with the Democratic Leadership Council. "It was a rare moment of government at

GOP SOS?
FOX News - President Bush's approval ratings hit a series of new lows in an AP-Ipsos poll that also shows Republicans surrendering their advantage on national security grim election-year news for a party struggling to stay in power. Democratic leaders

18 Vie for Vacant House Seat in Calif.
ABC News - SAN DIEGO Apr 11, 2006 (AP) Eighteen candidates in a solidly GOP district on the Southern California coast competed in a special election Tuesday for the congressional seat once held by Randy "Duke" Cunningham, now in prison for bribery. Brian

House votes to cap tuition increases
Lake Sun Leader - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. (AP) The House voted overwhelmingly Tuesday to cap single-year tuition increases to the price of inflation at publicly funded, four-year institutions in the state. The cap, which was approved 129-28, would bar any state

House votes to pump ethanol into Missouri vehicles
Kansas City Star - JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. - A move to pump ethanol-blended gasoline into the tanks of nearly all Missouri vehicles won approval Wednesday in the House. The bill, given initial approval by a lopsided voice vote, would require most gasoline to contain a 10