Frist set to launch 'community-driven' education initiative

" He'll roll out plan in a few weeks By Lucas L. Johnson II • ASSOCIATED PRESS • February 6, 2009 Former Sen. Bill Frist says K-12 education is falling short in Tennessee, and he plans to launch a "community-driven" initiative to improve it. The Nashville Republican...

Should marijuana be a medical option ? Pro/Con

"PRO Medical MarijuanaCON Medical Marijuana1. Physician Perspectives on Marijuana's Medical Use"The evidence is overwhelming that marijuana can relieve certain types of pain, nausea, vomiting and other symptoms...

Frist announces he won't seek presidency - USA Today

" Updated 11/29/2006 12:00 PM ET E-mail | Save | Print | By Bill Theobald, Gannett News Service WASHINGTON — Sen. Bill Frist, Republican majority leader from Tennessee, announced this morning that he will not...

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Bill Frist Wants Immigration Vote This Week

" Maneuvering toward a pre-election showdown on immigration, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist on Sunday said he would seek passage of legislation to secure the borders and predicted Democrats would resist."

Four Governors Ask Congressional Leaders To Move On Immigration Bills

Napolitano (Arizona), Schwarzenegger (California), Richardson (New Mexico), Perry (Texas), have written GOP congressional leaders asking them to move forward with stalled immigration measures this year. Copy & Click this...

Billions for Mexico border fence

The US Senate has approved $US2 billion in emergency spending for the construction of a fence along the US southwest border with Mexico.

Bill's path sits with select group

"Sensenbrenner wants to do most of the negotiations in public - an unusual step given that in recent years, most conference talks have been kept private."

Working Immigrants News

Employment, compensation, legal protections, education, mobility.  General immigration policy.

Minuteman Project (MMP) News

Hand written in a 1750's Massachusetts document:  "They sent eleven more at one minute's warning, with 3 days provision"

Base to Bush -- Stop illegals

Conservative leaders do not agree with Bush's plan for illegal aliens. 

Frist less concerned about FBI raid

"Reuters - An FBI raid on the Capitol Hill office of a congressman under investigation in a bribery scandal did not violate the constitutional separation of powers, Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist said on Sunday."

Reid, Frist Jockey Over Immigration Bill

"AP - The Senate's top Democrat asked Majority Leader Bill Frist on Wednesday to return to work on immigration legislation immediately after the Senate completes a bill with more money for military operations...

Long on Terrorism -- Short on Osama bin Laden

In this post 9/11 world, the Bush Administration uses terrorism as a pretext to do whatever they like, both at home and abroad. But there's a deafening silence from the White House on the topic of the terrorist mastermind, and leader of al Qaeda, Osama bin Laden.

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