Since most politicians' campaigns are largely funded by wealthy companies and individuals, it would give voters a better sense of who the candidate they are voting for is actually representing if the company's logo, or individual's name, was prominently displayed upon the candidate's clothing at all public appearances and campaign events.
"My brother just came in from the Dominican," says Ubaldo Jimenez, a pitcher with the Indians. "The first thing I told him was, 'You have to carry your passport. You don't want to end up in jail.'" "Before, you didn't take your passport with you," says Yorvit Torrealba, a Venezuelan catcher with the Rockies. "You didn't need to. But now, everybody is so panicky about this thing that you take it everywhere." [...] "Nobody's going to go around stopping them at a restaurant, asking for their ID," [Sheriff Joe] Arpaio says. He pauses and adds, "Unless there's some other reason to do that."
"Before, you didn't take your passport with you," says Yorvit Torrealba, a Venezuelan catcher with the Rockies. "You didn't need to. But now, everybody is so panicky about this thing that you take it everywhere." [...]
"Nobody's going to go around stopping them at a restaurant, asking for their ID," [Sheriff Joe] Arpaio says.
He pauses and adds, "Unless there's some other reason to do that."
Building managers and legislative staffers have sought to reassure some concerned Tennessee lawmakers that recent renovations at the state Capitol did not install special facilities for Muslims to wash their feet before praying.[...] Legislative Administration Director Connie Ridley wrote in an email. “It is, in layman’s terms, a mop sink.” Republican Sen. Bill Ketron, R-Murfreesboro, confirmed that he had spoken to [Senate Clerk Russell] Humphrey about whether there were religious reasons for the new sink after the issue was raised by Rep. Judd Matheny, R-Tullahoma.
Legislative Administration Director Connie Ridley wrote in an email. “It is, in layman’s terms, a mop sink.”
Republican Sen. Bill Ketron, R-Murfreesboro, confirmed that he had spoken to [Senate Clerk Russell] Humphrey about whether there were religious reasons for the new sink after the issue was raised by Rep. Judd Matheny, R-Tullahoma.
In the memo, Mark Sunderland, one of the department's managers, recommends that music videos depicting ''war, soldiers, war planes, bombs, missiles, riots and social unrest, executions'' and ''other obviously sensitive material'' not be shown on MTV in Britain and elsewhere in Europe until further notice. The memo cites explicit examples. These include videos that relate directly to the war in Iraq, like ''Boom!'' by System of a Down; videos with bombs exploding, like Billy Idol's ''Hot in the City''; videos with war scenes, like Radiohead's ''Lucky''; and even Aerosmith's ''Don't Want to Miss a Thing,'' which has scenes from the action movie ''Armageddon.''
The memo cites explicit examples. These include videos that relate directly to the war in Iraq, like ''Boom!'' by System of a Down; videos with bombs exploding, like Billy Idol's ''Hot in the City''; videos with war scenes, like Radiohead's ''Lucky''; and even Aerosmith's ''Don't Want to Miss a Thing,'' which has scenes from the action movie ''Armageddon.''
The rifle will instead be raffled off to benefit the Arizona Tactical Officers Association, and the store will donate the cost of the rifle — $1,295 — to the Eddie Eagle GunSafe Program, an NRA effort to teach young children gun safety.