OFF THE RECORD

"I have had other offers. But, frankly, Jay, when you refuse to do nude scenes, it really cuts down on the opportunities. ... I just want to clarify. I have no plans to do a nude scene. I have no intention to do a nude scene. I don't expect to do a nude scene. But I haven't made a Shermanesque statement about it."

- Former Vice President Al Gore, after Jay Leno asked him if we was entertaining other film offers after the success of An lnconvenient Truth

"Sometimes when you get in bed with Teddy Kennedy, you get more than just a good night's sleep."

- Rep. Ric Keller (R-FL) told Karl Rove at the Republican Conference meeting on May 17th, 2006.

"We're honored …

In Pakistan, Bhutto leaves behind a mixed legacy for women's rights

To get a sense of what kind of legacy Benazir Bhutto, the Muslim world's first female leader, left behind for the women of Pakistan, look no further than those who were contending for the top spot in the political party she led.

There were her son, her husband, and two of her top deputies _ four people with one thing in common: They're all men. The job eventually went to her 19-year-old son, Bilawal Zardari, with her husband acting as a regent for the time being.

From the day Bhutto came to power nearly two decades ago, many in the West eagerly cast her as an icon for Muslim women, a role she never shied away from playing. And now her slaying in a suicide …

No trouble for Mustangs

Wayne Blackshear didn't have his best outing of the season, but his teammates picked up the slack as No. 8 Morgan Park crushed No. 18 Vocational 60-39 in a Red-South showdown Wednesday.

The star junior finished with 26 points, 11 rebounds and four steals but shot just 8-for-22 from the field and seemed fatigued at times. But like most great scorers, Blackshear drew fouls; he finished 9-for-10 from the free-throw line.

''I was a little winded at times,'' Blackshear said. ''I just tried to let the game come to me and focus on getting to the line when I needed to. If I played a little calmer, I would have knocked down a lot of the shots I missed.''

Appearing in their …

Tax Strategies

Jeffrey A. Sanderson, CPA, Director of Taxation

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Firings Over Milwaukee Inmate's Hanging

MILWAUKEE - Two corrections officers will be fired and four others suspended after the hanging death of an inmate, a corrections department spokesman said.

Another officer will be "departing" from employment, although those conditions have not been finalized, state Department of Corrections spokesman John Dipko said in a statement Friday.

The actions are a result of a department investigation into the death of 41-year-old Russell Lee Murray, who was found hanging by a bedsheet inside a janitor's closet June 1 at the Milwaukee Secure Detention Facility.

A medical examiner's report states the staff waited nine minutes before cutting Murray down and beginning …

Obama: Energy bill is bold step

President Barack Obama is calling House passage of an energy bill "a bold and necessary step.' And he says it holds promise for creating new industries and millions of new jobs.

Obama says that the bill will reduce America's dependence on foreign oil and decrease the release of pollutants that …

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RADIATION LEAK: Nineteen of 25 workers tested were found to beslightly contaminated after an accidental radiation release at theIdaho National Engineering Laboratory. Spokesman John Walsh said themost contamination detected in any worker was 2 millirems. Bycomparison, a chest X-ray gives a radiation dose of about 40millirems, and a cross-country airline flight about 5 millirems. Butas a precaution, the Energy Department started evaluating anadditional 34 people who were nearby when the accident occurredMonday during maintenance of the Advanced Test Reactor. STEEL MILL BLAZE: A fire that "spread from floor to ceiling withinminutes" injured at least seven people at a Weirton (W.Va.) …