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==U.S. Congressional members==

==U.S. Congressional members==

====Gary Condit====

====Gary Condit====

A Democrat from California's 18th district (Modesto), Condit gained noteriety when he attempted to stonewall a police investigation into the 2001 disappearance and murder of political intern Chandra Levy; it was revealed during the investigation that Condit had an affair with her<ref>http://archives.cnn.com/2001/US/07/07/condit.missing.intern/</ref><ref>http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/people/shows/condit/profile.html</ref>. Although cleared as a prime suspect in the case, his political career was finished as a result of the scandal; he lost in the election of 2002. <ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/metro/specials/chandra/</ref>

A Democrat from California's 18th district (Modesto), Condit gained noteriety when he attempted to stonewall a police investigation into the 2001 disappearance and murder of political intern Chandra Levy; it was revealed during the investigation that Condit had an affair with her.<ref>http://archives.cnn.com/2001/US/07/07/condit.missing.intern/</ref><ref>http://www.cnn.com/CNN/Programs/people/shows/condit/profile.html</ref>  Although cleared as a prime suspect in the case, his political career was finished as a result of the scandal; he lost in the election of 2002.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-srv/metro/specials/chandra/</ref>

====Sequestration====

====Sequestration====

In 2011, liberal Democrats voted for sequestration with the belief that it would be so intolerable that conservative budget-cutters would never allow it to take effect. Again, in the December 2012 budget deal, President Obama and liberal Democrats did not agree to other spending cuts sought by conservatives because they could not believe that conservatives would allow sequestration take effect, although the deal postponed sequestration for two months.<ref>{{cite web |title=Statement by the Press Secretary |url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/02/14/statement-press-secretary |date=February 14, 2013 |publisher=[[The White House]] |accessdate=September 3, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=There are now four big plans to stop the sequester |last=Plumer |first=Brad |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/02/14/there-are-now-four-plans-to-stop-the-sequester/?wprss=rss_ezra-klein |date=February 14, 2013 |publisher=[[Washington Post]] |accessdate=September 3, 2013}}</ref>  Sequestration has now been in effect since March 2013.

In 2011, liberal Democrats voted for sequestration with the belief that it would be so intolerable that conservative budget-cutters would never allow it to take effect. Again, in the December 2012 budget deal, President Obama and liberal Democrats did not agree to other spending cuts sought by conservatives because they could not believe that conservatives would allow sequestration take effect, although the deal postponed sequestration for two months.<ref>{{cite web |title=Statement by the Press Secretary |url=http://www.whitehouse.gov/the-press-office/2013/02/14/statement-press-secretary |date=February 14, 2013 |publisher=[[The White House]] |accessdate=September 3, 2013}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=There are now four big plans to stop the sequester |last=Plumer |first=Brad |url=http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/wonkblog/wp/2013/02/14/there-are-now-four-plans-to-stop-the-sequester/?wprss=rss_ezra-klein |date=February 14, 2013 |publisher=[[Washington Post]] |accessdate=September 3, 2013}}</ref>  Sequestration has now been in effect since March 2013.

====Major Owens====

====Major Owens====

A Democratic socialist from New York City, Owens stated in a 1995 speech on the House floor that during the African slave trade more than 200,000,000 people were thrown over the sides of the slave ships which carried them across the Atlantic, permanently disrupting the ecology and causing sharks to follow any and all ships since the trade was stopped in the 1850's.  This figure worked out to be 152 slaves taken aboard nine ships per day for 200 years to get the total amount of slaves thrown overboard.  After reworking his absurd figure down to 100,000,000 slaves, Owens' claim was picked up by ABC News, which reported the claim as "fact".<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N81fOuca8Oc&feature=related</ref><ref>http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/individualProfile.asp?indid=1766</ref><ref>http://snoopzone.blogspot.com/2005/11/200000000.html</ref>

A Democratic socialist from New York City, Owens stated in a 1995 speech on the House floor that during the African slave trade more than 200,000,000 people were thrown over the sides of the slave ships which carried them across the Atlantic, permanently disrupting the ecology and causing sharks to follow any and all ships since the trade was stopped in the 1850's.  This figure worked out to be 152 slaves taken aboard nine ships per day for 200 years to get the total amount of slaves thrown overboard.  After reworking his absurd figure down to 100,000,000 slaves, Owens' claim was picked up by ABC News, which reported the claim as "fact".<ref>http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N81fOuca8Oc&feature=related</ref><ref>http://www.discoverthenetworks.org/individualProfile.asp?indid=1766</ref><ref>http://snoopzone.blogspot.com/2005/11/200000000.html</ref>

==State legislative members==

==State legislative members==