NOTE: I wrote this story as a freelance correspondent for Agence France-Presse. The copy below is exactly what I submitted, pre-editing.
Attorneys for the State of Texas argued on Monday that the judge in U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay’s trial should not be considered ineligible to hear the case just because he has contributed to the [...]

NOTE: I wrote this story as a freelance correspondent for Agence France-Presse. The copy below is exactly what I submitted, pre-editing.
331st Judicial District Court Judge Bob Perkins today excused U.S. Rep. Tom DeLay from his first court appearance after deciding to allow another judge to consider a motion asking Perkins to recuse himself from [...]