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When Nebraska Sen. Ben Nelson cut his “Cornhusker Kickback” deal and cast the deciding vote on ObamaCare, his political career was finished. While he initially made a pretense of possibly running for reelection, he eventually bowed to reality and announced his retirement. Which put Democrats in something of a bind. They don’t exactly have a deep bench in the state. So, they did what you’d expect of a party bereft [...] “Well done! Whoever controlled the microphone did a great job” Paul Joseph Watson During a roll call of states at the Republican National Convention yesterday, an attendee was caught on a hot mic praising the moment where Ron Paul’s delegate result was accidentally censored as a result of an audio failure. As representatives of Georgia read out their delegate results, Ron Paul’s name and result was lost as a [...] Grace Wyler TAMPA, FLA. — Speaking on the eve of the Republican National Convention, Ron Paul reassured hundreds of ecstatic supporters at a rally here Sunday that the revolution he began is far from over. “Let me tell you, I was a little afraid to come down here,” Paul told the crowd at his Sun Dome rally. “I wasn’t afraid of Hurricane Isaac. But there have been a lot of news headlines that say [...] If tonight’s reporting is correct, and if Mitt Romney really does announce at 9 A.M. Saturday that Congressman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin is his running mate, Romney has made the most daring decision of his political career. After spending weeks looking into Ryan’s history for The New Yorker, visiting his home town, and interviewing him twice, I am genuinely surprised that Romney chose him. First, let’s tally the risks of a Ryan pick. For one thing, Ryan [...] San Antonio Mayor Julián Castro will deliver the keynote address at the Democratic National Convention in September, becoming the first Latino ever to be chosen for the prestigious slot. Castro, 37, will address the crowd on the opening night of the convention on Tuesday Sept. 4 in Charlotte, N.C., where Democrats will officially renominate President Obama for a second term. Castro’s prime speaking spot is sure to stoke speculation about his [...] Public-employee unions in Wisconsin have experienced a dramatic drop in membership — by more than half for the second-biggest union — since a law championed by Republican Gov. Scott Walker sharply curtailed their ability to bargain over wages and working conditions. Now with Mr. Walker facing a recall vote Tuesday, voters will decide whether his policies in the centrist state should continue — or whether they have gone too far. [...] Disgraced ex-IMF chief Dominique Strauss-Kahn is countersuing the New York hotel maid whose accusation of sexual assault last year brought down his glittering political career. The countersuit, signed Monday and made public Tuesday, seeks at least $1 million plus undetermined punitive damages from the maid, Nafissatou Diallo, who is accused of “falsely and maliciously asserting” she was attacked. The 18-page document accuses Diallo of malicious prosecution, abuse of process, false imprisonment, defamation and intentional infliction of emotional distress. “Ms Diallo participated [...] Aide Peter Scher warned Edwards not to run for president if he was having an affair with Rielle Hunter Bunny Mellon was said to be ‘apoplectic’ that Edwards asked for $50m for poverty foundation A political adviser was told to ‘go f*** himself’ when he warned former Senator John Edwards that pursuing an extramarital affair with a videographer would [...] Bo Guagua, 24, hit out at claims he cashed in on parents’ wealth and power Among claims are that he had champagne parties in room rather than study New allegations that his mother confessed to killing ‘lover’ Neil Heywood Earlier this week, the son of fallen Chinese politician Bo Xilai has been fighting claims of his playboy lifestyle and denied that he ever drove [...] The Culture Secretary, Jeremy Hunt, was battling to save his political career last night after it was revealed that his office was secretly passing information to the Murdochs during their £7.5 billion bid to take over BSkyB. Mr Hunt faced demands for his resignation after hundreds of pages of explosive emails, released by News Corp to the Leveson Inquiry, showed that his political advisers engaged in intimate and frequent briefing of [...] Just two weeks ago, in what amounted to his opening speech of the general election campaign, Mitt Romney claimed that President Obama has big second term plans that he’s afraid to tell voters about. “He does not want to share his real plans before the election, either with the public or with the press,” Romney said on April 4. “By flexibility, he means that what the American public doesn’t know won’t hurt him. [...] A leading New York Congressional candidate has been caught kissing and groping a woman and cavorting with another in a bar – neither of whom is his fiancee. Matt Doheny’s political career could be ruined after a picture of him kissing a campaign consultant was leaked to Gawker. A video also shows the politician cavorting with two women and groping his aide. The picture shows him kissing Monica Notzon, who is the fund-raising consultant to [...] video platform This is the first video from Marianne Gingrich’s interview with ABC. I think this might do it for Gingrich’s political career, but I want to remind you about zombie politicians like Nixon. Tricky Dick got kicked around quite a bit, and always ended up coming back for more kicking. Newt Gingrich’s political career may become a similar undead horror. Marianne: I said to him [...] By Bob Woodward, On the evening of Oct. 4, 1990, Newt Gingrich and his then-wife, Marianne, were enjoying a VIP reception at a Republican fundraiser when they were suddenly hustled over to have their picture taken with President George H.W. Bush. “I thought it was a bad idea,” Gingrich said in a series of interviews in 1992 that have not been previously published. Days earlier, Gingrich had dramatically walked out of the White [...] _____________________________________________________
“It was at the Chicago home of [Bill] Ayers and [Bernardine] Dohrn that Obama, then an up-and-coming ‘community organizer,’ had his political coming out party in 1995. Not content with this rite of passage in Lefty World — where unrepentant terrorists are regarded as progressive luminaries, still working ‘only to educate’ — both Obamas tended to the relationship with the Ayers.”
“Kill [...] From Washington Times: Blasting the congressional “creatures of Washington” for being overpaid and detached from the struggles of the people outside the Beltway, Texas Gov. and GOP presidential hopeful Rick Perry vowed Tuesday to eliminate federal agencies, set term limits for federal judges and push for a part-time Congress where both members’ pay and office budgets are sliced in half. The three-term governor, speaking on a campaign swing in Bettendorf, Iowa, said he would lead [...] Boehner “Keeping A Close Eye” On Obama Making Sure Law Is Followed “I thought we were a nation of laws and that our country was governed by our Constitution. And as I have been around my district and the country this year, there’s more of an interest in our founding principles than at any time in my political career. And when you talk about the founding principles, you realize that Article [...] Image: Wikimedia Commons After yesterday’s vicious rally in the US and Europe, markets are sliding again. Italy is off about 0.5%. France is off 1%. US futures are off a bit under 1%. The story of the moment: Slovakia. When and will it pass the EFSF. Developments coming hot and fast on this one. Stay tuned. Image: Wikimedia Commons Having failed so far to cobble up enough votes in order to approve the expansion to the EFSF, [...] Leading House Democrats are accusing the Obama administration of ignoring the lingering mortgage crisis and threatening tens of millions of Americans with foreclosure in the process. The lawmakers — encouraged by Obama’s mention of mortgage relief in his address to Congress last week — were quickly deflated just days later when their efforts to learn the details of the White House plan proved unsuccessful. “The administration [...] By Seth McLaughlin - The Washington Times Republican presidential contender Ron Paul, for the second day in a row, criticized Rick Perry’s record as a conservative and cast the Texas governor as a wolf in sheep’s clothing. In an open letter to the Perry camp, Paul campaign spokesman Jesse Benton hammers the three-term governor’s record and accuses Mr. Perry of acting like a Democrat during his long political career. Mr. [...] Original Video- More videos at TinyPic Puerto Rican State Senator Roberto Arango is, of course, a Republican, which means he has to be anti-gay. Arango is so anti-gay and so disgusted by the acts of gays that he has to put his photographs up on gay site for gay dudes. How Republican of him. Gawker keeps on saying he’s a Puerto Rican Anthony Weiner. No. Weiner is a Democrat [...] Michael Stravato for The New York Times The image of Gov. Rick Perry of Texas was projected as he preached to a crowd of thousands in Houston. HOUSTON — Standing on a stage surrounded by thousands of fellow Christians on Saturday morning, Gov. Rick Perry of Texas called on Jesus to bless and guide the nation’s military and political leaders and “those who cannot see the light in the midst of [...] A trouncing in referendums that have wiped out Italy’s plans to return to nuclear power after a shock local election defeat mean Silvio Berlusconi has lost his magic, Italian newspapers said on Tuesday. “The magic flute is broken. After 20 years, Italians have stopped following Berlusconi’s music,” the leftist La Repubblica daily said, after final results from the referendum vote on Sunday and Monday confirmed [...] by ZH Like clockwork, hours before the US market reopens, we get another Greece bailout. Since last week’s Chinese white knight “rescue” of Portugal helped the EUR for about 18 hours, it is now time to get the biggest guns possible out: the WSJ reports that Germany, contrary to populist demand which has indicated that another German bailout of Greece would mean the end of Angela [...] RALEIGH, North Carolina — Federal prosecutors have completed a wide-ranging investigation into John Edwards’ political dealings and could indict the two-time Democratic presidential candidate within days, a person familiar with the matter said Wednesday. Edwards could still strike a plea deal to avoid an indictment, said the person, who spoke on condition of anonymity because of the case’s sensitivity. Federal investigators have been probing Edwards for [...] NEW YORK – A prosecutor in New York says a grand jury has indicted former IMF leader Dominique Strauss-Kahn in connection with an alleged attack on a hotel maid. The assistant district attorney did not specify the charge. Strauss-Kahn was appearing before a judge Thursday in a bid for freedom while he awaited trial. The former head of the International Monetary Fund arrived in the courtroom Thursday afternoon wearing a gray [...] The Italian prime minister, 74, who could be sent to trial within weeks over allegations that he paid for sexual relations with an underage prostitute, lashed out at the Milan magistrates who are pursuing the investigation. In an interview published on Friday in Il Foglio newspaper, he condemned what he described as an attempt “to turn farcical inquiries into an [...] |
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