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Politico: Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) has chosen to go through an ethics trial,
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My Fox New York: NEW YORK - Two men carrying Mexican flags in protest of Arizona's immigration law ran into the outfield during the seventh inning of the New York Mets' game against the Arizona Diamondbacks on Friday night at Citi Field. The men were apprehended by security fairly quickly without much incident. Prior to the game, about ...
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Fox News: SANTA FE, New Mexico -- The showdown between frontier lawman Pat Garrett and notorious outlaw Billy the Kid has fascinated the American public for nearly 130 years with its classic, Old West storyline. As it turns out, the feud isn't completely over. New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson is considering granting a posthumous pardon to Billy the ...
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Fox News: The accused Fort Hood gunman, an army psychiatrist, is still getting paychecks from the U.S. military -- but soon may not have a bank to cash them. Bank of America has given Maj. Nidal Malk Hasan 30 days to find another bank to cash his checks. Hasan’s attorney, John Galligan, told KVTX.com that the bank ...
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Investors Business Daily: The Internet is a large-scale version of the "Committees of Correspondence" that led to the first American Revolution — and with Washington's failings now so obvious and awful, it may lead to another. People are asking, "Is the government doing us more harm than good? Should we change what it does and the way ...
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PHOENIX (AP) – The fight over Arizona's immigration law showed no signs of letting up Friday as the federal judge who blunted its force faced threats and the Republican governor who signed it considered changes to address any faults. In the days since U.S. District Judge Susan Bolton put on hold the most controversial parts ...
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He sounds like he's disappointed Gates didn't make him more famous... (CNN) -- WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange said Friday that he was disappointed by criticism from Secretary of Defense Robert Gates over the release of about 76,000 pages of U.S. documents related to the war in Afghanistan. Gates said Thursday that the massive leak will have significant ...
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CQ Politics: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi defended her party's record on ethics Thursday, insisting that her 2006 vow to "drain the swamp" did not mean that ethical violations by Democrats would be eliminated. Pelosi said her campaign season pledge referred to efforts to police and eliminate close ties between the former Republican majority and lobbyists. ...
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The Hill: The House approved legislation Friday that toughens offshore drilling safety rules and lifts caps on oil industry liability for spills, overcoming claims by Republicans and some Democrats that the sweeping bill would slow domestic energy production. The House vote was 209-193. Thirty-nine Democrats opposed the bill, while two Republicans supported it. The lone Republican support ...
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The Hill: The House Democratic leadership detailed their six-week August campaign in a letter to rank-and-file members on Friday, advising them of recess themes. House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.), Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.), Majority Whip James Clyburn (D-S.C.) and Caucus Chairman John Larson (D-Conn.) sent a "Dear Colleage" letter to Democrats preparing them for their recess ...
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Politico: Authorities in Portland just said former Vice President Al Gore won't face charges in connection with a massage therapist who alleged he groped her and sexually abused her a few years back. ABC News: Former Vice President Al Gore did not commit acts of sexual harassment "appropriate for criminal prosecution," according to office of the district ...
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Newsweek: In the aftermath of the saga that thrust Shirley Sherrod into the news cycle and spurred a national discussion about race, the former USDA employee has said she “definitely will sue†Andrew Breitbart, the conservative blogger at BigGovernment.com who posted the original edited video taken widely out of context. Breitbart talked with NEWSWEEK’s Daniel ...
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Anderson Cooper apologizes for not challenging Shirley Sherrod last week when she labeled Andrew Breitbart a "racist" who wants to "go back to the days of slavery" on his show. The CNN host then explored the latest controversy involving her husband, Charles Sherrod, and racial remarks he made at the University of Virginia, as well as ...
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Politico: A House ethics subcommittee has completed its investigation into allegations of wrongdoing by Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.), and could announce its next steps before lawmakers leave town for the August recess Friday, according to sources familiar with the process. The committee is in discussions with Waters about the case, in which investigators looked at whether she ...
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Fox News: The investigative panel looking at alleged violations against House rules by New York Rep. Charlie Rangel recommended a "reprimand" for the longtime lawmaker, Rep. Gene Green, D-Texas, a member of the panel said Friday. A reprimand is the most lenient of the three, formal modes of discipline in the House. The other two are ...
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