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Rep. Barney Frank marries longtime partner in Massachusetts
Congressman Barney Frank and his long-time partner Jim Ready were married Saturday evening in Newton, Mass., in a ceremony officiated by Governor Deval Patrick.
More than 300 people [...]
Rangel Overcomes Early Hole, Declares Victory In Democratic Primary
Seeking 22nd Term, Congressman Says Voters Believed He Could Still Do It
NEW YORK (CBSNewYork) — A number of hotly-contested races were held Tuesday on primary day, including [...]
Obama Administration Hosts Terrorists–Again
by Joel B. Pollak
In April, Breitbart News reported that the White House had hosted members of Egypt’s Muslim Brotherhood–the radical, anti-woman, anti-American, anti-Israel [...]
Uruguay in plan to legalize marijuana
By Jude Webber in Buenos Aires
Uruguay’s leftist government has announced plans to legalize marijuana in a bid to halt rising crime.
The announcement, by the government of veteran former rebel leader [...]
Retiring Dem: ‘The People Have Gotten Dumber’
By DANIEL HALPER
Retiring congressman Gary Ackerman, a Democrat from New York, reflects on his time in Congress.
Obama suggests we keep “Washington” out of the arguments [...]
Bucking Convention
Some Democratic incumbents in need of independent voters are skipping the DNC
By Dan Hirschhorn
Vulnerable Democrats looking to distance themselves from President Obama have found an easy way to bolster their independent [...]
Obama asserts executive privilege on some Fast and Furious documents
By Tom Cohen, CNN
updated 2:49 PM EDT, Wed June 20, 2012
Washington (CNN) — An extraordinary House committee hearing debated a contempt measure against Attorney General [...]
Obama Camp Demands the Names of Crossroad GPS Donors
By Danny Yadron
President Barack Obama’s re-election campaign filed a complaint the Federal Election Commission Tuesday demanding that Crossroads GPS, the well-funded Republican advocacy [...]
Roger Clemens acquitted of all charges in federal perjury trial
Published June 18, 2012
Associated Press
WASHINGTON – Roger Clemens has been acquitted on all charges by a jury that decided he didn’t lie to Congress when he denied [...]
Paul backers seek state path to national impact
Published June 16, 2012 Associated Press
DES MOINES, Iowa – Ron Paul has given up on becoming president. Yet supporters still clinging to the slim-to-none hope of nominating the libertarian-leaning [...]
Sheriff Joe Arpaio talks to ABC15 about illegal immigration change
Posted: 6:34 AM By: Associated Press
WASHINGTON – The Obama administration will stop deporting and begin granting work permits to younger illegal immigrants [...]
Obama administration to offer Immunity to younger immigrants
Published June 15, 2012 Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The Obama administration will stop deporting and begin granting work permits to younger illegal immigrants who came to [...]
Mandated defense cuts could lead to war, top US military official says
Published June 13, 2012
The top U.S. military official suggested Wednesday that scheduled Pentagon budget cuts could lead to war.
Gen. Martin Dempsey, chairman of the Joint [...]
Democrat Ron Barber wins Arizona special election to fill Giffords’ seat
Published June 13, 2012
PHOENIX – Democrats avoided a second election loss in as many weeks Tuesday as Democrat Ron Barber defeated Republican Jesse Kelly [...]
Obama says private sector ‘doing fine,’ then Standard & Poor keeps downgrade, negative outlook
Published June 08, 2012
Just hours after President Obama declared the private sector was “doing fine” — a comment [...]
Green Party
Roseanne In The Rose Garden?
The ‘domestic goddess’ has plans for cleaning up the White House.
By Hunter Walker
“I’m loving it,” said Roseanne Barr, recently announced presidential candidate. “I find [...]
Puerto Rico International Airport Raided by Feds in Drug Smuggling Operation
Associated Press
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico – Federal agents raided Puerto Rico’s international airport Wednesday, arresting at least 33 people for allegedly [...]
Ethics panel moves ahead on Maxine Waters investigation
By JOHN BRESNAHAN | 6/6/12 1:29 PM EDT
The House Ethics Committee will move forward with its case against Democratic Rep. Maxine Waters (Calif.), continuing its probe after an outside [...]
Paul supporters say RNC is blocking festival plans
Published June 05, 2012
Associated Press
TAMPA, Fla. – Ron Paul supporters are unhappy that Republican National Convention organizers aren’t letting them throw a festival honoring [...]
Issa: Wiretaps show ‘immense detail’ about questionable Fast & Furious tactics
Published June 05, 2012
A House investigative committee said Tuesday it has obtained new information from wiretaps related to the Obama administration’s [...]
Planned stealth destroyer could underpin US Navy’s China strategy
Published June 04, 2012
Associated Press
SINGAPORE – A super-stealthy warship that could underpin the U.S. navy’s China strategy will be able to sneak up on [...]
Florida Pol Introduces GOP Alternative to DREAM Act (And It’s Not Marco Rubio)
By Roque Planas
The Republican Party is officially dreaming.
Rep. David Rivera, a Southern Florida Republican, introduced a conservative alternative to the [...]
Ciro Rodriguez leading Democrats in 23rd
By Gary Martin
Updated 07:19 a.m., Wednesday, May 30, 2012
Former U.S. Rep. Ciro Rodriguez advanced to a runoff with state Rep. Pete Gallego early Wednesday in a bid for a rematch with U.S. Rep. [...]
Artur Davis, Former Black Caucus Member, Switches to GOP
by Mike Flynn
Artur Davis was first elected to Congress from Alabama in 2002. The Harvard Law School grad was quickly tapped as a rising star among Democrats. He became a Senior [...]
MoveOn warns ‘We might have to pull the plug’
May 30, 2012 — 1:35 PM
MoveOn, a giant in the progressive political world and an early endorser of Barack Obama in 2008, warns that it might have to “pull the plug” on key [...]
Only 1 in 9 cast votes in Bexar primary races
By John W. Gonzalez
Updated 11:39 p.m., Tuesday, May 29, 2012
The weather wasn’t much of a factor, polling glitches were few and many competitive races were on the ballot, but only about [...]
Congressional incumbents from Texas face grass-roots challengers, super PAC
By Paul Kane, Tuesday, May 29, 5:53 PM
A pair of veteran House incumbents from Texas were facing strong challenges in Tuesday’s primary, setting the stage for [...]
President Barack Obama Playing God Secret Kill List
Secret ‘Kill List’ Proves a Test of Obama’s Principles and Will
By JO BECKER and SCOTT SHANE Published: May 29, 2012
WASHINGTON — This was the enemy, served up in the latest [...]
Texas Congressman Faces Questions over Political Donations from Alleged Trafficker
By Joseph Kolb Published May 24, 2012
El Paso, TX – A Texas congressman who co-authored the $1.4 billion dollar aid package for Mexico to fight the drug [...]
Fact Check: Obama off on Thrifty Spending Claim
Saturday, 26 May 2012 08:42 AM
The White House is aggressively pushing the idea that, contrary to widespread belief, President Barack Obama is tightfisted with taxpayer dollars. To back it [...]
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