WASHINGTON, D.C. -- Rep. Roy Blunt, the House Republican whip, on July 8 introduced a resolution demanding that the Defense Department better enable U.S. military...
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The Soldier Voting Scandal
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Eyes on the (Yawn) Prize
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In the roughly two months since we've known the identity of both major party's presumed nominees, a remarkable thing has happened: neither John McCain nor Barack Obama...
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EXCLUSIVE: Karl Rove Issues New Denials in Gov. Siegelman Prosecution in Written Answers to HJC
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Karl Rove has categorically denied any involvement whatsoever, either directly or indirectly, in the prosecution of former Alabama Gov. Don Siegelman, in written...
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The running scandal of long-term care insurance
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The best I can come up with is a federal pool paying for federalized care into which everyone above a certain age must pay, with the taxpayers making up the losses. That...
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The Man Who Could Topple Jack Murtha
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A jaw-dropping political miracle may be on the horizon. No, I'm not talking about the second coming of the Obamessiah. I'm talking about the long-deserved comeuppance of...
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Adios John Edwards, que no vuelvas más
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Mickey Kaus wonders: Will this be the first presidential-contender level scandal to occur completely in the undernews, without ever being reported in the...
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McCain Aide Scheunemann Linked To Bush Library ‘Cash For Access’ Scandal
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Earlier this month, the Sunday Times caught longtime Bush associate Stephen Payne on tape offering access to top Bush administration officials in exchange for...
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Barry Blitt and controversial cartoons
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The latest New Yorker cover, by pop-culture visual commentator Barry Blitt, is stirring up considerable controversy. Apparently Barack Obama’s campaign...
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I'm sailing away
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My goodness I am so high it's not funny. Apologies for all the confusion lately and much love to the many folks who have written in asking, Dude, what the hell is going...
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this week’s web scandal brought to you by jezebel
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It also happens to be about sex. Because, you know, only stupid girls get raped. I’m pretty floored by this one; check out Jezebelism, and then see how college...
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All about Deep Throat
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Bob Woodward’s The Secret Man can be termed as the concluding part of the trilogy (Parts 1 & 2) on the Watergate scandal. Mark Felt, the No.2 man in the FBI was...
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Obama Voted For Teleco Immunity (Illegal Wiretaps) in FISA HR 6304 Bill
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There’s now a serious reason not to vote for Barack Hussein Obama in the upcoming election. On the issue of illegal wiretapping he voted for HR 6304, which grants...
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All the news that’s fit to post, NOT print
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One of our newest blogs, Blogflict, has an interesting angle on “Eliot Mess,” praising the New York Times online. It was major news across all mediums, with...
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The Internet never forgets, the Facebook generation shrugs
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The editors of IvyGate, an Ivy League news-and-gossip blog, have an op-ed in today's San Jose Mercury News: Facebook age will require higher tolerance for scandal....
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White House Says Bush Library Won't Inform Bush About Its Donors
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The White House has taken further steps to stamp out the scandal that erupted this week with the release of a video showing a Homeland Security adviser offering access to...
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MSM Google Backlash Continues
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Gee, first it was a juicy daycare mini-scandal, now the Journal shows just how screwed up Google's YouTube ad efforts are. Hint, fixing ad operations was codenamed...
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Web Users In China Fight Fakeness, Corruption
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The Associated Press posted a story today about an ongoing war between China's "fiercely vocal online community" and corrupt Communist Party officials who either ignore...
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The Company Ron Burkle Keeps
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Supermarket billionaire Ron Burkle's name keeps popping up in the oddest places, doesn't it? When conman Rafaello Follieri was finally busted last week, the suit filed...
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The Jacksons, The Obamas, and 'Radar'
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So while we're on the subject of Radar and who owns them and what they won't cover, let's all read this fun story about the Jesse Jackson family from last February's New...