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Obama Hunts Health Care Votes

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:44:54 +0000

“Increasingly eager to finish work on his top domestic priority, Obama was set to head to northeast Ohio on Monday with a final sales pitch for health care legislation that the top Democratic vote-counter in the House said lacked support to pass. Obama’s top political adviser, David Axelrod, said he was ‘absolutely confident’ the measure would pass during a make-or-break week that already saw the president delay his trip to Indonesia, Australia and Guam.” [Link]

Rielle Hunter GQ Pictures

admin — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:19:17 +0000

Rielle Hunter, the mistress to former senator and Presidential candidate John Edwards, has posed for some pictures for GQ magazine and is the subject of a 10,000 word profile. In the interview Rielle Hunter talks about her affair with John Edwards and the child she had with him.

Rielle Hunter in GQ picture

Jane Norton: Republican Senate Candidate Attacks Social Security

admin — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 17:01:47 +0000

“Former Colorado Lt. Gov. Jane Norton, a candidate for the Republican nomination for Senate, called Social Security a “Ponzi scheme” at a recent public event.” Link

Andrew Young Could Go To Jail Over John Edwards Sex Tape

admin — Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:19:24 +0000

“Superior Court Judge Abraham Penn Jones has given Andrew Young until Friday afternoon to account for how he handled various items sought be Edwards’ mistress, Rielle Hunter. Jones told Young on Tuesday he was ‘troubled’ by discrepancies in the statements that Young has made in court.” [Link]

Gay Couples Start Getting Married In Washington DC

admin — Tue, 09 Mar 2010 15:44:10 +0000

“Tuesday is the first day same-sex couples can pick up marriage licenses and tie the knot in the city. Some couples planned quick ceremonies at a church or a gay rights group’s office while others said they’ll wait and have more elaborate celebrations.” [Link]

VIDEO: Sarah Palin Appears On The Tonight Show

admin — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:55:22 +0000

In a ratings stunt, Jay Leno had as his guest former Alaska governor, failed vice-presidential candidate and Fox News analyst Sarah Palin on the Tonight Show:

Sarah Palin Tonight Show Video

Charlie Rangel Steps Down As Ways & Means Chairman

admin — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 15:26:08 +0000

“Caught in a swirl of ethics inquiries, Representative Charles B. Rangel, the dean of the New York Congressional delegation, announced Wednesday that he would temporarily step down from his powerful post as chairman of the tax-policy-writing Ways and Means Committee. ” [Link]

GOP Plots Rangel Removal

admin — Tue, 02 Mar 2010 10:41:18 +0000

“The longtime lawmaker from Harlem, one of the founders of the Congressional Black Caucus in 1971 and chairman of the powerful House Ways and Means Committee, will face another challenge this week related to his ethics problems. Congressional Republicans plan to offer a resolution on the House floor that, if approved, would strip Rangel of the committee post he long coveted before he got the gavel in 2007.” [Link]

Obama To Cut Nuclear Weapons

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 05:11:01 +0000

The White House is set – according to a report in the NY Times – in the upcoming Nuclear Posture Review, to announce plans by President Obama to cut America’s nuclear arsenal. Obama is set to announce that he will end the creation of bunker buster bombs championed by the Bush administration, but is refusing to rule out a first strike nuclear attack by the USA. [Link]