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Charlie Rangle to "Step Down" Ahead of Bill to Remove Him

"We don't have the votes to save him," one Democratic member said of Rangel.

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Creating Incentives

Reuters reports on the latest Government intrusion into the efficient processes of profits, pricing and capitalism (emphasis mine): WASHINGTON (Reuters) – For-profit insurance companies use a smaller amount of premium…

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"Instead of the cross, the Albatross . . ."

After the Ancient Mariner slew the albatross which had brought the ship luck, he was blamed for the following disasters and forced to wear the dead bird around his neck…

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Air America suspends Randi Rhodes for calling Hillary a "whore"

For the second time in recent weeks, Air America radio hostess Randi Rhodes has earned herself suspension from the left-wing talk network. This time it involves comments made off the…

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More "Unity" and understanding from Obama's church

If Barack Obama really intends a "national dialog on race" to "bring us together," he might explain some of the other doctrines of his church, like those Margaret Talev found…

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Bill Clinton on "polarizing" politics

Having spent the last few weeks polarizing the Democratic nomination race, Bill Clinton takes the time to grab the mantle of victimhood and blame "right wing Republicans" for the polarization….

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Bill Clinton comes to town

A reliable informant called me yesterday around noon to tell me former President Bill Clinton was coming to Walterboro, the town I live near in South Carolina. Arrangements had been…

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Big Pig takes Pork crown

The Democrats may not have much to show for their vaunted agenda after taking control of the Congress last year, but they have excelled in at least one area: congressional…

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Bill Clinton to Paulbot Truther: "You're nuts."

Campaigning for Hillary in New Hampshire, via Mike Menoli of NBC: Eventually, Clinton stopped outside a bakery, offered some remarks, and took questions. As he was answering one on Iraq,…

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Vanity, thy name is Woman – or, Put On A Happy Face

If you haven’t seen the latest photo of Hillary Clinton on Drudge [View image], just put down the mouse, step away from the computer, and no one will get hurt….

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Hillary fires another volunteer over email

The Clinton campaign has fired another Iowa volunteer for forwarding an email alleging Obama is a Muslim, Nedra Pickler reports for the Associated Press: Hillary Rodham Clinton’s campaign on Sunday…

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Obama-Oprah rally moved to football stadium

Oprah Winfrey’s tour with Barack Obama is selling out quickly. The free tickets for the Columbia, South Carolina rally, originally scheduled for the 18,000-seat University of South Carolina basketball venue,…

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More Nanny State coming from Hillary

Hillary Clinton knows her candidacy relies heavily on women voters – especially younger, unmarried women who tend to favor more and bigger programs as if the government were some huge…

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Hillary shortchanging Hsu-donor refunds?

UPDATE: The Clinton Campaign is NOT returning Senate campaign money from the questionable donors. (They say they can't tell which are Hsu-related because "bundler" records weren't kept). When the Hillary…

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Hillary's own illegal phone snooping may be issue

Hillary Clinton opposed allowing the government to intercept foreign calls routed through U.S. equipment without a warrant, and touts new privacy proposals – but illegally intercepting phone calls was a…

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That's gonna leave a mark . . .

This is not going to help Hillary with the male vote, is it? K-Lo found it first. I do NOT want to know how . . ….

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Obama: No Nukes!

In a speech today, Senator Barack Obama will propose ridding the world of nuclear weapons, according to Jeff Zeleny of The New York Times: Senator Barack Obama will propose on…

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Con Men For Hillary

Just when you thought it was safe to start a new pyramid scheme . . . another reputed con artist is raising money for Senator Hillary Clinton's Presidential campaign, as…

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Bill Clinton trashes Obama's experience

Challenged by Bloomberg Television's Al Hunt that Senator Barack Obama is the same age Clinton was when he first ran for President, President Bill Clinton brought the hammer down. Kristin…

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Hillary's campaign kills negative GQ story

Ah, the independent press. . . Ben Smith reports for The Politico: Early this summer, Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's campaign for president learned that the men's magazine GQ was working…

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Hillary's new Health Care scam

Hillary Clinton recognizes her "mistakes" from the 1993 "Hillarycare" fiasco, and promises they will not be repeated. Notice, though, the only specific aspect she renounces is the "punitive" nature of…

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The Strange Case of Hsu, Lillian Vernon, Hillary, and Bill

The more answers we find about furtive fundraiser/con artist Norman Hsu, the more questions arise. It has now been discovered that Hsu's contributions almost mirror – in many cases in…

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Hsu's tangled web

Fugitive fundraiser Norman Hsu apparently ran a shell company which may have existed to illegally reimburse campaign donors, Mike McIntire reports for the New York Times: A review of financial…

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Name that Party!

Where politicians are implicated in scandal or corruption, an interesting phenomenon has been noticed by many observers. It the offender is a Republican, it is mentioned in the lead paragraph….

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Top Dem fundraiser turns himself in

Fugitive Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu has surrendered to authorities, reports Paul Elias for the Associated Press: A top Democratic fundraiser whose criminal past has roiled the campaigns of top presidential…

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