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GOP Inquiry Fails To Show Obama's Firing Of AmeriCorps IG Was Politicized
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 40 hours ago
GOP Inquiry Fails To Show Obama's Firing Of AmeriCorps IG Was Politicized
— tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — A congressional GOP inquiry into the firing of the inspector general for AmeriCorps has been garnering headlines mostly for revealing details of allegations of sexual misconduct by Sacramento Mayor and Obama ally Kevin Johnson. But on the key ... (more) GOP Inquiry Fails To Show Obama's Firing Of AmeriCorps ...

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Notorious PR Firm That Reps Swift Boaters, Creationists, PhRMA Now Helping Fired IG
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 16 hours ago
Notorious PR Firm That Reps Swift Boaters, Creationists, PhRMA Now Helping Fired IG
— tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — A heavy-hitting conservative public relations firm that flacked for Swift Boat Veterans for Truth and boasts an impressive array of right-wing clients is now helping Gerald Walpin, who was fired this summer by President Obama as the inspector general ... (more) Notorious PR Firm That Reps Swift Boaters, Creationists, ...

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Lawmakers To Take Up Impeachment Proceedings Against Sanford

Published 2 days ago by Zachary Roth at TPMMuckraker

South Carolina lawmakers will next week take up impeachment proceedings against disgraced governor Mark Sanford. House Judiciary committee chair Jim Harrison told the AP that an ad hoc panel of four Republicans and three Democrats will begin meeting Tuesday. Harrison said he expects a ...
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Senate Ethics Panel Admonishes Burris Over Blago Dealings, Moves On

Published 2 days ago by Justin Elliott at TPMMuckraker

In "public letter of qualified admonition" issued today, the Senate ethics panel criticizes Sen. Roland Burris (D-IL) for "inconsistent, incomplete and misleading" testimony about his discussions with Gov. Rod Blagojevich's brother and the governor's associates before his appointment to the ...
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CREW Files Complaint Over Landrieu Camp's 'Mysterious' $25K Donation

Published 2 days ago by Zachary Roth at TPMMuckraker

Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington has filed its complaint with the FEC over that mysterious $25,300 donation made to the US Treasury by Sen. Mary Landrieu's campaign -- framing the issue as one of transparency. The Landrieu camp continues to refuse to reveal the reason for ...
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Hampton: 'Crystal Clear' That Ensign Payment Was Severance

Published 2 days ago by Zachary Roth at TPMMuckraker

Doug Hampton's campaign to bring down the man who slept with his wife continues. Hampton's latest blast at Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) came in a sit-down with ABC News's Nightline . In excerpts teased on the ABC News site , Hampton doubles down on his contention that the $96,000 he and his wife ...
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Hampton: "Crystal Clear" That Ensign Payment Was Severance

Published 2 days ago by Zachary Roth at TPMMuckraker

Doug Hampton's campaign to bring down the man who slept with his wife continues. Hampton's latest blast at Sen. John Ensign (R-NV) came in a sit-down with ABC News's Nightline . In excerpts teased on the ABC News site , Hampton doubles down on his contention that the $96,000 he and his wife ...
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Muslim Mafia Author Appears To Completely Fold In CAIR Lawsuit

Published 2 days ago by Justin Elliott at TPMMuckraker

The author of the book Muslim Mafia , which was based on documents taken by the author's son while he was posing as a Muslim intern at the Council on American Islamic Relations, has agreed to return all documents and recordings obtained during the time at CAIR, according to a draft consent ...
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CREW Calls On State Dept. To Probe Galbraith Over Kurdish Oil Dealings

Published 3 days ago by Justin Elliott at TPMMuckraker

A good government group is calling on the State Department to investigate the role of former ambassador Peter Galbraith in drafting Iraq's constitution in 2005 while he held a lucrative stake in a Kurdish oil field. The letter from Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington to the ...
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Florida GOP Gov Hopeful To RGA: Time To Give Back Rothstein's $200K
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 16 hours ago
Florida GOP Gov Hopeful To RGA: Time To Give Back Rothstein's $200K
— tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — Bill McCollum, the likely GOP nominee in the Florida gubernatorial race, is calling on the Republican Governors Association to give back a $200,000 donation from accused fraudster attorney Scott Rothstein, whose political support has become a hot ... (more) Florida GOP Gov Hopeful To RGA: Time To Give Back ...

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Legal Defense Fund For Torture Memo Author

Published 3 days ago by Zachary Roth at TPMMuckraker

One of the authors of the Bush Justice Department's notorious memos approving torture has set up a legal defense fund to help pay anticipated lawyers' fees in connection with the episode. A website for the Bybee Legal Defense Fund "explains how contributions may be made to help Judge Jay S. ...
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Will Ensign Escape Criminal Probe?
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 40 hours ago
Will Ensign Escape Criminal Probe?
— tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — Is the Justice Department leaning towards laying off Sen. John Ensign (R-NV)? That's the direction in which Politico 's reporting seems to point. According to the new site, DOJ officials "signal that the case is a low-priority matter for them." ... (more) Will Ensign Escape Criminal Probe?

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SC Ethics Panel Finds Probable Cause To Charge Sanford With Violations
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 40 hours ago
SC Ethics Panel Finds Probable Cause To Charge Sanford With Violations
— tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — The remaining 14 months of South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford's term may be about to get still more excruciating. The state ethics panel announced today it is moving ahead with its investigation of Sanford's travel and use of state funds in connection ... (more) SC Ethics Panel Finds Probable Cause To Charge Sanford ...

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Strange Bedfellows: To Weaken Campaign-Finance Law, Starr's Group Defends Edwards Backer

Published 3 days ago by Zachary Roth at TPMMuckraker

A heavy-hitting group of conservative lawyers led by Ken Starr and Ed Meese is jumping to the defense of a Democratic trial lawyer and major John Edwards backer. No, Starr, Meese et al. haven't suddenly undergone a political conversion. Instead, they see a chance to undermine ...
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After Campaign Donations, Richardson Admin. Gave Big Contract To Alleged Ponzi Schemer's Firm
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 3 days ago
After Campaign Donations, Richardson Admin. Gave Big Contract To Alleged Ponzi Schemer's Firm
— tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — An investment firm partly owned by Democratic mega-fundraiser and accused Ponzi schemer Hassan Nemazee was awarded a New Mexico state contract in 2007 after Nemazee and an associate contributed to Bill Richardon's gubernatorial fund, according to an ... (more) After Campaign Donations, Richardson Admin. Gave Big ...

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After Campaign Donations, Richardson Admin Gave Big Contract To Alleged Ponzi Schemer's Firm

Published 3 days ago by Justin Elliott at TPMMuckraker

An investment firm partly owned by Democratic mega-fundraiser and accused Ponzi schemer Hassan Nemazee was awarded a New Mexico state contract in 2007 after Nemazee and an associate contributed to Bill Richardon's gubernatorial fund, according to an excellent Forbes story published this ...
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That Was Quick: Jindal Giving $10K From Accused Fraudster To Victims' Fund

Published 4 days ago by Justin Elliott at TPMMuckraker

Gov. Bobby Jindal will give $10,000 in contributions that he received from accused fraud attorney Scott Rothstein (and from his law firm) to a victims' compensation fund once one is created, says Kyle Plotkin, the governor's press secretary. The move comes just four hours after TPMmuckraker ...
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Dem Govs Group Blasts Florida GOP Candidate Over $200K Rothstein Donation

Published 4 days ago by Justin Elliott at TPMMuckraker

The Democratic Governors Association is going after Bill McCollum, the likely GOP nominee in the race for Florida governor, in the wake of TPMmuckraker's report that the Republican Governors Association got a $200,000 from accused fraudster Scott Rothstein. "Bill McCollum is spending the ...
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More Questions On Landrieu Camp's Donation To Treasury -- CREW Filing Complaint
tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com - 3 days ago
More Questions On Landrieu Camp's Donation To Treasury -- CREW Filing Complaint
— tpmmuckraker.talkingpointsmemo.com — The campaign of Sen. Mary Landrieu violated campaign-finance rules by making an unexplained donation of over $25,000 to the US Treasury, a good-government group is alleging. The campaign calls the payment routine, but one expert says that's ... (more) More Questions On Landrieu Camp's Donation To Treasury ...

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