Labor gears up for key governors races
August 30, 2009
The AFL-CIO is betting big in N.J. and Va., where critical gubernatorial races are taking place in November.
Jenna Bush Hager signs on to ‘Today’
August 30, 2009
In the tradition of other daughters of prominent Republicans, Jenna Bush Hager wades into the media waters.
Dancing DeLay: The pictures
August 30, 2009
The network releases promo photos of DeLay with his dancing partner.
Woodstock
August 30, 2009
40 years is a generation. So I guess the Woodstock generation is now over. Seems the death of the “King of Pop” coincided with the anniversary of Woodstock.
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Moyers disses Dems as ‘spineless’
August 30, 2009
PBS’s Bill Moyers issues a tough critique of the Dem Party on HBO’s “Real Time With Bill Maher.”
Cheney digs in
August 30, 2009
He dismisses the interrogations investigation as “political” and mocks Obama’s plan as “silly.”
Kennedy’s dogs will be missed on Hill
August 30, 2009
Senator’s three Portuguese water dogs brought fun to a workplace known for rules and formalities.
New GOP tactic: The counter-town hall
August 30, 2009
Republican challengers find new way of capitalizing on the roiling emotions surrounding town halls.
Some in CIA questioned hiring Blackwater
August 30, 2009
When the CIA revived a plan to kill or capture terrorists in 2004, the agency turned to the well-connected security company then known as Blackwater USA.
With Blackwater’s lucrative government security work and contacts arrayed in hot spots around the world, company officials offered the services of foreigners supposedly skilled at tracking terrorists in lawless regions and countries where the CIA had no working relationships with the government.
Blackwater told the CIA that it "could put people on the ground to provide the surveillance and support — all of the things you need to conduct an operation," a former senior CIA official familiar with the secret program told The Associated Press.
South Carolina GOP pissed at Sanford
August 30, 2009
Republican legislators fumed Saturday over Gov. Mark Sanford’s affair and questionable travel, though they stopped short of trying to force his resignation or impeachment before they return to the Statehouse in January.
Still, the House GOP Caucus that dominates the lower chamber with 73 of the body’s 124 members made two things clear — they want Sanford gone and they want to act soon. However, lawmakers are waiting to make any decisions until the state ethics commission finishes its investigation. And starting impeachment proceedings now could require a costly and special session.