At 1 pm the House Ethics Committee will hold a public meeting to reveal the ethics charges against Rep. Charlie... View Article
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While the temperature in Las Vegas and Washington appeared similar during last week, the drastic divergence in humidity made the dry heat at Netroots Nation something to revel in.
Continue readingThe end of secret holds
We are another step closer to the end of secret holds in the Senate. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid has... View Article
Continue readingBaby Steps on the Earmark Transparency Act
The Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee voted out S. 3335, the Earmark Transparency Act today, but not without... View Article
Continue readingRangel and expulsion, ctd
It looks like it’s a choice of leaving on your own two feet or getting hoisted up by your collar... View Article
Continue readingDISCLOSE Act Liveblog
57-41 cloture fails. Olympia Snowe votes “no” on DISCLOSE Act cloture vote. For full live-blog see below:
Continue readingYour media losing respect and credibility
A blogger with an actual name–Andrew Breitbart–posts an edited video that leads to the firing of an employee at the... View Article
Continue readingRangel round-up
I am dreaming of a day when online editors will refrain from headlines like “Democrats wrangle over Rangel.” Hopefully, I’m... View Article
Continue readingRangel and expulsion, ctd
It looks likes Rep. Charlie Rangel is surveying the battlefield that lies ahead as he faces the beginning of an... View Article
Continue readingRangel and expulsion
Six years and two days ago, the House of Representatives expelled Rep. James Traficant after he was found guilty of... View Article
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