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Monday, October 27th, 2008
Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens has been convicted of lying about free home renovations and other gifts he received from a wealthy oil contractor.
The Senate's longest-serving Republican, Stevens was found guilty on all seven counts of making false statements on Senate financial documents.
And you thought Sarah Palin was the ...
Posted in Alaska, Ethics, Republicans, Ted Stevens | 1 Comment »
Monday, October 27th, 2008
Americans have cut back on buying cars, furniture and clothes in a tough economy, but there's one consumer item that's still enjoying healthy sales: guns. Purchases of firearms and ammunition have risen 8 to 10 percent this year, according to state and federal data.
Several variables drive sales, but many dealers, ...
Posted in Barack Obama, Civil Liberties, Second Amendment, U.S. Constitution, U.S. Supreme Court | 5 Comments »
Friday, October 24th, 2008
At least four students from a suburban St. Louis middle school face punishment for allegedly hitting Jewish classmates during what they called "Hit a Jew Day."
The incident happened last week at Parkway West Middle School in Chesterfield.
District officials said Thursday they believe that fewer than 10 children of the district's ...
Posted in News | 2 Comments »
Friday, October 24th, 2008
Who was the highest paid individual in Senator John McCain’s presidential campaign during the first half of October as it headed down the homestretch?
Not Randy Scheunemann, Mr. McCain’s chief foreign policy adviser; not Nicolle Wallace, his senior communications staffer. It was Amy Strozzi, who was identified by the Washington ...
Posted in 2008, John McCain, Republicans, Sarah Palin | 17 Comments »
Thursday, October 23rd, 2008
“I made a mistake in presuming that the self-interests of organizations, specifically banks and others, were such as that they were best capable of protecting their own shareholders and their equity in the firms."
Posted in Alan Greenspan | No Comments »
Wednesday, October 22nd, 2008
"Which is better? Serve 35 years in the United States Senate and say you’ve got to divide Iraq into three different countries, or be governor of a state and a reformer and give people their tax dollars back and bring about reform in the way that your state does business? ...
Posted in 2008, John McCain | No Comments »