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From Howard Fineman at Newsweek: I rarely attend a Supreme Court argument, but I did last fall for a “rehearing” of the campaign-spending case. [...] The most vivid image I saw was the red-faced Chief...
View ArticleChanging the Rule$
From The Miami Herald: TALLAHASSEE –A federal appeals court in Atlanta turned Florida’s public campaign financing law on its head Friday, halting a critical provision that was expected to inject...
View ArticleThe Hammer Comes Down on the Hammer
From Technorati: “It’ll never stand up on appeal,” a defiant but obviously shaken Tom DeLay told reporters moments after his recent conviction for money laundering and conspiracy. [...] DeLay’s crime...
View ArticleThe Brothers Grime
From REUTERS: The billionaire Koch brothers — whose deep pockets and small-government philosophy have made them conservative powerhouses — are playing an influential role in the drive to strip public...
View ArticleMore Support Than an 18-Hour Bra
From THINK PROGRESS: Conservative billionaire David Koch, co-owner of the $110 billion dollar Koch Industries chemical and petroleum conglomerate, provided a “lengthy” interview to Boston Globe...
View ArticleBottled B.S.
From Slate Magazine: When Sen. Marco Rubio took that awkward break from his State of the Union response to take a sip of water, some questioned whether it would mean the end of his political career....
View ArticleWhere shopping is no longer a pleasure
Some Floriduhhh news, from The Buzz at the Tampa Bay Times: The Florida supermarket giant Publix has given more money to Adam Putnam’s gubernatorial bid than any other candidate since at least 1995 and...
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