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Rep. Jane Harman to Resign: 6 Political Implications
By Torie Bosch - AOL NewsCongress is about to lose a longtime representative: Jane Harman, a Democrat from California. Harman, who represented an L.A.-area district from 1993 to 1999 and 2001 to the present, is apparently planning to announce her resignation on Tuesday. According to reports, she will become the president and CEO of the Woodrow Wilson Center in Washington, D.C. 1. Special election to test new electoral system A special election will have to be held to fill her seat. Says The Washington Post's Chris Cillizza, "The election will be the first major test of the state's new 'jungle primary' law where all ...
Dave Weigel Hired by the Washington Post Company's 'Slate'
By Matt Lewis - Politics DailyDave Weigel, the blogger who resigned from The Washington Post after derogatory comments he made about conservatives on the Journolist list-serv were revealed, has landed a new gig. Interestingly, Weigel is moving to Slate, owned by The Washington Post company. The conservative Web site Newsbusters was critical of the move, writing: "The news that Weigel has been hired by a Post-owned publication suggests that his resignation was just a move to shield him -- and possibly the Post -- while the controversy blew over." It is worth noting that Weigel also has recently come under attack from ...
Hair-Gate: Carly Fiorina Stands By Barbara Boxer Jab
By David Knowles - Politics DailyIn terms of political scandals, this one seems pretty minor. Yet, there's something about a woman making fun of another woman's hair style that is, to borrow California Senate candidate Carly Fiorina words, "Sooooo yesterday!" On Wednesday, while having her make-up applied for an interview with CNN, Fiorina was caught on an open microphone mocking her opponent's locks. "Laura saw Barbara Boxer briefly on television today," Fiorina said, "and said what everyone says, God what is that hair. Soooo yesterday." Today, given the chance to step back from that remark, Fiorina declined. In an ...
Obama: 'Whitey' Video Rumor is Crap
By David Knowles - Politics DailyYou may have seen the link floating around in our comment section. It leads you to one of many a breathless story, or perhaps a Fox News video clip, where the urgent topic is when we'll be seeing the YouTube file showing Michelle Obama on-stage with Louis Farrakhan lambasting Caucasian America with the term "whitey." The story goes that tape has been kept under wraps, out of view, for use as the ultimate October surprise, sure to kill Barack's chances faster than Hillary Clinton can say "I told you so." The problem? As with so many slurs against Obama, there's no there there. There is no tape. ...
Holiday Gas Pandering
By David Knowles - Politics DailyHillary Clinton and John McCain think that a "gas tax holiday" is a great idea. Barack Obama, on the other hand, sees the proposal as nothing more than a gimmick designed to pander to voters in an election year. Obama:"That's typical of how Washington works. There's a problem: everybody's upset about gas prices. Let's find some short term, quick fix. That we can say we did something, even though we're not really doing anything. Because if you actually took away the gas tax, what are the oil companies going to do? They're gonna raise your gas by 5 cents. You'll never see the savings. And then ...
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