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Alaska Congressman Don Young Tied to Corruption in Court Documents
By Christopher Weber - Politics DailyAlaska congressman Don Young is accused of taking illegal gifts in court documents filed last week as part of an ongoing federal investigation into political corruption in the state. The documents are related to the imminent sentencing of Bill Allen, a key figure in the corruption probe of former U.S. Sen. Ted Stevens and other elected officials in Alaska. Young is identified in the papers as "United States Representative A," according to the Associated Press. The 19-term Republican is accused of illegally receiving gifts totaling up to nearly $200,000 over 13 years from VECO Corp., an oil ...
Charlie Rangel Would Like to Thank His Donors for Paying All Those Parking Tickets
By Dylan and Ethan Ris - Politics DailyAmerica is a great country because we value freedom of speech. But the first amendment doesn't just protect our freedom of religion, assembly, and the press. It also affords the right to "petition the government" and this, according to some on Capitol Hill, means the right to make campaign contributions.You know the drill: Give money to a politician and he/she spends it on TV advertising, travel to constituents' forums, rallies, and personal parking tickets. That's why it's important that you--What's that? You didn't know about the personal parking tickets part? Well then you, friend, ...
Huckabee Doesn't Get It
By Dave - Politics DailyI've been sympathetic to Huckabee during the nomination, but that's over now. All of those who were warning that Huckabee was a flim flam who would lead the GOP in the wrong direction, hear this loudly. You were absolutely right, and while McCain is another wrong direction, Huckabee would have been no better. This all stems from this blog post at The Next Right detailing Huckabee standing up for Don Young, the pork king of Alaska (and sadly, a Republican). It concludes: Huckabee's followers understand enough about fiscal / social conservative fusionism that you don't throw your weight ...
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