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Rep. Alcee Hastings Sued for Sexual Harassment of Former Aide
By Politics Daily Staff - Politics DailyA conservative group with a proclivity for filing lawsuits has sued Florida Rep. Alcee Hastings, accusing the 74-year-old Democrat of sexual harassment of a woman who worked for a commission he once led. Judicial Watch says Hastings made "unwelcome sexual advances" on policy adviser Winsome Packer between January 2008 and February 2010, when he co-chaired the U.S. Commission on Security and Cooperation in Europe, the Washington Post reports. Hastings, who is divorced, denies the allegations. The lawsuit, filed in U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia, also accuses Hastings of ...
Report Shows Nancy Pelosi Abused Military Plane Privileges
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyAn analysis of e-mail exchanges between House Speaker Nancy Pelosi's (D-CA) office and the Pentagon shows that Pelosi aggressively abused her privilege as Speaker to travel on military aircraft, according to the conservative legal group Judicial Watch. The group obtained the e-mails through a Freedom of Information Act request. The correspondence shows that Pelosi made repeated requests for military aircraft, over and above what the military considered necessary, frequently cancelled arrangements at the last minute, and through her staff was abusive to Pentagon employees seeking to meet her ...
Documents Show Barack Obama Misled on Blagojevich Contacts
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyJudicial Watch, the conservative open government advocacy group, says it has obtained documents through a Freedom of Information Act request from the office of disgraced Illinois Governor Rod Blagojevich (D) which show that there was some contact between President-elect Obama and Blagojevich in the days before the governor was arrested on charges of attempting to auction Obama's vacant Senate seat to the highest bidder. The documents, a December 3rd letter signed by Obama, and a letter from Obama transition team co-chairmen Valerie Jarrett and John Podesta, are in themselves not damning; but ...
Elton John Concert Breaks Campaign Law?
By David Knowles - Politics DailyFrom The New York Times comes word that Elton John's big Radio City Music Hall fundraising concert for Hillary Clinton may have violated campaign finance laws. You see, because Sir Elton is not a U.S. citizen, he is forbidden from donating to candidates running for office. The concert brought in an estimated $2.5 million for Clinton precisely because Elton's name was at the top of the bill. Elton did the gig as a favor to Clinton, and thus, argues Judicial Watch, has effectively made an "in-kind donation" to her campaign. An official complaint has been filed with the FEC.Here's a snippet from ...
WH Uses Novel Defense in Abramoff Case
By Mark Impomeni - Politics DailyThe Justice Department, in a court filing Friday night, made a previously unheard of claim of privilege in a lawsuit seeking documents related to White House visits by disgraced Republican fundraiser Jack Abramoff. The claim was made in response to a lawsuit brought by Judicial Watch. Another lawsuit seeking Abramoff related documents was filed by Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW). The Department was seeking to have the two lawsuits consolidated.In its filing, the Justice Department claimed that the Secret Service had identified a new category of White House records ...
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