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Midge Rendell: 5 Facts on Pa.'s Former First Lady and Ed's Soon-to-Be Ex
By Mary Phillips-Sandy - AOL NewsIn an e-mail sent to friends today, former Pennsylvania Gov. Ed Rendell and his wife, Midge, announced they are separating after 40 years of marriage. NBC Philadelphia reports the couple called the split "amicable" and asked their friends to continue inviting both of them to social events. Surge Desk has learned more about Marjorie "Midge" Rendell, whose impressive career has earned slightly less recognition than the former governor's. 1. She has a distinguished legal and civic record Midge Rendell became a U.S. District Court judge in 1994, then joined the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in ...
Jack Camp Stripped of Judgeship for Helping Stripper Buy Cocaine, Pot
By David Knowles - AOL News(Nov. 19) -- Judge not, lest ye be judged, or something like that. Today, former U.S. District Judge Jack Camp was stripped of his position on the bench following his admission of guilt to providing a female stripper with cocaine, pot and Roxicodone. Camp, 67, pleaded guilty to the felony charge of aiding and abetting a felon's possession of the illegal substances, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. In addition, Camp, who is married, admitted to giving the exotic dancer his government-issued laptop computer, a misdemeanor offense. As Surge Desk reported in October, Camp had ...
'Don't Ask, Don't Tell' Is Back On, Indefinitely: Initial Reactions
By Carl Franzen - AOL News(Nov. 1) -- The day before the critical midterm elections, the Obama administration has won its federal case to extend the freeze on the overturning of "don't ask, don't tell," which was ruled unconstitutional by another federal judge less than a month ago. What does it all mean? Under the previous ruling, the controversial policy of discharging openly gay servicemen and women was effectively arrested, with U.S. District Judge Virginia Phillips twice maintaining that the military could no longer enforce it, despite an attempt by Obama administration lawyers to secure an emergency stay. As ...
Massive To-Do List Grows As Senate Health Debate Stalls
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyPresident Obama has made health care reform his top legislative priority on Capitol Hill. But several time-sensitive and controversial measures are threatening to derail the Democrats' plans for health care by year's end unless the Senate can quickly pass reform legislation and attend to at least a dozen other looming bills within the next several weeks. From appropriations bills that must pass by Dec. 18 to contested portions of the USA Patriot Act, which expire on Dec. 31, to the estate tax, which will drop from 45 percent to zero on Jan. 1, the items remaining on the Senate's agenda would ...
Senate Begins First Impeachment Since Bill Clinton's
By Patricia Murphy - Politics DailyThe Senate began impeachment proceedings this morning against Samuel B. Kent, a federal judge in Texas who has refused to resign from his lifetime appointment to the bench before 2010, even though he is currently serving a 33-month sentence in federal prison for obstruction of justice. This is the the first impeachment in Congress since then-President Bill Clinton was impeached by the House and subsequently acquitted by the Senate in 1999. Last year, Kent was indicted on multiple counts of sexual misconduct after two former employees filed complaints, saying he repeatedly made unwanted sexual ...
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