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Keating Five Ring a Bell? Remember That John McCain?
Sen. John McCain at a March 1990 hearing of the Senate Ethics Committee investigating the relationship between a group of senators and banker Charles Keating Jr. Photo by John Duricka / AP.Past collides with Present: McCain, the Keating Five and … Continue reading
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Tagged Bank Bailouts, Economic Collapse, Keating Five, McCain, Political Ethics, Political Scandal, U.S. Senate, Wall Street
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What Did Bush Tell Gonzales? It Ain’t Pretty…
Bush and Gonzales: Who told whom to do what and when? Photo by Joshua Roberts-Pool / Getty Images. Sources say Alberto Gonzales now claims that President Bush personally directed him to John Ashcroft’s hospital room in the infamous wiretap renewal … Continue reading
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Tagged Alberto Gonzales, Bush Presidency, George W. Bush, High Crimes, John Ashcroft, Justice Department, Political Scandal, Wiretapping
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Texas Court Decision Worthy of Tom Delay : Checks Aren’t Money!
The Hammer his own self. Photo by Carrie Devorah / WENN.Court Writes Delay a Blank CheckBy Andrew Wheat / September 19, 2008 Two years after scandal drove Tom DeLay from Congress and six years after DeLay allegedly violated state law … Continue reading
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Tagged Political Corruption, Political Scandal, Republican Party, Texas, Texas Courts, Tom Delay
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Team McCain and the Trooper : Attempt to Derail Palin Probe
Alaska state trooper Mike Wooten tells CNN he never drank while driving his patrol car during inverview.Obstruction of Justice Dept: McCain allies seek to avoid ‘October surprise’ in ‘Troopergate’ investigationBy Michael Isikoff and Mark Hosenball / September 5, 2008 Key … Continue reading
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Tagged McCain, Political Scandal, Presidential Campaign, Sarah Palin, Troopergate, Vice President
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Disclosures on Palin Raise Questions on Vetting Process
Illustration by Bromley.‘The questions swirling around Ms. Palin on the first day of the Republican National Convention… brought anxiety to Republicans’ By Elisabeth Bumiller / September 1, 2008 ST. PAUL — A series of disclosures about Gov. Sarah Palin, Senator … Continue reading
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Tagged McCain, Political Scandal, Republican Convention, Republican Party, Sarah Palin, Vice President
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John Edwards? Paging Henry Cisneros
Henry Cisneros and friend: In the day.San Antonio’s Cisneros ‘was on his way to becoming the Latino Obama before he cheated on his saintly wife’By Melinda Henneberger / August 10, 2008 John Edwards is reminding me more and more of … Continue reading
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Tagged Henry Cisneros, John Edwards, Political Scandal, San Antonio, Texas
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Elizabeth Edwards : Today
Elizabeth Edwards. Photo by Gerry Broome / AP.‘We have stood with one another through (it) all…’By Elizabeth Edwards / August 8, 2008 Our family has been through a lot. Some caused by nature, some caused by human weakness, and some … Continue reading
Phoenix Reporter Details McCain’s Sordid Political Past
Former John McCain cohort Charles Keating, Jr., right, glances at the cameras as he stops outside Federal court following a hearing in Los Angeles on Feb. 5, 1998. Photo by Susan Sterner / AP.‘He was known then for cavorting in … Continue reading
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Tagged Cindy McCain, History, McCain, Political Corruption, Political Scandal, Presidential Campaign
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How Washington’s Right-Wing Wrecking Crew Robbed Us Blind
Conservatives have turned a vast government built for our protection into a device for exploiting us By Thomas Frank / August 6, 2008 Washington is the city where the scandals happen. Every American knows this, but we also believe, if … Continue reading
Texas Republican Congressman Pete Sessions’ Week of Scandal
Republican Rep. Pete Sessions celebrates with supporters after claiming victory over Democratic Rep. Martin Frost for the Texas 32nd Congressional District House seat in November, 2004. Photo by Jeff Mitchell / Reuters.Self-styled ‘morality champion’ pays strippers with campaign money, raises … Continue reading
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Tagged Congress, Pete Sessions, Political Corruption, Political Scandal, Republican Party, Texas
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