washingtonpost.com - Editorials:
Vincent C. Gray (D), chairman of the D.C. Council, says he was just trying to be helpful when he solicited a $20,000 contribution for Democratic Party activities at last year's national convention. He also says there was nothing improper about home repairs done at his Southeast residence by a company affiliated with a major (Read More)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
At Wednesday night's National Book Awards, honoree Gore Vidal got in one last dig at his arch-rival, conservative intellectual William F. Buckley, who died last year.Vidal, who received the award for Distinguished Contribution to American Letters, gave a long speech at the black tie affair at Cipriani Wall Street in New Yor (Read More)
Huffington Post:
DENVER — Colorado state lawmakers are asking the U.S. Senate to limit funding for coal and nuclear energy as Congress moves to pass an energy bill.The 20 state lawmakers, all Democrats, say too much emphasis on coal and nuclear energy would reduce funding for renewable energy and energy efficiency projects. The Color (Read More)
washingtonpost.com - The District:
D.C. Council Chairman Vincent C. Gray (D) used council stationery to solicit a $20,000 contribution from Comcast to help pay for Democratic Party activities at last year's national convention, prompting questions about whether his actions might have violated campaign finance and ethics laws.
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National Review Online:
American politics is suffering acutely from the gridlock of entrenched officeholders and election financing controlled by special interests. Over 300 of the 435 congressional districts almost never change partisan hands. Most congressmen have safely gerrymandered districts, receive the bulk of their financial support from o (Read More)
observer.guardian.co.uk:
What's it like being married to the President? And can you ever be a private couple in public? Jodi Kantor on the Obamas' marriageAnother Washington dusk, another motorcade, another intimate evening played out in public. On 3 October, just a day after their failed Olympics bid was announced in Copenhagen, Barack and Michell (Read More)
www.guardian.co.uk:
She's 81 and growing frail, but revered author and poet Maya Angelou has lost none of her legendary wisdom and humour. In a rare interview, she explains why she's not about to retireDuring a trip to Senegal, Maya Angelou called Samia, a friend she had made in Paris several years before, and was invited over for dinner. Pas (Read More)
The Guardian:
She's 81 and growing frail, but revered author and poet Maya Angelou has lost none of her legendary wisdom and humour. In a rare interview, she explains why she's not about to retireDuring a trip to Senegal, Maya Angelou called Samia, a friend she had made in Paris several years before, and was invited over for dinner. Pas (Read More)
Bleeding Heartland - Front Page:
Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty headlined the Republican Party of Iowa's fall fundraising dinner on Saturday night, but I was more interested in the remarks by Republican candidates for governor. O.Kay Henderson and Craig Robinson live-blogged the proceedings, and the video is available at C-SPAN's site.Former Governor Terr (Read More)
The Guardian:
Main Scottish titles suffering after civil service job adverts transferred onlineThe government has urged councils in Scotland to go back to advertising jobs in Scottish to help reverse a steep decline in the sales and popularity of the country's main titles.Scotland Office ministers warned that Scotland's 32 local authorit (Read More)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
DENVER — A man who threatened to kill Barack Obama last summer just before the Democratic National Convention in Denver has pleaded guilty to federal weapons charges.Shawn Adolf faces 10 years in prison after pleading guilty Friday to having firearms as a felon. The 35-year-old man was arrested August 2008 after officers in (Read More)
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WASHINGTON — Making good on a campaign promise to hold a yearly summit with American Indians, President Barack Obama told tribal leaders Thursday gathered in Washington that he is determined to reverse the federal government's history of marginalizing Indian nations."You will not be forgotten as long as I'm in this White Ho (Read More)
The Huffington Post | Full News Feed:
The design team at Moschino, led by Rossella Jardini, didn't even realize that Michelle Obama was wearing one of the company's ensembles the first few times it happened. She'd selected a chartreuse suit for a campaign rally in Iowa. But she'd cinched the belt, which had been sold with the collarless, hip-length jacket, in a (Read More)
The Guardian:
Looking back at Obama's election one year on, it's clear that the campaign controveries obscured the issues that really matterBy The People, a new documentary about Barack Obama's campaign for president now airing on HBO, gets up close. We see Obama sitting on a curb, alone, moments before taking the podium at an event. We (Read More)
SFGate: C.W. Nevius:
Last week, San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom, the boy-wonder politician sought out by network cameras at the Democratic National Convention, profiled in Newsweek and the New York Times, was forced to pull out of the race for California governor before opponent...
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