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Wisc. Governor Threatens to Sic the National Guard on Union Workers
AlterNet - Tue Feb 15, 2011
Last week, the Wisconsin Republican governor Scott Walker threatened to use the National Guard if his states public employees go on strike in response to his proposal to strip them of the right to bargain collectively. More»

Ga. lawmaker Wants to 'Shoot to Kill' Mexicans
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Fri Jan 21, 2011
A state legislator who is spearheading efforts to curb illegal immigration in Georgia said US border authorities should be empowered to "shoot to kill" under certain circumstances, although he later softened that comment. More»

Rush Limbaugh's 'Straight Shooter' Tucson Billboard Is Removed
AOL - Wed Jan 12, 2011
In the wake of the Tucson, Arizona, shooting at an event hosted by Representative Gabrielle Giffords, talk radio host Rush Limbaugh has been emphatic in his assertion that he and other right-wing political figures in no way contributed to the mindset of suspected gunman Jared Loughner. More»

'I hate violence': Palin
The Daily Mail - Sun Jan 9, 2011
Sarah Palin hit back today after she was accused of using violent imagery to whip up the poisonous political atmosphere blamed by some for the Arizona massacre. More»

Tom DeLay Sentenced To 3 Years In Prison
Huffington Post - Sun Jan 9, 2011
AUSTIN, Texas - A judge ordered former US House Majority Leader Tom DeLay to serve three years in prison Monday for his role in a scheme to illegally funnel corporate money to Texas candidates in 2002. More»

Hunt WikiLeaks chief down like Osama bin Laden: Sarah Palin demands Assange is treated like Al Qaeda terrorist
The Daily Mail - Mon Nov 29, 2010
Sarah Palin has demanded that WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange is hunted down like Osama bin Laden. More»

Tea Party Federation kicks out Williams over blog post
CNN - Sat Jul 17, 2010
The National Tea Party Federation, an organization that represents the Tea Party political movement around the country, has expelled conservative commentator Mark Williams and his Tea Party Express because of an inflammatory blog post he wrote, federation spokesman David Webb said Sunday. More»

White House, CIA "angry at tape destruction"
Associated Press - Wed Apr 14, 2010
WASHINGTON - White House counsel Harriet Miers was "livid" and CIA counsel John Rizzo was "clearly upset" that the spy agency destroyed interrogation videos showing waterboarding in 2005, newly released CIA documents show. More»

Oklahoma Tea Parties And Lawmakers Envision Militia
Associated Press - Mon Apr 12, 2010
OKLAHOMA CITY - Frustrated by recent political setbacks, tea party leaders and some conservative members of the Oklahoma Legislature say they would like to create a new volunteer militia to help defend against what they believe are improper federal infringements on state sovereignty. More»

GOP leader's skinny-dip confession stuns Utah
Associated Press - Fri Mar 12, 2010
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah - A late-night confession by Utahs House majority leader about sitting nude in a hot tub with a minor 25 years ago has shocked this conservative states political establishment but has not prompted calls from party leaders for him to resign. More»

SoCal "Family Values" Senator Gets DUI Leaving Gay Bar
KTLA-TV - Fri Mar 5, 2010
SACRAMENTO, California - The county district attorney says Republican state Senator Roy Ashburns blood-alcohol level was .14 percent when he was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving after leaving Faces, a gay bar and nightclub. More»

Leaked documents reveal GOP plan to use scare tactics
Yahoo News Blog - Thu Mar 4, 2010
National GOP leaders are doing damage control today after a Politico scoop lifted the curtain on the partys plan to tap voters "fear" in the coming campaign season. More»

Republican Senator Says "Tough Shit" to Unemployment Extension
CNN - Thu Feb 25, 2010
Washington - The Senate adjourned Friday without approving extensions of cash and health insurance benefits for the unemployed after a lone senator blocked swift passage due to his insistence that Congress first pay for the $10 billion package. More»

Tea Baggers try to put blame on Woodstock hippies for financial crisis
Christian Science Monitor - Thu Feb 25, 2010
Chicago - A new film is gaining traction among tea-party followers for suggesting that the collapse of the US financial system has roots dating back 40 years to the Summer of Love. More»

"How's that hope-y, change-y stuff workin' out for ya?"
Associated Press - Sun Feb 7, 2010
NASHVILLE, Tennessee - Sarah Palin, in a speech that was short on ideas but big on enthusiasm, took aim at President Barack Obama and the Democrats, telling a gathering of "tea party" activists that America is ripe for another revolution. More»

4 Louisiana phone plot suspects have Conservative ties
Associated Press - Tue Jan 26, 2010
NEW ORLEANS - Four men accused of trying to tamper with Democratic US Senator Mary Landrieus office phones shared a common experience as young ideologues writing for conservative publications. More»

GOP member shoots target with Fla. Dem's initials
Associated Press - Thu Oct 8, 2009
MIAMI - A South Florida Republican said it was a mistake to shoot at a target with the initials of the Democratic congresswoman he is trying to unseat. More»

Rove involvement in US attorney firing detailed
Associated Press - Mon Aug 10, 2009
WASHINGTON - Former White House political adviser Karl Rove played a central role in the ouster of a US attorney in New Mexico, one of nine prosecutors fired in a scandal in 2006 over political interference with the Justice Department, according to transcripts of closed-door testimony released Tuesday. More»

Officers Run Background Check On Obama; Placed On Leave
WSB-TV - Tue Jul 28, 2009
DEKALB COUNTY, Georgia - Two DeKalb County police officers have been placed on paid administrative leave after an investigation revealed they ran a background check on President Barack Obama. More»

CDC: Teen Pregnancy and Disease Rates Rose Sharply During Bush Years
Georgia Public Broadcasting - Mon Jul 20, 2009
Teenage pregnancies and syphilis have risen sharply among a generation of American school girls who were urged to avoid sex before marriage under George Bushs evangelically-driven education policy, according to a new report by the USs major public health body. More»

S.C. Governor Mark Sanford goes AWOL for the Boink of the Century
Associated Press - Tue Jun 23, 2009
COLUMBIA, South Carolina - After going AWOL for seven days, Governor Mark Sanford admitted Wednesday that he had secretly flown to Argentina to visit a woman with whom he was having an affair. More»

Cheney: No link between Saddam Hussein, 9/11
CNN - Mon Jun 1, 2009
Former Vice President Dick Cheney said Monday that he does not believe Saddam Hussein was involved in the planning or execution of the September 11, 2001, attacks. More»

Arctic may hold twice the oil previously found there
CNN - Wed May 27, 2009
Continental shelves beneath the retreating polar ice caps of the Arctic may hold almost double the amount of oil previously found in the region, scientists say. More»

As Bush adviser, Rice delivered OK to waterboard
Associated Press - Wed Apr 22, 2009
WASHINGTON - As national security adviser to former President George W Bush, Condoleezza Rice verbally approved the CIAs request to subject alleged al-Qaida terrorist Abu Zubaydah to waterboarding in July 2002, the earliest known decision by a Bush administration official to OK use of the simulated drowning technique. More»

'Suspicious' Fire Forces Obama Supporter To Cancel D.C. Trip
Atlanta Journal-Constitution - Mon Jan 19, 2009
CUMMING, Georgia - A Forsyth County woman has canceled plans to attend the inauguration of President Barack Obama and returned from Washington to check on a fire that destroyed her home. More»

Former Sen. Larry Craig dropping further appeals
Associated Press - Wed Jan 7, 2009
MINNEAPOLIS - Former Idaho Senator Larry Craig has reached the end of the road in his effort to reverse his conviction in an airport bathroom sex sting, one of his lawyers said Thursday. More»

Florida congressman Cliff Stearns asks Nancy Pelosi for football break
Canadian Press - Tue Jan 6, 2009
TALLAHASSEE, Florida - Thursdays championship football game between Florida and Oklahoma is obviously a big game, but big enough to shut down Congress? Representative Cliff Stearns hopes so. More»

Sen. Larry Craig loses appeal in airport sex case
Associated Press - Mon Dec 8, 2008
MINNEAPOLIS - Idaho Senator Larry Craig has lost his latest attempt to withdraw his guilty plea in the Minneapolis airport mens room sex sting that effectively ended his Senate career. More»

Attorney General Mukasey collapses during speech
Associated Press - Wed Nov 19, 2008
WASHINGTON - Attorney General Michael Mukasey, the no-nonsense former federal judge who took over the Justice Department after Alberto Gonzales resigned in disgrace, collapsed during a speech Thursday night and lost consciousness. More»

Judge orders White House to produce wiretap memos
Associated Press - Sat Nov 1, 2008
WASHINGTON - A judge has ordered the Justice Department to produce White House memos that provide the legal basis for the Bush administrations post-September 11 warrantless wiretapping program. More»

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