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Wyly brothers built an empire side-by-side

Sat, 2010-07-31 00:00
Born during the Depression in a northeast Louisiana plantation town of 3,000, Charles Wyly and his younger brother Sam have been inseparable since childhood: numbers 3 and 13 on the state-championship high school football team , business partners who turned ideas into billion-dollar companies,...


Sam Wyly - United States - U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission - California - History

Rangel says colleagues who similarly sought donations were not punished

Sat, 2010-07-31 00:00
Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.) has chosen a less-than-collegial defense to charges that he violated House ethics rules when he asked corporate donors with legislative interests to give to an academic center bearing his name.


United States Congress - Democratic - United States House Committee on Ways and Means - Republicans - New York

Maxine Waters will go to trial rather than settling potential ethics charges

Sat, 2010-07-31 00:00
Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) has decided against settling potential House ethics charges for her role in helping to steer federal funds to a bank, choosing instead to proceed to a trial, a source familiar with the process said Friday night.


Maxine Waters - Ethics - Philosophy - United States - Charles B. Rangel

Political contributions by Sam and Charles Wyly

Sat, 2010-07-31 00:00
Sam and Charles Wyly and their wives have spent about $5 million on federal political contributions in the past 20 years. They reached national notice in 2000 as prominent supporters of Texas Gov. George W. Bush's presidential campaign.



Sam Wyly - U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission - George W. Bush - Politics - United States

Ore. inquiry into sex-assault claim against Al Gore dropped for lack of evidence

Sat, 2010-07-31 00:00
Law enforcement authorities in Portland, Ore., have concluded that there is insufficient evidence to proceed with a criminal prosecution of former vice president Al Gore after a massage therapist accused him of sexually assaulting her in a 2006 incident.


Al Gore - United States - National Enquirer - Government - President

Obama's minister in chief manages matters of faith both public and private

Sat, 2010-07-31 00:00
The young minister's alarm goes off at 6 a.m., time for his own devotional and the one he will send to the president of the United States.


Barack Obama - United States - President - Government - Elections

Obama touts auto bailout during Michigan trip

Fri, 2010-07-30 21:26
DETROIT -- The government's bailout of the American auto industry last year sparked political hand-wringing about the end of capitalism and allegations that President Obama aspired to be CEO of what critics dubbed "Government Motors."


United States - Barack Obama - Michigan - General Motors - President

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Fri, 2010-07-30 21:26

The Fix: In 2010, Colorado's where it's at

Fri, 2010-07-30 14:38
Colorado is single-handedly keeping political junkies from falling into the typical August doldrums with a trio of fascinating intraparty fights.



Colorado - United States - Sport - Religion and Spirituality - Christianity

The Fix: Palin picks next 'mama grizzly'

Fri, 2010-07-30 08:28
1. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has endorsed Wyoming State Auditor Rita Meyer's campaign for governor as the 2008 vice presidential nominee continues to back a stable of women running in contested statewide primary races.


Sarah Palin - Republican - Politics - Canada - Outdoors

The Take: Democrats' ad spending reflects election anxieties

Fri, 2010-07-30 00:00
So Robert Gibbs was right. Remember the uproar the White House press secretary created when he said on national television that there were certainly enough seats in play for Republicans to take control of the House in November? House Democratic leaders upbraided him and expressed their anger to t...


Democratic - Politics - United States - Election - Parties

Arizona appeals judge's ruling on immigration law

Fri, 2010-07-30 00:00
Hundreds of opponents of Arizona's new immigration law swarmed the streets of downtown Phoenix Thursday, confronting police in riot gear as the state's governor filed an urgent appeal of a judge's ruling that prevented key portions of the law from taking effect.



Law - United States - Immigration - Jan Brewer - Arizona

Judge who ruled on Arizona law is well versed in immigration cases

Fri, 2010-07-30 00:00
The federal judge who blocked key aspects of Arizona's new immigration law was so well regarded across the political spectrum that she was nominated to the federal bench by President Bill Clinton, a Democrat, who tapped her on the recommendation of Sen. Jon Kyl (R-Ariz.), one of Congress's most...


Arizona - Law - Immigration - United States - Services

SEC charges billionaire Texas brothers who donate to GOP with fraud

Fri, 2010-07-30 00:00
Sam and Charles Wyly, billionaire Texas brothers who gained prominence spending millions of dollars on conservative political causes, committed fraud by using secret overseas accounts to generate more than $550 million in profit through illegal stock trades, the Securities and Exchange Commission...



Fraud - Business - Allegedly Unethical Firms - One Complainant - Articles

Republicans continue Senate filibuster of small-business bill, stymie Democrats

Fri, 2010-07-30 00:00
In a fresh blow to President Obama's jobs agenda, the Senate on Thursday shelved a plan to create a $30 billion loan fund for cash-strapped small businesses, delaying final passage of a top administration priority until September at the earliest.


Filibuster - Senate - United States - Government - Legislative Branch

Afghan war spending faces new scrutiny

Fri, 2010-07-30 00:00
As part of its attempt to boost Afghanistan's economic and political development, the United States is paying thousands of Afghan contractors and subcontractors to perform much of the work that supports U.S. efforts there. But the "Afghan First" program could be achieving just the opposite of its...


Afghanistan - History - Wars and Conflicts - Nineteenth Century - Anglo-Afghan War

Democrat Rangel charged with 13 ethics violations

Fri, 2010-07-30 00:00
The House ethics committee charged Rep. Charles B. Rangel with 13 separate violations of House rules Thursday, saying his various financial dealings broke the "public trust." The long-awaited release of the charges against Rangel at an afternoon hearing was the first formal step toward a possible...


Ethics - United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct - Politics - Democratic - Charles B. Rangel

Sherrod suing conservative blogger Andrew Breitbart

Thu, 2010-07-29 11:55
SAN DIEGO -- Ousted Agriculture Department employee Shirley Sherrod says she will sue a conservative blogger who posted an edited video of her making racially tinged remarks last week.



Andrew Breitbart - Conservatism - Shirley Sherrod - Conservatives - Politics

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Thu, 2010-07-29 11:55

44: Judgment day for Charlie Rangel

Thu, 2010-07-29 11:50
Rep. Charles Rangel (D-N.Y.) is headed for a legacy-defining moment Thursday, in which the 40-year veteran will either admit to a string of ethical misdeeds or force the preliminary phase of a historic trial on those charges.


United States - Politics - Democratic - Ethics - United States House Committee on Standards of Official Conduct