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Decision 2008: Palin might help reshape GOP image. . .
For a while, it looked like Florida Gov. Charlie Crist might grab the number two spot on the Republican ticket. He came out for John McCain shortly before the Florida Republican primary in January, and campaigned tirelessly for him. Crist's popularity...Tags: Government, Corporate Crime, Political Candidates, Dan Quayle, Joe Biden
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Officials snared by scandal
Among those caught up in the Abramoff corruption probe: Ex-Rep. Bob Ney: Ohio Republican was sentenced to 21/2 years, acknowledged taking bribes from Abramoff. Steven Griles: Former deputy Interior secretary is highest-ranking Bush administration...Tags: Ethics, Punishment, Trials, Ohio, Values
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Fourth Estate gets third degree
Chicago Tribune reporterSince the introduction of little-known Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as the Republican vice presidential nominee, the GOP has launched an offensive on the news media, attempting to frame the Fourth Estate as Public Enemy No. 1. Rapid-fire reporting on Palin'...Tags: Sarah Palin, Kansas, Elections, Reproduction, National Government
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Republicans try to find the way back to party roots
Sentinel ColumnistToday we've got tidbits on everything from John Mica head-butting a camera and Rich Crotty making a late-night trip to a Beach Boys concert to the Florida delegation's Hawaiian shirts making such an impression that they're going to the Smithsonian. But...Tags: Government, Political Candidates, Newt Gingrich, Republican Party, LeAnn Rimes
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Lieberman: Wronged Or Just Wrong?
Everywhere I go, people ask me whether I am surprised that Sen. Joseph Lieberman spoke Tuesday night at the Republican Convention: No, I was not surprised. His attacks upon our patriotism and his acquiescence to the Washington status quo were the very...Tags: John F. Kennedy, Fred Thompson, Government, Political Candidates, September 11, 2001 Attacks
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The Republican image erosion
1. Hurricane Katrina: New Orleans drowns; evacuees pack the Superdome. Bush administration takes the blame for slow, poor relief efforts. 2. Scandal city: Bob Ney, Mark Foley, Tom DeLay, Jack Abramoff—a string of indictments and accusations left...Tags: Alaska, Elections, Iraq War, Mark Foley
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Why Bushies Wanted The State To Fail
South Florida Sun SentinelNear the beginning of "How Conservatives Rule," Thomas Frank describes Washington in the '30s as the home of competent New Dealers determined to create "a first-rate bureaucracy" to rescue the nation from the excesses of business and industry that brought...Tags: Philosophy, Government, Corporate Crime, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Newt Gingrich
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'The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule' by Thomas Frank
The Wrecking Crew
How Conservatives Rule
Thomas Frank
Metropolitan Books: 372 pp., $25
HOW CAN we explain the incompetence, the scandals, the corruption, the waste, the giveaways, the bridges to nowhere and the no-bid contracts in Washington, D.C.,...Tags: Lobbying, Health and Safety at Work, Wages and Pensions, Social Security, Business Enterprises
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Nonfiction review: 'The Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule,' by Thomas Frank
Books EditorNear the beginning of How Conservatives Rule, Thomas Frank describes Washington in the '30s as the home of competent New Dealers determined to create "a first-rate bureaucracy" to rescue the nation from the excesses of business and industry that brought...Tags: Philosophy, Government, Corporate Crime, Newt Gingrich, Sociology
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Examining 'Wrecking Crew'
Special to the SunThe Wrecking Crew: How Conservatives Rule By Thomas Frank Metropolitan Books / 288 pages / $25 If you like muckrakers, Michael Moore and moveon.org, you'll like Thomas Frank. The author of What's the Matter with Kansas?, an explanation of how...Tags: Bob Dole, Government, Cornell University, Michael Moore, George Bush
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Congress and criminal charges
Senators who have been indicted in the last three decades: • July 29, 2008: Sen. Ted Stevens (R-Alaska), indicted on seven counts of failing to disclose thousands of dollars in services he received from a company that helped renovate his home. • Sept....Tags: Prisons, Bribery, Criminal Laws, Organized Crime, Corruption
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Rep. Roskam's Jewels of Wisdom
The Swampby Amanda Erickson Rep. Peter Roskam (R-Ill.) leads locally. The freshman lawmaker has focused on district issues since he arrived in Washington after defeating his rival by only 2 percent. But he's also been noticed by his superiors. Roskam was......Tags: Eric Cantor, Political Candidates, Elections, Republican Party, Illinois
Sep 7, 2008
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Sep 5, 2008
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Sep 5, 2008
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Sep 1, 2008
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Aug 31, 2008
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Aug 24, 2008
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Aug 10, 2008
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Jul 29, 2008
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