Read more Jeff Flake stories on Newserhttp://www.newser.com/taggrid/10580/jeff-flake.html2009 - Newseren-usNewser Feed GeneratorTue, 24 Nov 2009 12:16:01 CSThttp://www.newser.com/story/71900/photo-doesnt-make-me-a-slut-meghan-mccain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMeghan McCain can’t believe the “immediate and nasty overreaction” to her post of a “funny and silly” self-portrait. She admits that posting a photo showing off her cleavage “is not the smartest thing I have ever done. But it’s just not worth the drama it caused”—and shows some ugly...http://www.newser.com/story/71900/photo-doesnt-make-me-a-slut-meghan-mccain.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagFri, 16 Oct 2009 14:53:31 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/71290/we-ran-into-a-president-with-some-serious-game-rep.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagPresident Barack Obama and a few members of his cabinet played basketball tonight at the White House with a handful of House members, two of them Republicans. "We ran into a president with some serious game," said Rep. Jay Inslee, D-Wash. Obama had "a sweet crossover move" and appeared to...http://www.newser.com/story/71290/we-ran-into-a-president-with-some-serious-game-rep.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagThu, 08 Oct 2009 21:27:45 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/40026/best-members-of-congress.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagIt's easy, and usually fun, to bash members of Congress. But what about those who deserve praise? Esquire picks some favorites, starting with Rep. Henry Waxman of California; the Democrat has long been the sole member not only criticizing the Bush team's missteps but actually investigating them. Then there's principled...http://www.newser.com/story/40026/best-members-of-congress.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagSat, 18 Oct 2008 4:22:52 CDThttp://www.newser.com/story/6497/renegade-rep-pummels-pork.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagCongressman Jeff Flake is waging a one-man war against earmarks, slice the size of the federal budget and scare colleagues away from pet projects. When the Arizona Republican rises to speak, the Los Angeles Times reports, the whole House “grimaces”—bracing for an attack on the pork barrel. His efforts...http://www.newser.com/story/6497/renegade-rep-pummels-pork.html?utm_source=syn&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tagMon, 27 Aug 2007 10:38:17 CDT