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Gingrich Threatens to Sue Over Attack Ad

Mark Russell — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 05:24:45 CST

Newt Gingrich's campaign is threatening to sue Michigan TV stations that air a negative ad accusing him of supporting China's "one-child" policy, reports Politico . The mud in this case is being flung by the pro-Romney super PAC Restore Our Future, and it alleges that 1989 legislation sponsored by Gingrich and...

Newt Mocks Mitt for Speaking French

Rob Quinn — Fri, 13 Jan 2012 07:49:23 CST

There's still more than a week to go until the South Carolina primary but Newt Gingrich's campaign may have already reached the bottom of the barrel. His campaign's new "French Connection" ad, in an effort to portray Mitt Romney as just another Massachusetts liberal, points out that Romney speaks French—...

Kerry Blasts Romney as a Flip-Flopper

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 12:41:50 CST

Maybe John Kerry was for Mitt Romney before he was against him, but count the Massachusetts senator as definitely not a Romney fan now. Kerry took a moment out of an appearance on Meet the Press to specially blast the former governor of his state, reports Politico, saying, "There are...

Super Committee Busy Pointing Fingers

Polly Davis Doig — Sun, 20 Nov 2011 12:28:30 CST

With the super committee's deadline now a matter of mere hours away and reports of the committee's demise rampant , members of the panel took to the talk show airwaves today, with Democrats blaming Republicans, Republicans blaming Democrats, and some managing to sound hopeful for half a second, reports Politico . Without...

New Book: Insider Trading Rampant in Congress

Matt Cantor — Sat, 19 Nov 2011 06:58:41 CST

In Congress, it’s easy to do the kind of stock trading that “would send the rest of us to prison,” writes Peter Schweizer in a new book on the Hill’s upside-down ethics. Members of Congress are, of course, equipped with insider knowledge about upcoming policy, and they’re able to play...

Obama Looks to Bush '04 as Re-Election Role Model

John Johnson — Sat, 22 Oct 2011 08:45:31 CDT

Barack Obama has an unlikely role model in his bid for re-election: George W. Bush, circa 2004. So says the AP and New York Times , who separately report that Obama strategists are so struck by the similarities between Bush's campaign against John Kerry and the 2012 race that they are...

Deficit Panel Floundering

Rob Quinn — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 07:40:00 CDT

The bipartisan panel tasked with finding ways to cut more than $1 trillion from the federal deficit is only five weeks away from its Nov. 23 deadline, and you might not be flabbergasted to learn that it is having trouble reaching an agreement—or even agreeing on basic starting positions....

The Richest Members of Congress

Matt Cantor — Sat, 10 Sep 2011 11:15:05 CDT

It’s been a tough year for most of us, but the richest in Congress, it seems, have only gotten richer: This year’s 50 wealthiest members are worth a collective $200 million more than last year’s, the Hill notes. Among them: With a minimum net worth of $287 million, Rep. Michael...

Patty Murray Will Co-Chair Debt 'Super Committee'

John Johnson — Tue, 09 Aug 2011 18:47:43 CDT

Three down, nine to go. Harry Reid made his three picks for the bipartisan "super committee" that will try to come up with $1.2 trillion of cuts in about 3 months. Reid picked Patty Murray, who will serve as co-chair with a yet-to-be-named Republican, along with John Kerry and...