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No rebuke for 'admonish,' 2009 Word of the Year
- When the U.S. House admonished Rep. Joe Wilson for shouting "You lie!" at President Barack Obama during a health care speech to Congress, it not only lit up talk show lines, but also sent many people scurrying to the Internet in search of a definition.
- When the U.S. House admonished Rep. Joe Wilson for shouting "You lie!" at President Barack Obama during a health care speech to Congress, it not only lit up talk show lines, but also sent many people scurrying to the Internet in search of a definition.
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'You lie!' poll: Half of Southern Democrats upset
- About half of Southern Democrats responding to a poll say they were opposed or outraged by South Carolina Rep. Joe Wilson's shout of "You lie!" when President Barack Obama addressed Congress.
Republican Christie captures NJ governor's seat
- Republican Chris Christie, a former corruption-busting prosecutor, unseated the deep-pocketed but unpopular Gov. Jon Corzine on Tuesday in a bruising contest that focused on New Jersey's ailing economy, its highest-in-the-nation property taxes and even Christie's weight.
- Republican Chris Christie, a former corruption-busting prosecutor, unseated the deep-pocketed but unpopular Gov. Jon Corzine on Tuesday in a bruising contest that focused on New Jersey's ailing economy, its highest-in-the-nation property taxes and even Christie's weight.
Carrots and Sticks: Obama's split media strategy
- The same president who aggressively harnesses the power of the press to promote his agenda has taken to lacing his comments with criticisms of the media, with no bigger target than the gabby culture of cable television.
- The same president who aggressively harnesses the power of the press to promote his agenda has taken to lacing his comments with criticisms of the media, with no bigger target than the gabby culture of cable television.
Engage and criticize: Obama's split media strategy
- The same president who aggressively harnesses the power of the press to promote his agenda has taken to lacing his comments with criticisms of the media, with no bigger target than the gabby culture of cable television.
- The same president who aggressively harnesses the power of the press to promote his agenda has taken to lacing his comments with criticisms of the media, with no bigger target than the gabby culture of cable television.
Jules Witcover: Bush’s potentially impeachable offense
- Most headlines about former presidential press secretary Scott McClellan’s juicy inside account of the George W. Bush White House have focused on how the president and his chief aides used deception to sell the American people on his invasion of Iraq. It’s pretty damning stuff, triggering wails of betrayal and denial from old colleagues.
Scooter Libby, Marion Barry are joined at the judicial hip
- What do Scooter Libby and Marion Barry have in common? At first glance, very little.
Erick Erickson: House GOP may not have learned from past
- On Nov. 7, 2006, voters across the nation rejected what they perceived as President Bush’s mismanagement of the war effort and Republican corruption. From House Speaker Dennis Hastert, R-Ill., defending Rep. William Jefferson, D-La., against the FBI to Rep. Mark Foley, R-Fla., entering rehab because of filthy e-mails to underage boys to Rep. Duke Cunningham, R-Calif., being whisked away to jail, American voters had enough.
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