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The Cover-Up

Arnold Hamilton - June 18, 2009 0

BY KAREN WEBB So the United States Senate says we will hide our abuses. I think they think that the world doesn't care, but I...

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BY SUSAN ESTRICH Matt Drudge is obviously not happy: “ABC TURNS PROGRAMMING OVER TO OBAMA; NEWS TO BE ANCHORED FROM INSIDE WHITE HOUSE,” his headline screams, in even bigger type than that. I don’t blame ABC for one minute for agreeing to be taken over, at least logistically. You tell me which network would turn […]

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Pockets Of Influence In Washington

Arnold Hamilton - June 17, 2009 0

BY JIM HIGHTOWER What do shoplifters and members of Congress have in common? Tailor-made clothing. Like a shoplifter’s long coat, the suits of many lawmakers come with an astonishing array of inside pockets that hold surprising volumes of loot. We already know about various conduits that politicians have crafted to funnel cash into their election […]

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Certifying Citizenship

Arnold Hamilton - June 16, 2009 0

BY KAREN WEBB People keep clamoring for Barack Obama's original birth record. Take it from a family history researcher, I would be extremely surprised if...

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Deficit Worry Is The Greenest Shoot

Arnold Hamilton - June 16, 2009 0

BY FROMA HARROP Never mind firmer retail sales, rising stock prices and moderating job losses. The greenest shoot is Americans’ changing economic fixation. There’s less panic over collapsing banks, home foreclosures and the prospect of another Great Depression. Attention has moved to budget deficits and the resulting federal debt. These are worries of a more […]