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Huma Abedin For Mayor

Arnold Hamilton - July 24, 2013 0

BY SUSAN ESTRICH Huma? Yes, the beautiful and brilliant former aide to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton who, in a role she certainly never sought, has been playing “The Good Wife” on cable news. Her husband, former Congressman Anthony Weiner, is the one who is actually running for mayor of New York City, which is […]

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Another Broken Treaty

Arnold Hamilton - July 24, 2013 0

BY SHARON MARTIN According to the Detroit Free Press, “the state Constitution describes public pensions as a ‘contractual obligation’ that ‘shall not be diminished or...

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Straying Politicians’ Five Shades Of Gray

Arnold Hamilton - July 23, 2013 0

BY FROMA HARROP Much has been written about adulterous politicians and the public’s apparent willingness to look past their infidelity. This lumps very different kinds of cheating into one neat sin, equally applicable to all sneaks. But just as “theft” covers everything from armed bank robbery to lifting a bag of chips, cheating on one’s […]

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The Cost Of Playing Politics

Arnold Hamilton - July 23, 2013 1

BY RICHARD L. FRICKER A memo circulating among state House Democrats details the number of unconstitutional bills passed by lawmakers in recent years that were...