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Former Obama Aides Cashing In on White House Access

Former Obama Aides Cashing In on White House Access

Former Obama aides are cashing in on their high-powered connections and access to President Barack Obama, reports the Washington Post. Despite Obama’s promises to slow down Washington’s whirling revolving door, DC cronyism and influence peddling are alive and well. Take,

Study: Sports Pundits More Popular if Confident, Not Accurate

Study: Sports Pundits More Popular if Confident, Not Accurate

Researches have found that confidence–more than accuracy–attracts people to sports pundits, perhaps because people crave their confidence in “an uncertain world.” These findings should not come as a surprise. Former President Bill Clinton once said that Americans would initially prefer

Chelsea Clinton's Mother-in-Law Enters House Race

Chelsea Clinton's Mother-in-Law Enters House Race

(AP) – Chelsea Clinton’s mother-in-law is running to recapture the Philadelphia-area U.S. House seat that she lost almost 20 years ago, a defeat ascribed to her vote for then-President Bill Clinton’s budget proposal that increased taxes on the wealthy. Marjorie

Bill Clinton Meets 'Jeannie'

Bill Clinton Meets 'Jeannie'

Just because President Clinton is overseas doesn’t mean he isn’t accessing the harem. According to reports from the Life Ball 2013 in Vienna, President Clinton spent Saturday evening with former I Dream of Jeannie star Barbara Eden. She appeared onstage,

Garcetti Holds Slim Lead as LA Picks New Mayor

Garcetti Holds Slim Lead as LA Picks New Mayor

By MICHAEL R. BLOODAP Political WriterLOS ANGELESCouncilman Eric Garcetti held a slender edge Tuesday in early returns over city Controller Wendy Greuel to become the next Los Angeles mayor, while slow-coming returns suggested it could take a day or more

EMILY's List Founder Joins Draft for Hillary

EMILY's List Founder Joins Draft for Hillary

The founder of EMILY’s List has endorsed a super PAC formed to draft Hillary Clinton to run for president in 2016 and financially support her efforts. Ellen Malcolm, a person The Hill noted co-chaired Clinton’s failed 2008 White House bid

Clintons Freeze Weiner

Clintons Freeze Weiner

According to the New York Post, Bill and Hillary Clinton are going to make sure Anthony Weiner’s dreams of becoming mayor stay all wet–they will not support him in his efforts.  Sources told the Post that Weiner’s past elicits memories of Bill Clinton’s and

Oprah to Interview Jason Collins

Oprah to Interview Jason Collins

Oprah Winfrey will interview Jason Collins and his friends and family, and it will air on her OWN network this Sunday. Collins, who made headlines by coming out in a Sports Illustrated article on Monday, has been lauded by celebrities,

North Korea Will Indict American Citizen

North Korea Will Indict American Citizen

(AP) – North Korea said Saturday it will soon put a detained American on trial for allegedly trying to overthrow the government, further complicating already fraught relations between Pyongyang and Washington. The indictment of Kenneth Bae comes in the middle

Woodstock Singer Havens, 72, Dies of Heart Attack

Woodstock Singer Havens, 72, Dies of Heart Attack

By MESFIN FEKADUAP Music WriterNEW YORKRichie Havens, the folk singer and guitarist who was the first performer at Woodstock, died Monday, his family said. He was 72. Havens died of a heart attack, the family said it a statement. Further

Chelsea Clinton: Maybe I'll Run For Office

Chelsea Clinton: Maybe I'll Run For Office

Imagine a world in which American presidential elections since 1988 go like this: Bush, Clinton, Clinton, Bush, Bush, Obama, Obama, Clinton, Clinton, Bush, Bush, Obama, Obama, Clinton, Clinton. It could happen. On Monday, Chelsea Clinton, daughter of former President Bill

William Ginsburg, Lawyer for Monica Lewinsky, Dies at 70

William Ginsburg, Lawyer for Monica Lewinsky, Dies at 70

William H. Ginsburg has died in Sherman Oaks, CA of cancer at the age of 70. Ginsberg represented Monica Lewinsky, the intern who carried on an affair with then-president Bill Clinton which culminated in Clinton’s impeachment. Prior to the Lewinsky investigation,