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Pelosi: Shaky, Not Stirred – For Now

Pelosi: Shaky, Not Stirred – For Now

If anyone needs a drink right now, it may well be 74 year-old House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi who by all accounts gets to keep a job she’s now failed at for two election cycles. But she no longer seems to

US honors veterans over Memorial Day weekend

US honors veterans over Memorial Day weekend

NEW YORK (AP) — The nation is marking Memorial Day weekend with somber ceremonies, flag planting at cemeteries and parades. In New York, a Marines Corps chaplain will give a sermon Sunday at the Marble Collegiate College in Manhattan. Afterward,

Pelosi Announces Appointment of Dems to Benghazi Committee

Pelosi Announces Appointment of Dems to Benghazi Committee

On Wednesday, House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) announced the appointments of Reps. Tammy Duckworth (D-IL), Elijah Cummings (D-MD), Adam Smith (D-WA), Adam Schiff (D-CA) and Linda Sanchez (D-CA) to the special committee charged with investigating the 2012 Benghazi terror

ATF Chief Questioned over Alleged Exploitation of Mentally Disabled

ATF Chief Questioned over Alleged Exploitation of Mentally Disabled

On April 2nd House Oversight and Government Reform Committee members questioned ATF Chief B. Todd Jones about the agency’s alleged use in operations and arrest of mentally disabled persons. The Milwaukee-Wisconsin Journal Sentinel reported, “The ATF used mentally disabled people and

Obama Violates 'Sacred Trust' Pledge with Disabled Veterans

Obama Violates 'Sacred Trust' Pledge with Disabled Veterans

In 2008, Obama pledged that disabled veterans applying for benefits would receive confirmation as to whether they qualified for those benefits within 125 days.  Obama said keeping such a timeline was part of “a sacred trust with out veterans.” Fast

Union Endorses Tea Party Favorite Joe Walsh

Union Endorses Tea Party Favorite Joe Walsh

Friday, in a shocking move, Local 150, an AFL-CIO member and the largest local in the 8th congressional district of Illinois, endorsed Republican Congressman Joe Walsh, a Tea Party favorite, for reelection to Congress. The union had endorsed Barack Obama

Walsh: IL's Duckworth Humiliated, 'Slandered' Whistleblowers

Walsh: IL's Duckworth Humiliated, 'Slandered' Whistleblowers

Two Illinois Dept. of Veterans Affairs (DVA) whistleblowers are suing Tammy Duckworth, the Democrat running to defeat Rep. Joe Walsh (R-IL), for wrongful termination and humiliation. Duckworth allegedly told one employee to “keep [her] mouth shut” if she wanted to

Spending by outside groups rocks many House races

Spending by outside groups rocks many House races

(AP) Spending by outside groups rocks many House racesBy ALAN FRAMAssociated PressWASHINGTONRep. Dan Lungren knows what it’s like to have a big bull’s eye plastered on his back. The Democratic Party and labor and environmental groups have spent $4.7 million

Duckworth Drags Joe Walsh's Family into Attack Ads

Duckworth Drags Joe Walsh's Family into Attack Ads

Congressman Joe Walsh’s challenger Tammy Duckworth has turned to vicious personal attacks — a sign of panic in a race she was supposed to win handily.  According to Walsh, Duckworth is dragging his family through the mud and running ads

Dem House Candidate: We Should Have Had Marines in Benghazi

Dem House Candidate: We Should Have Had Marines in Benghazi

Tammy Duckworth, Iraq War veteran and Democratic nominee for Congress in the 8th district of Illinois, said today that U.S. Marines should have guarded the consulate in Benghazi, Libya–not private military contractors. Duckworth was asked about the issue while greeting