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Propaganda in Iraq continues.

By Sean Gibbons on Feb 21st, 2006 at 5:10 pm

Propaganda in Iraq continues.

“Donald Rumsfeld is backing off his claim last week that the Pentagon had stopped paying to plant stories in the Iraqi news media,” the AP reports. Rumsfeld today said he “misstated the facts” when he said last Friday that the practice was halted; apparently the program “was put under review” but “he doesn’t know if it continues.”




Scalia: The Constitution is dead, you idiot.

“In a speech Monday sponsored by the conservative Federalist Society…Scalia criticized those who believe in what he called the ‘living Constitution.’ ‘That’s the argument of flexibility and it goes something like this: The Constitution is over 200 years old and societies change. It has to change with society, like a living organism, or it will become brittle and break. But you would have to be an idiot to believe that.’”




‘Re-vote!!!! More ballots than Members!!!!!!!!!!!’

The Hill obtains internal emails documenting the controversial vote to replace Tom Delay.




50K for lunch with Laura.

By Sean Gibbons on Jan 31st, 2006 at 10:48 am

50K for lunch with Laura.

“The latest fundraising pitch of the Congressional Club, a venerable organization of lawmakers’ spouses, asks donors for $50,000 apiece in exchange for lunch, a reception with first lady Laura Bush and a private reception with members of Congress and their spouses,” the Hill reports.




Google v. Bush.

By Sean Gibbons on Jan 26th, 2006 at 11:51 am

Google v. Bush.

Is the dust-up between the Justice Department and Google news? Or just a PR stunt?




Lott Wants to Play Doctor?

By Sean Gibbons on Jan 17th, 2006 at 4:43 pm

Lott Wants to Play Doctor?

Trent Lott may try to replace Bill Frist as Majority Leader.




“Wal-Mart hosted a $1,000 fundraiser for me?”

Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich said on CNBC yesterday. “That is absolutely incorrect. Wal-Mart has not hosted any fundraisers.” His press secretary explained “Wal-Mart was not the host, just one of many hosts” but was “unable to identify any other sponsors.”




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