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NATIONAL WATCHDOG GROUP ATTACKS PALIN OVER ETHICS

blaire — Fri, 5 Sep 2008 09:10:42 -0500

National watchdog group attacks Palin over ethics

blaire — Thu, 4 Sep 2008 08:19:59 -0500

4 Sep 2008 // A national watchdog group Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington, or “CREW” is slamming Governor Sarah Palin over the firing of Public Safety Commissioner Walt Monegan. The group goes after government officials it believes are beholden to special interests or are breaching ethical standards. More»

Sarah Palin: More Of The McSame

blaire — Wed, 3 Sep 2008 13:39:14 -0500

3 Sep 2008 //

Who knew that Sarah Palin (R) would so quickly prove to be so much like what we got from the Bush Administration during the last eight years?

TPM:

Scandals different for Palin, Kilpatrick

blaire — Wed, 3 Sep 2008 08:05:29 -0500

3 Sep 2008 // The head of an Alaska police officer's union said Tuesday he will file state ethics charges "within the next day or two" against Republican vice presidential nominee and Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin, the latest development in an investigation into Palin's firing of the state's top law enforcement officer.

Watchdog groups give Palin mixed reviews

blaire — Fri, 29 Aug 2008 08:13:56 -0500

29 Aug 2008 // Washington watchdog groups have mixed reviews for John McCain’s choice of Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin as his running mate.

Washington’s leading budget watchdog group, Taxpayers for Common Sense (TCS), applauded the choice, saying it demonstrated McCain’s commitment to spending reform.

PG&E's blank check

blaire — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 08:18:09 -0500

27 Aug 2008 // It's Saturday morning, Aug. 23, and at the plumber's union hall on Market Street, Pacific Gas and Electric Co. employees are leading a rally in opposition to San Francisco's Clean Energy Act. A table at the back of the room sags with urns of coffee and uneaten pastries. To the side are towers of glossy black "Stop the Blank Check" window signs. E-mails sent by event organizers said Sen. More»

Lawsuits target Buchanan's naysayers

blaire — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:59:42 -0500

27 Aug 2008 // Congressman Vern Buchanan's business partner again fired back at those accusing the District 13 Republican of fostering consumer fraud at his Florida car dealerships and violating federal campaign finance laws.

IRS investigating BP’s Living Word Christian Center

blaire — Wed, 27 Aug 2008 07:58:34 -0500

27 Aug 2008 // Living Word Christian Center Pastor Mac Hammond said he welcomed an IRS audit last year.

Now he’s got one.

The Brooklyn Park church has not submitted the documents requested by the federal agency, and an IRS investigation is under way.

Whither the E-Mails?

blaire — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:57:45 -0500

25 Aug 2008 // An internal White House document provides some fresh clues about the status of the controversy that has been simmering since 2007, when it was discovered that potentially millions of White House e-mails over a two-year period were missing.

Exactly what the clues suggest, however, is a bit murky.

Biden's son a registered lobbyist since 2001

blaire — Mon, 25 Aug 2008 08:08:56 -0500

25 Aug 2008 // As it stands now, Sen. Joe Biden's younger son, Hunter Biden, wouldn't be allowed to contribute money to his father's vice presidential effort.