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Paul Pelosi, spouse & football team owner

By Laurie Bennett   |   November 8, 2009 at 8:33am   |   0 Comments

Paul Pelosi has decades of experience in avoiding the spotlight.

Club for Growth loses one in NY 23rd

By A. James Memmott   |   November 5, 2009 at 8:16am   |   2 Comments

In what was a generally good Election Day nationwide for Republicans and conservatives, Democrats prevailed in a special election in New York’s sprawling 23rd Congressional District.

A bad night for the self-financed

By Laurie Bennett   |   November 4, 2009 at 8:22am   |   0 Comments

For rich politicians wanting to hold onto their jobs, Election Night 2009 was unnerving.

After U.N. firing, vindication for Peter Galbraith

By Laurie Bennett   |   October 26, 2009 at 7:30am   |   0 Comments

Recent events in Afghanistan haven’t returned Peter Galbraith to his old job, but they have brought affirmation.

Mel Sembler financing Liz Cheney’s new group

By Laurie Bennett   |   October 24, 2009 at 12:14pm   |   3 Comments

Wealthy Republican fundraiser Mel Sembler has a new cause.

Center for Security Policy gives Cheney an award and a platform

By Laurie Bennett   |   October 23, 2009 at 12:01pm   |   0 Comments

When Dick Cheney took the podium Wednesday to criticize the Obama administration and its Afghanistan strategy, he knew his audience.

Schwarzenegger backs health care reform

By Ric Bohy   |   October 8, 2009 at 8:59am   |   0 Comments

California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has joined a rising number of GOP voices to back the Democrats’ current reform bill.

Liz Cheney gains favor among conservatives

By A. James Memmott   |   September 29, 2009 at 10:49am   |   0 Comments

Increasingly, Liz Cheney is proving to be her father’s daughter, defending the former vice president’s stands on national security and other issues.

Jeb Bush finds work

By Laurie Bennett   |   September 24, 2009 at 10:58am   |   0 Comments

Jeb Bush, who ended his job as Florida governor in 2007, now holds positions with six companies.

Just sit right back and you’ll hear a tale - of the Minows

By Laurie Bennett   |   September 11, 2009 at 10:53am   |   0 Comments

The Minow family is reshaping America.

Joe Wilson’s in the doghouse

By A. James Memmott   |   September 10, 2009 at 11:53am   |   4 Comments

Just two words have vaulted Addison G. “Joe” Wilson, a relatively obscure Republican member of Congress from South Carolina, into national prominence.

The short hop between the Fortune 500 and Washington

By Laurie Bennett   |   September 7, 2009 at 8:45am   |   0 Comments

The path between American business and Capitol Hill is usually marked by political contributions and lobbying expenses.

Eliot Spitzer takes a teaching job

By A. James Memmott   |   September 6, 2009 at 10:05am   |   0 Comments

Continuing to tiptoe back into public life, Eliot Spitzer has taken a gig as an adjunct professor of political science at The City College of New York.

White House adviser Van Jones responds to critics

By Laurie Bennett   |   September 4, 2009 at 10:04am   |   22 Comments

Conservatives and the Internet have turned up the the heat on White House adviser Van Jones.

Kennedy’s staff was unequaled

By Laurie Bennett   |   August 28, 2009 at 8:54am   |   0 Comments

Sen. Edward M. Kennedy attracted the best and the brightest.

Alec Baldwin won’t make Joe Lieberman’s day

By Ric Bohy   |   August 25, 2009 at 9:13am   |   1 Comments

Alec Baldwin has backed off a statement published last week that he might move to Connecticut to run against Sen. Joe Lieberman.

Pre-publication hype builds for Tom Ridge book

By Ric Bohy   |   August 23, 2009 at 12:11pm   |   3 Comments

Tom Ridge is the latest member of the Bush administration to talk about deceiving the American public for political reasons.

Nixon deemed Leonard Bernstein a ’son of a bitch’

By Laurie Bennett   |   August 14, 2009 at 10:22am   |   0 Comments

Why was Richard Nixon so obsessed with Leonard Bernstein?

Hillary won’t be channeling Bill

By Ric Bohy   |   August 11, 2009 at 1:12pm   |   2 Comments

It’s clear that there’s been about enough of the Bubba Factor for U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton.

Conservative media monitor attracts the big bucks

By Laurie Bennett   |   August 11, 2009 at 9:26am   |   2 Comments

The Media Research Center, an organization whose stated mission is to “bring balance and responsibility to the news media,” is recruiting conservative supporters with deep pockets.


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