The Comeback Id

Seeded on Tue Jun 3, 2008 8:04 AM EDT (The Latest From VanityFair.com)

Old friends and longtime aides are wringing their hands over Bill Clinton's post–White House escapades, from the dubious (and secretive) business associations to the media blowups that have bruised his wife's campaign, to the private-jetting around with a skirt-chasing, sca …

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McClellan Whacks Bush

Seeded on Tue May 27, 2008 9:36 PM EDT (Politico)

Former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan writes in a surprisingly scathing memoir to be published next week that President Bush "veered terribly off course," was not "open and forthright on Iraq," and took a "permanent campaign approach" to governing at the  …

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Another top McCain official resigns

Seeded on Sun May 18, 2008 3:07 PM EDT (Politico)

The McCain campaign's stringent approach to the issue is provoking a bit of grumbling from some of its Washington allies, who point out that a lobbyist's function is enshrined in the Constitution.

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Deeper Partisan Divide Over Global Warming

Seeded on Thu May 15, 2008 7:37 AM EDT (people-press.org)

The proportion of Americans who say that the earth is getting warmer has decreased modestly since January 2007, mostly because of a decline among Republicans.

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RNC Protesters Unhappy

Seeded on Thu May 15, 2008 7:30 AM EDT (The Minneapolis Star Tribune)

Attorneys and others representing the protesters argued that the route poses logistical challenges for people as they move, and that the time frame set by police for the march ensures the Republican Party has the entire evening's spotlight to itself.

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Huffington On 'Right is Wrong'

Seeded on Wed May 14, 2008 8:05 AM EDT (Minnesota Public Radio)

Conservative turned liberal author Arianna Huffington recently discussed her new book, "Right is Wrong: How the Lunatic Fringe Hijacked America, Shredded the Constitution, and Made Us All Less Safe," at the University of St. Thomas.

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150K Minnesota Children In Poverty

Seeded on Wed May 14, 2008 8:02 AM EDT (Minnesota Public Radio)

The annual Kids Count survey shows 150,000 Minnesota children live in poverty. The Children's Defense Fund says that is the highest level this decade.

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'Daily Show' Coming To RNC

Seeded on Tue May 13, 2008 6:45 AM EDT (The Minneapolis Star Tribune)

"The Daily Show with Jon Stewart" announced today that it will broadcast from the Republican National Convention in St. Paul starting Sept. 2 through Sept. 5.

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Keep The Locals Home

Seeded on Tue May 13, 2008 6:44 AM EDT (The Minneapolis Star Tribune)

Officials not only want residents to stay home during the Sept. 1-4 Republican convention but have organized a unique exhibition and bazaar to keep them here.

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Free Bikes For RNC

Seeded on Tue May 13, 2008 6:41 AM EDT (The Minneapolis Star Tribune)

Humana, a Fortune 500 health insurer, will be providing 1,000 bicycles to the cities of St. Paul and Minneapolis for community use during the Republican National Convention.

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Scrutiny forces RNC coordinator to resign

Seeded on Tue May 13, 2008 6:34 AM EDT (minnesotamonitor.com)

Doug Goodyear was tapped by Sen. John McCain last week to be the manager for the Republican National Convention in St. Paul. On Saturday, Goodyear who is also the CEO of DCI Group resigned under mounting media scrutiny over his firm's lobbying for the military regime of Myanmar.

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St. Paul considers wrapping skyways in ads

Seeded on Tue May 13, 2008 6:33 AM EDT (minnesotamonitor.com)

St. Paul considers wrapping its (typically empty) skyways in ads

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Paul's supporters hope to reshape GOP

Seeded on Tue May 13, 2008 6:25 AM EDT (MinnPost)

After Paul supporters won six of 12 delegate slots to the GOP national convention at Fourth, Fifth and Sixth District conventions in early April, GOP leadership expressed attitudes toward Paul supporters that ranged from dismissal to outright antagonism.

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GOP convention post still vacant

Seeded on Tue May 13, 2008 6:20 AM EDT (MinnPost)

Republicans still haven't determined who will replace Doug Goodyear as manager of the Republican National Convention; he resigned abruptly Saturday less than five hours after Newsweek reported online that his lobbying firm had once represented the repressive Myanmar military junt …

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