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Dodd: No Local Hero

By | 04.17.09 | 9:43 am

Reporters seeking Sen. Chris Dodd’s (D-Conn.) first quarter fundraising filings were met with silence for most of yesterday. Now we know why.

Though Dodd has already raised more than $1 million in 2009 — a handsome sum that places him well ahead of the Republicans he could face in More…

McCain’s Judgment Questioned

By | 09.03.08 | 3:34 pm

Sierra Vista, Ariz.–In February, when a 35-count federal indictment was filed against three-term Rep. Rick Renzi (R-Ariz.) on charges of wire fraud, money laundering, extortion and conspiracy in connection with his misuse of 2002 campaign funds and the sale of a business associate’s land, he was co-chairman of Sen. John More…