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Steve King to NFL Commissioner: Apologize to Rush!
Here’s an interesting confrontation from a hearing on the Hill today between Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa) and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell. King said he’d “scoured” Rush Limbaugh’s infamous comment that the media was giving Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Donovan McNabb too much credit because he was black and found no racism in it whatsoever — Limbaugh, [...]
George Allen Returns, Bearing Drills
The former Republican governor of and senator from Virginia is making the rounds among Washington conservative groups pushing his new organization, the American Energy Freedom Center — a flashy part of the movement to rebrand deregulation and increased oil exploration as a search for “American energy.”
Allen’s passing around a talking points two-pager that should bring [...]
What’s Next in Minnesota?
Our brethren at The Minnesota Independent have a nice rundown of what the coming weeks will bring in the complex U.S. Senate battle in Minnesota. But for the link-averse among you, I’ll provide a rundown of the rundown:
Basically, Republican Norm Coleman is contesting DFLer Al Franken’s election victory on three fronts. First, he says that [...]
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