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Is DHS’s ‘If You See Something, Say Something’ campaign helpful or burdensome?

By | 02.16.11 | 4:36 pm

Image by Matt MahurinThe message “If you see something, say something,” will be plastered on television and posters throughout the Staples Center this weekend at the NBA All-Star game as part of a recent partnership announced Tuesday between the National Basketball Association and the Department of Homeland Security. Officials said the campaign partnership More…

Pentagon: Gates Pledges to Stay at Least One More Year as SecDef

By | 01.07.10 | 9:27 pm

While the nation is distracted by wondering about the status of Colt McCoy’s shoulder, the Pentagon emailed out the following statement from spokesman Geoff Morrell:

“Secretary Gates met with the President just before Christmas and gave him a commitment to stay on the job for AT LEAST another year. They

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Steve King to NFL Commissioner: Apologize to Rush!

By | 10.28.09 | 4:59 pm

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 More…

George Allen Returns, Bearing Drills

By | 06.10.09 | 1:13 pm

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.”

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What’s Next in Minnesota?

By | 01.08.09 | 1:25 pm

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 More…