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American Conservative Union Pushes Back on Politico Pay-for-Play Story

By | 07.17.09 | 11:11 am

Dennis Whitfield of the American Conservative Union has sent out a press release on today’s embarrassing Mike Allen story that alleges a pay-for-play proposal between the conservative group and FedEx.

“An article containing a false headline has been published by Capitol Hill newspaper Politico today regarding an issue with

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Conservatives for Sale

By | 07.17.09 | 9:45 am

Mike Allen has a dizzying scoop about the American Conservative Union:

The American Conservative Union asked FedEx for a check for $2 million to $3 million in return for the group’s endorsement in a bitter legislative dispute, then flipped and sided with UPS after FedEx refused to

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Blago Aide Pleads Guilty to Wire Fraud

By | 07.08.09 | 3:48 pm

You may have thought that you had heard the last of him after his appearance on “The View,” but it looks like Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich is back in the news. Today, his former chief of staff, John Harris, pleaded guilty to one count of wire More…