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Obama quits church after pastor controversy

Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on June 1st, 2008 4:31 am by HL

Obama quits church after pastor controversy
Obama quits church after pastor controversy

Rove: Bush told Bachmann to ?take off those stupid pink gloves.?

Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on June 1st, 2008 4:30 am by HL

Rove: Bush told Bachmann to ?take off those stupid pink gloves.?
Rep. Michele Bachmann’s (R-MN) affections for President Bush are infamous. At the 2007 State of the Union address, she gripped onto Bush’s shoulder until he gave her “a kiss and an embrace.” In September 2007, she also claimed that the President tried to “embrace” her at the scene of Minnesota’s 35W bridge collapse. But […]

Rep. Michele Bachmann’s (R-MN) affections for President Bush are infamous. At the 2007 State of the Union address, she gripped onto Bush’s shoulder until he gave her “a kiss and an embrace.” In September 2007, she also claimed that the President tried to “embrace” her at the scene of Minnesota’s 35W bridge collapse. But in a speech to Republicans in Rochester, MN, yesterday, Rove told of one incident where Bush insulted Bachmann:

The Texan delivered a few Minnesota comments, like…the time when he was with Bush and U.S. Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn. The president told her to “take off those stupid pink gloves.”

Watch a portion of Rove’s speech here.

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Fla., Mich. Delegates Each Get Half a Vote

Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on June 1st, 2008 4:29 am by HL

Fla., Mich. Delegates Each Get Half a Vote
After hours of emotional testimony and sometimes contentious debate, Democratic Party officials agreed yesterday on a pair of compromises to seat Florida’s and Michigan’s delegations to their national convention. But a part of the deal drew an angry reaction and the threat of a subsequent challenge…

Action in the Land of Enchantment
Looking for a state that will serve as a microcosm for the battle for the House, Senate and White House this fall? Look no farther than New Mexico. Yes, New Mexico.