House ethics committee postpones Waters trial
Posted in Main Blog (All Posts) on November 20th, 2010 5:37 am by HL
House ethics committee postpones Waters trial
Newly discovered evidence led the House ethics committee Friday to postpone this month’s planned trial of Rep. Maxine Waters, the California Democrat accused of inappropriately helping a financially troubled bank in which her husband was a large shareholder.
The Plum Line: Joe Scarborough’s suspension reveals how dumb NBC’s policy is
Okay, so now MSNBC has temporarily suspended Joe Scarborough because he made a bunch of previously-undiscovered political contributions without getting permission from the network president to do so, in violation of NBC policy.
The Fix: North Carolina, Indiana host marquee governors races in 2012
After the political bonanza that was the 2010 gubernatorial cycle — 37 races! — the next two years will be significantly quieter at the governor’s level with three races (Kentucky, Mississippi and Louisiana) set for 2011 and another 11 up in 2012.
Marine whistleblower Franz Gayl: Security clearance removal is retaliation
Franz Gayl made a name for himself a few years ago as a Marine Corps whistleblower, a civilian scientist who helped push the Pentagon to shift its Iraqi weapons strategy. Senators called him a hero for disclosures that helped get heavily armored vehicles known as MRAPs to the battlefield.
