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      Vitter was a repeat customer

      Posted by theangryindian from Tpmmuckraker

      Well, at least it wasn't during Lent. From The Times-Picayune: A phone number for Sen. David Vitter, R-La., appears at least five times in the billing records of what federal authorities say was a Washington call-girl operation, the first just four months after he was sworn in to the U.S. House in 1999 and the last on Mardi Gras of 2001.

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      Woodward questions Thompson role in Watergate.

      Posted by theangryindian from Think Progress

      Former senator Fred Thompson was the Senate Watergate Committee’s chief minority counsel in 1973 and 1974, and is often credited with asking a question during the Watergate hearings “that led to the disclosure of the fact that President Nixon had installed recording devices in the Oval Office.” But in an online chat yesterday, Washington Post reporter Bob Woodward disputed this history: The veteran journalist, whose early reporting was instrumental in uncovering the scandal, said th

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      More CIA confusion as another former intelligence official faces charges

      Posted by theangryindian from Angryindian.blogspot

      New charges have been filed alleging that a former top CIA official pushed a proposed $100 million government contract for his best friend in return for lavish vacations, private jet flights and a lucrative job offer. The indictment, returned Thursday, replaces charges brought in February against Kyle "Dusty" Foggo, who resigned from the spy agency a year ago, and Poway-based defense contractor Brent Wilkes. The charges grew from the bribery scandal that landed former U.S. Rep. Randy "D

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    • GOP Goes Home Without Finishing Budget Bills for 2006

      Posted by Jeff from Yahoo News!

      Via TalkingPointsMemo: "Driving the decision to quit and go home rather than finish the remaining budget work is a determined effort by a group of conservative Republicans to prevent putting a GOP stamp on spending bills covering 13 Cabinet Departments — and loaded with thousands of homestate projects derided as "pork" by critics."

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    • Republican Robocall Pretexting Campaign

      Posted by Jeff from Slashdot

      More electoral fraud from the GOP: The NRCC hired Conquest Communications Group to conduct a massive nationwide robocalling campaign with calls specifically scripted to appear as if they're coming from the Democratic candidate — in violation of FCC regulations on such 'robocalls,' which requires the identity of the caller to be stated at the beginning of the message [47 CFR 64.1200(b)(1)].

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    theangryindian

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    “The Angryindian” is an internationally recognized Indigenist activist and outspoken critic of U.S. colonialism practised against Aboriginal societies in America and abroad. He is editor of IntelligentaIndigena Novajoservo and the host of Radyo Inteligentaindigena, an independent, non-partisan international Indigenist podcast.

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    Damian is a former campaign worker for Ralph Nader and current delegate/precinct captain for Barack Obama . He is also a registered Independent voter. He's written columns for "Tabula Rasa" magazine as well as many music magazines around the globe. Whatever you do, don't offer him alcohol.

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