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Sarah Palin (R-AL), Alaska Governor Announces Resignation

mbeharry — Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:29:58 +0000

Currently: July 4 (Bloomberg) – Sarah Palin’s abrupt announcement that she was resigning as Alaska’s governor left observers speculating about a future for her that could range from a 2012 White House bid to political oblivion. Read the rest of the…

Mark Sanford (R-SC), South Carolina Governor, Goes AWOL then Admits to Affair

mbeharry — Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:26:32 +0000

Currently: “On Wednesday, word came that 12 of 27 state senators and six South Carolina newspapers are calling upon the governor to resign following his mysterious disappearance and revelations of adultery. Even the Greenville News revoked its statement supporting the governor after the…

Al Franken FINALLY wins case to be the next Minnesota Senator

Editor — Wed, 01 Jul 2009 04:10:28 +0000

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Currently: “Franken’s victory gives Democrats control of 60 Senate seats - the number they need to overcome Republican filibusters.

When Franken is seated, which could be as early as next week, his party will have a majority not reached on either…

Mahmoud Ahmadinejad Wins Disputed Election, Violence & Riots Ensue

Editor — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 19:02:56 +0000

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photo credit: Mostafa Saeednejad

Currently: Bursts of gunfire were reported as Tehranis took to their rooftops to shout protests under cover of darkness, but for the first time in a week there were no big demonstrations. That was partly because Tehran’s streets…

Mir-Hossein Mousavi: Opposition Leader & Candidate for the 2009 Iranian Presidential Election

mbeharry — Mon, 22 Jun 2009 02:13:34 +0000

photo credit: Hamed Saber

Currently: Today, at considerable personal risk, the 67-year-old artist, architect and grandfather pops up at massive rallies, speaks briefly into a hand-held loudhailer, then vanishes again.

He sends letters to the Guardian Council, the election commission and other institutions, denouncing…

Ensign, John- (R - NV) Admits to Affair

Editor — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 22:08:54 +0000

Currently: Sen. John Ensign (R-Nev.) “…defended payments from his political and taxpayer-funded accounts to the woman he had an eight-month affair with, as well as the salaries of her husband and their 19-year-old son.

According to a memo issued by his office,…

Lummis, Cynthia M. (R-WY-AL) Rep.

mbeharry — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:59:35 +0000

Cynthia then clerked at the Wyoming Supreme Court, practiced law in Cheyenne, and served a total of fourteen years in the Wyoming House and Senate, concentrating on natural resource and taxation issues. She completed her legislative service in 1994 and…

Perriello, Tom (D-VA-5th) Rep.

mbeharry — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:46:38 +0000

Born and raised in the 5th district, Congressman Perriello previously served as a national security consultant, working in conflict zones such as Afghanistan, Darfur, Kosovo, and Liberia. His work with child soldiers, amputees, and local pro-democracy groups in Sierra Leone…

Nye III, Glenn C. (D-VA-2nd) Rep.

mbeharry — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:41:30 +0000

Assigned to the reconstruction effort in Kosovo in 2001, Nye received the State Department’s Superior Honor Award for organizing the rescue of 26 American citizens who were being held behind insurgent lines, and for negotiating the release of an American…

Connolly, Gerald E. “Gerry” (D-VA-11th) Rep.

mbeharry — Sun, 21 Jun 2009 13:35:22 +0000

Prior to his election to Congress in November 2008, Congressman Connolly was Chairman of the Board of Supervisors in Fairfax County, the largest jurisdiction in the Washington, DC metro area with more than 1.1 million residents. Connolly served a total…