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John Edwards: Getting Divorce & Admits to Fathering Child…

Editor — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 20:14:04 +0000

photo credits: Jonathan Walczak & John Edwards 2008 -

Currently: Edwards and his wife have split, this comes a week after John said, “I am Quinn’s father. I will do everything in my power to provide her with the love and support she deserves. …

South Carolina Lt. Governor Andre Bauer: Thinks We Should Starve the Poor…

Editor — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 07:46:28 +0000

Currently: Bauer is in the hot seat for yet another fumble, at a town hall meeting on Thursday he alluded to starving the poor by saying… “My grandmother was not a highly educated woman, but she told me as a small…

Scott Brown (R-MA) Takes Ted Kennedy’s Senate Seat

Editor — Wed, 20 Jan 2010 14:52:35 +0000

Currently: Brown defeated the Democrat Coakley with 1,168,107 votes (52%) versus her 1,058,682 votes (47%). The independent in the race, Joseph Kennedy, received only 22,237 votes. Republicans have not won a Senate race in Massachusetts since 1972. Read more about the upset victory…

Christopher J. Dodd (D – CT) Senate – Will Not Seek Re-Election

Editor — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 23:03:31 +0000

Currently: Dodd announces retirement, “I will not be a candidate for re-election this November… my deepest gratitude to the people of Connecticut for the remarkable privilege of being elected eight times over the past four decades to our national assembly.”

Bio: Dodd…

Parker Griffith (R-AL-5th) Switched Sides to the Republican Party

mbeharry — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 05:15:35 +0000

Currently: Democratic Rep. Parker Griffith announced Tuesday that he’s switching parties – saying he can no longer align himself “with a party that continues to pursue legislation that is bad for our country, hurts our economy and drives us further…

Italian Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi Attacked with Statue

mbeharry — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 07:39:52 +0000

Currently: “Milan police said Berlusconi’s attacker hit him with a small, metal souvenir replica of the Doumo di Milano, the city’s central cathedral, but it was not immediately clear whether the man swung at the prime minister with the object…

Neil Abercrombie (D-HI-1st) Rep. Announces Resignation From Congress

Editor — Mon, 14 Dec 2009 03:27:36 +0000

Currently: U.S. Rep. Neil Abercrombie on December 11, 2009 announced that he will resign as a Member of the U.S. House of Representatives from the 1st District of Hawaii. Read more from: http://www.house.gov/abercrombie/

Bio: Abercrombie first participated in a political campaign in…

Joseph I. Lieberman (I – CT) Senate: Was Against Current Health Bill

mbeharry — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 23:06:48 +0000

Currently: “Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, independent of Connecticut, said on Sunday that he would vote against the health care legislation in its current form.” Read more from: http://www.nytimes.com/2009/12/14/health/policy/14health.html

Bio: Lieberman remains a registered Democrat.^[5] He was one of the Senate’s strongest advocates…

John Garamendi (D-CA-10th) Rep. Takes California Congressional District 10

Editor — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:47:42 +0000

On January 8, 2007, John Garamendi became the 46th Lieutenant Governor of California, bringing to the office more than 32 years of public service. He is committed to building the Lieutenant Governor’s office into a powerful advocate for families and…

Bill Owens (D-NY) Defeats Doug Hoffman (C) for New York’s Congressional District 23

Editor — Fri, 06 Nov 2009 07:24:44 +0000

Bill Owens has devoted his life to creating jobs, bringing economic development to Upstate New York, and serving his country. Bill Owens is an Air Force veteran who served as a Captain at the Plattsburgh Air Force Base. He comes…