Topic: The Associated Press

Karl Rove Contempt Of Congress

On July 30 , 2008 , the House Judiciary Committee voted to cite former chief of staff to the Bush Administration , Karl Rove , with contempt of The decision is a recommendation which must be finalized by an official vote in ...

Karl Rove Subpoena

Karl Rove , the former political advisor to President George W. Bush , refused to heed a Congressional subpoena to appear at a July 10 , 2008 , House Judiciary subcommittee hearing. Rove Ignores Subpoena, Refuses to Testify (July 10, 2008) Rove ...

Mark Bubriski

Bubriski sent an email to the Miami Herald that claimed that Sarah Palin was a "supporter of Pat Buchanan " and that "many Jews" felt that Buchanan was a "Nazi sympathizer. Questions on Palin's Party a 'smear' (September 2, 2008) "Palin was ...

Sam Nunn Vice President

Former Senator Sam Nunn had been considered as a vice-presidential candidate to join the ticket of Democratic nominee Barack Obama before Delaware Senator Joe Biden was formally selected for the position. On August 21 , 2008 , it appeared that Nunn had ...

Bill Clinton Obama Support

On June 24 , 2008 , former president Bill Clinton issued a statement that he was " Bill Clinton offers support to Obama (June 24, 2008) Though issued through a spokesman, the statement was the first indication of support from the former ...
Shortly after the invasion of Iraq in 2003 , allegations of prisoner abuse by Americans began to circulate, particularly involving detainees at Abu Ghraib Prison in Iraq . "Torture at Abu Ghraib" (June 4, 2004) The U.S. government, under George W. Bush ...

Bill Gwatney Shot

Arkansas Democratic Party chairman Bill Gwatney died in Little Rock , Arkansas , on August 13 , 2008 after being shot three times at the Arkansas Democratic Party headquarters earlier that day. Witnesses say the gunman entered the office around noon, asked ...
Paul gives tea party a hero in Congress and hope that more candidates are Washington-boundAnti-tax crusader Rand Paul's election victory Tuesday gave the tea party a flag bearer to send to the Senate and hope that more like-minded Washington outsiders would be ...
AP Enterprise: Nearly 3 dozen tea party House candidates locked in competitive racesMore than 70 tea party candidates are on ballots nationwide, and an analysis by The Associated Press finds that nearly three dozen are locked in competitive House races.From the hundreds ...
Texas GOP Gov. Rick Perry criticizes House Minority Leader Boehner, embraces tea partyTexas Gov. Rick Perry is criticizing U.S. House Minority Leader John Boehner for seeking a possible compromise on tax cuts with President Barack Obama.In a Thursday night interview with The ...
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