Politics

Broadhead for Congress

Candidate to Newspaper: Take Your Endorsement and Shove It

Congressional candidate Stephan Brodhead has helped make The News Tribune’s endorsement choice easier – after he disqualified himself.

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Secret Service Agents Fired in Sex Scandal Want Their Jobs Back

Four of the agents at the center of the Cartagena, Colombia prostitution scandal now say their actions didn’t warrant dismissal.

NATO protests

At NATO Summit in Chicago, Police Clash with Protesters

As NATO’s largest ever summit gets under way in Chicago, thousands of anti-NATO, antiwar protesters march against the world’s biggest military alliance

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Obama Campaign Bans Cell Phones at Private Fundraisers

The reelection campaign faces flak after donors at a $35,000 a plate dinner were asked to check their devices at the door.

Jon Lovett, a former White House speechwriter that has left his job there to pursue screenwriting in Los Angeles. He won The Funniest Celebrity in DC Contest in 2010.

Former Obama Speechwriter to Pen White House Sitcom

The Washington-Hollywood connection strikes again

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Did the Obama Campaign Know about John Edwards’ Affair?

At John Edwards’ campaign finance fraud trial, a former associate testified he’d warned Obama officials of the Senator’s infidelity during the 2008 election.

Keith Judd

Meet the Felon Who Got More Votes than Obama

Keith Judd, a.k.a. Inmate #11593-051, notched 41% of the vote in West Virginia’s Democratic presidential primary.

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Will the ‘Slut’ Vote Matter in 2012?

A young activist wants to rally women voters around recent scandals to fight what critics have called a conservative “war on women.”

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Dear Mr. President: Which Jeezy Would You Be?

At the White House Correspondents’ Dinner, Obama joked that while his first term saw him singing Al Green, his second term will be all about Young Jeezy. So which hip-hop songs should the President cover? NewsFeed has a few suggestions.

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The 98th Annual White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner

The annual event, which brings together US President Barack Obama, Hollywood celebrities, news media personalities and Washington correspondents, featured comedian Jimmy Kimmel as the host.