Ben Quayle, you certainly don’t lack for gravitas. But historical perspective? That could maybe use some work.
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Will Hillary Be Barack’s Next Vice President?
Even Dan Quayle wasn’t given the boot.
Quotes: Rep. Charles Rangel Pleads to Congress
“Don’t leave me swinging in the wind till November.”
— REP. CHARLES RANGEL, defending himself against ethics charges and asking for a speedy trial before his primary election in September, in a long-winded, 30-minute speech on …
Primary Roundup: Are We Pro- or Anti-Establishment?
Rand Paul’s Wild Student Days
Rand Paul, the Kentucky GOP Senate candidate, could well be the right-wing newsmaker of this year’s election season.
TIME on Ted Stevens, Through 40 Years
Alaska’s Ted Stevens, the GOP’s longest-serving senator, died in a plane crash today, according to CNN. He was 86.
Anti Ground-Zero Mosque Ads to be Placed on New York City Buses
The opponents of the mosque and Islamic center near Ground Zero aren’t giving up yet.
Tony Blair’s Journey Memoir Takes An Interesting Turn
If you just can’t wait to read former British Prime Minister Tony Blair’s political memoir, A Journey, which is set to hit all good book shops in the U.K. on September 1, and the U.S. on the 2nd, then there’s some good news.
Sarah Palin’s Unexpected Get-together with an Angry Alaskan
English surely was a “living language” in this conversation.
Obama Tests Basketball Skills Against LeBron, Carmelo and Co.
LeBron James and Dwayne Wade likely aren’t popular in Cleveland, and they haven’t yet earned their mettle in Miami, but they have been welcomed in Washington.
Should the Prop 8 Judge Have Recused Himself?
Vaughn Walker is a gay man, according to the San Francisco Chronicle. He is also a federal judge who this week struck down California’s same-sex marriage ban. Should he have recused himself?
