Saturday, November 15, 2008

SPB News for Saturday.


Leahy Becomes First Senator To Demand Lieberman's Ouster From Homeland Security Committee — We now have our first Dem Senator who has come on the record and called for Joe Lieberman to be booted from his plum spot on the Homeland Security committee. — In an interview with Vermont Public Radio Friday …

Lungren will challenge Boehner for top GOP spot — Rep. Dan Lungren announced Friday that he will challenge Rep. John Boehner for House Republican leader. — Lungren (Calif.) is considered a longshot to unseat Boehner (Ohio), who moved quickly after last week's election to shore up support in the GOP Conference.

More Allegations of Misconduct in Alabama Governor Case — Next month in Atlanta, a federal court will hear the high-profile appeal of former Alabama governor Don E. Siegelman, whose conviction on corruption charges in 2006 became one of the most publicly debated cases to emerge from eight years …



Campaign Bogeyman William Ayers Talks to ‘GMA’ — 'Good Morning America's' Chris Cuomo Grills '60s Radical Bill Ayers — William Ayers, the 1960s radical whose violent history became a focal point in the 2008 presidential election, said today that the Republicans unfairly “demonized” …

Obama and McCain to Meet in Chicago Monday

IG To-Do List For Obama: 'Restore Confidence' In DOJ

Emanuel regrets dad's remarks about Arabs
President-elect Obama's chief of staff apologizes to Arab-American group.

The legal troubles of Rep. Rick Renzi (R-AZ) began last February, when an Arizona grand jury charged the congressman with using his post to influence a federal land deal benefiting a former business partner, and indicted him on 35 counts including conspiracy, fraud, and money laundering. Thursday, it slapped eight more charges on him, alleging that he had led a criminal insurance enterprise and lied on his tax returns. Renzi, who steps down from Congress in January, pleaded not guilty and will stand trial in March. (Congressional Quarterly)

1 comment:

PrissyPatriot said...

Yeah, people slammed Emanuel for having a bigoted father. Who can help that? But didn't E do a stint with the IDF? The same IDF currently blocking humanitarian relief to Palestinians? I didn't hear him apologize for that...