By Donald Lambro Thursday,September 6, 2007 Excerpts: WASHINGTON — Political cracks are appearing in the Democrats’ once-unified opposition to the war in Iraq, and a prominent independent pollster says it’s not “a slam dunk” issue for them anymore.One week before Gen. David Petraeus, the U.S. military commander in Iraq, gives his report to Congress, Republican …
Update: 4 January 2008 A judge on Friday sentenced disgraced political donor Norman Hsu to three years in state prison after rejecting the one-time Democratic rainmaker’s bid to throw out a 16-year-old fraud conviction. Hsu’s lawyers had asked Superior Court Judge Stephen Hall to dismiss his 1992 no contest plea, arguing his right to a …
Update: Boy Named Hsu Captured, Tried, Convicted, and Sentenced Read More »
By Paul Elias September 5, 2007 REDWOOD CITY, Calif. (AP) — Disgraced Democratic fundraiser Norman Hsu was a wanted man again after he failed to show up for a court date today and a judge issued a new warrant for his arrest. Hsu, whose criminal past has roiled the campaigns of top presidential candidates, was …
By John Miller September 5, 2007 Excerpts: BOISE, Idaho (AP) – Sen. Larry Craig says he may still fight for his Senate seat, a spokesman says – if the lawmaker can clear his name with the Senate Ethics Committee and a Minnesota court where he pleaded guilty after his arrest in an airport men’s room …
To contribute to Clinton, that is: Following several stories about the curious contributions by Norman Hsu, a convicted felon who is now a fugitive, to Sen. Hillary Clinton and other Democrats, politicians are scrambling to unload donations they received from him, including Rep. Kirsten Gillibrand. The L.A. Times reports that Clinton is donating $23,000 she …
Looks like the Russians want to turn back the clock: Two RAF jets have intercepted a Russian bomber over the north Atlantic. Typhoon interceptors shadowed a Russian Tupolev-95 “Bear” reconnaissance aircraft last Friday. It is the first time the £60m Eurofighter has been scrambled on a genuine alert since it took over defence of Britain’s …
