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The corruption case of former New York Senate Republican leader Joseph Bruno has gone to the jury, which will decide whether he used his power to line his pockets and deprive New Yorkers of honest government.
Former New York Senate leader Joseph Bruno's longtime statehouse secretary testified Monday that she handled paperwork and accounting for his sideline consulting firm without being paid by the business but helped herself to some Bruno money.
Think you're obsessed with President Barack Obama and the many challenges he faces at home and abroad?
A federal judge denied a motion for a mistrial Friday in the corruption case of former New York Senate leader Joseph Bruno, rejecting the defense argument that he was favoring the prosecutors.
Democrats just don't get the election message from voters and are pushing a liberal, big government agenda at their party's peril, Republican officials said Sunday as they predicted a political price after the majority's victory on health care.
A former Teamsters official testified that then New York state Sen. Joseph Bruno told him in 1994 that Wright Investors Service wanted to manage his local's pension fund and didn't disclose he was being paid by the company.
The lawyer for an investment company that paid former state Senate leader Joseph Bruno to generate business testified Wednesday that company files did not contain disclosure statements the lawmaker was required to present to clients.
To promote his recent campaign for mayor of St. Petersburg, Fla., Scott Wagman bought an ad that popped up online when anyone ran a Google search for his opponents' names.
An eccentric street vendor known for his Rambo-style headband took charge of Mexico City's most populous borough Thursday — at least for a few hours.
American presidents rewarding top campaign fundraisers with plum ambassadorships has long been common practice for both parties. But should "bundlers" get these jobs? Are they qualified?
Next time, Minnesota's Democratic Party says, it will closely check its Internet links before sending news releases.
Recent uproar over San Francisco's liberal-leaning policies toward illegal immigrants is threatening to derail two top city officials' bids for statewide office as they work to appeal to more conservative voters.
Republicans are honing an attack line against President Barack Obama in an attempt to play on Americans' fears of government overreach and economic uncertainties, suggesting he is nationalizing American industry and socializing medicine.
Italian Premier Silvio Berlusconi's estranged wife believes her dignity has been besmirched in the fallout from a scandal that began with her suggestions that her husband had an inappropriate relationship with an 18-year-old model.
Newark Mayor Cory Booker and San Francisco Mayor Gavin Newsom are blazing a new trail in political discourse from opposite sides of the country as they build huge Internet followings on Twitter's fast-growing social network.
Here are a few examples of Newark Mayor Cory Booker's messages sent on Twitter, called "tweets":
Just weeks ago Silvio Berlusconi appeared to have an ironclad grip on power. Now the Italian premier is looking suddenly vulnerable, with the heat coming from something almost unheard of in freewheeling Italy: a sex scandal.
The president snoozes in his office by a tottering stack of papers in his in-tray. The prime minister lounges in a toilet with a red carpet leading to its door. Cabinet ministers take pot shots at each other in a High Noon-style showdown.
A deputy assistant secretary of the Navy under President Bill Clinton has been sentenced in San Diego to more than three years in federal prison for possessing child pornography.
Thailand's long-running political conflict reached another watershed Saturday as anti-government demonstrators forced the cancellation of a summit of Asian leaders. Here are key recent developments:
For years, the glitzy Persian Gulf emirate has been a pleasant, low-risk hideaway for disgraced politicians and deposed foreign leaders.
The prime minister of the Czech Republic, Mirek Topolanek, formally resigned on Thursday, two days after his three-party coalition government lost a parliamentary vote of no confidence.
Politics has always been a contact sport, and the National Football League is suiting up for the game.
Opposition lawmakers ended their violent, 12-day siege of South Korea's parliament Tuesday after successfully delaying a key vote on a U.S. free trade deal and other legislation.
Opposition lawmakers ended their violent, 12-day siege of South Korea's parliament Tuesday after blocking — for now — a U.S. free trade deal and other legislation.
DAWN.COM | Metropolitan | Karachi areas tense as SSP leaders laid to restKARACHI: A former leader of the outlawed Sipah-i-Sahaba Pakistan who suffered bullet wounds in a late Thursday night ambush, which left another prominent leader dead, passed away at the Abbasi Shaheed Hospital in the early hours of Saturday.
DAWN.COM | Columnists | Smokers� Corner: Speaking fireA blogger makes a valid point in a recent blog on dawn.com.
Fox News: More Fair And Balanced Than The Others?So how could Fox have both the most balanced and the most anti-Obama coverage? Simple. It's because the other networks were all so pro-Obama.
Islam Bashers RepentWhat does it take to make Islam bashers mend their ways? Why don't these folks come to their senses and see Islam as a religion of peace and praise the God of Abraham for continuing his beneficence on humanity by sending Muhammad to guide and humanize us? Well, just a few probl …
Hard Evidence: Seven salient facts about Maj. Nidal Malik Hasan.The above list is not exhaustive, but I would submit that five of the seven items (the first and the last four) would have been grounds to have had him either put under close surveillance or dismissed from the service
BBC NEWS | Middle East | Ahmadinejad's theological foesBy Edward Stourton Analysis, BBC Radio 4 It is not often you find an email from a Grand Ayatollah in your inbox - especially not when the Ayatollah in question is a pivotal figure in one of the great dramas currently unfolding on the world stage.
Does Islam Breed Violence?There is a division of the house. On one side are the politically correct in government, the leftist mainstream media, and a raft of Islamist apologists. One and all are tripping over each other in reassuring us that the mass murderers such as Maj.
How to Speak Tea-bag..The Interesting New Form Political CartoonsI see more and more of these moving political cartoons. What of this art form have you seen and noticed? Contribute your links to this thread.
Fort Hood killer escaped action, despite open extremism, because of fear of discrimination chargesThe Fort Hood shooter had previously said that Muslims should rise up against the military, "repeatedly expressed sympathy for suicide bombers," was pleased by the terrorist murder of an army recruiter, and publicly called for the beheading or burning of non-Muslims, talking "ab …
'V' aims at Obamamania -- Sci-fi throwback to the days of "Earth vs. the Flying Saucers" ("V" is irresistible)Imagine this. At a time of political turmoil, a charismatic, telegenic new leader arrives virtually out of nowhere. He offers a message of hope and reconciliation based on compromise and promises to marshal technology for a better future that will include universal health care.
I've read a few articles and seeds on Newsvine concerning the debate on all of the proposed health care bills. One of the common themes is that people want what the federal employees have. In most of the current proposals they have just exactly that.
Blood and Politics in KansasChristian Identity groups and Survivalists came together in Kansas City. Gun and knife shows are a tradition in the Midwest and South. This show welcomed survivalists, as well as a group called the Covenant the Sword and the Arm of the Lord (CSA).
Religion & The MarketplaceIslam is on its march of death on many fronts. A very dangerous front has been recently re-opened at the United Nations (UN) by the Organization of the Islamic Conference (OIC), the largest group of nations within the UN, by introducing a new resolution.
Saturday Funnies (Spooktacular Halloween Edition)Good Halloween Cartoons with a Right leaning Bias
An Apology to Third World Dictators & Robber BaronsEver since I was old enough learn about "politics," and its practitioners, especially those labeled "third world dictators," I have been railing against those third world dictators. Everyone knew about the "big boys," like Adolph, Mao and their ilk.
The New Counter Culture: LibertyInteresting article from the standpoint of those unable to accept that generations change. It compares apples to oranges and leads one to believe that celebrities in Hollywood and on T.V. represent the majority of the population.
Mark Steyn: Limbaugh bad, Mao good"Rush Limbaugh is so "divisive" that to get him fired Leftie agitators have to invent racist sound bites to put in his mouth.
President Obama's Policy DisasterIs history repeating itself? Is President Obama reenacting President Carter's tragic policy blunder toward Iran? Is Mr. Obama going to sacrifice the Iranian people at the altar of a misguided expediency as did Jimmy Carter some three decades ago? To what end?
PostPartisan - The Nobel Committee Comes CleanThe Nobel Committee Comes Clean At least the Nobel committee came clean this time. In awarding the peace prize to President Obama its chairman acknowledged that it did so because it agrees with and wants to promote his politics.
An American Artist Immortalizes NedaLike millions of people around the globe who were profoundly saddened by the untimely death of a young and innocent Iranian woman, the Master Sculptor, Paula Slater, was also deeply affected by the death of Neda on that graphic video.
Elected official takes his own lifeThe man who served as the Menominee County Clerk and Register of Deeds died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, according to Menominee County Sheriff Kenny Marks.
We Don't Need No More Education Dear "tbt" editor of which it may concern I'm a student of pasco county a junior to be precise and pleas do not mistake this for a Dear Abby segment I am not a 40 year old women concerned about her felines.
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