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PICKET: Live NH GOP presidential primary debate blog
Water Cooler live GOP presidential primary debate blog in New Hampshire
MILLER: Taxpayers pay Weiner for “sex-rehab” vacation?
The House voted unanimously for Democrat Rep. Mike Capuano's resolution to give the sex crazed Rep. Weiner two weeks of paid from Congress leave for "treatment" for an unknown illness. The New York Dem is just hoping that he can salvage his political career by disappearing for two weeks. It won't work.
PICKET: Bachmann announces for 2012 in mid-debate
In the middle of the rapid fire question and answer phase of the GOP presidential primary debate on Monday evening in New Hampshire, Congresswoman Michele Bachmann, Minnesota Republican, took time to announce she filed papers to run for the White House in 2012.
PICKET: GOP presidential primary candidates meet in New Hampshire to debate
Goffstown, New Hampshire is the setting of CNN/WMUR/New Hampshire Union Leader's GOP presidential primary debate this Monday night, where seven Republican candidates, most of whom are already declared and vying to take on President Barack Obama, will spar each other on various issues. The Water Cooler Blog is covering the debate live.
PICKET: (VIDEO) Weiner constituents rally to throw the bum out
Residents of Rep. Anthony Weiner's 9th Congressional District gathered in front of his Kew Gardens office in Queens on Sunday and demanded the embattled New York Democrat resign from office immediately.
PICKET: Weiner video flashback - 'This is not something that can be treated away'
Rep. Anthony Weiner, New York Democrat, announced on Saturday he will be seeking treatment amid calls for him to resign from office from both Democrats and Republicans. However, he said his behavior with the women he was communicating with online could not be "treated away" when asked at his Monday presser if he would be seeking professional help.
PICKET: Weiner seeks treatment amid pressure to resign
Rep. Anthony Weiner, New York Democrat, seeks treatment under mounting pressure to resign from office.
PICKET: Dem leadership tells Weiner to go away
Democratic leadership call upon Rep. Anthony Weiner, New York Democrat, to resign.
PICKET: NYC pols' names floated to replace Weiner
There is a strong possibility that the embattled Congressman Anthony Weiner, New York Democrat, is not resigning from his Brooklyn-Queens congressional seat, because he may be looking for a political after-life else where.
MILLER: Obama: Kill Hoosier babies with Medicaid cash
Republican Senators fight CMS Administration Donald Berwick's decision to block Indiana's Medicaid funding plan which would stop taxpayer funds for abortions at Planned Parenthood.
PICKET: Gingrich says he's moving forward with campaign
Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich announces on Facebook he is moving forward with his campaign despite reported mass resignations of his campaign staff.
PICKET: CEI pumps free market values at annual dinner and the video that never happened
The Competitive Enterprise Institute held it's annual gala in Washington D.C. at the Hyatt Regency on Wednesday with it's featured speaker Daniel Hannan, a member of the European Parliament for Southeast England
PICKET: (VIDEO) Wis. public union employees ruin day for Special Olympians
Wisconsin's MacIver Institue captured video of the state public union employees disrupting a Special Olympics celebration.
PICKET: Weiner learns a safe seat doesn't necessarily guarantee political immortality
As more Democrats call upon Congressman Anthony Weiner, New York Democrat, to resign from his seat on Capitol Hill, the New York liberal is learning that occupying a Congressional district that is politically safe in his Party's corner can also be harmful.
PICKET: Breitbart releases statement on explicit alleged photo of New York Congressman
Andrew Breitbart appeared on the Opie and Anthony radio show where he showed the hosts through his phone the x-rated alleged photo of New York Congressman Anthony Weiner. According to Mr. Breitbart, the radio hosts snapped a photo and released it on twitter without his permission.
