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Mark Sanford's comedy of errors
WASHINGTON -- In a congressional campaign ad released Wednesday, Mark Sanford, R-Appalachian Trail, looks soberly into the camera and makes his closing plea before Tuesday's vote. "Nancy Pelosi and allies have spent more than a million dollars to...Tags: Tim Scott, Regional Authority, Politics, Anthony D. Weiner, Comedy Central (tv network)
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The governor, the soul mate and … The End
CHARLESTON, S.C. -- As the reporter said to the novelist: Why bother to make stuff up? For stories and characters, one needs only a pair of walking shoes in this city, where recent attentions have turned to two salacious stories. One concerns a murder-...
Tags: David Vitter, Politics, U.S. Senate, U.S. House of Representatives, Anthony D. Weiner
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Just a Bad, Sad Week
The Hartford CourantIt was not a good week: At the Boston Marathon, where bombs killed and maimed. In West, Texas, where a fertilizer plant exploded, taking lives and leveling the community. For the media, which seemed to get it first more than it got it right. And in...Tags: Voting, The New York Times, Gun Control, U.S. Senate, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013)
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An Iconic Figure Passes – No, Not Thatcher
The Hartford CourantThis past week saw the passing of an iconic figure, one whose power and influence was unparalleled during the height of her popularity. No, not Margaret Thatcher. I'm talking about Annette Funicello. In the mid-to-late 1950s, Annette ruled the hearts of...Tags: Hillary Clinton, Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Huma Abedin, Politics, U.S. Senate
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Is this the best the GOP can come up with?
WASHINGTON -- I think I've figured it out. Republicans must be staging some kind of fiendishly clever plot to lure Democrats into a false sense of security. That's the only possible explanation for some of the weirdness we're seeing and hearing from the...
Tags: Tim Scott, Regional Authority, Ken Cuccinelli, Politics, Government
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Republicans Embarked On Navel Gazing
The Hartford CourantThe Republican Party has not been on a roll. In November, it lost seats in the House, gave away seats it should have won in the Senate, and for the fifth time in the last six presidential elections lost the popular vote. While conservatives attending...Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, National Rifle Association of America, John Rowland, Politics, Ides of March
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Sandy Relief Vote And Sally Field
The Hartford CourantThe $50 billion Sandy relief package to aid people and communities in New York, New Jersey and Connecticut devastated by the super storm finally passed the House last week. All told, 179 Republicans voted against it. The only Democrat to vote no was...Tags: Jim Cooper, Academy Awards, National Rifle Association of America, Politics, Wildlife
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After a fall from grace, time to consider Lance's rise
At long last, we know what we thought we knew is true. Lance Armstrong did it. The disgraced cycling icon came clean to Oprah about being filthy. We now know, for certain, that he juiced and doped largely throughout his record run of seven Tour de...
Tags: Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Tour de France, Human Interest, Cannibalism, Oprah Winfrey
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Daum: The frump factor and Holly Petraeus
Last week was a historic one for women. Eighteen women won or reclaimed Senate seats, bringing the number of women in that body to 20. Nearly 80 women now occupy the House. New Hampshire became the first state to elect a female governor and an all-women...
Tags: Physical Fitness and Exercise, Botox (drug), Politics, Anthony D. Weiner, CNN (tv network)
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Obama, Romney display solid morals
Although different in beliefs, policies, and overall general outlooks, President Barack Obama and Gov. Mitt Romney have both given us great examples of what we need to look for, expect and demand of future politicians. The fact both of these men, unlike...Tags: Regional Authority, Monica Lewinsky, Politics, Values, Government
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Are city, activists ready to compromise on homeless feedings?
We have many bits of tid in today's Friday Files. But first, an update on the battle between the city of Orlando and the activists atLake Eola.
In Wednesday's column, I made a pitch for compromise in this long-running feud, which isn't helping anyone....Tags: John Edwards, Diplomacy, Saint Petersberg (Russia), Tennis, U.S. Senate
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Sex sins of mighty are old hat in literature
It didn't start with Twitter — and it won't end with Weiner.
For centuries, the theme of sexual sins committed by the powerful has been scintillating source material for the arts. In poems and plays, in novels and films and TV series, artists...Tags: Sex, John Edwards, CBS Corp., Itching, Anthony D. Weiner
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