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Wyly brothers built an empire side-by-side
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 12:00am EDT by Zachary A. Goldfarb and Philip Rucker
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Born during the Depression in a northeast Louisiana plantation town of 3,000, Charles Wyly and his younger brother Sam have been inseparable since childhood: numbers 3 and 13 on the state-championship high school football team , business partners who turned ideas into billion-dollar companies,...
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Rangel says colleagues who similarly sought donations were not punished
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 12:00am EDT by R. Jeffrey Smith
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Rep. Charles B. Rangel (D-N.Y.) has chosen a less-than-collegial defense to charges that he violated House ethics rules when he asked corporate donors with legislative interests to give to an academic center bearing his name.
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Maxine Waters will go to trial rather than settling potential ethics charges
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 12:00am EDT by Ben Pershing and Paul Kane
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Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) has decided against settling potential House ethics charges for her role in helping to steer federal funds to a bank, choosing instead to proceed to a trial, a source familiar with the process said Friday night.
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Political contributions by Sam and Charles Wyly
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 12:00am EDT by Post
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Sam and Charles Wyly and their wives have spent about $5 million on federal political contributions in the past 20 years. They reached national notice in 2000 as prominent supporters of Texas Gov. George W. Bush's presidential campaign.
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Ore. inquiry into sex-assault claim against Al Gore dropped for lack of evidence
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 12:00am EDT by Carol D. Leonnig and Philip Rucker
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Law enforcement authorities in Portland, Ore., have concluded that there is insufficient evidence to proceed with a criminal prosecution of former vice president Al Gore after a massage therapist accused him of sexually assaulting her in a 2006 incident.
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Obama's minister in chief manages matters of faith both public and private
Posted: July 31st, 2010, 12:00am EDT by Christi Parsons
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The young minister's alarm goes off at 6 a.m., time for his own devotional and the one he will send to the president of the United States.
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Obama touts auto bailout during Michigan trip
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 9:26pm EDT by Michael D. Shear and Peter Whoriskey
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DETROIT -- The government's bailout of the American auto industry last year sparked political hand-wringing about the end of capitalism and allegations that President Obama aspired to be CEO of what critics dubbed "Government Motors."
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Posted: July 30th, 2010, 9:26pm EDT
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The Fix: In 2010, Colorado's where it's at
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 2:38pm EDT by Chris Cillizza
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Colorado is single-handedly keeping political junkies from falling into the typical August doldrums with a trio of fascinating intraparty fights.
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The Fix: Palin picks next 'mama grizzly'
Posted: July 30th, 2010, 8:28am EDT by Chris Cillizza
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1. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin has endorsed Wyoming State Auditor Rita Meyer's campaign for governor as the 2008 vice presidential nominee continues to back a stable of women running in contested statewide primary races.