A Congressman in trouble for attempting Internet seduction of teenage boys, a convicted criminal drawing Congressional pay, and "dog whistle politics" for the true believers.

An oral history of my experiences on Capitol Hill during the 9/11 attacks


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Television Ad Shows Reagan Praising Webb In 1985 Speech

A Reagan appointee turned Democratic Senate candidate is catching flack for using the "Gipper" in a television ad.

Former First Lady Nancy Reagan has fired off a letter asking Jim Webb (right) to stop airing the ad (below) immediately.



Other Republicans complain that Mr Webb is being hypocritical -- using the late President's words of praise for the then Navy Secretary, after Mr Webb resigned in a dispute with President Reagan. (WashPost/YouTube)

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The government won't help track down 100,000 Americans owed back pay. So the clergy is coming to their aid.


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The Government Accountability Office says the federal government has to shoulder the blame for the foul ups that followed Hurricane Katrina.


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What's Washington thinking? They free one of bin Laden's top men and do nothing to stop terrorists' cash flow.


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FEMA ignored offers of help from other federal agencies after Hurricane Katrina.


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The likely next House Majority Leader took money from a phone-sex millionaire.


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Did a high ranking federal judge repeatedly break the law? Enter Exhibit "A" into evidence.


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Three Congressmen helped a political contributor beat an investigation -- and cost taxpayers $300 million.


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The high cost of paying your taxes.


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The NSA was supposed to be watching terrorists so they couldn't launch a sneak attack. Instead, they spied on how Quakers inflated balloons for peace rallies. Feel safer yet?


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The NSA was supposed to be watching terrorists so they couldn't launch a sneak attack. Instead, they spied on how Quakers inflated balloons for peace rallies. Feel yet?


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Iowa wants your money to protect their donuts.


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There's something fishy about the way your government polices the seafood you eat.

What happens when you hit up an oil company for a charitible donation?


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worth of equipment behind in Iraq -- with no word on whether it'll be returned or replaced.


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South Dakota is more than a thousand miles from Ground Zero. Didn't keep disaster loans from winding up there after 9/11.


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Think you got snared in the domestic spying scandal.


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What did the President know about you -- and when did he know it?


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If you can't figure out who the terrorists are -- just put everyone's name on the list. Your government has pretty much given up and gone that route.


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