Can there be an election year Senate confirmation of a Supreme Court Justice?
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Can there be an election year Senate confirmation of a Supreme Court Justice?

ByJohn

Why won’t there be an election year Senate confirmation of a new Supreme Court justice? The death of Justice Antonin Scalia shocked the current presidential nomination contest, and Republicans at last night’s debate were quick to cite a supposed “80-year precedent” without an election year Senate confirmation of any kind. Political historians were quick to point…

Jon Gosselin is considering running for political office from Pennsylvania: Would you vote for him?
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Jon Gosselin is considering running for political office from Pennsylvania: Would you vote for him?

ByJohn

  Jon Gosselin has had a lot of careers over the past few years. After finishing his stint as a reality television star, he became a solar panel installer in rural Pennsylvania. Then, he became a waiter and maitre’d at a pair of restaurants. Currently, he’s a DJ. And, by most accounts, he’s also a…

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VIDEO Alaska’s congressman thinks we should use wolves to solve our “homeless problem”

ByJohn

  Alaskan congressman Don Young is a salty fellow–but, then, that’s one of the perks of incumbency in a state that only has one member in the House of Representatives. Young’s been in Congress since 1973, and is probably best known for co-sponsoring the legislation that would have funded the famous “Bridge to Nowhere.” He’s…

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Congress wants Sony to screen “The Interivew” at the Capitol

ByJohn

Brad Sherman, a freshman senator from California, wants to defeat terrorism by showing the action-comedy at the Capitol. And he’s not the only one: there’s a request to show the movie at the White House, too. See what these statesmen had to say about freedom, democracy, and funny stuff.