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Blog Entries by Jason Cherkis from 05/2011

Newt Gingrich's Charities Wither While His Political Organizations Thrive

Posted 05.11.2011 | Politics
Read More: Gingrich 2012, Newt Gingrich Charities, American Solutions for Winning the Future, Newt Gingrich Nonprofits, Newt Gingrich 2012, American Solutions, Newt Gingrich Foundations, Nonprofits, Elections 2012, Gingrich Charity, Newt Gingrich Philanthropies, Newt, Center for Health Transformation, Newt Gingrich, Election 2012, Charities, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- The name is as essential as Trump’s. The Newt Gingrich empire includes Gingrich Productions, the Gingrich Group, Gingrich Holdings...

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David Barton's Tax Records Boast Expertise In Black History

Posted 05.18.2011 | Politics
Read More: Taxes, Martin Luther King Jr., Founding Fathers, David Barton Black History, Civil Rights History, Wallbuilders, Michele Bachmann, Mike Huckabee, David Barton, Gop, David Barton Nonprofit, Glenn Beck, Newt Gingrich, Republican Party, Tea Party, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- David Barton, the Republican establishment’s favorite amateur historian, claims in tax records reviewed by HuffPost to be something of...

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Huntsman Was For Health Care Mandate Before He Was Against It

Posted 05.20.2011 | Politics
Read More: Utah Health Exchange, Mandates, United Way, Mitch Daniels, Elections 2012, Mitt Romney, Gop, Healthcare Reform, Newt Gingrich, Republican Party, Jon Huntsman Jr., Utah, Politics News

HANCOCK, N.H. –- To hear Jon Huntsman and his advisers tell it, he is a bedrock conservative on health care who took a free market approach as gover...

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Want To See Mitt Romney's Emails On Health Care Reform? Good Luck

Posted 05.24.2011 | Politics
Read More: Transparency, Foia, Presidential Race, Sarah Palin, Mitt Romney, Elections 2012, Gop, Massachusetts, Massachusetts Archives, Healthcare, Public Records, Politics News

For politicians, there is one time-tested method for thwarting public records requests: stall and stall and, when in doubt, stall. This January, fo...

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Jon Huntsman Flirted With 'Death Panels' As Governor

Posted 05.27.2011 | Politics
Read More: Gop 2010 Elections, Jon Huntsman, Death Panels, Sarah Palin, United Way, Elections 2012, Health Care Reform, Jon Huntsman Healthcare, John Huntsman Death Panels, Health Insurance, Jon Huntsman Jr., Jon Huntsman Health Care, Healthcare, Politics News

Two years before Sarah Palin conjured “death panels" from her active imagination, Utah’s business elite devised its own far less infamous version....

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Rolling Thunder Vets: Sarah Palin Is A Real American (VIDEO)

Posted 05.30.2011 | Politics
Read More: Video, Republican Primary, Harley-Davidson, Todd Palin, Sarah Palin, Piper Palin, Rolling Thunder, Elections 2012, Gop, Alaska, Tea Party, Bristol Palin, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Sarah Palin came prepared. Whether formally invited or even welcomed, the former governor arrived at the Rolling Thunder biker rally...

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