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Entries by Jessica Levinson from 01/2011

Oh How the Mighty Have Fallen: Former U.S. House Majority Leaders Gets Three Years in Prison

| Posted 01.11.2011 | Politics
Read More: Politics, Redistricting, Crime, Congress, News, Tom Delay, Politics News

First comes the conviction, next comes the sentence. Late last year I wrote about a Texas jury's decision to nail Tom DeLay (aka "the hammer") to the ...

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How Much Speech Will We Buy in 2012?

| Posted 01.17.2011 | Politics
Read More: Supreme Court, Michael Fitzpatrick, Camapgin Finance Reform, Congress, Politics, Campaign Finance, Pete Sessions, Houses Office of Congressional Ethics, 112th Congress, Politics News

The 112th Congress is in its infancy, and already we're off to the races fundraising for 2012. Why is it so hard to limit the amount of money in politics?

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The Kumbaya State of the Union?

| Posted 01.25.2011 | Politics
Read More: Congress, Bipartisanship, Political Humor, Politics, State the of Union, Sotu, State of the Union Address 2011, State of the Union 2011, State of the Union Seating, State of the Union Address, State of the Union Integraed Seating, Sotu Integrated Seating, Sotu 2011, Politics News

I'm not sure if we mature or if we just get older. If the latter is true, voluntary integration might be a great move for our motley crew of legislators.

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