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Herman Cain Uses Racially Charged Metaphor

The Huffington Post | Luke Johnson | Posted 12.11.2011

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Republican presidential candidate Herman Cain said Monday night on Fox News' "The Sean Hannity Show" that he "left the Democratic plantation," echoing...

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Lawmakers Pushing Back Against Banks' Foreclosure-Settlement Complaints

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- As bank executives push back against the terms of a foreclosure settlement with fees that may be as high as $20 billion, progressive leg...

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When the House Office on Ethics Disregarded Standards of Honesty

David Fiderer | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Fiderer

The charges against Stark, Graves and Waters all fit into a common pattern. In each case, the OCE claims that House members took actions for their own financial benefit; yet those actions resulted in nothing.

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How the Charges Against Maxine Waters Were Fabricated Out of Next to Nothing

David Fiderer | Posted 05.25.2011

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David Fiderer

It's not hard to figure out why the allegations against Maxine Waters seem bogus. The specific charge is easy to understand: "Maxine Waters requested a meeting." That's it. That's all of it.

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California Congresswoman Maxine Waters Charged With Ethics Violations

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — California Democrat Maxine Waters faces a House trial this fall on three charges of ethical wrongdoing, setting the stage for a sec...

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Maxine Waters: Some "Neanderthals" In The Senate Blocking Public Option

LA Times | Rong | Posted 05.25.2011

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Waters reserved her most searing critiques for Senate Democrats who have not embraced the public option. "Not only are we going to do everything we...

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