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New Bill Would Allow Pets On Amtrak

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.22.2013 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- Even during moments of vicious partisan bickering, members of Congress seem to find common ground over their love of pets. When Repub...

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Friday Talking Points -- Ding Dong

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.12.2013 | Politics
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Chris Weigant

Speaking of Ding Dongs and the New York City mayor's office, Anthony Weiner is now exploring his own... um.... chances of winning the mayor's race, apparently. Late-night comics everywhere are rejoicing, one assumes.

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Congressman Reveals Intent By 'Hot' Lauper Tweet

AP | HENRY C. JACKSON | Posted 06.12.2013 | Politics
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WASHINGTON — Sometimes, congressmen just want to have fun. Rep. Steve Cohen, D-Tenn., said he wasn't flirting with singer Cyndi Lauper earlier ...

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Jason Linkins

Congressman's Tweets To Cyndi Lauper Scrutinized Because This Is What We Do In America Now

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 04.11.2013 | Politics
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I've long advocated that the best thing politicians can do to manage their presence on Twitter is to log in, browse to the "settings" page and click o...

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Senators and Secret Children: Can Professional Character and Personal Integrity Be Bifurcated?

E. O'Neill | Posted 04.27.2013 | Politics
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E. O'Neill

The issue of "secret children" is becoming a weekly headline. This week it's former Senator Domenici, last week Representative Cohen. Before that, the...

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Curious Exchange Reveals Secret Daughter

AP | LUCAS L. JOHNSON II | Posted 02.15.2013 | Politics
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NASHVILLE, Tenn. -- U.S. Rep. Steve Cohen has revealed he's the father of the 24-year-old Texas woman he was communicating with on Twitter during the ...

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Dem Rep Reveals Secret Daughter After Questionable Tweets

Posted 02.14.2013 | Politics
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Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) said Thursday that the woman he tweeted during President Obama's State of the Union address is his daughter. Cohen, who...

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Who Is the Most Reality Challenged -- Democrats or Republicans?

Stanton Peele | Posted 01.28.2013 | Politics
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Stanton Peele

Neither major American political party is capable of recognizing the U.S.' growing isolation from the rest of the world in facing the Palestinian conflict.

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Ben Hallman

Doctors Who Advise Wall Street Investors Operate In Ethical Grey Zone

HuffingtonPost.com | Ben Hallman | Posted 11.27.2012 | Business
Read More: Raj Rajaratnam, Gerson Lehrman, SAC Capital, Steve Cohen, Steven Cohen, SAC Capital Advisors, Expert Networks, Mathew Martoma, Video, Business News

Once upon a time on Wall Street, the enterprising trader looking for a nugget of inside information about a public company worked the phones, develope...

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$5 Million Bail?

Reuters | Posted 01.26.2013 | Business
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By Emily Flitter and Basil Katz NEW YORK, Nov 26 (Reuters) - A former SAC Capital portfolio manager was released on $5 million bail on...

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Steven Cohen's Press Release on SAC's Alleged Insider Trading: I'm a Genius!

Janet Tavakoli | Posted 05.21.2013 | Comedy
Read More: Insider Trading, Steve Cohen, Satire, Noah Freeman, Hedge Funds, SAC Capital Advisors, Hedge Fund Managers, Comedy News
Janet Tavakoli

How did I not know allegedly illegally obtained insider information was used by managers at my own fund? It's because I'm a genius. If you don't get it, it's because you're not a genius. But don't worry. I'll explain it to you later in this press release.

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Iran Threat Reduction Act Actually Enhances Threat of War

Stephen Zunes | Posted 01.14.2012 | World
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Stephen Zunes

Never in the history of this country has Congress ever restricted the right of the White House or State Department to meet with representatives of a foreign state, even in wartime. If this measure passes, it will establish a dangerous precedent.

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Sam Stein

Interstate Concealed Carry Bill Heads For A Vote

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 12.13.2011 | Politics
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WASHINGTON -- The arrest of a pro-gun-rights Tennessee lawmaker on charges of possession of a handgun while under the influence has provided a short-t...

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Jason Linkins

Redskins Owner Dan Snyder Responds To City Paper's Legal Filing By Going To War With The District Of Columbia

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.03.2011 | Media
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Even if Dan Snyder succeeds in the legal realm, his latest recent filing is another major failure in the world of public relations. There's almost nothing that rubs Washingtonians more raw than reminders of the limitations imposed on their representation in Congress.

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Jason Linkins

Washington City Paper Files Response To Redskins Owner's Lawsuit

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.17.2011 | Media
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As longtime readers may know, last February, Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder, following the advice of his P.R. guru, Tony Wyllie, decided that he...

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Jason Linkins

Dan Snyder Inspires Lawmaker To Draft Legislation To Stop People From Doing Things Dan Snyder Does

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 08.01.2011 | Media
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Yesterday, we brought you word that Washington Redskins owner Dan Snyder -- in his continuing effort to mount a revenge fantasy in the courts over an ...

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Steve Cohen's SAC Capital Investigated For Possible Insider Trading

Posted 07.21.2011 | Business
Read More: Insider Trading, Steve Cohen, Raj Rajaratnam, Charles Grassley, Senate Judiciary Committee, Hedge Funds, Economic Crisis, Business News, SAC Capital, Business News

CHICAGO/NEW YORK (Ann Saphir and Matthew Goldstein) - A powerful Republican lawmaker is investigating possible insider trading at SAC Capital Advi...

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The Fed's 'White Whale' Of Insider Trading

Posted 05.25.2011 | Business
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NEW YORK/BOSTON (By Matthew Goldstein and Svea Herbst-Bayliss) - Soon after prosecutors charged two of his former employees with trafficking in co...

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Friday Talking Points [153] -- SOTU-palooza

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Chris Weigant

The past week in politics was, quite obviously, dominated by President Obama's "State Of The Union" speech to Congress. For those of you who may have...

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Refresher Course on That Nazi Thing

Stanton Peele | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
Read More: Joseph Goebbels, Steve Cohen, Republican Propaganda, Nazis, Nazi References, Comedy News
Stanton Peele

"Congressman Cohen -- can I call you Steve? -- what brings you all the way here from the hills of Tennessee?" "Well, it seems some people think I forgot the basics of the Congressional training course you taught."

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WATCH: Stewart Shames Steve Cohen For Calling Republicans Nazis

The Huffington Post | Katla McGlynn | Posted 05.25.2011 | Comedy
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Thursday night's "Daily Show" followed up on the supposed "era of civility" we are living in after the tragic shooting in Arizona. At first, Jon Stewa...

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Megyn Kelly: Fox News Pundits Don't Make Nazi References

Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
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Megyn Kelly pushed back against a guest's assertion that Fox News commentators make regular references to Nazis on the air, telling him it was "just n...

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Democratic Congressman Stands By Nazi Remarks

AP | BEN EVANS | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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WASHINGTON — A Tennessee Democrat is defending his comparison of Republican health care arguments to Nazi propaganda. Rep. Steve Cohen of Memph...

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Cooper Spars With Dem. Rep. Who Compared GOP To Nazis

Posted 05.25.2011 | Media
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Anderson Cooper pressed a Democratic congressman to explain why he had compared Republicans to Nazis in a debate about health care reform During t...

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Democratic Congressman Compares Republicans To Nazis On House Floor (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011 | Politics
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Rep. Steve Cohen (D-Tenn.) spoke before a largely vacant House floor Tuesday night and referred to Republican efforts to repeal health care reform as ...

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