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GSA caught in another spending spree
Washington Examiner
Federal officials with the same agency that blew $800000 at a Las Vegas employee conference two years ago are also paying millions every month to rent property that almost nobody in the government uses. The General Services Administration (GSA),

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Fox's Special Report Continues To Treat Birther Conspiracy Theories Seriously
Media Matters for America (blog)
Why do you insist on continuing these known falsehoods? by MidnightWriter (May 21, 2012 11:47 pm ET) Demonstrated by who, parody troll? Orly Taitz? Sheriff Joe? Alan Keyes? Joesph Farah? All they've demonstrated is that they are fools and racists. by

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The "Vetting" Obsession
The American Prospect
When the Washington Post story about Mitt Romney's high school years (including an incident in which the former Massachusetts governor forcibly cut the hair of a student whose commitment to conformism was insufficiently vigorous) came out,

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Waterkeeper Alliance – don't ask, just litigate
Western Farm Press (blog)
When the Waterkeeper Alliance decides to make an example of you, they don't let truth get in the way of their efforts. They take you to court and hope legal bills drive you into bankruptcy. Back in 2010, the WA tried this approach with Alan and Kristin

Scandal Postmortem: Who Is Quinn Perkins, Really? Shonda Rhimes Sounds Off on
Seattle Post Intelligencer
In the closing moments of Scandal's first season finale, Olivia Pope's (Kerry Washington) associates were treated to a new mystery that had been under their nose the whole time: Who is Quinn Perkins (Katie Lowes)? The question of her true identity came

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