Apr 06, 2009 -
A corrupt Washington is paying us hush money
But the people will not be silenced about government corruption
Augusta Chronicle Editorial Staff
Corruption is an elusive bird with a siren's song
It's often hard to recognize corruption because its tools are suits and handshakes and fancy titles and serpent smiles, not guns or knives. But robbery is robbery.
It's difficult to acknowledge or confront corruption, because its victims are often paid off and made to be happy of it.
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Feb 02, 2009 -
In Daschle’s Tax Woes, a Peek Into Washington
WASHINGTON — Tom Daschle, the former Democratic Senate leader, had been voted out of office. His close friend Leo Hindery, a Democratic donor and media mogul, was out of a job too, having just sold his latest company, Yes Networks.
So in early 2005 the two men decided to team up.
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Jun 18, 2008 -
That is right Grey’s Anatomy fans. The banished Isaiah Washington has created an opportunity out of Katherine Heigl’s snotty remark about the show’s writers. He seized the moment to call Shonda Rhimes and offered to “help.”
“Former co-star ISAIAH WASHINGTON, no stranger to controversy himself, spoke candidly about the situation.
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Sep 18, 2008 -
Several notable celebrities have leant themselves as the new faces of the Boys & Girls Club of America. The organization unveiled their new campaign this called BE GREAT, and are calling on people to volunteer at their local clubs.
Denzel Washington, Jackie Joyner-Kersee, Martin Sheen, Wesley Clark and Shaquille O'Neal, who attended the Boys & Girls Clubs of America as children, have lent their childhood photos to the organization for a national advertising campaign.
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May 16, 2009 -
A federal appeals court yesterday handed the Washington Redskins another victory in their long-running legal dispute with Native American activists over the team's name.
The appeals court did not address whether the name was offensive but upheld a federal judge's ruling last year that a Native American man had waited too long to challenge six Redskins trademarks.
An attorney for the activists, Philip J.
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Oct 17, 2008 -
Kerry Washington is the newest celeb to lend her face to L’Oreal. But she’s doing it for more than just the free makeup. Kerry is the spokesperson fronting the brand’s new awareness campaign for ovarian cancer.
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Feb 05, 2009 -
Hi everyone.... I will be going with my Cub Scout Pack to Washington D.C. on Palm Sunday weekend (the first weekend in April 2009).
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Jul 18, 2008 -
Katherine Heigl is really starting to feel the backlash following her comments that her last season on Grey’s Anatomy wasn’t worth an Emmy nomination. Which is absolutely true, but the tactful thing to do might have been to keep her mouth shut.
ABC executive Steve McPherson says that Katherine will be on Grey’s Anatomy this year, she isn’t going anywhere.
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Apr 08, 2008 -
Pregnant Angelina Jolie caused fan frenzy in Washington D.C. Monday morning as she took her boys, Maddox and Pax, to the Air and Space Museum, the Washington Post reports.
"Throngs of photo-snapping tourists" watched as 6-year-old Maddox (in a navy blue hoodie) and 4-year-old Pax (in an olive green jacket) "asked a lot of questions as they toured Space Hall, Skylab and the WWI and WWII exhibits," according to the Post.
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Dec 02, 2008 -
Kerry Washington looks fabulous in this Missoni ensemble at last night's Cinematheque Awards at the Beverly Hilton. She has become one of my favorite fashionistas to watch:
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