POLITICAL HEADLINES OBAMA PRESIDENCY & THE 112TH CONGRESS: THE HEADLINES…. Secret Service, GSA and soldier photos overshadow Obama’s message, feed bad public perceptions (Susan Walsh, File/ Associated Press ) – FILE – In this June 30, 2010 file photo, Senate Judiciary Committee member, Sen. Jeff Sessions, R-Ala., is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington. Sessions [...]
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Campaign Buzz December 3, 2011: Herman Cain Suspends Presidential Campaign — Drops Republican Presidential Nomination Bid
CAMPAIGN 2012 By Bonnie K. Goodman Ms. Goodman is the Editor of History Musings. She has a BA in History & Art History & a Masters in Library and Information Studies from McGill University, and has done graduate work in history at Concordia University. Ms. Goodman has also contributed the overviews, and chronologies in History [...]
Posted by bonniekaryn on December 3, 2011
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Campaign Buzz December 1, 2011: New Hampshire Union Leader Interview with Herman Cain: Wife didn’t know about friendship, ‘financial assistance’ to Ginger White
CAMPAIGN 2012 Cain: Wife didn’t know about friendship with Ginger White: Herman Cain revealed Thursday that his relationship with Ginger White — who he characterizes as a “friend” to whom he gave money for “month-to-month bills and expenses” — was unknown to his wife Gloria until Monday, when White came forward accusing the Republican presidential [...]
Posted by bonniekaryn on December 1, 2011
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Campaign Buzz November 28-29, 2011: Herman Cain Reassesses Bid for Republican Presidential Nomination After Atlanta Woman, Ginger White Accuses Him of 13 Year Affair
CAMPAIGN 2012 By Bonnie K. Goodman Ms. Goodman is the Editor of History Musings. She has a BA in History & Art History & a Masters in Library and Information Studies from McGill University, and has done graduate work in history at Concordia University. Ms. Goodman has also contributed the overviews, and chronologies in History [...]
Posted by bonniekaryn on November 29, 2011
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History Buzz November 10, 2011: Nixon’s long-secret Watergate grand jury testimony released
HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY NEWS Nixon’s long-secret grand jury testimony released Source: LAT, 11-10-11 The National Archives has released President Nixon’s grand jury testimony from the summer of 1975. (Los Angeles Times / November 10, 2011 Photos: President Nixon and Watergate Documents: Read Nixon’s grand jury testimony The Archives [...]
Posted by bonniekaryn on November 10, 2011
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History Buzz November 8, 2011: Stanley I. Kutler Historian’s work gives a glimpse of Nixon “unplugged”
HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP Source: University of Wisconsin-Madison, 11-8-1 Historians and political junkies soon will have more Richard Nixon material to kick around, thanks to a UW–Madison professor emeritus who has fought for years to get the secret records of the former president made public. Stanley Kutler, professor emeritus [...]
Posted by bonniekaryn on November 8, 2011
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David Eisebach: Porn king Larry Flynt book bares politicians’ scandalous lives in “One Nation Under Sex”
HISTORY BUZZ: HISTORY NEWS RECAP Source: Philadelphia Daily News, 7-24-11 Weary of sex scandals that have rocked all portions of our government in recent years, there’s a lot of talk on the campaign trail about getting back to the principles of our nation’s Founding Fathers. That sentiment may change if people read the new book, [...]
Posted by bonniekaryn on July 24, 2011
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Political Headlines June 16, 2011: Weinergate: Rep. Anthony Weiner Announces his Resignation after Sexting Scandal
POLITICAL HEADLINES By Bonnie K. Goodman Ms. Goodman is the Editor of History Musings. She has a BA in History & Art History & a Masters in Library and Information Studies from McGill University, and has done graduate work in history at Concordia University. IN FOCUS: REP. ANTHONY ANNOUNCES HIS RESIGNATION AFTER SEXTING SCANDAL Craig [...]
Posted by bonniekaryn on June 16, 2011
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Political Buzz June 6, 2011: Weinergate: Rep. Anthony Weiner Sexting Scandal
POLITICAL BUZZ By Bonnie K. Goodman Ms. Goodman is the Editor of History Musings. She has a BA in History & Art History & a Masters in Library and Information Studies from McGill University, and has done graduate work in history at Concordia University. IN FOCUS: WEINERGATE: REP. ANTHONY WEINER SEXTING SCANDAL US Congressman Anthony [...]
Posted by bonniekaryn on June 6, 2011
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Political Headlines June 3, 2011: John Edwards Indicted by Grand Jury for Misappropriating Campaign Funds
POLITICAL HEADLINES By Bonnie K. Goodman Ms. Goodman is the Editor of History Musings. She has a BA in History & Art History & a Masters in Library and Information Studies from McGill University, and has done graduate work in history at Concordia University. IN FOCUS: JOHN EDWARDS INDICTED Jennifer Rotenizer/Winston-Salem Journal, via Associated Press [...]
Posted by bonniekaryn on June 3, 2011
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Political Headlines Twitter Scandal: A Mess for Anthony Weiner, A Lesson for Congress
STATE & LOCAL POLITICS Rep. Anthony Weinerr (D) of New York walks from his office to an elevator in the Rayburn House Office Building for a vote on Capitol Hill in Washington Wednesday. Weiner denied Wednesday sending a lewd photo from his Twitter account to a 21-year-old woman. Twitter Scandal: A Mess for Anthony Weiner, [...]
Posted by bonniekaryn on June 1, 2011
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