Impeached Governor Not Hero Of His Own Legacy? (NPR spin on 1870 RATS and their pals - the Klan)
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Impeached Governor Not Hero Of His Own Legacy?by Jessica Jones April 16, 2011 It was in 1870 that North Carolina Gov. William Woods Holden was impeached and removed from office. He had used the state militia to quell the Ku Klux Klan. Others have begun to question that legacy, saying that he was no early champion of civil rights, but instead a political opportunist. North Carolina Public Radio's Jessica Jones has the story. SCOTT SIMON, host: The North Carolina legislature is working to clear the name of a Reconstruction-era governor. William Holden was cast out of office in 1871 after...
Published on Wednesday 23rd of May 2012 02:23:21 PM
Pa. Is Keystone in House GOP’s Path to Majority (Kanjorski, Altmire, Dahlkemper, etc)
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Pennsylvania, the center of the political universe this week, will again garner outsized attention in this fall’s midterm elections. Though Tuesday’s House primaries were greatly overshadowed by the nationally significant victories of Rep. Joe Sestak in the Democratic Senate primary and of Mark Critz (D) in the 12th district special election, they did set up some key November matchups in the quintessentially competitive Keystone State. Click here to learn more! Roll Call’s current House race ratings include 10 of Pennsylvania’s 19 districts as among the 104 districts that will hold competitive elections this fall — the most in any state....
Published on Wednesday 23rd of May 2012 02:23:21 PM
GOP blasts Holden for not returning 'dirty money' (Tax-cheat Charlie about to get rich - again!)
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GOP blasts Holden for not returning 'dirty money'By JOHN LATIMER Staff Writer Updated: 03/05/2010 05:58:35 PM EST Pennsylvania's Republican committee is criticizing 17th District Congressman Tim Holden for not returning campaign money he received from embattled New York Congressman Charlie Rangel. On Thursday, the Republican Party of Pennsylvania blasted Holden and five other of the state's congressional Democrats for not returning campaign contributions from Rangel. Last week, the U.S. House of Representatives Ethics Committee rebuked Rangel for taking trips to the Caribbean that were underwritten by corporate sponsors in violation of House gift-giving rules. The committee said it could find...
Published on Wednesday 23rd of May 2012 02:23:21 PM
EBR Mayor Holden Blasts His New Orleans Counterpart Over Evacuation Plans
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Baton Rouge Mayor Kip Holden compared himself to late actor Rodney Dangerfield, Wednesday, saying he "don't get no respect" when it comes to the plan for evacuating New Orleans in the event of another hurricane. After today's comments by the mayor, it appears the fighting's only just begun. The Mayor of New Orleans unveiled his new hurricane evacuation plan Tuesday, saying, in the future, people with no other way out of the city will be put on buses and trains. Mayor Ray Nagin says places like the Superdome will be off limits: "T here is no shelter of last resort."...
Published on Wednesday 23rd of May 2012 02:23:21 PM
Democrat Kip Holden Winner in Mayor-President Race {Baton Rouge, LA}
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Holden apparent winner in mayor-president race By SCOTT DYER sdyer@theadvocate.com Advocate staff writer With 100 percent of East Baton Rouge precincts reporting, state Sen. Kip Holden was apparently on his way Wednesday to becoming the first African-American mayor-president in Baton Rouge history. Holden, a Democrat who made two unsuccessful bids for mayor-president before Tuesday's successful showing, had 94,802 votes, or 54 percent of the ballots counted, with all 300 of the parish's precincts reporting. Meanwhile, incumbent Mayor-President Bobby Simpson, a Republican, was a distant second with 81,142 votes, or 46 percent. In his acceptance speech late Tuesday, Holden urged Baton...
Published on Wednesday 23rd of May 2012 02:23:21 PM
One thing is Claire: Just tell McCaskill she hasn't a chance <Liberal Drivel Without a Clue>
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Unless a governor has a harem or is about to be indicted, you can't unseat the state leader of your own party in a primary. It just isn't done - hadn't been done successfully by any party in any state for a decade. It is no way to make friends. It is a good way to commit suicide, although throwing yourself in front of a bus is quicker and cheaper. And Claire McCaskill is nothing if not practical about money. McCaskill is "a great lady," Democratic Committee member Ed Koeller of St. Louis told the Springfield News-Leader last September. "But...
Published on Wednesday 23rd of May 2012 02:23:21 PM
Governor Holden releases last $43 million he withheld from state agencies.
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<p>Governor says the strong growth in state tax revenue shows that Missouri has enough in its budget to cover service expenditures.</p><p>JEFFERSON CITY - Acknowledging strong growth in state tax revenue, Gov. Bob Holden released on Friday the remaining $43 million he had withheld from state agencies because of concerns the state budget was unbalanced.</p>
Published on Wednesday 23rd of May 2012 02:23:21 PM
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