There Are Good Things to Take Effect ‘This Year’

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Good things in spite of all the media controversy and Tea Party hyperbole…

Phoebe is a Channel Island Allen (S.s. sedentarius) hummingbird in Orange County, California.

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She has been laying 4 to 5 clutches each year for several years and her nest has been broadcast since 2007 at UStream.tv. Go to the site to get in on the chat…

Supreme Court Justice Thomas’s Wife Crosses Line

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Did Congressman Illegally Use Congressional Funds In Run for Governor of Alabama?

A veteran of the Civil Rights movement and Birmingham minister filed formal complaints with the Alabama Attorney General’s Office and the Federal Election Commission Monday challenging Congressman Artur Davis’ misuse of congressional funds in violation of both state and federal law.

Rev. Jack Zylman filed the complaint alleging that Davis made numerous illegal and unreported expenditures from his federal congressional campaign account for the express benefit of his state gubernatorial campaign. The complaints also charge that Davis raised funds for his gubernatorial campaign in violation of state and federal law.

“I had known about Artur Davis’ blatant disregard for and violation of the law for some time, but I decided to act when I could no longer take his hypocrisy and self-dealing,” Zylman said in a statement. “Artur Davis called for Congressman Charles Rangel’s resignation when Congressman Davis himself turned a blind eye to the election laws of our state and nation. After listening to Congressman Davis criticize Congressman Rangel, I had no choice but to file these complaints.”

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