Jul
30
2010
Politics Daily National Correspondent Mary C. Curtis appeared on NPR’s “Here & Now” on Friday to discuss Shirley Sherrod’s latest comments on her controversial firing and her plans to sue Andrew Breitbart. Click here to listen to the segment, and click here to read Mary C. Curtis’s accompanying piece. View the original article here This [...]
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Jul
30
2010
Nokia Siemens Networks, the big telecom equipment maker, is in talks with several private equity firms about a potential investment in exchange for a minority stake, people briefed on the matter told DealBook on Friday. Any such investment could be for at least $1 billion for up to a third of Nokia Siemens. But the [...]
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Jul
28
2010
Erin Andrews is a pro at talking about the finer points of the NFL trade or Bret Favre’s next move in professional football, but the ESPN sportscaster went to Capitol Hill Tuesday to discuss something far more personal and difficult — her experience as stalking victim and her hope that Congress will toughen laws against [...]
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Jul
28
2010
Politics Daily Senior Correspondent Jill Lawrence appeared on WCCO News Radio in Minneapolis on Monday to discuss Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty’s discussion with DC political writers evaluating him as a prospect for the 2012 Republican presidential nomination. Click here to listen to the segment, and click here to read Jill Lawrence’s accompanying piece. View the [...]
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Jul
28
2010
In the wake of ethical allegations surrounding Democratic Rep. Charlie Rangel (D-N.Y.), House Majority Leader Steny Hoyer (D-Md.) said the controversy will not hurt the Democrats in November’s midterm elections. Hoyer suggested the upcoming midterms are too big to be bogged down by ethical accusations against one senior Democratic member of the House. Hoyer cited [...]
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Jul
28
2010
I first met Tim Pawlenty when he came by for an interview with Newsweek reporters and editors at the 2008 Republican Convention in Minnesota. He had been passed over for the vice presidency, and the slight was still raw. You could tell he was hurting — more by his body language than anything he said. [...]
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