Aug 7 2010

Biden Motorcade in Minor Accident: Two Cops Hurt in New York

Be careful out there! Two New York City police officers on motorcycles had a minor accident in Queens while escorting Vice President Joe Biden to Kennedy Airport Thursday. The vice president’s automobile was not hit and the cops were not seriously injured, the Associated Press reports. But it was the fourth minor accident involving a [...]


Aug 5 2010

Richard Burr’s Negative Marks from Voters Hurt Him in N.C. Senate Poll

First-term GOP Sen. Richard Burr holds a statistically-insignificant lead over Democrat Elaine Marshall in North Carolina’s Senate race, an outcome that probably has more to do with Burr’s high negatives among voters than progress by Marshall, according to a Public Policy Polling survey conducted July 27-31. Burr is ahead of Marshall, the secretary of state, [...]


Jul 28 2010

Charlie Rangel Controversy Won’t Hurt Democrats in Midterms, Hoyer says

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 [...]