The Arizona hate-monger goes down!

Most coverage of Tuesday’s night’s recall of state Senate President Russell Pearce (R) in Mesa, Arizona has focused on the fact that Russell authored the state’s controversial immigration legislation.

Pearce was defeated by Republican Jerry Lewis, a charter school executive, in a Republican primary that many may see as a referendum on a harsh immigration law similar to the one signed by Gov. Jan Brewer (R) and challenged by the Obama administration in the courts.

Immigration was a factor in his defeat — in large part because the Mormon Church decided that it should be. But an ethics scandal and under-handed campaign tactics also played a role.

O’Malley: Obama faces ‘obstructionist’ GOP - POLITICO Live - POLITICO.com

Wow! Took him a long time to figure that out!


O’Malley: Obama faces ‘obstructionist’ GOP - POLITICO Live - POLITICO.com: "Maryland Gov. Martin O’Malley said Sunday that President Barack Obama’s efforts to create jobs are constantly being blocked by an “obstructionist wing of the Republican Party.”

“What’s becoming clear over time as the president puts forward proposals [is] we have a very obstructionist wing of the Republican Party who’s been very successful at keeping the president from accelerating this jobs recovery as quickly as he would like,” he said on CNN’s “State of the Union.”"

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WWII Vet Andy Rooney dead at 92

Andy Rooney dead at 92 - Associated Press - POLITICO.com: "Andy Rooney so dreaded the day he had to end his signature “60 Minutes” commentaries about life’s large and small absurdities that he kept going until he was 92 years old.

Even then, he said he wasn’t retiring. Writers never retire. But his life after the end of “A Few Minutes With Andy Rooney” was short: He died Friday night, according to CBS, only a month after delivering his 1,097th and final televised commentary."

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Is George Soros Thinking About Shorting Hong Kong?

Is George Soros Thinking About Shorting Hong Kong?: "Some days ago, there has been some reports in local newspaper that perhaps George Soros is thinking about how to make money from Hong Kong.  Specifically, from the property market.  I believe Apple Daily first broke the story that Team Soros has been meeting real estate developers, agencies and other people in Hong Kong, gathering data and information, although it was not clear whether they are really thinking about betting on anything, and if they are indeed betting, whether that will be on the bullish side or bearish side."

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Army veteran Kayvan Sabeghi injured by police during Wednesday's 'Occupy Oakland' strike | abc7news.com

Army veteran Kayvan Sabeghi injured by police during Wednesday's 'Occupy Oakland' strike | abc7news.com: "There are fresh charges of police brutality against a war veteran arrested near an Occupy Oakland demonstration.

The veteran, 32-year-old Kayvan Sabeghi, underwent surgery on Friday for a ruptured spleen. Before he went into surgery, Sabeghi told his sister that he was walking to his home near Frank Ogawa Plaza when he was stopped by police, hit in the abdomen four times and then arrested and taken to jail where he could not receive medical treatment."

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Now Veterans Are Marching On Wall Street -- They're Mad About Scott Olsen, Benefit Cuts And 20% Unemployment

Now Veterans Are Marching On Wall Street -- They're Mad About Scott Olsen, Benefit Cuts And 20% Unemployment: "Veterans are coming together to beef up their presence and stature at Occupy Wall Street following last week's injury of one of their own.
Scott Olsen's head wound, suffered in Oakland last week, has caused vets ranks to swell in the Occupy protests. In response, organizers have planned a march from Vietnam Veteran's plaza to Zuccotti park in New York today. At the park, veterans will voice their concerns over declining benefits, lingering postwar trauma, and unemployment rates of over 20 percent for 18 to 24-year-old vets."

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Ann Coulter On Herman Cain: 'Our Blacks Are So Much Better Than Their Blacks' (VIDEO)

 

Ann Coulter continued the conservative criticism of Politico for its article on Herman Cain during an appearance on Monday's "Hannity."

Politico drew swift right-wing fire for its Sunday article on Cain, which alleged that two female employees had accused him of sexual harassment in the 1990s. (The article also initially drew a fair amount of criticism from some journalists, who said that Politico's piece was flimsy.)

Jon Stewart Mocks Herman Cain's Sexual Harassment Scandal (VIDEO)

Given all the parodies of pornography that involve a pizza delivery guy, it's only natural that Jon Stewart would get some material out of presidential hopeful and former pizza empresario Herman Cain's sexual harassment allegations in the news this week.

Census: D.C. is country's wealthiest area - MJ Lee - POLITICO.com

Census: D.C. is country's wealthiest area - MJ Lee - POLITICO.com: "The average household income for residents of the Washington metro area was $84,523 in 2010, when the nation’s median household income was $50,046, Bloomberg reported in an analysis of census data.

According to the new data, — Bloomberg reports that San Jose had an average income of $83,944 in 2010, dropping from $84,483 in 2009. The average household income for Washington last year also fell from 2009, when the average was $85,168."

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Rush Limbaugh: Herman Cain Harassment Story 'Unconscionable, Racially Stereotypical Attack' (AUDIO)

Rush Limbaugh: Herman Cain Harassment Story 'Unconscionable, Racially Stereotypical Attack' (AUDIO): "Rush Limbaugh tore into Politico on his Monday show, denouncing the web site for what he called a "hit job" on Herman Cain. Limbaugh said that the story was an "unconscionable, racially stereotypical attack" on Cain.

Politico posted an explosive story about Cain on Sunday. The story alleged that two women accused Cain of sexual harassment during his tenure leading the National Restaurant Association in the 1990s, and that there was a financial settlement with the women in order for them to drop the story."

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