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If you use public dollars, Mr. Mayor, you bet it's their business.
Defiant and refusing to step down, embattled Detroit Mayor Kwame Kilpatrick continues to assert that records showing public funds financed…
February 11, 2008
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Governor's former attorney sues in e-mail deletion controversy
A former deputy attorney for Missouri Gov. Matt Blunt has filed a lawsuit alleging that he was wrongfully fired for bringing to light a…
January 11, 2008
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L.A. County Sheriff's Dept. tried to do Mel a favor during arrest
Mel Gibson's booze-fueled, anti-Semitic outburst during his DUI arrest last August is old news, to be sure. But the Associated Press reported…
December 21, 2007
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Governator flying below public disclosure radar
California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has failed to fully disclose payments by nonprofit funds for private jets and luxury accomodations on…
December 10, 2007
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Call on the field correct: JoPa's salary is public record
The Pennsylvania Supreme Court ruled in a 4-2 decision Tuesday that Penn State football coach Joe Paterno's "salary and related…
November 21, 2007
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Judge finds spinning records can create a public figure
CBS in Los Angeles reports that a Los Angeles judge dismissed a defamation suit against blogger Perez Hilton (nee Mario…
November 2, 2007
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