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What Did John Murtha Call 'Total Crap'?

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: “Total Crap” Pennsylvania Democratic congressman John Murtha says an ethics and lobbying reform bill supported by soon-to-be House Speaker Nancy Pelosi is “total crap” — but he’ll support it anyway. It happened inside a meeting where Murtha and his rival for majority …

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Washington Post Ombudsman Makes Striking Observation About Paper's Political Coverage

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Dems Cheerful, GOP Grim Washington Post ombudsman Deborah Howell writes that her paper’s coverage of Virginia Republican Senator George Allen has been “relentlessly negative” and without balance. Howell also says a profile of Maryland Democratic Senate candidate Ben Cardin was not critical …

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Jacko Accuser's Family Has History of Charity

Michael Jackson Jacko Accuser’s Family Has History of Charity The mother of Michael Jackson‘s teenage accuser — let’s call her Janet X — received monetary donations, Christmas gifts and school supplies from members of the Los Angeles Police Department in the late fall of 2001, according to a published story …

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