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U.S. Senate Democratic candidate Alvin Greene faces felony obscenity charge in SC 

House lawmakers seek to gut Office of Congressional Ethics

FBI documents show depth of ACORN corruption

Mitt Romney:  Obama's so-called leadership is reduced to just "blaming people"

Oil rig disaster response:  maybe big government isn't omnipotent after all

Defense presents its case in corruption trial against Hartford, CT Mayor Eddie Perez

Broward County, FL Comm'r Josephus Eggelletion gets 30 months for bribery 

Cleaning House

Former ATF Agent Brandon J. McFadden indicted on drug & corruption charges

Fulton County, GA Sheriff's Deputy Anthony Atwater charged with protecting drug dealers

Back story:  how the FBI brought down dirty politicians in Broward County, FL

Gretna, LA Councilman Jonathan Bolar convicted on 13 federal corruption counts

Another Dirty South FL Politician Convicted

Former Miramar, FL Commissioner Fitzroy Salesman has been convicted by a federal jury on extortion and bribery charges, and upon the return of the jury's verdict he was cuffed and remanded into custody as reported by Daniel Chang for The Miami Herald:

"Today's verdict . . . sends a loud and clear message to public officials everywhere that pay-to-play in Broward is over,'' Jeffrey H. Sloman, U.S. Attorney for the Southern District of Florida, said from the courthouse steps in Fort Lauderdale. Salesman's conviction capped a sweeping public corruption probe of Broward's elected officials that netted former Broward Commissioner Josephus Eggelletion, who was sentenced to 2 ½ years in prison in March for money laundering, and ex-Broward School Board member Beverly Gallagher, who pled guilty to bribery charges and will be sentenced in June.

Salesman is scheduled to be sentenced on July 8, and he faces sixty years behind bars.

Cleaning House

If Democrats ignore health care polls, midterms will be costly

Democrats run from Obama in Missouri

He's back:  James O'Keefe targets HUD in new undercover stings

Evangelical conservatives threatened by tea party's libertarian message

AG Andy Cuomo appoints independent counsel to investigate Gov. Dave Paterson

Three East Chicago, IN politicians ordered to pay city $108 million in RICO case

Broward County, FL Comm'r Josephus Eggelletion faces sentencing today

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Bi-partisan pummeling of Treasury Sec'y Timothy Geithner on his $180B bailout for AIG

Out-of-touch Obama promises . . . more Obama

Law professor condemns Obama's assault on the Supreme Court during SOTU . . . and Obama was just plain wrong on the import of the Citizens United decision

Dems show their true colors:  "Obama needs to keep attacking"

No surprise:  the purported spending freeze and so-called jobs bill contradiction

Obama's proposed deficit commission is a toothless gimmick

Funny:  Obama resurrects Biden to win over the middle class

Mose Jefferson faces sentencing for bribing former New Orleans school board president

Ecorse, MI Mayor Herbert Worthy pleads guilty to bribery

Corruption cases in Broward County, FL:  a player's guide

St. Johns County, FL Comm'r Thomas Manuel faces sentencing on bribery conviction 

Dallas County, TX constable lieutenant Howard Johnson faces corruption charges

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Obama slams U.S. Supreme Court for recognizing First Amendment rights

Sen. Arlen Specter to Rep. Michele Bachmann:  "act like a lady"

Peggy Noonan on Obama:  "Uh-oh, he's a Nut!"

Mort Zuckerman:  the incredible deflation of Obama

Mayor Michael Bloomberg:  Obama's bank plan will bust NYC

Obama's bank plan spooks the stock market

77% of investors say Obama is anti-business

The irony:  liberal Air America Radio ends with bankruptcy

Vast Haiti aid marred by years of corruption

Former NC Gov. Mike Easley aide Ruffin Poole indicted on 51 corruption counts

East Orange, NJ city construction code official pleads guilty to taking bribes

Businessman in Broward County, FL corruption case will plead guilty

Contractor Yong Wu pleads guilty to bribing Cleveland, OH building inspectors

Federal corruption probe hits Lackawanna County, PA