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Ferraro resigns from Clinton’s finance committee

Posted by: ST on March 12, 2008 at 6:32 pm » 11 Comments

The media swarm and pressure from Obama’s spokespeople and other supporters worked: (CNN) – Geraldine Ferraro has stepped down from her role as a member of Hillary Clinton’s finance committee. In a letter to Clinton obtained by CNN’s Suzanne Malveaux — who spoke with the former vice presidential candidate shortly after she sent it to [...]

 

Wednesday open thread

Posted by: ST on March 12, 2008 at 1:33 pm » 2 Comments

Having a busy afternoon. Will be back later tonight to catch up. Caption:The US space shuttle Endeavour sits on launch pad 39-A prior to lift-off on March 11 at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Endeavour has soared into space, carrying parts of a Japanese laboratory that is to become the largest and last research [...]

 

Breaking: Spitzer to resign, effective Monday (VIDEO ADDED)

Posted by: ST on March 12, 2008 at 10:07 am » 5 Comments

Via AP: ALBANY, N.Y. (AP) — A top state official says New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer has decided to resign amid a prostitution scandal. The official tells The Associated Press the resignation would be effective Monday. The official spoke on condition of anonymity because the announcement had not yet been made. Allegations surfaced this week [...]

 

Was Gerry Ferraro right or wrong?

Posted by: ST on March 12, 2008 at 8:50 am » 15 Comments

I see the dust-up over Geraldine Ferraro’s controversial remarks about Obama and race continues today, with Ben Smith at The Politico quoting comments she made during Jesse Jackson’s 1988 presidential run that sound just like what she said yesterday. Ferraro is not backing down from what she said and suggested in a follow-up interview with [...]