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From The New York Times: The ghost of George Washington Plunkitt, the 19th-century Tammany Hall boss who cynically defined “honest graft,” is in the air as bipartisan panic suddenly sweeps Congress over an ethical matter that is old news on

The Senate is holding a hearing today based on the research of Breitbart editor and author of “Throw Them All Out” Peter Schweizer. Schweizer appeared on “60 Minutes” to discuss how it is perfectly legal for Congressmen to use industry

From The Hill: Politically vulnerable lawmakers are lining up as co-sponsors of legislation that would ban congressional insider trading. A “60 minutes” report earlier this month indicated that members of Congress have been trading stocks based on knowledge gained from

O’Reilly sat down with Breitbart Editor and author of “Throw Them All Out” Peter Schweizer and “60 Minutes” Steve Kroft to discuss the latest details of the recent congressional insider trading investigation. After hearing the details of the rampant questionable

At least ten members of President Barack Obama’s 2008 campaign finance committee, plus more than a dozen of his campaign bundlers, benefited from sweetheart loans through the Department of Energy (DOE) that collectively dwarfed those given to Solyndra and Fisker.

Had Peter Schweizer’s new book, “Throw Them All Out,” hit stores a decade ago it would be easy for the press to ignore it. Now, thanks to the Internet, pugnacious bloggers and a high-profile expose on “60 Minutes,” the book’s

Legislation to halt the practice of insider trading has been around congress for years. A current bill started out with only nine sponsors but has now added over 40 sponsors since the “60 Minutes” investigation aired on Sunday.

There is a forgiving nature in the Southerner that surprises the occasional Yankee visitor. Doors are opened, ladies are escorted off of curbs, and conversation is edifying. There is a sharp but tailored critique of wrongdoing, and forgiveness comes as

Prior to the release of Breitbart editor Peter Schweizer’s blockbuster book, Throw Them All Out, legislative efforts to pass a bill banning insider trading by members of Congress had floundered. But all that is changing–and fast. Congressman Tim Walz (D-MN)

Wall Street Journal opinion writer Holman W. Jenkins, Jr. has cavalierly dismissed the explosive congressional insider trading scandal uncovered this week by Breitbart editor Peter Schweizer and 60 Minutes. Jenkins calls the fact that members of Congress are abusing their

There is a real class war going on in this country, and the Occupy Movement doesn’t seem to realize that they are on the wrong side of it. No, it’s not the wealth-hating, broad brush 99% vs. 1% class war

Rep. Spencer Bachus (R-AL) has responded to insider trading allegations revealed in Peter Schweizer’s new book, Throw Them All Out, and by 60 Minutes: “Congressman Bachus makes sure to comply with the law and House Ethics rules, and his financial

Below is a truly astonishing piece of C-Span video with Politico reporter Jonathan Allen: —– Now watch this “60 Minutes” report and tell me there’s not a story worth pursuing here. Obviously, Jonathan Allen isn’t at all interested in how

Unlike their sister networks MSNBC and NBC, CNBC has done a terrific job reporting on the outrage of political insider trading exposed on “60 Minutes” last night.

This morning’s key headlines from GenerationalDynamics.com. * 2009: ‘Super Mario’ Monti says that EU faces existential crisis * Hope that new governments in Greece and Italy will stop EU deterioration * Russia’s president Medvedev warns against cutting eurozone * Russia’s

Big Government: Former Speaker of the House-and current Minority Leader-Nancy Pelosi apparently bought $1 million to $5 million of Visa stock in one of the most sought-after and profitable initial public offerings (IPO) in American history, thwarted serious credit card

House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (DC) has linked to Media Matters for Democrats America’s attempt to defend her against revelations by Big Peace’s Peter Schweizer, who blew the lid off insider trading in Congress on 60 Minutes. CBS independently verified

In response to this evening’s groundbreaking report on 60 Minutes, which targeted both Republicans and Democrats for insider trading in Congress, Politico has circled the wagons around Washington’s political elite. The CBS story was based on original research by Hoover

With a much-anticipated “60 Minutes” report on congressional insider trading set to air this Sunday night, Rep. Nancy Pelosi’s office has launched a preemptive strike against Stanford University Hoover Fellow and Breitbart News editor Peter Schweizer, the author of the

Hey, I’m stealing the line that Leslie Stahl used in her interview with lobbyist Jack Abramoff on “60 Minutes.” I’m mad at you, Leslie. To Abramoff, she said, “I’m mad at you” when he confessed to her on camera that

The Wrap: Andy Rooney, the cantankerous “60 Minutes” commentator known for delivering decades of provocative opinions in a plain-spoken style, has died at 92. Rooney died in a New York City hospital of complications following a minor surgery. “It’s a

NEW YORK (AP) – Andy Rooney, who delivered his last essay on “60 Minutes” three weeks ago, was in the hospital Tuesday after developing serious complications following minor surgery. CBS said the 92-year-old writer’s condition was stable and, at the

On BigHollywood I once shared my thoughts on the movie Glory and how Col. Robert Gould Shaw, commander of the 54th Mass., was an example of a post-racial man in his day – indeed he went to his death for

The ongoing debt ceiling debate reminds me of a Spanish television novela, a mini-soap opera replete with characters fresh from the William Shatner School of Overacting. President Obama goes on 60 Minutes and won’t rule out the possibility that senior

This week I filed a lawsuit against the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA), in federal district court in the District of Columbia on behalf of The American Tradition Institute’s Environmental Law Center. On the heels of obtaining a court

Lance Armstrong’s former teammate Tyler Hamilton says Armstrong and other team leaders encouraged and took part in a doping program in an effort to win the Tour de France in 1999 and beyond. Hamilton’s comments were aired Sunday on “60

Former teammate Tyler Hamilton tells CBS’ “60 Minutes” that he used performance enhancing drugs with seven-time Tour de France winner Lance Armstrong.

Talking on the CBS show “60 Minutes,” President Obama noted: “It’s going to take some time for us to exploit the intelligence that we were able to gather on site” during the raid in which Osama bin Laden was killed.

Talking on the CBS show “60 Minutes,” President Obama noted: “It’s going to take some time for us to exploit the intelligence that we were able to gather on site” during the raid in which Osama bin Laden was killed.

What a waste of 60 Minutes. Actually, it was more like 42 minutes, but Kroft gave us nothin.’ I will say this was exactly as I predicted, but that would be way too easy. The activist old media is easier

Scott Pelley will take over the “CBS Evening News” anchor chair from Katie Couric, effective June 6, according to a story published on the network’s web site, but that’s no cause for excitement. Contrary to glowing comments made about the

The Bookworm has a good roundup of the ever-changing narratives spilling forth from bin Laden’s death: Usually when governments use misinformation, they use it to make themselves look good. The Obama Administration gets points for originality, insofar as it’s been

From CBSNews: In an interview with Steve Kroft for this Sunday’s 60 Minutes, President Obama says he won’t release post-mortem images of Osama bin Laden taken to prove his death. Video of the comments will appear on the CBS “Evening

NEW YORK (AP) – CBS says Scott Pelley will take over as its evening news anchor, starting on June 6. The network on Tuesday announced the expected selection of Pelley, the veteran “60 Minutes” reporter, to replace Katie Couric on