Month: October 2008

Stevens Trial: Unable to Reach Verdict?

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date October 24, 2008
Categories In LDA, Senate

Postponed deliberations. Family emergencies. A juror allegedly making unreasonable remarks. Is the Stevens trial headed for a jury deadlock?

Campaign Money Watch Ad

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date October 24, 2008
Categories In IRS

The LA Times reports that Campaign Money Watch is running an ad referring to Sen. Mitch McConnell. In filing with the Federal Election Commission, Campaign Money Watch disclosed a new batch of donors paying for the attack on the Kentucky senator. Its biggest contributor was the liberal online advocacy group, MoveOn.org, which gave $400,000. Campaign […]

WV: Electioneering Bill

Post author By Eric Brown
Post date October 24, 2008
Categories In West Virginia

A special session, an electioneering bill, and a close race for statewide office are all features of this Charleston Daily Mail article. Republicans in the state House of Delegates say Gov. Joe Manchin and other Democrats wrongly extended a special session to push through a bill they say was meant to shield state Attorney General […]