The Times has the latest on White House guests who are getting some attention. “Contributing doesn’t guarantee a visit to the White House,” Mr. Gibbs said, “nor does it preclude it.”
Day: October 29, 2009
Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford convicted
Birmingham Mayor Larry Langford was convicted in his corruption trial yesterday, according to this Times report. A jury took less than two hours to determine that as president of the Jefferson County Commission, Mr. Langford accepted more than $230,000 in cash, expensive clothing and jewelry in exchange for steering $7.1 million in county bond business […]
Donors as ambassadors, Gerald Walpin, and nomination news
The Washington Times reports that Alan Solomont’s nomination to be Ambassador to Spain has been delayed because of questions reagrding his role in the firing of Corporation for National and Community Service Inspector General Gerald Walpin. Republican Sen. Charles E. Grassley of Iowa, a leading whistleblower advocate who sits on the Senate Judiciary Committee, has […]