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Anthony Weiner ‘can’t say’ if other pics exist
Anthony Weiner admitted in an interview Wednesday that there might be other embarrassing photos of him out there that have yet to surface. In the one-on-one with RNN-TV, Weiner didn’t deny that there was a possibility there could be other photos like the one that led the former congressman — who is now attempting a comeback — to be disgraced, and ultimately forced to resign in 2011. “If reporters want to go try to find more, I can’t say that they’re not going to be able to find another picture, or find another … person who may want to come out on their own, but I’m not going to contribute to that. The basics of the story are not gonna change,” Weiner told RNN-TV’s Dominic Carter. politico Read more
“Paul Ryan’s Personal Video Diary”
Anthony Weiner admitted in an interview Wednesday that there might be other embarrassing photos of him out there that have yet to surface. In the one-on-one with RNN-TV, Weiner didn’t deny that there was a possibility there could be other photos like the one that led the former congressman — who is now attempting a comeback — to be disgraced, and ultimately forced to resign in 2011. “If reporters want to go try to find more, I can’t say that they’re not going to be able to find another picture, or find another … person who may want to come out on their own, but I’m not going to contribute to that. The basics of the story are not gonna change,” Weiner told RNN-TV’s Dominic Carter. politico Read more
G.W. Bush Wants Brother Jeb to Run for President
G.W. BUSH WANTS BROTHER JEB TO RUN FOR PRESIDENT Former President George W. Bush says he has advice for his brother and former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush — “Run.” For president, that is. In an interview aired Wednesday with ABC News, the former president says his brother would be, in his words, a “marvelous candidate.” Whether Jeb Bush ultimately does run, his brother added, is a “very personal decision.” Bush and his wife, Laura, granted ABC the interview ahead of Thursday’s opening of the George W. Bush Presidential Center at Southern Methodist University. Source: Associated Press Read more
Great News! Poll: Sen. Ayotte loses support after voting against background checks
Sen. Kelly Ayotte (D-N.H.) has lost support due to her vote last week against a gun control bill, according to a new poll. The dip could put her at the top of target lists for pro-gun-control groups looking to sway votes on a future measure. According to the survey, from Democratic firm Public Policy Polling, 50 percent of respondents said her vote against the measure to expand background checks, which failed in the Senate last week, would make them less likely to support her for reelection. Her approval rating has taken a sharp hit from centrists since the last PPP poll of New Hampshire, in October. Then, centrists were split on the senator, with 41 percent approving and 40 percent disapproving of her job performance. Now, she’s deep underwater with centrists, with only 30 percent approving and 61 percent disapproving. Overall, respondents were largely split on Ayotte, with 44 percent approving of her job performance and 46 percent disapproving. Current Democratic Gov. Maggie Hassan also leads Ayotte in a hypothetical 2016 match-up, taking 46 percent support to Ayotte’s 44 percent support. Read more
Gabrielle Giffords’s Super PAC Slams Mitch McConnell Over Gun Background Check Vote
A super PAC founded by former Democratic Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is calling out Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell for voting against gun control measures in a new radio advertisement. Americans Responsible for Solutions was formed by Giffords and her husband Mark Kelly, and is launching the spots in the Louisville and Lexington areas. Giffords, who was shot in the head during a 2011 shooting rampage in Tucson, Ariz., has been an outspoken proponent for gun control measures since retiring from Congress. The ad implores McConnell to listen to voters, and highlights 82 percent of Kentuckians favor background checks for gun purchases. “McConnell opposed common sense checks to keep guns out of the hands of criminals,” the narrator says. “Written by a Republican and a Democrat. Supported by law enforcement officers. It was a common sense plan that protected Second Amendment Rights. But Senator McConnell ignored the will of the people.” Listen: The Senate rejected a bipartisan compromise on background checks last week, which McConnell voted against and led a GOP backed filibuster to defeat. In the aftermath of the victory, the McConnell campaign was celebratory in fundraising messages and social networking, but in a response to the Giffords ad it [...]
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