
By American Policy Examiner
Marsha Blackburn is an ardent conservative leader in the United States Congress, representing the 7th Congressional District of Tennessee. She became the first elected woman Congressman from Tennessee in 2002. As a Representative of the U.S. Congress, Blackburn has been steadfast in her efforts to limit government spending, cut taxes, support military veterans, defend the Second Amendment, secure our national borders, and protect the rights of the unborn. By all accounts, Congressman Blackburn is a friend of the Tea Party movement and a supporter of the limited government policies the movement espouses. Furthermore, Blackburn is recognized as holding her office with an integrity that has become a rarity on Capitol Hill.
By Chuck Neubauer, L.A. Times
Candidates pay to be on her list
By Maria Glod, John Wagner, Washington Post
Longtime Maryland Sen. Ulysses Currie, one of the most powerful and popular figures in the General Assembly, was indicted Wednesday on charges that he took more than $245,000 in bribes to use his position and influence to do favors for a grocery chain
By Shira Toeplitz, Politico
Alaska Sen. Lisa Murkowski conceded the GOP nomination to attorney Joe Miller on Tuesday, becoming the third senator to lose renomination this cycle
By Michael Servis, THE APE
U.S. Rep. Eddie Bernice Johnson (D – TX – 30) has become the third African American, Democratic Congressman to make national headlines in August for ethics violations
By Richard Simon, L.A. Times
The House Ethics Committee says that even as the LA Democrat was warned against interceding on behalf of a bank with ties to her husband, her chief of staff was 'actively involved' in helping One United
By Geoff Earle, Carl Campanile, New York Post
The key sticking point in Rep. Charles Rangel's negotiations last night with the House Ethics Committee over his scandals was his refusal to admit wrongdoing in making improper solicitations
By Fox News
La. Sen. David Vitter on Sunday warned that the President Obama's offshore drilling moratorium could cost more jobs than the BP oil spill
By BusinessWeek
It turns out U.S. Senator Jim Bunning was ahead of the curve
By Garofoli, Marinucci, SFGate
Republican gubernatorial candidate Meg Whitman could alienate her crucial conservative base, some party members say, by declaring she's in lockstep on the issue with her rival: former Gov. Jerry Brown
By Rick Pearson, John Chase, Chicago Tribune
They helped Rod Blagojevich ascend to the top and they cooperated the feds in bringing him down
By Steve Holland, Reuters
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell promised on Thursday to rein in the size of government and make it more efficient if the party does well in November's congressional elections