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WASHINGTON U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan still says that Republican U.S. Attorney George Holding should be allowed to continue his investigations into two prominent Democrats former U.S. Sen.

When Lyndon Johnson declared war on poverty from the front porch of an unemployed Kentucky coal miner, three of every five families in Eastern Kentucky lived in poverty, and children ate chimney soot to ward off hunger.

U.S. Sen. Kay Hagan on Friday submitted three names to President Barack Obama for U.S. attorney in the federal court system's Eastern District of North Carolina.

A student who was prohibited from wearing a T-shirt supporting John Edwards' presidential campaign at school asked a federal appeals court this week to bar a Texas school district from enforcing its dress code.

Bruce Reed looks at "the fallacy that successful presidential candidates are too busy to govern" and notes that in the last 20 years, "perseverers have prospered while quitters withered.

Evansville, Ind.; and Princeton, N.J. - Google "Mark Sanford" and "hypocrite" and prepare to sort through some 53,000 results, many from liberal websites reveling in the story of yet another family-values Republican yielding to temptations of the flesh.

A student who claims he was threatened with suspension for wearing a T-shirt supporting John Edwards' presidential campaign is asking a federal appeals court to bar a Texas school district from enforcing its dress code.

Things are looking up for 34-year-old bail bondsman Kerry Edwards, who two years ago staked out his own patch of online real estate by purchasing the Web address www.kerryedwards.com. Edwards said he started receiving offers for the address within hours of Sen.

The French tell us "Cherchez la femme." To get to the bottom of something, trace it back and there'll be a woman somewhere.

"He who is without sin among you, let him throw a stone at her first," Jesus said when confronted by an angry mob intent on executing a woman caught in the act of adultery.

Recently I found myself agreeing often with Meghan McCain, so I quickly checked into Tang to make sure it wasn't a tumor or something.

A blogworthy version of my Sunday print column: Never before have so many politicians seemed so fixated on their stimulus packages.

The rest of the population does it just as often. We are, however, left wondering what on earth John Edwards was thinking when he, allegedly, made a sex tape with Rielle Hunter.

It reads like a rap sheet -- the list of politicians who couldn't keep their pants on.

Has anybody else noticed that most news stories about politicians' affairs aren't really about women? There are women in them, of course.

It's the Hypocrisy, Stupid Posted by Dov Benjamin on 07.01.2009 Another social conservative is caught philandering and the mainstream media is more interested in appearing "fair and balanced" than exposing the fraudulent leaders of the so-called values movement.

Father, husband, project manager, screenwriter, and cancer survivor. Looking forward to the discounts that come with turning 55.

What do Mark Sanford , the conservative Republican, and John Edwards , the populist Democrat, have in common? Answer: They were both born in South Carolina except for Sanford, who was born in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

Politicians who recently have been caught in sex scandals: * New York Gov. Eliot Spitzer , a Democrat, resigned in March 2008 after being identified as "Client No.

The 30-page PDF file, hosted by Website Fire Susan Roesgen of CNN , aims to prove that CNN.com treats scandal-ridden politicians differently depending on party affiliation.