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“Did Palin Fuel Congresswoman’s Shooting?”

The ReadyWriter

Congresswoman Gabrielle Gifford (pictured here), was shot in the head on Saturday {January 8} at a rally in Tucson, Arizona. 

Witnesses say a young man, in his 20s, ran up and shot the congresswoman “point blank in the head” as she spoke to a couple outside of a Safeway grocery store around 10 am. At least 12 bystanders were shot, 20 wounded and 6 dead, one of them included a 9-year-old girl. 

In the meantime, Congresswoman Gifford’s name was on Sarah Palin’s political hit list. Is this Palin’s way of encouraging violence against all of those representatives who voted for President Obama’s healthcare plan?

Palin’s hit list was removed from her website in the aftermath of Saturday’s shooting. Authorities should still however, bring charges up against Palin for igniting violence via her website and her hate fueled speeches.

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“Is Michelle Obama Really Pregnant?”

The ReadyWriter

That’s how 2011 is starting off with a bang at the White House!!! As rumors have begun swirling that First Lady Michelle Obama is pregnant. But, reps at the White House have yet to comment/and or confirm this latest buzz concerning First Lady Michelle Obama.

Do you believe Michelle Obama is pregnant?

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“Elizabeth Edwards Passed Away Today”

The ReadyWriter

Update: The estranged wife of former Democratic presidential candidate John Edwards died in North Carolina today at 10:15 a.m.

Edwards wrote, “The days of our lives, for all of us, are numbered…the days I do have are made all the more meaningful and precious.”

It was during her husband’s second presidential bid in 2006, that doctors told her the cancer had spread to her bones, and could not be cured.

In 2008, her husband admitted he cheated on her and fathered a child outside of their marriage. “She understands what I understand, which is that I am imperfect,” he said in a statement. “I made a very serious mistake.”

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“GUILTY on 13 Counts”

The ReadyWriter

Rep. Charles Rangel, once one of the most influential House members, was convicted today on 11 counts of breaking ethics rules and now faces punishment.

The 20-term New York Democrat, was charged with 13 counts of financial and fundraising misconduct.

The conviction also was another setback for Democrats who lost control of the House to the GOP in the midterm elections.

Rangel, a founding member of the Congressional Black Caucus, is not expected to resign. He is 80 years old and remains a dominant political figure in New York’s famed Harlem neighborhood.

He was also found guilty of failing to disclose at least $600,000 in assets and income in a series of inaccurate reports to Congress; using a rent-subsidized New York apartment for a campaign office, when it was designated for residential use; and failure to report to the IRS rental income from a housing unit in a Dominican Republic resort.

The full ethics committee will now conduct a hearing on the appropriate punishment for Rangel.

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“Charles Rangel In The Hot Seat This Week”

The ReadyWriter

And his 50 years of public service is on the line, as he is accused of 13 counts of financial and fundraising misconduct that violated House rules.

The former Ways and Means Committee chairman made an impassioned opening statement that said he ran out of money to pay his previous attorneys after spending nearly $2 million on attorney fees. Now the embattled chairman is representing himself in the proceedings.

Rangel, 80, is a 20-term Democrat from New York, who if the panel finds that he broke the rules, the House ethics panel could recommend that the House vote to condemn Rangel’s conduct.

Rangel admitted to making “mistakes” but insisted he never crossed the line to full-blown corruption.