Politics

March 2, 2006 - Readers may remember news earlier this week about Rep. "Duke" Cunningham's "bribery list," which gave defense contractors a helpful list of ways they could buy off the California congressman.

February 27, 2006 - The newswires are aglow with reports about how convicted Rep. Randall "Duke" Cunningham went about accepting bribes in return for hefty defense contracts from his perch at the House Appropriations Committee from 1998 to 2005:

February 21, 2006 - (Ed. note: this is cross-posted from my KnoxViews blog because it should be getting wider coverage)In huge news that is not getting any coverage, Senate Democrats have taken a stand against White House cronyism and one-party GOP government.

February 20, 2006 - Four Texas universities are fighting to host the George W. Bush Presidential Library. And although three of them are religious schools, it appears they may be using un-Christian means to win the honor, according to the New York Sun:

February 13, 2006 - Bob Hall -- the co-director of the watchdog group

February 9, 2006 - According to this article, a recent study found that 33% of homes in Kentucky do not have computers, and 40% do not have internet access. But, this is a slight improvement from last year, when the findings were 35% and 45% respectively.

February 9, 2006 - The six new nominees appointed by President Bush for the expanded TVA board appeared before the Senate Public Works Committee yesterday. Their confirmations were expected to sail through the Senate with Bill Frist's steady hand at the helm.