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Aug
5
Nothing says "not guilty" like dozens of leather-clad bikers. So it was a good thing that a large group of motorcyclists were on hand at the Anchorage airport yesterday to meet Sen. Ted Stevens (R-AK) and escort him to his first post-indictment campaign rally, where Ted shook his fist and reassured his fans: he's still in the race. Welcome home, Ted!
Jul
18
Jul
18
Alaska Senate candidate and Anchorage Mayor Mark Begich talks Ted Stevens corruption with TPMtv.
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Former Governor Don Siegelman (D-AL) tells TPMtv that the Office of Professional Responsibility is dragging its feet in its investigation of Siegelman's controversial federal corruption case.
Jun
25
Jun
25
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As you know, Justice Department Inspector General Glenn Fine came out yesterday with the first installment of his long-awaited report on the panoply of DOJ scandals growing out of last year's US Attorneys firing story. In today's episode we bring you up to date on Fine's key findings and explain why installment one is an ominous sign for those actually involved in the firings ...
Apr
22
Apr
22
Your Daily Politics Video Blog: Usually, it's not a good thing when a Republican elected official gets caught with hundreds of tapes of himself having sex with prostitutes. But for Cumberland County Commissioner Bruce Barclay (R), it was his lucky day. We give you the low-down in today's episode of TPMtv.
Mar
25
Mar
25
Your Daily Politics Video Blog: Sure you know about Eliot Spitzer's hooker-gate implosion. But did long-time Spitzer nemesis and GOP dirty trickster Roger Stone grease the skids for Spitzer's downfall with information he learned while chillin' at a Miami swingers club? In today's episode of TPMtv we bring you all the lurid details.
Mar
11
Mar
11
Your Daily Politics Video Blog: So how exactly did the Feds end up investigating the New York Governor for paying for sex from prostitutes? We try to untangle the story.
Dec
2007
Dec
2007
Politics Video Blog: Okay, the wait is over. You sent in your nominations. The judges pored over each candidate's dossier. And now the winners are ready to be announced. The winner for Best Scandal -- General Interest -- the Dukes' version of Best Picture genuinely surprised me. And one winner and one winner alone was the unanimous choice of all five judges, that was the winner for Outstanding Achievement in Corruption-based Chutzpah. We are pleased to bring you this year's Golden Duke Awards winners.
Dec
2007
Dec
2007
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Someday I hope to be selected to be a judge for the annual Golden Duke awards. But since I wasn't chosen this year, I thought I'd still give you my picks for what I thought should be the award-winning scandals and the biggest crooks of 2007. (Remember, the real winners are going to be announced on December 31st. So stay tuned!)
Okay, the big moment has arrived. Or at least the biggest moment till December 31st. As you know, TPM is running the First Annual Golden Duke awards, named in honor or iconic political crook Randy "Duke" Cunningham and awarded to the biggest political crooks, scoundrels and bamboozlers in six separate categories. TPM Readers sent in dozens of great nominations measuring the comparative muckliness and bamboozlism of TPM favorites like Larry Craig, Alberto Gonzales, Bradley Schlozman and many, many others. An
