Ken Wells and Ari Levy report for Bloomberg News today: In 1999, Al Gore, then U.S. vice president and a Democratic candidate for president, sold $6,000 worth of cows. The former senator, who spent most of his working life in Congress, had...
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Former U.S. Vice President Al Gore speaks during an interview at the annual Milken Institute Global Conference in Beverly Hills, California.
Al Gore is Romney-Rich
Jim DeMint’s Sugar-Free Taste of Immigration Bill: ‘Like Obamacare’
Jim DeMint this week will put a price tag on the Senate’s immigration bill. Bloomberg’s Heidi Przybyla reported he would last week. .@jimdemint: Proposed #immigration reform bill would cost U.S. trillions of dollars in the long term. #ThisWeek — This...
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie talks during a town hall meeting at Raritan Valley Community College, on April 11, 2013, in Branchburg, N.J.
Christie Kills Spider for Schoolkids, Channeling Obama’s Fly-Swatting
One of the fun parts of being governor, Chris Christie tells the schoolchildren: “Any bugs on your desk, you’re allowed to kill them without getting in trouble.” Faced with an uninvited visitor making himself comfortable in his office, the New...
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Beyonce and Bibi McGill perform during the Pepsi Super Bowl XLVII Halftime Show at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on February 3, 2013 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
Beyonce: B6 in Marine Corps’ Eyes (‘Funny How the Truth Works’)
As “The Few, The Proud,” the Marines deserve their reputation with the press as mostly quick to respond with facts to a query — be it on Iraq, Afghanistan, the V-22 Osprey or Hurricane Sandy assistance. But when it comes...
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Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate Gabriel Gomez, right, points toward the audience as he takes the stage with his daughters Olivia, 13, left, Antonia, 10, second from left, and wife Sarah, behind, before addressing an audience with a victory speech at a watch party in Cohasset, Mass., on April 30, 2013.
Gabriel Gomez: The Year was 1976
The year was 1976, Gabriel Gomez remembers. He was playing Little League. Rep. Ed Markey was first running for Congress in Massachusetts. Now Gomez, a former Navy SEAL and son of Colombian immigrants, will face Markey in a contest for...
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Texas Gov. Rick Perry waits to be introduced at a gun shop in Dallas.
Rick Perry: Hitting an Egg at 100 Yards
Ted Oberg thinks he has “the greatest job in local news anywhere.” Rick Perry probably thinks he has a pretty good job, too. And, at the intersection of politics and the famous Texas gun culture, the governor of the Lone...
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Jason Collins #98 of the Boston Celtics in a game against the Golden State Warriors on December 29, 2012 at Oracle Arena in Oakland, California.
Obama Proud of Jason Collins
Among the flood of best wishes for Jason Collins, the NBA center who revealed in a Sports Illustrated essay this week that he is gay, came tweets from the White House — from first lady Michelle Obama, from Valerie Jarrett....
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Group photo portrait of author and humorist Mark Twain (a.k.a. Samuel L. Clemens), center, noted American Civil War correspondent and author George Alfred Townsend. left, and David Gray, editor of the Buffalo Courier, right.
Obama: ‘My Demise Exaggerated’
President Barack Obama, 100 days into his second term with a stumbling agenda, assured reporters at the White House today that any conclusions about failure are premature. “If you put it that way, I may as well pack up my...
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A Syrian officer is seen through the wreckage of a vehicle following an explosion in the Mazzeh district of Damascus on April 29, 2013, which is believed to have targeted the prime minister's convoy.
Obama: ‘Game-Changer’ Means ‘Range of Options’ in Syria
Opening the second news conference of his second term without an opening statement of his own, President Barack Obama fielded an opening question about Syria. The U.S. needs credible evidence that stands up here and in the international community, he...
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House of Representatives Democratic candidate for the state of South Carolina Elizabeth Colbert Busch, listens to her opponent Republican candidate for the open Congressional seat of South Carolina, Former South Carolina Governor Mark Sanford, during their debate at the Citadel on April 29, 2013 in Charleston, South Carolina.
Sanford vs. Colbert Busch in Debate
Former South Carolina Republican Gov. Mark Sanford promoted his anti-spending views, and Democratic opponent Elizabeth Colbert Busch touted her political independence in their only debate before a May 7 election in a vacant U.S. House district. Sanford, seeking a political...
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