What to Make of Al Gore Sexual Assault Accusations
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His primary challenger suspects foul play
Rep. Bob Etheridge does not come off well
Accusations fly in South Carolina
Everyone loves a good scandal
The legal, political, and media angles
Jonah Goldberg plays fast and loose with the metaphors
The Democratic Senate hopeful tries to move on
He's accused of misleading voters about his service record
The presumed senate front-runner gets himself in deep trouble
17 so far, but 20 on the Republican side
The powerful Democratic congressman steps down
Her recollection of events raises questions
He blasts Bill Clinton's claim that violence is brewing on the right
Limbaugh, says the former president, "doesn't make sense"
That's one way of putting it
Pro-life Democrat Bart Stupak had a rough year
Harry Reid, sacrificial lamb?
Behold the least popular men and women of Capitol Hill
Or even, "the most powerful woman in American history"?
She had to quash those rumors of a Senate run somehow
High praise for the beleaguered, victorious Speaker
The taciturn mistress speaks out
Oh, so that's the difference between sexual and non-sexual groping!
Jon Stewart and Lawrence O'Donnell chuckle over Beck's disastrous hour with Eric Massa
Limping along in Congress and in society
Understanding the strange full-hour interview
The meaning of Eric Massa's implosion
Conservative hero or shameless self-preserver?
In a nutshell: nothing good
Should he stay or should he go?
A defiant Ford steps down
Perhaps not as politically dangerous as it seems
The aftermath of admonishment
What does that number actually mean?
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