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Until the old-style campaign coverage was altered because of the rise of cable TV, Twitter and other social media, Mr. Germond heartily enjoyed the rigors and fun that came with the campaign trail.

"Jack was a journalist of the old-school — a poker-playing, whiskey-drinking, cigarette-smoking, evil young man," Robert D. Novak, the conservative pundit who frequently clashed with Mr. Germond on "The McLaughlin Group," said in the People interview.

Their celebrated clashes found their way to Saturday Night Livewith Chris Farley as Mr. Germond and Dana Carvey portraying Mr. McLaughlin, the show's host.The Baltimore Sun

Democratic mayoral candidates took swipes at soon-to-retire Mayor Michael Bloomberg during a debate Tuesday, particularly on his election to an unprecedented third term and the issue of unionized city workers who have been without contracts. Candidates Christine Quinn, Anthony Weiner, Bill Thompson, John Liu, and Bill de Blasio CBS New York“Speaker Quinn gave Mayor Bloomberg a third term in a backroom deal that defied the Democratic will of the people. What did we get? A massive increase in the use of stop and frisk, huge fines – unfair fines – on small business, and the inequalities gripping our city was ignored by the mayor,"

Today, a clown car is a political metaphor describing any group of politicians packed into in an unintentionally silly event. While an entire presidential campaign could be described as a clown car, the term more often it is used to describe smaller events like presidential primary debates.Roger Simon

A Morning quarterback is a person who passes judgement on and criticizes something after the event (the Oxford Dictionary).

 

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As the beachgoers of Long Island soaked up the sun last month, their attention was caught by a light aircraft flying above with a flag trailing behind it. On it was a huge swastika and the web address "proswastika.org". People were outraged. Who was responsible for publicly flaunting this ugly symbol of hate? Neo-Nazis? Pranksters? Neither, apparently.The Long Island swastika actually belonged to the Raelians – the world's largest "UFO religion" – and the stunt was part of their pro-swastika campaign aimed at rehabilitating the symbol.the  Guardian

The past week's political events that help shape the American  politics.

Acontecimientos políticos de la semana pasada que ayudan a conformar el cuerpo político estadounidense.

The political magazine with a full cup of Coffee and a few polling numbers in between the refills.

La revista política con una taza llena de café y algunos números de las encuestas entre las recargas.

Lon Snowden told Reuters he was confident Putin would not cave in to pressure to send his son back to the US to face espionage charges. "President Vladimir Putin has stood firm. I respect strength and I respect courage," Snowden said. "He has stood firm against the face of intense pressure from our government and I have to believe that he will continue to stand firm."These games of 'Well, I'm not going to go to this meeting,' or 'I'm not going to go to that meeting,' … I do not believe that President Vladimir Putin will cave to that," he said.

There have been times where they slip back into cold war thinking and a cold war mentality(the US),

A home is the ultimate evidence that here in America, hard work pays off, that responsibility is rewarded,You know, I think about my grandparents’ generation. When my grandfather served in World War II, he fought in Patton’s army, when he got back, this country gave him a chance to go to college on the G.I. Bill, but it also gave him the chance to buy his first home with a loan from the FHA (Federal Housing Administration). To him, and to generations of Americans before and since, a home was more than just a house. It was a source of pride and a source of security. It was a place to raise kids, to put down roots and a place where you could build up savings for college, or to start a business, or to retire with some security.”President Obama

about 13,000 new houses are expected to be built in metro Phoenix this year, analyst Greg Burger said.For people shopping for a new house, this likely means new-home prices will continue to rise faster than average. The average price of a new home has climbed 24 percent in the past year, according to RL Brown.Contractors say they face a shortage of workers.“Contractors are fighting for framers, painters, drywallers and plumbers,” said David Jones, executive director of the Arizona Construction Association.

I very much disagree with Mayor Booker on this. I do not believe that vouchers are the answer," Pallone said. "I’m very concerned about how vouchers, which he supports, will take away funding from public schools. I believe in public schools.""I’m interested that Mayor Booker was silent about vouchers that Mr. Pallone raised I would like to know how vouchers could help the schools in Newark or any other city," he said. "They just siphon money away."

"While they’re criticizing me I’d like them both to explain why they voted for the same position I have," Booker said.The vote Twitter King referenced was actually a much larger appropriations bill that included the program.