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Star Attorney's Reputation Is on the Line in Blago Trial

(Aug. 15) -- When he announced the charges in late 2008, Chicago's U.S. attorney, Patrick Fitzgerald, came at Illinois Gov. Rod Blagojevich with all the bravado of Eliot Ness going after Al Capone in the movie "The Untouchables." He told a throng of reporters that Blagojevich had embarked on a "corruption crime spree" and...

Democrats and Republicans Play Chicken Over Bush Tax Cuts

(July 27) -- Over at The New Republic, Jonathan Chait has a good preview about how the next legislative battle, the Bush tax cuts, is likely to play out. He describes it as a game of chicken between Democrats, who have pledged not to raise taxes on people earning less than $250,000 a year, and Republicans, who Chait...

Another Thing 'Winnebago Man' Doesn't Like: Babies

(July 18) -- In 1988, a man named Jack Rebney spent two weeks in Iowa filming a sales video for Winnebago. It was hot, the shoot was kind of a mess and Rebney was annoyed. Extremely annoyed. Like, livid. His profanity-laced outtakes were cut into a four-minute video clip that started circulating hand to hand in those old...

Meet the LVAD, Dick Cheney's New Heart Pump [Video]

(July 14) -- On Wednesday, it was learned that former Vice President Dick Cheney was in the hospital following the implantation of a pump that will help his troubled heart perform its primary function. The left ventricular assist device -- or LVAD, for short -- is normally implanted in patients who suffer from severe...

Dick Cheney Recuperating From Heart Surgery

WASHINGTON (July 14) -- Former Vice President Dick Cheney disclosed Wednesday that he has undergone surgery to install a small pump to help his heart work, as the 69-year-old enters a new phase of what he called "increasing congestive heart failure." "The operation went very well and I am now recuperating," a...