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Obama's First Midterm Ad Hits Only Republican Who Still 'Loves' Him [VIDEO]

By David KnowlesOct 4th 2010 – 8:00PM
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(Oct. 4) -- That's the thanks he gets? After supporting Barack Obama more than any other Republican over the past two years, and taking no small amount of heat from his GOP colleagues in the process, Rep. Anh "Joseph" Cao, R.-La., must be wondering what he did to get on the president's bad side. The only Republican to...

Charlie Rangel Ethics Deal: On or Off?

By David KnowlesJul 29th 2010 – 4:40PM

(July 29) -- A dizzying turn of events today preceded New York Rep. Charlie Rangel being formally charged with committing 13 ethics violations while serving in the House of Representatives (the top four of which Surge Desk has highlighted). But even as the proceedings got under way, no one seemed to know whether Rangel...

Charlie Rangel Allegations: Top 4 Misdeeds Cited by Ethics Committee

By Katie DrummondJul 29th 2010 – 4:20PM

(July 29) -- The House Ethics Committee released 13 allegations today against New York Democratic Rep. Charles Rangel. If he fails to come to a settlement during the next few weeks, the House will hold a very public hearing to present its case against him, inevitably clouding his bid for re-election this fall. While the...

Background on representative

Representative democracy is a variety of democracy founded on the principle of elected people representing a group of people, as opposed to direct democracy.

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