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Officer Wesley Cheeks, Jr. didn't agree with a sign a protester carried at Jim Moran's town hall in Reston, VA last week. Cheeks told the protester he would charge him with trespassing (of all things) if he didn't take down the sign because it had a picture on it. When the protester questioned the officer, Cheeks responded, "If I told you once to take it down and you put it back up then I can charge you with whatever I want to charge you with." The protester didn't back down, saying, "This is America. This used to be America." Officer...

Charles Rangel (D-NY) failed to disclose millions on his taxes, including a $1 million dollar house. The list of forgotten disclosures goes on and on...for years...

Ed Klein, former editor for Newsweek and New York Times Magazine, was a close personal friend of Ted Kennedy and decided to share some memories of the late Senator on The Diane Rehm Show. KLEIN: I don't know if you know this or not, but one of his favorite topics of humor was indeed Chappaquiddick itself. And he would ask people, "Have you heard any new jokes about Chappaquiddick?" That is just the most amazing thing. It's not that he didn't feel remorse about the death of Mary Jo Kopechne, but that he still always saw the other side of...

In case you missed it! Congressman Jim Moran (D-VA) would not allow a critic to ask a question at a town hall forum...until the man showed identification. Watch video...

Claire McCaskill (D-MO) was finally popular at one of her town hall forums. When she told attendees, "You have every right to fire me," the crowd went wild. Watch video...

The Boston Herald reported that stimulus funds were accidentally dished out to incarcerated cons. Twenty-three Massachusetts inmates were mailed $250 checks. Nice to know the whole thing could have been prevented...

Jim Manley, a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), told CNN Wednesday that Democratic leaders are not ready to go at health care alone...just yet. The White House still prefers a bipartisan bill, and neither the White House nor the Democratic leadership has made a decision to pursue reconciliation...We will not make a decision to pursue reconciliation until we have exhausted efforts to produce a bipartisan bill. However, patience is not unlimited and we are determined to get something done this year by any legislative means necessary.

It's no surprise that Barney Frank (D-MA) was rude to his constituents at last night's town hall forum. He was even 'frank' when questioning the intelligence of his those in attendance. Watch the video...

This was Dean on today's Stephanie Miller Show: MILLER: I saw you on Keith Olbermann last night. (Right there his credibility is thrown out of the window). You really do believe we're going to have a public option? DEAN: At the end of the day, I think we will. First of all, the president is a very smart guy and he knows very well this can't work without a public option. Secondly, we know he's run into a rough patch in the Senate, mostly because of Democrats, honestly. The Republicans, they have no interest in this bill. They're using the...

CBS News has learned that up to 60,000 people have cancelled their AARP memberships since July 1, angered over the group's position on health care...

The Washington Times reports that Massa is willing to go against his constituents and vote in favor of a singler-payer health care system. MASSA: I will vote for the single payer bill. PARTICIPANT: Even if it meant you were being voted out of office? MASSA: I will vote adamantly against the interests of my district if I actually think what I am doing is going to be helpful. Watch the full exchange...

The W.H. web address flag@whitehouse.gov, set up for the public to report 'fishy' information regarding health care reform, has become inactive today...

In an interview on "Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace," Senator Kent Conrad (D-ND) declared that pursuing a public option was a "wasted effort." WALLACE: Would the president be better off just taking the public option off the table right now? CONRAD: Look, the fact of the matter is there are not the votes in the U.S. Senate for the public option. There never have been. So to continue to chase that rabbit, I think, is just a wasted effort. Watch the video...

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"Your advocacy is very American and very important." "There's nothing more articulate-more eloquent-to a member of congress than the voice of his or her own constituent." "I'm a fan of disruptors." All were statements made by Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) in 2006. Watch the video...

SANCHEZ: Here you have people who have come to hear you speak. They are asking you a question, and it appears on the video that you're not giving them their due. How do you explain that? JACKSON-LEE: I'm so glad you said it. It appears on the video. Maybe it's a doctored video. Watch the interview...

Watch as former Democratic pollster Pat Caddell uncovers the root of Obama's ballet-dancing Chief of Staff, Rahm Emanuel...

Roxana Mayer, who is actually a graduate student in social work, pretended to be a general practitioner with four years of service under her belt. She even received a hug from the Congresswoman for her credentials. Watch video...

In response to a question about Nigeria's recent elections, Clinton responded, "In 2000, our presidential election came down to one state where the brother of the man running for president was the governor of the state. So we have our problems too." Watch video...

Overall, only 47% somewhat approve of Obama's performance, the lowest level of total approval to date, while 52% disapprove. Rasmussen's national telephone survey reports that only 32% approve of a single-payer health care system while 57% are opposed...