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) – President Trump showed some props to, of all people, a Democrat—but one who didn't vote to impeach him. "I give her respect," Trump said of presidential candidate Rep. Tulsi Gabbard at an event in West Palm Beach, Fla. "She didn't vote the other day. I give her a lot of respect. Because she knew it was wrong. She took a pass." Per Mediate, Trump also touched on recent remarks by Hillary Clinton about Green Party presidential candidate Jill Stein and a certain "somebody" in the Democratic primary. Now, it gets complicated: • More Trump: In Trump's words, "Crooked...

Weeks before the final push of the legislative session, Assembly Speaker Fabian Nuñez strode into the office of Republican Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger and plucked a campaign button from a secretary's desk. The Democratic Assembly leader pinned a "Schwarzenegger: Protecting the California Dream" button on his shirt and entered the inner sanctum of the governor's Capitol office. It was a small but telling gesture of just how close Nuñez — who co-chairs the campaign to elect Schwarzenegger's opponent, state Treasurer Phil Angelides — has become to the incumbent governor, who Nuñez not so long ago said mixed with him "like oil...

I read somewhere today of an admirable young lady,who suggested we express solidarity with the Iraqi voters by dipping our index fingertip in blue ink. Please go to my website and see why I advocate dipping two fingertips in blue ink. It's a short read,and you may wish to pass it on !

A poll to find the woman most admired by Americans places Margaret Thatcher above Jennifer Lopez. It also ranks the former Prime Minister above Madeleine Albright and Senator Elizabeth Dole. Hillary Clinton, Laura Bush and Oprah Winfrey came top of the Gallup poll. Among men, President George W Bush remained the most admired man for the second year in a row. Clinton was favoured by 7 percent of those surveyed; Bush and Winfrey had 6 percent each. Among the men, the president had a commanding 28 percent for men - well ahead of the runner-up, former president Jimmy Carter. Jennifer...