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First reported May 19 2013 - Updated May 19 2013 - 1 reports

Ford Denies Smoking Crack

Toronto Mayor Rob Ford "turned down three chances on Friday to address the specifics of media reports about a video in which he appears to smoke crack cocaine and utter an anti-gay slur," the Toronto Star reports.The mayor later told reporters that ... [Published Taegan Goddard's Political Wire - May 19 2013]

Entities: Smoking, Toronto, Allegation, Anti-Gay

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Jack Kingston

Very Close Race for Senate Nomination in Georgia

A new GaPundit poll in Georgia finds an extremely tight race for the GOP Senate nomination with Rep. Jack Kingston (R) at 18%, Rep. Phil Gingrey (R) at 16%, Karen Handel (R) at 16%, Rep. Paul Broun (R) at 14% and David Perdue (R) at 6%. ... [Published Taegan Goddard's Political Wire - May 18 2013]

Entities: David Perdue, Karen Handel, Phil Gingrey, Jack Kingston, Paul Broun

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Welcoming 100 Sandy Hook Moms

Entities: Sandy Hook (United States), Cellphone

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Democrats Pleased by Obama Response

"House Democrats left Washington on Friday insisting they're not worried about political fallout after one of the most difficult weeks the Obama administration has endured," The Hill reports."Democrats know their fate in the 2014 elections hinges to ... [Published Taegan Goddard's Political Wire - May 18 2013]

Entities: Fallout, Benghazi, Obama Administration, Acts of Terrorism

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Father Hopes to Follow Son as Mayor

"Some parents hope their children follow in their footsteps. One mayoral candidate in Michigan, however, is seeking to follow the path once walked by his own teenage son," the Huffington Post reports."Scott Sessions is city councilman and a candidate ... [Published Taegan Goddard's Political Wire - May 18 2013]

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 2 reports

Mitt Romney

Bonus Quote of the Day

"I'm not a fan of the president, in case you didn't know that."-- Mitt Romney, on the Tonight Show . ... [Published Taegan Goddard's Political Wire - May 18 2013]

Entities: Mitt Romney

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Newt Gingrich

Gingrich Warns Republicans About Overreach

Newt Gingrich told NPR his GOP colleagues should worry "about the risk of appearing to be too eager as they dig into the scandals now dogging the Obama administration."Said Gingrich: "I think we overreached in '98 -- how's that for a quote you can ... [Published Taegan Goddard's Political Wire - May 18 2013]

Entities: Newt Gingrich, Republican Party (US), National Public Radio, Tea Party Movement

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Obama Sharpens Focus After Troubles

President Obama, "struggling to find his footing after one of his most turbulent weeks in office, will try to push past the moment's political furor with a focus on the few pieces of legislation he believes have a chance in Congress and on executive actions ... [Published Taegan Goddard's Political Wire - May 18 2013]

Entities: Barack Obama, White House, West Wing

First reported May 18 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 1 reports

Quote of the Day

"You cannot take the freedom of law-abiding Americans, whether you disagree with them or not, and keep your own freedom. When you do that, you go to jail."-- Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal (R), quoted by Politico , on the IRS officials who targeted conservative ... [Published Taegan Goddard's Political Wire - May 18 2013]

Entities: Bobby Jindal, prison

First reported May 17 2013 - Updated May 18 2013 - 2 reports

Others Have Seen Video of Mayor Smoking Crack

The Toronto Star says two of its reporters have also viewed the video Gawker says shows Toronto Mayor Rob Ford smoking crack cocaine ."It appears to show Ford in a room, sitting in a chair, wearing a white shirt, top buttons open, inhaling from what ... [Published Taegan Goddard's Political Wire - May 17 2013]

Entities: Rob Ford, Smoking, Toronto, Don Bosco

First reported May 16 2013 - Updated May 17 2013 - 3 reports

Bonus Quote of the Day

"If we present ourselves to the American people as intelligent, we're going to be in a great place as far as showing that this administration is not transparent, is obsessed with power and hates dissent. But you don't call for impeachment until you have ... [Published Taegan Goddard's Political Wire - May 17 2013]

Entities: Impeachment

First reported May 15 2013 - Updated May 15 2013 - 2 reports

Was Obama Too Slow to Respond?

President Obama's former press secretary Robert Gibbs "criticized his former boss for what he called a late and 'exceedingly passive' response to the controversy surrounding the Internal Revenue Service's (IRS) targeting of conservative groups," The ... [Published Taegan Goddard's Political Wire - May 15 2013]

Entities: Barack Obama, Robert Gibbs, IRS Internal Revenue Service

Quotes

Said Ford: "Anyways, like I said this morning, these allegations are ridiculous, another story with respect to the Toronto Star going after me, and that's all I have to say."

Ford Denies Smoking Crack [Published Taegan Goddard's Political Wire - May 19 2013]

Annabel Monaghan : "The fact that they came to this event at all is truly extraordinary. As the day unfolded, we learned that many of the mothers had struggled with whether they were comfortable being so farfar away from their children for the day. For some, it was the first time since December. One mother told me that she keeps the private cell phonephone number of the school security guard with her so that she can check in during the day if she feels anxious. After all they have faced, it was truly a leap of faith to come spend the day with strangers."

Welcoming 100 Sandy Hook Moms [Published Taegan Goddard's Political Wire - May 18 2013]

"The Democrats are also cheering the aggressive approach Obama used in the latter half of the week, saying the feistiness has quelled criticisms that the president is steering from the back seat of his own administration."

Democrats Pleased by Obama Response [Published Taegan Goddard's Political Wire - May 18 2013]

"Scott Sessions is city councilman and a candidate for mayor of Hillsdale, Mich. He's running for an office his son, Michael, won in 2005 as an 18-year-old high school senior, catapulting him, and the city of 8,000, to international attention."

Father Hopes to Follow Son as Mayor [Published Taegan Goddard's Political Wire - May 18 2013]

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Ford Denies Smoking Crack [Published Taegan Goddard's Political Wire - May 19 2013]
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Democrats Pleased by Obama Response [Published Taegan Goddard's Political Wire - May 18 2013]
Father Hopes to Follow Son as Mayor [Published Taegan Goddard's Political Wire - May 18 2013]
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Ford Denies Smoking Crack [Published Taegan Goddard's Political Wire - May 19 2013] Toronto Mayor Rob Ford "turned down three chances on Friday to address the specifics of media reports about a video in which he appears to smoke crack cocaine and utter an anti-gay slur," the Toronto Star reports.The mayor later told reporters that ...
Very Close Race for Senate Nomination in Georgia [Published Taegan Goddard's Political Wire - May 18 2013] A new GaPundit poll in Georgia finds an extremely tight race for the GOP Senate nomination with Rep. Jack Kingston (R) at 18%, Rep. Phil Gingrey (R) at 16%, Karen Handel (R) at 16%, Rep. Paul Broun (R) at 14% and David Perdue (R) at 6%. ...
Welcoming 100 Sandy Hook Moms [Published Taegan Goddard's Political Wire - May 18 2013] Annabel Monaghan : "The fact that they came to this event at all is truly extraordinary. As the day unfolded, we learned that many of the mothers had struggled with whether they were comfortable being so far away from their children for the day. For ...
Democrats Pleased by Obama Response [Published Taegan Goddard's Political Wire - May 18 2013] "House Democrats left Washington on Friday insisting they're not worried about political fallout after one of the most difficult weeks the Obama administration has endured," The Hill reports."Democrats know their fate in the 2014 elections hinges to ...
Father Hopes to Follow Son as Mayor [Published Taegan Goddard's Political Wire - May 18 2013] "Some parents hope their children follow in their footsteps. One mayoral candidate in Michigan, however, is seeking to follow the path once walked by his own teenage son," the Huffington Post reports."Scott Sessions is city councilman and a candidate ...