People are frustrated and angry. I totally get that. For us to win we have to offer a hopeful optimistic message. Hillary clinton appears to be putting the benghazi scandal behind her. Clinton has a three point lead over sanders in new hampshire. She trailed by three in september. Clintons rise as a result of her campaign regaining support among female voters. New hampshire voters go to the polls february 9. Cbs news will host the next democratic event on december 14th. Simon and schuster is a division of the cbs corporation. The Company Behind the Keystone Pipeline says its not waiting to push their consideration until president obama is out of office. Instead they say more planning needs to be done before the review. The final decision would be left up to the next president. Could we soon learn the investigation into vincent grays campaign is nearing an end. Sources confirm to wusa9 today that three of the key figures in the Great Campaign scandal are due in Court Next Week on the ve
December 31, 2012. Its down to the wire. We are less than 24 hours away from hitting the socalled fiscal a cliff right now. The house and senate are striking a deal oh avoid massive tax hikes and spending cuts. Derek ward is live with more on whats happening today. The end is near. Thats the end of the year, of course. What about the path that ends at the end of the fiscal cliff. Senators should be back at it. The house reconvened this morning. Such new years eve appearances are on the hill. Senate Minority Leader Mitch Mcconnell and joe biden kept in place to avoid 200 billion in tax increases. Broad stroke spending cuts and domestic and defense spending. They would take effect gradually over a period beginning at midnight if the white house and congress cant reconcile their differences. It appeared to have been movement on the cost of living increases for Social Security recipients. Opposition to the white houses proposed rate of increase was dropped but the Common Ground is even sha
Jeffrey thompson. Why . Our local businessman at the center of major federal investigation and no one really knew who we was. So i basically told my editor i want to write the definitive profile of Jeffrey Thompson. When people want to know about him, they want i want them to refer back to this article. What we want to know about him . Right now, he is the center of d. C. Politics and some folks say he is actually at the center of d. C. All addiction basically falling apart. For years, behindthescenes, he had been giving to candidates. He had several contracts coming huge contracts with the city, one worth 22 million year. And no one really knew who he things came to light the011 over problems with current mayors. The current Mayors Campaign in 2010. We have one former city councilmember, the son of ron brown, the former head of the committee, and we have marion barry who was in and out of prison and all that stuff you all of that stuff. Is this a more corrupt town than any other . I d
Long process of reentering so sigh too. Resting. Today first day of georges new found freedom. And there lot of decompression that george has to do. While close friend at the time us considering law school Trayvon Martin family trying to come to terms with the verdict. Is it there no reason for this happen to any other families no one should have to you go there this. Greenville south carolina. New york city, miami, and in chicago. Protesters taking to the streets. Some trying to make sense of the verdict. I just look forward to day we can you know move Forward Together and not if white guy kweuls black guy, we dont says it is because color of had skins. Black young boy walking. Swregs see jackson demanding federal investigation. We must act now. Just teuts department looking at whether zimmerman violated Trayvon Martins civil rights. While others are urge for change in floridas stand your ground law. In sanford, florida. Fox news. We action verdict growing all kind emotion and some of
Thought he would, thats a whole new ball game in the democratic primary for mayor. Now Jeff Thompson said not only did mayor gray know about the Shadow Campaign, he participated in it and asked for money. This all started when Vernon Hawkins and two of the mayors big supporters, two people have who have pleaded guilty, to hatch out this Shadow Campaign. Thats when it all started. It reached when mayor gray met with Jeff Thompson prior to the september primary of 2010. Jeff thompson arrived at u. S. District courthouse today about an hour before his hearing before the judge, he could face as little as six months in jail. Inside the courtroom, prosecutors deliverewhat is probably thompsons most crucial point. He told harris and hawkins in a private meeting, if the mayor wants me to pay more for a Shadow Campaign, hell have to come here and personally ask me himself. Prosecutors went on to say that harris arranged for the mayor and Jeff Thompson to meet alone in her apartment in june of 2