By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years
Executive director Billy Hunter has fired his daughter and daughter-in-law from the NBA players' association, less than two weeks after a review criticized his hiring practices.

A conservative fundraising group that had shied away from Missouri Rep. Todd Akin is now seriously considering whether to come to the embattled Republican's aid in his challenge to Democratic Sen. Claire McCaskill, an official with the group said Monday.

Union bashing has been a unifying theme at this year's Republican National Convention, as few topics have generated louder, longer and more robust cheers and applause during keynote speeches.

It is a tale of two tours: One for Mitt Romney, the other for those who pine to be his running mate.
NBC says Sarah Palin's husband, Todd, will compete against retired boxing champion Laila Ali, singer Nick Lachey and other celebrities in an upcoming competition show called "Stars Earn Stripes."
To say Adam Sandler's new movie isn't as bad as his last is like saying your typical dental filling isn't as bad as a root canal. Neither will kill you, and with today's anesthesia, they may not hurt that much. But there's no way you want to be in that reclining chair, with sharp metal objects shoved in your mouth.
Patti LaBelle, Bret Michaels and En Vogue are among the artists who will perform in free concerts during the week leading up to the Super Bowl in Indianapolis.
The Boston Bruins turned to their past to celebrate their latest Stanley Cup victory, inviting Bobby Orr and other members of the 1972 champions to help raise the franchise's sixth banner to the TD Garden rafters.

Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin says she will not run for president. Her announcement Wednesday left little doubt that the eventual Republican nominee will come from the current field of contenders.

The New Jersey governor would have to build bridges with values voters, Tony Perkins said.
Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer filed an appeal with the U.S. Supreme Court in a bid to overturn a ruling that put on hold key parts of the state's immigration-enforcement law.

Sarah Palin rumbled through Washington on the back of a Harley as she and her family began an East Coast tour Sunday that renewed speculation the former Alaska governor would join the still unsettled Republican presidential contest.

A former member of Sarah Palin's inner circle has written a scathing tell-all, saying Mrs. Palin was ready to quit as governor months before she actually resigned and was eager to leave office when more lucrative opportunities came around.

Kate Gosselin is not a happy camper.
For her next book tour, Sarah Palin will again skip some of the nation's biggest cities.
"Politically, [Republicans] don't feel the need to restrain themselves even as much as in past election cycles because the average voter, the average swing voters [don't] have a lot of sympathy right now [for public- sector unions] because of the bad economy," he said.
Mr. Christie's brother, Todd, quelled some of the speculation Tuesday after he told the Newark Star Ledger that "I'm sure that he's not going to run."
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