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Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: State of Affairs South Carolina Republican Governor Mark Sanford has paid the largest ethics fine in state history after allegations he breached the state ethics code 37 times by overspending on travel and making personal use of state airplanes and campaign funds. …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Having It Both Ways President Obama has more than 40 former lobbyists working in senior positions in his administration despite his statement during the State of the Union that he has, “excluded lobbyists from policymaking jobs.” The Examiner reports they include IRS …

Now some fresh pickings from the Political Grapevine: Cold Shoulder The scientist behind the so-called “climate-gate” e-mail scandal now admits there has been no statistically significant global warming since 1995. Professor Phil Jones also tells the BBC that scientists are unsure whether the Medieval Warm Period was actually warmer than …