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TPMtv: The 1st Annual Golden Duke Awards

POSTED BY BEN CRAW, DECEMBER 31 2007 05:43 PM | PERMALINK

The 1st Annual Golden Duke Awards

Politics Video Blog: Okay, the wait is over. You sent in your nominations. The judges pored over each candidate's dossier. And now the winners are ready to be announced. The winner for Best Scandal -- General Interest -- the Dukes' version of Best Picture genuinely surprised me. And one winner and one winner alone was the unanimous choice of all five judges, that was the winner for Outstanding Achievement in Corruption-based Chutzpah. We are pleased to bring you this...
TPMtv: Golden Duke Awards Contest Rules

POSTED BY BEN CRAW, DECEMBER 04 2007 11:41 AM | PERMALINK

Golden Duke Awards Contest Rules

Nominate your favorite political crook or bamboozler to win a Golden Dukey in this year's first annual Golden Duke Awards to honor the best scandals, bamboozlers, crooks and evildoers of 2007. Find out the categories, contest rules and how you can win special TPM prizes for winning nominations!
TPMtv: Military Contractors D.C. Powwow

POSTED BY BEN CRAW, NOVEMBER 07 2007 01:21 PM | PERMALINK

Military Contractors D.C. Powwow

Not long ago we told you about the IPOA, that's the lobbying organization and trade group for military contractors in Washington, DC. A week ago Monday IPOA (aka the International Peace Operations Association) had their annual summit in Washington. Blackwater, which recently terminated its membership in the outfit in the face of an IPOA ethics investigation (one of the first, apparently), wasn't there. But pretty much everyone else from the private military contractor...