Kathianne
12-12-2012, 05:24 PM
Ok, not a 'huge story.' What is though is that I find this headline on Huffington Post:
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/12/patrick-moran-assault_n_2286832.html
Patrick Moran, Son Of Democratic Congressman Jim Moran, Pleads Guilty To Assaulting GirlfriendThe Huffington Post | By Nick Wing (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nicholas-wing) <script data-readbyplayerseed="true" type="text/javascript"> (function($){ huff.js('jquery/jquery.tooltip.hp.js', function(){ $('.fb-tooltip').show(); $('.twitter-tooltip').show(); $('.social-icons-border').hide(); $('.posted-and-updated').css('display', 'block') $('.fb-tooltip').toolTip({ toolTipWidth : 250, html : 'Get updates from Nick Wing\n \n \n \n \n Like (http://www.debatepolicy.com/"javascript:void(0);\")\n
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Patrick Moran, son of Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.), was sentenced to probation on Wednesday after pleading guilty to assaulting his girlfriend outside of a Washington, D.C. bar earlier this month, the Washington City Paper reported (http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2012/12/12/rep-jim-morans-son-guilty-of-beating-up-his-girlfriend-in-columbia-heights/) on Wednesday.
The incident took place in front of a Northwest D.C. establishment in the early morning of Dec. 1, according to a police report obtained by the Washington City Paper (http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2012/12/12/rep-jim-morans-son-guilty-of-beating-up-his-girlfriend-in-columbia-heights/).
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The younger Moran was involved in controversy earlier this year, when he -- as field director for his father's campaign -- was targeted by conservative sting filmmaker James O'Keefe. In an undercover video released by O'Keefe's Project Veritas, Moran discussed a voter fraud scheme with an operative from the group. He later resigned from the campaign (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/24/james-okeefe-jim-moran_n_2012973.html).
The elder Moran also has also been accused of domestic violence in the past. His second wife, Mary Howard Moran, called the police on her then-husband (http://jezebel.com/5076227/why-you-shouldnt-vote-for-a-bad-guy-with-good-positions) in 1999, claiming that he'd hit her. She filed for divorce the next day. Moran later filed his own papers, claiming that financial problems were behind their separation, and no charges were filed over the alleged assault. He's since worked to secure grants (http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/earmarks.php?cid=N00002083) for domestic violence prevention groups in his district.
Since the election, many of my 'news searches' are coming up with Huffington in one of the top positions. Without company of either the NYT or WaPo. What's up with this?
http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/12/12/patrick-moran-assault_n_2286832.html
Patrick Moran, Son Of Democratic Congressman Jim Moran, Pleads Guilty To Assaulting GirlfriendThe Huffington Post | By Nick Wing (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/nicholas-wing) <script data-readbyplayerseed="true" type="text/javascript"> (function($){ huff.js('jquery/jquery.tooltip.hp.js', function(){ $('.fb-tooltip').show(); $('.twitter-tooltip').show(); $('.social-icons-border').hide(); $('.posted-and-updated').css('display', 'block') $('.fb-tooltip').toolTip({ toolTipWidth : 250, html : 'Get updates from Nick Wing\n \n \n \n \n Like (http://www.debatepolicy.com/"javascript:void(0);\")\n
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Patrick Moran, son of Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.), was sentenced to probation on Wednesday after pleading guilty to assaulting his girlfriend outside of a Washington, D.C. bar earlier this month, the Washington City Paper reported (http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2012/12/12/rep-jim-morans-son-guilty-of-beating-up-his-girlfriend-in-columbia-heights/) on Wednesday.
The incident took place in front of a Northwest D.C. establishment in the early morning of Dec. 1, according to a police report obtained by the Washington City Paper (http://www.washingtoncitypaper.com/blogs/citydesk/2012/12/12/rep-jim-morans-son-guilty-of-beating-up-his-girlfriend-in-columbia-heights/).
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The younger Moran was involved in controversy earlier this year, when he -- as field director for his father's campaign -- was targeted by conservative sting filmmaker James O'Keefe. In an undercover video released by O'Keefe's Project Veritas, Moran discussed a voter fraud scheme with an operative from the group. He later resigned from the campaign (http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2012/10/24/james-okeefe-jim-moran_n_2012973.html).
The elder Moran also has also been accused of domestic violence in the past. His second wife, Mary Howard Moran, called the police on her then-husband (http://jezebel.com/5076227/why-you-shouldnt-vote-for-a-bad-guy-with-good-positions) in 1999, claiming that he'd hit her. She filed for divorce the next day. Moran later filed his own papers, claiming that financial problems were behind their separation, and no charges were filed over the alleged assault. He's since worked to secure grants (http://www.opensecrets.org/politicians/earmarks.php?cid=N00002083) for domestic violence prevention groups in his district.
Since the election, many of my 'news searches' are coming up with Huffington in one of the top positions. Without company of either the NYT or WaPo. What's up with this?