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Enough is enough. Last week, a Washington watchdog group named Andrews, the 11-term congressman from New Jersey’s 1st District, as one of the 12 “most corrupt” members of Congress. In its annual report on ethical challenges among members of the House and Senate, the non-partisan Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW) ranked Andrews, a Democrat, near the bottom of all 535 senators and House members. The CREW listing is just a reminder of how embattled Andrews has become. The Camden County politician is already the subject of a complaint filed with the Federal Election Commission over questionable spending...

The House Ethics Committee announced on Tuesday it was probing allegations that Rep. Robert Andrews (D-N.J.) violated House ethics rules. The Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) referred the case to the secretive ethics panel, which said it would take an additional 45 days to consider the matter against Andrews and make a formal announcement about its decision on August 31. The chairman of the Camden County Republican Party in New Jersey asked the Ethics Committee and the OCE to investigate Roberts last November, following a series of articles that appeared in the Newark Star Ledger. The articles allege the lawmaker...

The House Ethics Committee on Tuesday announced it is investigating allegations that Rep. Robert Andrews (D-N.J.) violated House ethics rules. The Office of Congressional Ethics (OCE) referred the case to the secretive ethics panel, which did not disclose what the charges are. The Ethics committee said it will take an additional 45 days to consider the matter against Andrews and make a formal announcement about its decision on Aug. 31, 2012. The watchdog group, Citizens for Responsibility and Ethics in Washington (CREW), filed a complaint against Andrews last November with the Federal Election Commission (FEC), citing articles in the Newark...

Did anyone catch Greta Van Susteren b slapping that New Jersey Senator Rob Andrews? He started on some typical left wing nonsense trying to blame the Republicans for the waste and started trying to advance some "common sense idea" of his own. She jumped on him saying "if it was such a good idea than why didn't you Democrats do this over the past two years when you controlled all 3 branches of government." She didn't relent and was talking about how they "are driving her crazy..." It's definitely worth the watch. This was right after she had MY CONGRESSMAN...

Complete title: More Drilling in U.S. is ‘A Problem, Not A Solution’ to Creating Jobs, Says Democrat Member of House Labor Subcommittee (CNSNews.com) -- Rep. Rob Andrews (D-N.J.) said that increasing oil drilling “off the coast” is “a problem, not a solution” to creating jobs in the United States. Andrews recommended that House Republicans bring legislation to the floor if they think more drilling will create jobs. VIDEO 2:25 minutes Appearing at a press conference with Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.) on job creation, Rep. Andrews said, “I agree with my colleague and friend that drilling for oil off the...

In such a frantic election year such as this one, it is easy for the media to overlook even some of the most interesting political races. The First Congressional District, which encompasses Camden City, as well as most of Camden County, Gloucester County, and part of Burlington County, has had its share of the election cycle attention siphoned away by a hotly contested race in the neighboring Third District, where former Philadelphia Eagle Jon Runyan is running neck and neck with incumbent John Adler. The First District race, although not deemed competitive by political analysts, may set the stage for...

Dale Glading, Republican Candidate for Congress in the First District, will be joined by members of the Independence Hall Tea Party PAC at a joint press conference on Wednesday, October 20, at 10:00 AM. The press conference will be held outside of Rep. Rob Andrews (D-Haddon Heights) congressional office at 515 Grove Street in Haddon Heights. Last week, the Courier-Post detailed some of Rep. Andrews’ alleged Federal Election Commission violations as well as his luxurious lifestyle subsidized by campaign contributions. Glading charged Andrews with using campaign funds to pay for a family vacation in Ocean City, to take his wife...

Glad to see Christie finally throw some support to Glading. Hopefully some money will come with the endorsement

There are so many reasons to ditch Rob Andrews in November, not the least of which is his opponent, Dale Glading. Glading is everything that the elitist left-wing Andrews isn't. He's humble, gracious, working hard to earn the trust of the voters, and full of common sense conservative ideas that, as a bonus, just so happen to agree with the Constitution. Just for kicks, here are 10 of the top reasons to get rid of Rob Andrews in November: 1. He not only voted for Obamacare--he co-authored the House bill! Andrews has been described as power broker in the radical...

Glading Picks Up Three More Endorsements Barrington, NJ – Dale Glading, Republican Candidate for Congress in New Jersey's 1st District, picked up three major endorsements over the weekend. First, the 4 million member National Rifle Association (NRA) awarded Glading a "QA" rating, their highest possible rating for a non-incumbent. At the same time, the NRA gave Glading's opponent, Rep. Rob Andrews (D-Haddon Heights), an "F" rating for his opposition to the Second Amendment. Glading was also awarded an "A" rating from the Gun Owners of America, while Rep. Andrews received yet another "F" rating for being hostile to Second Amendment...

An estimated 150 Glading for Congress supporters showed up Thursday to protest Rob Andrews’ reckless pork barrel spending and to enjoy some free BBQ pork sandwiches. The rally was held outside of Rob’s congressional office in Haddon Heights. We applaud Dale Glading for the gumption to pull this off! On his website, Dale lists the top 10 recent Pork Barrel Projects supported by Rob Andrews. Check it out at http://www.glading2010.com For those of you that think this is not “local politics,” I beg to differ with you. What Andrews has done in the congress DOES affect us locally! FYI -...

Ten Buck Fridays congratulates Dale Glading on his victory in this week's TBF poll. Here's a little background information on Mr. Glading: Dale Glading, 50, is the Founder and Executive Director of The Saints Prison Ministry. Headquartered in Moorestown, New Jersey, "The Saints" is the largest athletic prison ministry in the country with branch offices in Charlotte, NC, and Colorado Springs, CO... A lifetime resident of South Jersey, Dale earned a Bachelor of Science degree with summa cum laude honors in Community Recreation from Temple University in 1981. He served as Recreation Director at the Wiley Christian Retirement Community for...

Dale Glading just might be going to Washington after all. Glading, the Executive Director of the Saints Prison Ministry and GOP 2008 candidate for New Jersey’s 1st District House Seat is again the GOP “David” to the Democratic incumbent “Goliath” Rob Andrews in 2010. The difference is that this time David has some smooth stones and a sling and Rob Andrews has a big head that should make for an easy target. The Courier-Post and other local media don’t consider the race “competitive” and yet both internal polling by the Glading campaign and a recent Accu poll conducted by Spaeth...

This morning, Republican Congressional Candidate Dale Glading blasted his Democratic opponent, Rep. Rob Andrews (D-Haddon Heights), for casting the deciding vote that could cost First District residents billions of dollars. Specifically, Glading called Andrews’ vote to put off debating the Bush tax cuts until after the November elections “an act of cowardice.” “Once again, Rob Andrews has put his own political ambitions above the interests of his constituents,” Glading said. “By delaying a vote on whether to let the Bush tax cuts expire or to make them permanent, Rob Andrews has chosen to play politics with people’s paychecks.” “The Democrats...

How do you drum up interest in a candidate that everyone says "can't win"? The candidate I am referring to is Dale Glading who is running for Congress in New Jersey's 1st District. He is running against a "lifetime" candidate named Rob Andrews, one of the sleaziest politicians out there. Dale Glading, 50, is the Founder and Executive Director of The Saints Prison Ministry. Headquartered in Moorestown, New Jersey, "The Saints" is the largest athletic prison ministry in the country with branch offices in Charlotte, NC, and Colorado Springs, CO. By working to restore inmates to God and their families,...

During the quiet political months of the summer local politicians take to the parade routes and beaches to make their personal appeal before the last big stretch going into the November election. This year, amid the patriotism, fireworks, and burgers a call to debate has gone unheeded by a career politician, one of the authors of the House Obamacare bill, who seems to think that he doesn’t need to explain himself to his constituents. To be fair, Rob Andrews has a long history of getting re-elected without much effort. And yet this election season is heating up to be something...

Erin Andrews is ready for some payback. The ESPN reporter is suing several hotel chains for negligence and invasion of privacy in connection with the peeping Tom who secretly videotaped her naked. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in Chicago, accuses divorced dad Michael David Barrett—who has since pleaded guilty to stalking the reporter — of deliberate infliction of emotional distress and invasion of privacy. Andrews, 32, is suing Marriott International Inc. and Radisson Hotels International Inc. claiming the hotels told Barrett that she was staying there, revealed her room number and immediately provided the perv a hotel room adjacent to hers.

It would be hard to picture Christiane Amanpour in the lacy black number that Erin Andrews wore Monday night as she flounced around a bed with "Dancing with the Stars" partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy. Or to see Katie Couric in the gold lamé corset Andrews wore on "Dancing" last week - though we're sure Couric's got just as cute a belly button. And the only place Rachel Maddow would ever don the sequined bikini and ruffled skirt Andrews wore during her Samba (right) would be in some geeky artist's Photoshop file.

ESPN reporter Erin Andrews may be yearning for the days before she was on "Dancing With the Stars" -- when she was only being stalked. In a season where Pam Anderson and Kate Gosselin are on the hit show, it is Andrews who is taking most of the heat. The 31-year-old sports reporter has had death threats, been romantically linked (wrongly, she claims) on the cover of People magazine with her dancing partner Maksim Chmerkovskiy and testified against a creep who secretly videotaped her nude in three hotel rooms. But now it's really getting personal.

Wave of Debt Payments Facing U.S. Government EDMUND L. ANDREWS November 22, 2009 WASHINGTON — The United States government is financing its more than trillion-dollar-a-year borrowing with i.o.u.’s on terms that seem too good to be true. Treasury officials now face a trifecta of headaches: a mountain of new debt, a balloon of short-term borrowings that come due in the months ahead, and interest rates that are sure to climb back to normal as soon as the Federal Reserve decides that the emergency has passed. Even as Treasury officials are racing to lock in today’s low rates by exchanging short-term...