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Sometimes, when you win one for the angels, you just have to do a little victory dance and kickback for a moment to admire what you have accomplished. There will be time enough tomorrow to get back to work.

Ask politicians whether campaign contributions influence their decisions, and they’ll tell you certainly not.

Ask any citizen, and they’ll likely give the opposite answer.

Wired magazine has introduced web-widget that lists the top 10 donors and their contributions to any member of the House and Senate, their opponents, and the presidential candidates.  Congressman Pete Olson's contributors are shown above.

Bruce Fleming is the Republican nominee for County Commissioner, Precinct 1, in Fort Bend County. Juanita over at The World's Most Dangerous Beauty Salon has been moonlighting as a gumshoe and has discovered:

"In 2006, 2008, and 2010, Bruce voted in person in Fort Bend County and by mail in Pennsylvania in the same general elections. According to his financial disclosure forms, Bruce Fleming also owns a house in Pennsylvania. (He homesteaded a house in Texas and a house in Pennsylvania, but that illegality is a whole ‘nother story.) Bruce felt that owning houses in both states gave him the right to vote in the same elections in both states. That’s a third degree felony in Texas."

• Read the whole scoop at: True the Vote Can Kiss My Big Blue Butt
• The Fort Bend Star has more details at: Commissioner candidate Bruce Fleming accused of voter fraud

The Fort Bend County Democratic Party will hold a press conference detailing significant voter fraud by a Fort Bend County Republican Party official, candidate and Tea Party activist.

“We have credible evidence that Fort Bend Republicans have supported and celebrated a member in their ranks who has participated in serial voter fraud since 2006,” stated Fort Bend County Democratic Party Chairman Steve Brown.  “The Party of voter integrity couldn’t sniff out fraud when it was under their nose.”

Karen Pearson, a Fort Bend County Republican political consultant states the case why Fort Bend county should not have two brothers in elected law enforcement positions. While not endorsing Michael Elliott, Troy Nehls' opponent directly, she surely states the case for Ellison nicely.

Mitt Romney's Republican National Convention reset isn't going according to plan. Rick Perry refused to rule out a 2016 presidential run and Chris Christie launched his own 2016 campaign—talking more about himself than Mitt Romney.

And as Ron Paul shared when asked if he would throw his support behind Romney and Ryan:

This is the exclusive online trailer premiere of the Romney-Ryan campaign's GOP convention reinvention of Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan: "The Do-Over."

DNC video "For Artur Davis, It's All About Artur Davis"

The Women are Watching bus tour wrapped a successful second day through the great state of New York. In Syracuse, they spoke to Kevin Curtis, Republican board member for PPRSR action fund who discussed why Planned Parenthood is important to him and why we need to continue fighting to protect and promote women's health.

Meet Tea Party Republican Andrew Roraback:

RORABACK: "There would be many opinions that I would share with members of the Tea Party Caucus." [Brookfield Republican Town Committee Debate] Meet Tea Party Republican Andrew Roraback

RORABACK: "I think the real conservative candidate is me" [Newtown Republican Town Committee Debate] Roraback supports raising the retirement age