Ken Cuccinelli: November 2010

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'Plagiarized' GOP-Commissioned Climate Change Report Laid Groundwork For Climate-Gate

Rachel Slajda | November 29, 2010, 8:36AM

Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX)

In 2005, the then-chairman of the House Energy Committee, Rep. Joe Barton (R-TX), a climate change skeptic, commissioned a report that would challenge the data in two major climate change papers, including the popular "hockey stick" theory. In 2006, the Barton-commissioned report was released and heralded by climate change skeptics the country over, laying the groundwork for last year's "Climate-Gate" controversies.

Last week, experts who reviewed the report for USA Today determined that the report was largely plagiarized.

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Topics: Climate Change, Climate-Gate, Edward Wegman, Joe Barton, Ken Cuccinelli

Ken Cuccinelli

Ken Cuccinelli: Gov't Could Force You To Buy Gym Membership

Ryan J. Reilly | November 19, 2010, 12:46PM

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli

Virginia Attorney General Ken Cuccinelli, the rising conservative star who sued the federal government over health care reform, told audience members at the Federalist Society's National Lawyers Convention yesterday that if the government is allowed force everyone to buy health care, forced gym memberships could be next.

"It is not about health insurance, it is about liberty," Cuccinelli said. He said that if the government could force citizens to buy health care, a gym membership or even the forced purchase of a car could be next, since jobs are needed in Detroit.