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Sean Hannity threatens legal action after allegations of sexual harassment by former contributor Debbie Schlussel By Joe Newby - April 24, 2017 While appearing on the Pat Campbell Podcast Friday, former Fox contributor Debbie Schlussel accused Fox News personality Sean Hannity of sexual harassment, claiming that he repeatedly invited her to his hotel room.  Hannity responded angrily, threatening legal action. “He had some event at a bookstore where he signed his book for people standing in line. He asked me to come meet him at this book signing,” she said.  “So I met him there and it was very awkward. He had me stand up there with him while he signed books and I felt very weird. These people don’t know me and they didn’t come for me to sign their books. So then I left to get ready for the show and he said, ‘Why don’t you come back with me to my hotel?’ and I said no, I have to get ready for the show.” Schlussel, the New York Daily News reported, did n...

When Scott Walker formalizes his presidential run Monday with a long-anticipated announcement, he will have at his side a seasoned veteran of Republican politics and an architect of the modern conservative movement. THE WEEKLY STANDARD has learned that Walker is expected to name Michael Grebe as campaign chairman as early as Friday. • BY  STEPHEN F. HAYES It is in that last role that Grebe may ultimately prove most helpful to Walker. Over his years at the Bradley Foundation, Grebe has developed a strong, national network of policy wonks and analysts on issues ranging from civil society and education reform to national security and urban renewal. Unlike many campaign advisers, particularly at the national level, Grebe, by virtue of his work at Bradley, speaks the language of movement conservatives and understands the importance of policy to a successful campaign. It’s hard to imagine a candidate tutored by Grebe  referring to himself  as “severely conservative.” ...