import re


def clean_front(text):
    """
    Removes various method prefixes.

    >>> clean_front(' - herp')
    'herp'
    >>> clean_front('#34')
    '#34'
    >>> clean_front('* Makefile comment')
    'Makefile comment'
    >>> clean_front('*)use libcurl to handle fetion request')
    'use libcurl to handle fetion request'
    >>> clean_front('** added branch whitelist for travis')
    'added branch whitelist for travis'
    >>> clean_front('+ config changes')
    'config changes'
    >>> clean_front('+)add action type all')
    'add action type all'
    """

    return re.sub(r'''
        ^\s*
            (?: [#](?!\d)
              | [*+\-]+[)]?)
        \s*
    ''', '', text, flags=re.VERBOSE)