Bob Bennett

Tea Party Group Morphs To Fulfill New Mission

Roll Call | Janie Lorber | Posted 08.27.2011

When dozens of raucous conservative activists Monday stormed the National Republican Senatorial Committee and demanded the GOP campaign arm stay out o...

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What Will Immigration Advocates Learn From DREAM's Defeat?

Daniel Altschuler | Posted 05.25.2011

Were advocates of comprehensive immigration reform too slow to shift to supporting piecemeal legislation? And, did these leaders advance the optimal piecemeal strategy by focusing exclusively on the DREAM Act?

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Hatch Faces Anger At Utah GOP Convention: Calls Bush Blame "B.S."

Deseret News | Bob Bernick Jr. And Arthur Raymond | Posted 05.25.2011

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U.S. Sens. Orrin Hatch and Bob Bennett, both R-Utah, got polite receptions Saturday at the state GOP convention, but both also recognized that some of...

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The GOP's Latino Suicide Watch

Fernando Espuelas | Posted 05.25.2011

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Republicans, you have been warned. The future of your party is at stake. Your unrelenting attacks against American Latinos are the path to ruin.

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AP Enterprise: Tea Party Still As Strong As Ever

AP | MICHAEL R. BLOOD | Posted 05.25.2011

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LOS ANGELES — Doubters who thought the tea party would fade away can forget it. More than 70 of its favored candidates are on Nov. 2 ballots, an...

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A Silenced Majority

Michael Bendetson | Posted 05.25.2011

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As economists warn against the danger of a monopoly of industry in distorting and destroying an economy, our two party monopoly on government is causing similar effects on our political system.

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What's Wrong with Politics and Politicians?

Gary Shapiro | Posted 05.25.2011

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Americans are frustrated, and our leaders are not listening. It has been an awful two years since the economy tanked due to the sub-prime mortgage deb...

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Dick Armey: Bob Bennett A Failure, He Had A Chance 'To Stand Up For The Constitution' (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Elyse Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Former House Majority Leader Dick Armey offered a harsh criticism of Utah Sen. Bob Bennett when asked about the outgoing Senator's role within the Rep...

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Mike Lee Wins Utah Republican Senate Nomination, Defeats Tim Bridgewater

AP | BROCK VERGAKIS | Posted 05.25.2011

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SALT LAKE CITY — Utah Republicans chose their nominee for the U.S. Senate on Tuesday, selecting a legal scholar who grew up in a family of lawye...

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Partisan Obstructionism Threatens National Security

Joe Cirincione | Posted 05.25.2011

Every day without New START in force is another day we don't know for sure what is going on with Russia's nuclear weapons. That is not good for America.

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Ken Salazar, Interior Department, Finalize Onshore Oil, Gas Reforms

Grand Junction Daily Sentinel | Dennis Webb | Posted 05.25.2011

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The Bureau of Land Management on Monday finalized onshore oil and gas leasing reforms, which two Republican U.S. senators say they hope to block throu...

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Dana Milbank: Republicans 'Coming Unglued'

Washington Post | Dana Milbank | Posted 05.25.2011

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Future historians tracing the crackup of the Republican Party may well look to May 8, 2010, as an inflection point. ...

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Bob Bennett Predicts Trouble For Western Republicans

AP | BROCK VERGAKIS | Posted 05.25.2011

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SALT LAKE CITY — Warning that tea party "mischief" may be aiding Democrats this election season, defeated Utah Republican U.S. Sen. Bob Bennett says...

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US Sen. Bob Bennett ousted at Utah GOP convention

AP | BROCK VERGAKIS | Posted 05.25.2011

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SALT LAKE CITY — Republican Sen. Bob Bennett was thrown out of office Saturday by delegates at the Utah GOP convention in a stunning defeat for ...

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Utah Senate 2010: Election BREAKING News

Posted 05.25.2011

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Follow the latest news and discussion about the 2010 Utah Senate race below. Email TwitterLists2010+UTSen@gmail.com if you know someone who should be...

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Senator Bennett Could Lose Utah GOP Nomination Due To Anti-Incumbent Sentiment

AP | BROCK VERGAKIS | Posted 05.25.2011

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SALT LAKE CITY — Sen. Bob Bennett abandoned Washington this week, spending his days in Utah pleading with Republicans until he was hoarse to let...

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Tea Party Midterm Update

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tea Party candidates suffered defeats in yesterday's primaries in Indiana, Ohio, and North Carolina, but are enjoying varying degrees of success in Florida, Kentucky, and Utah. It's going to be an interesting election season to watch.

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Obama Enjoys Higher 'Very Favorable' View In Utah Than Bob Bennett

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.25.2011

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Things have gone south so fast for Sen. Bob Bennett (R-Utah) that even in his deeply conservative home state more people have a "very favorable" opini...

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GOP Sen. Bob Bennett Says His Own Party Is Short On Policy Ideas (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Elyse Siegel | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Bob Bennett (R-Utah) took aim at his own party's policy ideas when he took to the podium to speak before a group of moderate Republicans on Wedne...

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Will the Tea Party's Legacy Be to Split GOP Tickets Straight into Defeat?

Andy Ostroy | Posted 05.25.2011

In a year when Democrats are supposed to be shaking in their boots over the GOP Bogeyman's big gains in November that'll sweep them back into power, it is the Tea Party that Democrats may soon be thanking.

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Bob Bennett, Utah Republican, May Not Be Conservative Enough For GOP

AP | BROCK VERGAKIS and LAURIE KELLMAN | Posted 05.25.2011

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SALT LAKE CITY — Republican Sen. Bob Bennett – darling of the National Rifle Association and grandson of a Mormon Church president –...

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Mike Lee, Utah Senate Nominee, Favors Low Liability Cap For Oil Companies

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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Tea Party favorite Mike Lee won the GOP nomination for the Utah Senate last night and is the odds-on favorite to replace Senator Bob Bennett (R-Utah),...

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Why the Tea Party Is Good for America

Richard Albert | Posted 05.25.2011

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The core of all democratic rights is the right to political speech. When citizens engage with one another and with their elected representatives, the outcome is always good. That is why the Tea Party movement deserves both our praise and our thanks.

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Tea Party Appears Split In Utah GOP Senate Primary

AP | LIZ SIDOTI and JIM DAVENPORT | Posted 05.25.2011

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — In a break from the state's racist legacy, South Carolina Republicans overwhelmingly chose Nikki Haley, an Indian-American woma...

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Primary Day: Brace Yourselves For All The Anti-Incumbent Rage!

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 05.25.2011

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People! It's primary day today. Have you been able to get from place to place this afternoon without stepping in a sticky puddle of anti-incumbent rag...

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