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With Zero Foreign Policy Experience Himself, Romney Can't Choose Republican Governor VP Wannabes

Paul Abrams | Posted 04.07.2012

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John Huntsman is probably his best choice, but Romney would have to risk (unjustified, but likely real) negatives from having two Mormons on the ticket.

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Newt's Surge Causing Discomfort Among Some Republicans

Posted 02.07.2012

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By LAURIE KELLMAN, The Associated Press WASHINGTON — Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's stunning surge toward the top of the Republican preside...

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Lindsey Graham Criticizes Obama On Libya Days After Gaddafi's Death

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 12.23.2011

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WASHINGTON -- In a talk show appearance just days after the death of Libyan dictator Moammar Gaddafi, Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) accused President B...

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Breathtaking Republican Hypocrisy on Medicare

Chris Weigant | Posted 06.13.2011

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To be sure, Republicans have always been against the concept of Medicare. But hypocrisy entered into the discourse last year, when they attempted to position themselves as the ones who were going to "save Medicare."

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There's A Better Alternative To Cutting Social Security...

Mark Sunshine | Posted 05.25.2011

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Here's a suggestion for Senator Graham: concentrate on getting more young Americans into the economy so that the demographic grenade doesn't explode.

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111th Congress Ends With Bang, Not Whimper

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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Pundits are now beginning to say Obama is on a comeback, which is a stunning turnaround from less than two months ago, when the president sheepishly began using the word "shellacking" for the midterm results.

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Lindsey Graham Accuses Obama Of 'Whining'

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Wednesday accused President Obama of "whining" in his recent defense of the tax cut deal, and said that if Democrats w...

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Franklin Graham, Evangelical Minister: Obama's 'Problem Is That He Was Born A Muslim' (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Reverend Franklin Graham, son of renowned Christian evangelist Billy Graham, said Thursday that the reason a growing number of people believe Presiden...

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Inhofe Still Insists 'We're In A Cold Spell': Is The Heat Getting To The Senator? (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Jim Inhofe (R-Okla.) reiterated his skepticism of climate change science during an outdoor interview at the Capitol this week, in the midst of th...

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Lindsey Graham Blasts Jobs Bill, We 'Just Write Checks Without Ever Having To Give Anything Up'

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.25.2011

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Before Barack Obama had even signed the unemployment insurance extension into law, Sen. Lindsay Graham was already railing against renewing benefits f...

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Weekly Mulch: Slick of Oil Industry Cash Gummed up Regulatory Works

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

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by Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium blogger The Deepwater Horizon oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico is worse than anyone thought, and the crisis will lik...

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Franklin Graham: Obama 'Giving Islam A Pass,' Persecution For Believing In Jesus Christ 'Coming'

Posted 05.25.2011

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Rev. Franklin Graham, the evangelical minister who was disinvited from a Pentagon prayer service after concerns arose regarding his past offensive com...

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Weekly Mulch: Oil rig sinks, as does Senate climate bill

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

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by Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium blogger Two disasters flared up this week, one environmental, the other political. Off the coast of Louisiana, oil f...

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Lindsey Graham: No Longer The Democrats' Favorite Republican?

Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), who has proven to be a key Republican vote in the Senate on some issues for the Obama administration, appears to be chan...

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GOP Skeptical Of Immigration Talks

Roll Call | Posted 05.25.2011

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Democrats are looking for a replacement for Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) to negotiate a comprehensive immigration reform bill, but they are having a h...

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Lindsey Graham Claims Obama Administration Will 'Crash And Burn' With Immigration Strategy

Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) expressed outright pessimism about the future of immigration reform during a Judiciary Committee hearing Tuesday, saying ...

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Lindsey Graham Gay? Conservative Group ALIPAC Demands Senator 'Admit Homosexuality'

Posted 05.25.2011

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William Gheen, head of the conservative, anti-"amnesty," anti-illegal immigration group Americans for Legal Immigration PAC (ALIPAC), spoke at a Green...

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Weekly Mulch: Cochabamba Summit to Combat Climate Change Innovatively

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium blogger On Monday, climate activists, nonprofit leaders, and governmental officials will gather in Cochabamba, Boli...

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Friday Talking Points [127] -- Letting A Crisis Go To Waste

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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President Barack Obama's administration was supposed to follow a basic premise: never let a crisis go to waste. That was according to one of his own ...

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The Party "De No"

Mario Solis-Marich | Posted 05.25.2011

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The GOP, long known for its inability to connect with Latino voters, is now on the verge of being able to communicate its intentions ("no!") across the language barrier like never before.

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Weekly Mulch: Clock Ticking for Climate Change Legislation

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

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By Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium blogger Seven months out from the midterms, electoral anxieties are hampering potential climate change legislation. ...

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Republicans Embrace "Party of No" Label

Chris Weigant | Posted 05.25.2011

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If Republicans continue their tantrum once the Senate passes the reconciliation bill, it's going to be a lot easier for Democrats to convince independents that they, the Democrats, are the adults in the room.

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Lindsey Graham: Pelosi Has Dems 'Liquored Up On Sake' To Make Health Care 'Suicide Run'

Posted 05.25.2011

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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) took the anti-health care reform rhetoric to another level Monday, comparing the Democrats' final attempts at legislative...

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Weekly Mulch: Why the Senate Climate Bill is Doomed

The Media Consortium | Posted 05.25.2011

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by Sarah Laskow, Media Consortium blogger Sen. John Kerry (D-MA) and Sen. Joe Lieberman (I-CT), though down one man, finally released their stab at cl...

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Why Climate Change Deniers Should Still Support Green Energy

Heather Taylor-Miesle | Posted 02.19.2010

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On the issues that matter most to Americans right now -- jobs, the economy, and security -- climate action makes good political sense.

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