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Tea Party May Face Make Or Break Moment In Contentious Standoff

Washington Post | Amy Gardner | Posted 09.30.2011

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The partisan standoff over raising the federal debt ceiling could do more than destroy the nation's credit rating and economic health. It could make o...

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Despite Criticism, Tea Party Finds Moment Of Triumph In Contentious Debate

Reuters | Posted 09.28.2011

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By Tom Brown MIAMI (Reuters) - They have been accused of holding Washington hostage by pushing the United States to the brink of a damaging debt de...

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Tea Party Debt Commission Plans Hearings

The New York Times | Kate Zernke | Posted 08.27.2011

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While the Tea Party movement has led the charge for cutting the national debt, its supporters have often struggled to explain how, exactly, they would...

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Tea Party Heads To School

The Wall Street Journal | Jennifer Levitz | Posted 06.26.2011

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Fresh from victories on the national stage last year, many local tea party activist groups took their passion for limited government and less spending...

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Tea Party Favorite Touts... Federal Spending?

The Wall Street Journal | Patrick O'Connor | Posted 05.25.2011

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Republican Rep. Allen West, a tea-party favorite from Florida, railed against earmarks and out-of-control government spending on the campaign trail la...

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GOP Leader Faces Blistering Reaction From Tea Party Back Home

The Richmond Times-Dispatch | Olympia Meola | Posted 05.25.2011

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Virginia tea-party activists say they sent leaders to Washington with a clear message to right the nation's fiscal ship and want to see bolder action,...

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Tea Party-Backed Lawmakers: Defense In Mix For Budget Cuts

AP | DONNA CASSATA | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Back home, tea partiers clamoring for the debt-ridden government to slash spending say nothing should be off limits. Tea party-back...

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Tea Party Faces Tough Reality In Washington As New Session Begins

AP | CHARLES BABINGTON | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Welcome to Washington, tea partiers. Now that they're freshmen in a GOP-run House, the political movement's candidates are running...

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Tea Party Activists Not Your Average Americans, Could Complicate 2012 For GOP: Poll

AP | ALAN FRAM | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Tea party backers fashion themselves as "we the people," but polls show the Republican Party's most conservative and energized vote...

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Tea Party Signs: The Most Outrageous Depictions From Tax Day Protests Across The Country

The Huffington Post | Posted 05.25.2011

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As Tea Party activists protested across the country on Tax Day some demonstrators expressed their views by carrying signs featuring shocking -- and in...

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