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WATCH: Gingrich Campaign Spars With Romney Surrogates

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 01.28.2012

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ORLANDO, Fla. -- Walk to the back of any Newt Gingrich campaign event in Florida and you're likely to run into a few members of the U.S. House who are...

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Romney Backer Clashes With Gingrich Staffer

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 03.27.2012

JACKSONVILLE, Fla. -- Newt Gingrich's veterans event at the University of North Florida on Thursday was filled with the usual crowd: a man with a vide...

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'Green News Report' - December 15, 2011

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 02.14.2012

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TWITTER: @GreenNewsReport. The 'GNR' is also now available on your cell phone via Stitcher Radio's mobile app!. IN TODAY'S RADIO REPORT: Arsenic a...

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Lawmakers Fight Internet Censorship

HuffingtonPost.com | Zach Carter | Posted 12.02.2011

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WASHINGTON -- A bipartisan cadre of lawmakers proposed a new framework for an anti-piracy bill late Thursday night, hoping to derail leading legislati...

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Late Returns: Bachmann Leads The 2012 Field In Number Of Iowa Family Reunions

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 10.16.2011

So, there was apparently a minor kerfuffle in Iowa when Michele Bachmann claimed that an appearance at a family reunion caused her to be late to a GOP...

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Tea Party-Backed Congressmen Praised For Opposing Debt Ceiling Deal

AP | By DONNA CASSATA and JOSH LOFTIN | Posted 10.11.2011

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CASTLE DALE, Utah -- Republican Rep. Jason Chaffetz fiercely opposed a debt-limit bill that took a significant swipe at the nation's deficit and had n...

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GOP Lawmaker: Over 25,000 Security Breaches At U.S. Airports

AP | By EILEEN SULLIVAN | Posted 09.12.2011

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WASHINGTON -- U.S. airports are still vulnerable to terror attacks, despite billions of dollars invested in security enhancements since 9/11, a Republ...

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Tea Party-Backed Lawmakers Divide On Contentious Issue

Posted 09.09.2011

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(Reuters) - Tea Party movement-backed lawmakers have marched in lockstep toward the goal of shrinking the government but that unity dissolves when...

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Tea Party Congressman Jason Chaffetz Endorsing Mitt Romney For President

HuffingtonPost.com | Jon Ward | Posted 09.04.2011

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WASHINGTON - Utah Rep. Jason Chaffetz, a Tea Party favorite who is likely to run for the U.S. Senate in 2012, will endorse Republican presidential can...

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Afghanistan Withdrawal Bill Falls Just 12 Votes Short Of Passage

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 07.26.2011

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WASHINGTON -- In its first votes on the war in Afghanistan since the killing of Osama bin Laden, Congress sent a strong message to President Obama tha...

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Bipartisan Group Pushes To Get U.S. Troops Out Of Afghanistan

AP | DONNA CASSATA | Posted 07.25.2011

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WASHINGTON — Now that Osama bin Laden is dead, it's time to end the war in Afghanistan and bring U.S. troops home, several House Republicans and...

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House GOP Moves To Cut Off New Funding For TSA Body Scanners

AP | ANDREW TAYLOR | Posted 07.12.2011

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WASHINGTON — House Republicans controlling the Transportation Security Administration's purse strings are moving to cut off new funding for thos...

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Quitting Time? Bipartisan Lawmakers Push Obama To Leave Afghanistan

HuffingtonPost.com | Michael McAuliff | Posted 07.09.2011

WASHINGTON -- A bipartisan group of eight lawmakers is the latest to demand the United States leave Afghanistan, raising the pressure on President Bar...

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Mission Accomplished: Is It Finally Time To Leave Afghanistan?

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 07.02.2011

This story has been updated. WASHINGTON -- Okay, can we finally withdraw U.S. troops from Afghanistan? That's the question many people are askin...

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House Defeats Resolution To Speed Afghanistan Withdrawal

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The House overwhelmingly defeated on Thursday a nonbinding resolution to withdraw all U.S. troops from Afghanistan by the end of the yea...

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Let Sleeping Congressmen Lie

Brian Ross | Posted 05.25.2011

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Is your home in foreclosure? If you're a government worker, sleep in your office! If members of Congress can put a free roof over their head at the taxpayers' expense, why shouldn't you?

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GOP Rep Frets On Twitter Over State Of The Union Seat Date

HuffingtonPost.com | Elise Foley | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) was feeling a tad unpopular on his plane ride from Utah to Washington on Monday. With just a day until Obam...

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Freshman GOP Rep To Carry Concealed Firearm In Aftermath Of Arizona Shooting

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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At least one more member of Congress will now be taking security measures into their own hands after the shooting in Arizona, as freshman Rep. Renee E...

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Embattled Afghan Watchdog Resigns As Calls For Oversight Grow

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Arnold Fields, the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction, stepped down Monday amid widespread congressional dissatisf...

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Obama's Af-Pak Review Touts Progress, Lays Framework For Sustained Commitment

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The Obama administration's much-anticipated annual review of the conflict in Afghanistan and Pakistan is upbeat on progress and reaffirm...

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Congressional Staff Predict Renewed Focus, Skepticism On Afghanistan Next Year

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- The war in Afghanistan was barely mentioned at all in the midterm elections, pushed aside in favor of jobs, the deficit, and yes, even w...

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GOPers See 'Great Opportunity' For Afghanistan War Skeptic In 2012

HuffingtonPost.com | Amanda Terkel | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- In what promises to be a crowded field of Republican presidential candidates, there is a growing sense that a 2012 contender could disti...

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TSA: True Safety Averted

Michael Bendetson | Posted 05.25.2011

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All the American people are asking for is discussion based on empirical evidence, not the ideology of fear. Instead, we've been ignored in favor of high-powered lobbyists.

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Republican Politico Calls For 'Profiling' Not 'Pat-Downs'

HuffingtonPost.com | Lucia Graves | Posted 05.25.2011

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WASHINGTON -- Rep. Jason Chaffetz (R-Utah) called Monday for a probe into methods employed by Transportation Security Administration agents, suggestin...

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GOP Congressman Signals Willingness To Investigate Bush For Torture

The Huffington Post | Nick Wing | Posted 05.25.2011

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Rep. Jason Chaffetz (Utah), a rising star in the GOP recently elected to his sophomore term, said Tuesday that he would have no problem adding a probe...

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