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John Cornyn Repudiates Gingrich And Limbaugh Comments About Sotomayor

Huffington Post | Posted 06.28.2009 | Politics

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One of the top Republicans in the Senate, John Cornyn, is repudiating recent comments by Rush Limbaugh and Newt Gingrich which claimed that Supreme Co...

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Charlie Crist: Bad News for the GOP?

Adele Stan | Posted 06.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Terri Schiavo, John Cornyn, Charlie Crist, Gay Rights, Mitch McConnell, Marco Rubio, Closet, Latino Vote, LGBT Rights, Hispanic Vote, Religious Right, Gay, Larry Craig, Republican Party, Mike Rogers, Kirby Dick, Outrage, Politics News

Is Charlie Crist the face of a new Republican Party, or a harbinger of the GOP's demise? He's handsome, personable and popular: a dream candidate for...

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NRSC Endorsement "Policy" Shortchanges Conservatives, Minorities

Senate Guru | Posted 06.12.2009 | Politics

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The NRSC has found a way to piss off its base while also curtailing outreach to minority communities. Impressive job, John Cornyn.

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Specter Defection Leaves GOP Frantically Grasping At Straws

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.31.2009 | Politics

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The loss of Arlen Specter has spurred a bit of frantic hyperbolism from within the GOP ranks. Hoping to rationalize the Pennsylvania senator's defect...

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National Republicans Backing Off Evan Bayh

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 05.03.2009 | Politics

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This doesn't seem to be getting the requisite amount of attention. Earlier this week, National Republican Senatorial Committee Chairman John Cornyn a...

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What is Best for Coleman?

Aaron Keyak | Posted 04.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: John Cornyn, National Jewish Democratic Council, Minnesota, Norm Coleman, Al Franken, Jta, Politics News

I do not know Coleman personally, but I imagine that there aren't many people around him who consider Coleman's best interest over their own personal agendas.

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GOP Sen.: Coleman-Franken Race Could Take "Years"

Politico | Posted 04.30.2009 | Politics

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Texas Sen. John Cornyn is threatening "World War III" if Democrats try to seat Al Franken in the Senate before Norm Coleman can pursue his case throug...

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GOP Senator Accuses Party Of Sabotaging Him

AP | Posted 04.24.2009 | Politics

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U.S. Sen. Jim Bunning is blaming his fundraising difficulties on a fellow Kentucky Republican, Senate Minority Floor Leader Mitch McConnell. Bunning ...

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GOP Calls Chances 'Good' To Win Illinois Senate Seat In 2010

AP | DEANNA BELLANDI | Posted 04.23.2009 | Chicago

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Illinois is dominated by Democrats, but national Republicans see a chance to take away Sen. Roland Burris' seat because disgraced former Gov. Rod Blag...

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Another Republican Decries Truth Commission To Investigate Bush

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 04.05.2009 | Politics

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Yet another Republican member of the Senate Judiciary Committee has come out against the idea of creating an independent commission to investigate the...

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Cornyn Preaches Moderation, Then DeMint Calls Obama "World's Best Salesman Of Socialism"

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 03.30.2009 | Politics

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Speaking before a red-meat conservative audience in Washington D.C., National Republican Senatorial Committee chairman John Cornyn did something a bit...

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Worst Week Ever: Republicans Unhinged

Paul Jenkins | Posted 03.29.2009 | Politics

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This week, just like the stock market (funny how that goes), Republicans hit yet a new low.

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Scritti Politti: February 17, 2009

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 03.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Video, Allen Stanford, Sarah Palin, George Will, Airport Security, Lesbian Vampire Killers, Movies, Bristol Palin, John Cornyn, Politics News

First of all, let's take a look at this important information from NY Mag's Vulture blog: When we first brought you word that a film called Lesbian V...

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John Conryn Vacationed In Caribbean On Texas Fraudster's Dime

TPMmuckraker | Posted 03.20.2009 | Politics

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So we already knew that Allen Stanford -- the Texas banker charged by the SEC today with running an $8 billion "fraud of shocking magnitude" -- had so...

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GOP Telegraphs Econ Strategy: We Told You So

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 03.01.2009 | Politics

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Senate Republicans telegraphed their political strategy surrounding the stimulus Thursday, saying that if the economy continues to tank over the next ...

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Senate Republicans Delay Holder Confirmation Over Torture Prosecutions

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 02.21.2009 | Politics

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Senate Republicans delayed a vote on the confirmation of Eric Holder to become attorney general for at least a week in order to pressure him to say wh...

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GOP Will Filibuster Early Seating Of Al Franken

AP | BRIAN BAKST | Posted 02.02.2009 | Politics

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ST. PAUL, Minn. — A top Senate Republican said Friday his caucus would block any attempt to seat the winner of Minnesota's close election until ...

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If Molly Ivins Could Only See Us Now

Deanie Mills | Posted 11.30.2008 | Home

Read More: Tom Delay, Lou Dubose, Youth Vote, Burnt Orange Report Our Eyes Are Upon Texas Politics, Texas Obama, Howard Dean, Molly Ivins, ROTC, Obama Young People, Barack Obama, Texas Bus Tours, John Cornyn, Texas, Shub: The Short but Happy Political Life of George W. Bush, Rahm Emanuel, Obama Texas, Texas Republicans, Texas Democrats, Iraq War, University of Texas at Austin, Election 2008, Campaign 2008, Molly Ivins Texas, Home News

Texas politics are on the move, and for the first time in years, it's exciting to be a Democrat in this very red state. And the Obama campaign is treating us red-staters like our votes count, too.

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Republicans Turning Away From John McCain's Health Care Plan

Jason Rosenbaum | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

Read More: John Cornyn, Tx-Sen, John McCain, Mn-Sen, Health Care, Health, Norm Coleman, Politics News

McCain's plan to rip health insurance from employment, tax your benefits, and cut Medicare and Medicaid to pay for it all is such a ludicrous, ill-conceived idea that even Republicans can't support it.

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The Worst Ten Political Ads This Season (VIDEO)

Politico | Posted 11.27.2008 | Politics

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These ads subtract. Politico asked campaign operatives on both sides to nominate their favorite commercials of the cycle -- and by favorite, we mean ...

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Tackiest Video Yet?

Jack Hidary | Posted 11.26.2008 | Politics

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At first thought this ad was a spoof of Sen. John Cornyn made by his oppenent, but it's really an ad run by Cornyn.

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McCain Wants to Be President: Those Who Know Him Best Express Alarm

Win McCormack | Posted 11.17.2008 | Politics

Not for nothing did McCain carry the moniker "McNasty" during his prep school years. McCain's struggle with a volcanic and unstable temper has apparently been life-long.

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Meet the Texas Senator Who Couldn't Care Less About Our Vets

Robert Greenwald | Posted 11.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: John Cornyn, Iraq, John McCain, Veterans, Politics News

Health care. Mental health benefits. Adequate body armor and armored vehicles. A college education. These are just some of the...

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Obama and Democrats Fighting Hard on GOP Turf

Paul Jenkins | Posted 10.31.2008 | Politics

Read More: Barack Obama, North Dakota, Rick Noriega, Mitch McConnell, Nebraska, Al Franken, West Virginia, George W. Bush, Oregon, Colorado, Mary Landrieu, Democratic Party, Missouri, Sarah Palin, Virginia, Montana, New Mexico, John Kennedy, John Kerry, New Hampshire, Ohio, Saxby Chambliss, Elizabeth Dole, Mississippi, Republican Party, North Carolina, Florida, John McCain, Alaska, Ronnie Musgrove, Louisiana, Presidential Election, Kentucky, Massachusetts, Texas, Lindsey Graham, Pennsylvania, Bob Conley, Minnesota, John Cornyn, Wisconsin, Michigan, Wyoming, Georgia, Iowa, Jimmy Carter, Jeff Merkley, Hillary Clinton, Utah, Senate, Indiana, Electoral College, 2008 Election, Electoral Map, Politics News

All told, 20 states are currently at high risk of loss by the Republican party in either the presidential election, the Senate race, or both. How is that for expanding the playing field?

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Sen. John Cornyn Wants To Make Texas' Failed Health Care System The 'National Model'

HuffingtonPost.com | Jason Linkins | Posted 09.14.2008 | Politics

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The last time we had occasion to think of Texas Senator John Cornyn, it was when his staff put out that ridiculous "Big Bad John" video, which capture...

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