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Lindsey Graham Censured By Another South Carolina County Party

AP | SEANNA ADCOX | Posted 01.05.2010 | Politics

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COLUMBIA, S.C. — Republican leaders in a South Carolina county known as a GOP stronghold have voted to censure U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham for work...

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Kicking the National Security Football

Danielle Celena Belton | Posted 01.04.2010 | Politics

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National security is serious business. It involves how our country protects and projects itself abroad. It's not meant to be about partisan game-playing.

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Graham, McCain, Lieberman Demand Halt Of Gitmo Detainee Transfer -- A Week Late

The Washington Independent | Daphne Eviatar | Posted 12.30.2009 | Politics

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Sens. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), John McCain (R-Ariz.) and Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.) sent a letter to President Obama today asking him to halt the transfe...

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Will Someone Help Sen. Graham with All Those Black Folks?

Cliff Albright | Posted 12.24.2009 | Politics

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Sen. Graham outlined the many reasons why it was unconscionable to burden his state with health care. Among his complaints: South Carolina has too much unemployment and too many Black people. What?

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Graham: China's Leading The Way On Green Industry

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 12.03.2009 | Politics

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Republican lawmakers tend to fret that tougher U.S. carbon-emissions standards will drive business to cheaper polluting havens like China, but a key G...

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White House: July 2011 Afghanistan Withdrawal 'Locked In'

CBS News | Posted 12.02.2009 | World

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After the briefing, Gibbs went to the president for clarification. Gibbs then called me to his office to relate what the president said. The president...

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South Carolina Rift Highlights Debate Over G.O.P.

nytimes.com | SHAILA DEWAN | Posted 11.28.2009 | Politics

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When Senator Lindsey Graham joined forces last month with Senator John Kerry on a compromise to the climate change legislation known as cap and trade,...

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Prominent South Carolina Conservative Offers Support For Graham

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

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A prominent South Carolina conservative offered support for Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Wednesday after a local Republican party censured the s...

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Lindsey Graham Censured By SC County GOP For Working With Democrats On Climate Bill

AP | Posted 11.11.2009 | Politics

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CHARLESTON, S.C. — Republican leaders in a South Carolina county have censured their own U.S. Sen. Lindsey Graham for working with Democrats on ...

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The "Goldilocks Principle" and Afghan War Options

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

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General McChrystal's recommendation for more troops and material has a distinctly Westmorelandian flavor to it. If approved, it could create an additional $40 to$80 billion per annum in war costs.

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Graham: House Health Care Bill Would Die In Senate (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 11.08.2009 | Politics

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Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) declared on Sunday that the health care legislation passed by the House of Representatives would be "dead on arrival" ...

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The Good, Bad, and Ugly: A Look Back at the Drama Over the EPW Bill

Gillian Caldwell | Posted 11.06.2009 | Green

In the past week, a drama unfolded around the Senate EPW Committee hearings for the new Senate bill on climate and clean energy jobs. Declarations! Boycott threats! Power plays!

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Lindsey Graham Rebukes Fellow Republicans: "The Green Economy Is Coming"

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 11.04.2009 | Green

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Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) chastised his fellow Republicans Wednesday for refusing to deal with climate change and said they needed to see green legislat...

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Beyond Guantanamo

Ginny Sloan | Posted 11.05.2009 | Politics

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The Declaration represents the largest collection of policy experts yet to lend their voices to a responsible plan to process the cases of suspected terrorist detainees held at the Guantanamo detention facility.

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GOP Boycotts Senate Climate Change Hearing (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 11.03.2009 | Politics

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Barbara Boxer is out in front on climate change in the Senate. As a result, she spent much of Tuesday sitting by herself. From the beginning, it was ...

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Greens Have Finally Got the Big Mo

David Roberts | Posted 10.22.2009 | Green

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Since the summer, greens have had one good break after another. Unlike after An Inconvenient Truth, the latest dramas are not pop culture events, but political achievements inside the Beltway.

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Frist Addresses Tennessee's Birther Problem

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.16.2009 | Politics

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Former Senate Majority Leader Bill Frist attempted to skirt a question on Thursday as to why nearly half the Republicans in his home state of Tennesse...

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Green News Report -- October 13, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 10.14.2009 | Green

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IN TODAY'S AUDIO REPORT: Rising waters, shrinking glaciers; Slouching to Copenhagen; A Republican breaks ranks? ... PLUS: Even energy companies are...

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Lindsey Graham Faces Tea Party Fury: "Traitor," "Democrat In Drag," "Half-A-Sissy" (VIDEO)

The Huffington Post | Elyse Siegel | Posted 10.13.2009 | Politics

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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) faced an eruption of rage from Tea Party activists at a town hall meeting Tuesday for his decision to work with Sen. John...

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Graham Fine With Obama's Afghan Deliberations, But Demands More Troops

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.11.2009 | Politics

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Barack Obama was granted a bit of breathing room and cover to continue deliberations on strategy for Afghanistan after a prominent Republican war hawk...

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Frank Rich Slams McCain, Neoconservatives: 'Two Wrongs Make Another Fiasco'

New York Times | Frank Rich | Posted 10.11.2009 | Politics

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THOSE of us who love F. Scott Fitzgerald must acknowledge that he did get one big thing wrong. There are second acts in American lives. (Just ask Mari...

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How Senate Dems Should Lure GOP to a Climate Bill

David Roberts | Posted 10.08.2009 | Green

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If the Democrats are going to compromise on the climate change bill, they should secure real commitments in return. And they should compromise with money, not architecture.

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Lindsey Graham Takes Another Swipe At Glenn Beck (VIDEO)

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 10.04.2009 | Politics

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Senator Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) took another swipe at Glenn Beck on Sunday, this time during an appearance on the Fox News host's own network. The So...

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USA Wins Olympic Naivete Gold; Media Leads Off, Obama Runs Anchor

Mike Hegedus | Posted 12.03.2009 | Media

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Chicago was never the favorite, even if Oprah thought it was. All it takes is a quick understanding of how the IOC votes, who the 100 IOC voters are, and which way the international wind is blowing.

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GOP to Retake House in 2010? Maybe

Morgan Warners | Posted 12.01.2009 | Politics

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To what extent does the GOP have to do anything substantive, as opposed to just changing tone and message, in order to get big gains?

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