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Center For Responsive Politics Spotlights Lawmakers-Turned-Lobbyists

The Huffington Post | Jenna Staul | Posted 10.30.2009 | Business


The Center for Responsive Politics examines the all-too-common road from Capitol Hill to K Street -- of the 44 lawmakers to leave Congress midterm, 16...

GOP: This Is Your Future Calling (and Sorry, It's Brown)

Frank Sharry | Posted 10.14.2009 | Politics


Frank Sharry

Republican politicians have been guilty of using immigrants as a wedge issue for so long that they are in real danger of sacrificing their future with Latino, minority, and swing voters.

Martinez Departure Leaves GOP Floundering With Hispanic Voters

AP | LAURA WIDES-MUNOZ | Posted 09.23.2009 | Politics


MIAMI — Florida Sen. Mel Martinez's resignation closes the latest chapter in the Republican Party's tumultuous, decade-long effort to woo the na...

Aug. 17, 2009, News Update

Richard Valeriani | Posted 09.17.2009 | Politics


Richard Valeriani

Town hall meetings on health care reform....Debate or Debacle? Media make sure squeakiest wheels get the grease.

Sonia and the Supremes

Shawn Healy | Posted 09.10.2009 | Politics


Shawn Healy

Given the alignment of stars in Sotomayor's strive for the Supremes, her sterling resume made confirmation all but inevitable.

Mel Martinez and the Last Nail in the Republican Diversity Coffin

John Ridley | Posted 09.08.2009 | Politics


John Ridley

Martínez's move can been seen as another accomplished person of color flipping a metaphorical middle finger at all the Republicans have devolved into: The party of the "angry white voter."

Idle Speculation: Mel Martinez Is Retiring Early Because He Supports Marco Rubio

Dan Sweeney | Posted 09.07.2009 | Politics


Dan Sweeney

With Martinez retiring, it will be up to Gov. Charlie Crist, who is running for Martinez's Senate seat, to name a replacement. This puts Crist in an impossible position and is great news for Marco Rubio.

Sen. Mel Martinez Resigning

AP | BRENT KALLESTAD | Posted 09.07.2009 | Politics


TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Republican Sen. Mel Martinez's decision Friday to step down 16 months early gave Gov. Charlie Crist the perfect gift: his pi...

Sotomayor Confirmation: Senate's Lone Hispanic Republican Mel Martinez Backs Sotomayor

AP | By JULIE HIRSCHFELD DAVIS | Posted 08.17.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON -- The Senate's lone Hispanic Republican says he'll vote for Supreme Court nominee Sonia Sotomayor. Florida Republican Mel Martinez call...

Defense Department Lawyer: Post-Acquittal Detentions Possible

The Washington Independant | Posted 08.07.2009 | Politics


Defense Department General Counsel Jeh Johnson moved the Obama administration into new territory from a civil liberties perspective. Asked by Sen. Mel...

Cuba Spy Case Poses Complications For US-Cuba Talks

Miami Herald | Posted 07.11.2009 | World


As a couple accused of spying for Cuba head to federal court Wednesday, Cuba watchers say the latest case of espionage could crimp the Obama administr...

Crist Named "Comrade of The Month" By Club For Growth

Politico | Posted 07.10.2009 | Politics


The Club for Growth, the bane of Republican moderates, has taken another shot at Florida GOP Gov. Charlie Crist, this time nominating him for its Comr...

Sam Stein

Sotomayor's Nomination Puts GOP Hispanics In A Bind

HuffingtonPost.com | Sam Stein | Posted 06.26.2009 | Politics


With additional reporting by Laura Dean The nomination of Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court has thrust one of the more compelling political questi...

Talk Radio Hosts Offer the GOP a Huge Leadership Pool

Joseph A. Palermo | Posted 06.07.2009 | Media


Joseph A. Palermo

With the Republican Party flailing about looking for new leaders why don't any of the high-powered conservative radio talkers run for public office?

CANF's Role In Shaping Cuba Policy A Break From The Past (VIDEO)

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.14.2009 | World


Amid increasing excitement in the Cuban-American community, President Obama today finally made official his reversal of Bush administration travel res...

Ryan Grim

GOP Outnumbered At Hispanic Chamber Of Commerce Convention

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 04.06.2009 | Politics


It's not a good sign for the GOP when even an avowedly pro-business gathering is stocked with far more Democrats than Republicans. On Thursday mornin...

Ryan Grim

Obama's Mavericks? Retiring Republicans Will Be Senate Wild Cards

HuffingtonPost.com | Ryan Grim | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics


A Republican retirement community of sorts is slowly forming in the United States Senate. The behavior of its liberated members could have profound im...

Eric Holder Confirmation: GOP Senator Gives Support

AP | LARRY MARGASAK | Posted 02.16.2009 | Politics


WASHINGTON — Republican senator Mel Martinez of Florida says he will support Attorney General-nominee Eric Holder, putting him a big step closer...

Statewide Races a Challenge for Black Politicians?

Pamela Gentry | Posted 02.15.2009 | Politics


Pamela Gentry

As recent as 2006, three African-Americans ran for high-profile statewide office on the Republican ticket and all were defeated by considerable margins.

First Dem Enters Florida Senate Race

The Hill | Posted 02.12.2009 | Politics


Rep. Kendrick Meek (D-Fla.) is expected to announce he is running for retiring Sen. Mel Martinez's (R-Fla.) seat on Tuesday morning, making him the fi...

The GOP's White Supremacy

Paul Jenkins | Posted 01.28.2009 | Politics


Paul Jenkins

Like a restricted country club that would rather die than change, the Republican Party is marginalizing itself for the sake of the white men who run it.

The Case Against Jeb

Dan Sweeney | Posted 01.10.2009 | Politics


Dan Sweeney

Crist, Sink, whomever: Somebody has to shut Jeb down and to do so, they'll have to start early -- like, now -- 2010 isn't far away.

GOP Sen. Martinez Retiring To Have More Free Time

AP | BRENDAN FARRINGTON | Posted 01.02.2009 | Politics


TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — U.S. Sen. Mel Martinez of Florida, who has struggled to boost his approval rating since taking office, will not seek a secon...

McCain: Stop Sh**ing; Get Off Pot

Robert S. McElvaine | Posted 11.21.2008 | Politics


Robert S. McElvaine

The only positive thing that is still within your reach is not victory in the election; it is salvaging your honor and helping your country.

Ed Rendell Delivers -- For McCain

Carol Felsenthal | Posted 11.06.2008 | Politics


Carol Felsenthal

Pennsylvania Governor Ed Rendell, an all-out Hillary supporter, now supporting Obama in a state that will be key to McCain's fortunes a month from now, continues to be a loose cannon.