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Andy Sere, GOP Spokesman, Accused Of Gay-Baiting

The Huffington Post | Rachel Weiner | Posted 01.06.2010 | Politics

Read More: Nrcc, Republicans Gays, Andy Sere Gays, Gop, John Tanner, Andy Sere Gay Attacks, Andy Sere, Roy Herron, Andy Sere Gay, Politics News

NRCC spokesman Andy Seré has been taking arguably homophobic swipes at Tennessee state senator Roy Herron, who is running for the House seat being va...

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GOP Cash Woes Threaten House Bids

Politico | BEN SMITH & JOSH KRAUSHAAR | Posted 01.04.2010 | Politics

Read More: Nrcc, Gop Cash Woes, Republican Fundraising, Nrsc, Gop Fundraising, Republican Campaign Contributions, National Republican Congressional Committee, Pete Sessions, Politics News

With the Republican Party on the cusp of major gains in the House next year and with the dream of retaking the House appearing to be a real, if improb...

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GOP Pressuring 17 House Democrats To Retire With 'Assault List'

Hotline | Reid Wilson | Posted 12.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Dccc, House Races, Senate Races, Retiring Incumbents, Gop, Dem Retirement Assault List, Nrcc, Democratic Retirement, Gop Pressures Democrats, Politics News

Two Dem retirements in competitive districts have given GOPers new hopes that a wave of open seats can hand them new opportunities. Now, GOP strategis...

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RNC Insurance Plan Covers Abortion

AP | CHRISTINE SIMMONS | Posted 11.13.2009 | Politics

Read More: Nrcc, Republican National Convention, Rnc, Stupak Amendment, Health Care Reform, Gail Gitcho, Bart Stupak, Cigna, Elective Abortion, Politics News

WASHINGTON — The Republican National Committee's health insurance plan covers elective abortions for its employees, an option Republicans strong...

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WSJ: Nancy Pelosi Is Key To Republicans' 2010 Election Playbook

Wall Street Journal | By NAFTALI BENDAVID | Posted 10.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gop, House, Strategy, Election Strategy, National Republican Congressional Committee, Democrats, Nrcc, Afghanistan War, Pelosi, Mcchrystal, Nancy Pelosi, Wall Street Journal-NBC News Poll, Afghanistan, Republicans, 2010 Elections, Senate, Politics News

WASHINGTON -- Republicans are stepping up attacks on House Speaker Nancy Pelosi, deciding that a major part of their 2010 electoral strategy will be l...

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Jeff Muskus

Pelosi Calls NRCC Comments "Sad," "Inappropriate"

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Afghanistan, Speaker, Nrcc, Nancy Pelosi, Pelosi Muzzled, Pelosi in Her Place, Nrcc Pelosi, Politics News

Republicans don't have to worry about putting Nancy Pelosi "in her place," the Speaker told reporters Thursday: She's already there. "I'm in my place...

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20 GOP Politicians Repeat $1,761 Clean Energy Bill Lie

Josh Nelson | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Treasury Department, Ed Markey, Waxman-Markey, Senator Murkowski, Senator Inhofe, John Boehner, Senator Wicker, Green, League of Conservation Voters, Joel Pollack, Deniers, Mike Pence, Cbs, Cynthia Lummis, Cap and Trade, Politifact, Nrcc, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Climate Change, Politics News, Wonk Room, Congressional Budget Office, Washington Post, Environmental Defense, John Culberson, Senator Alexander, Oregon GOP, Fred Upton, Represenative Markey, Politics, Roy Blunt, Clean Energy, Mitt Romney, Global Warming, National Republican Congressional Committee, Blaine Leutkemeyer, Politico, Value Voters Summit, Mike Bearn, Politics News
Josh Nelson

For the past few weeks Republicans have latched onto the $1,761 energy tax lie to oppose clean energy legislation.

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GOP Scozzafava Support Sparks Party Rift, Revolt On The Right

POLITICO | Alex Isenstadt and Josh Kraushaar | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: Conservative Dough Hoffman, Scozzafava Special Election, NRCC Scozzafava, Doug Hoffman, Nrcc, Republican Rift, Dede Scozzafava, Conservatives, Gop, NRCC Support Scozzafava, Mchugh House Seat, New York Special Election, Gop Rift, Scozzafava House Election, Republicans, Politics News

The nominee in a looming House special election is at the heart of an angry dispute between conservatives and Republican House leadership, a rift so s...

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Did the NRCC Really Say Nancy Pelosi Should Be Put in Her Place?

Lincoln Mitchell | Posted 10.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: President Obama, Military, Nancy Pelosi, Harry Reid, San Francisco, Speaker of the House, Speaker Nancy Pelosi, Afghanistan, General Mcchrystal, Democratic Party, Nrcc, Al Quada, Afghanistan War, Politics News
Lincoln Mitchell

The specific language used by the NRCC in its latest statement reveals the contempt with which it holds not just Speaker Pelosi, but also some of the basic ideas on which our democracy rests.

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Jeff Muskus

GOP Cites ACORN Bill In Fundraising Pitch

HuffingtonPost.com | Jeff Muskus | Posted 11.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Acorn, Gop Fundraising, John Boehner, Nrcc, Politics News

House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) sent out a fundraising e-mail Wednesday touting the GOP's Defund ACORN Act -- which was both deemed likely...

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GOP Leadership Worried About Damage To Party's Reputation From Base

POLITICO | Glenn Thrush | Posted 11.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Nrcc, Obama Birth Certificate, Michele Bachmann, Social Networking, Death Panels, John Boehner, President Obama, Gop, Newt Gingrich, Eric Cantor, Pete Sessions, Politics News

"I would point out that the greatest anxiety about the president's policies tends to come from independents," he said. Long before the tea parties or...

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Conservative Jokers Attack ACES

Josh Dorner | Posted 08.10.2009 | Green

Read More: Tom Perriello, Clean Energy, Teabaggers, John Boehner, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Nrcc, Aces, Green News
Josh Dorner

The National Republican Congressional Committee tried to air an ad attacking Rep. Perriello for supporting the bill. Only they used the discredited $3,100 "national energy tax" number and the TV station refused to air it. Oops.

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Green News Report - July 7, 2009 (Audio)

Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen | Posted 08.08.2009 | Green

Read More: Cell Phones, Nrcc, House of Representatives, U.S. Senate, France, Nuclear Power, Exxon Mobil, Green News, Climate Change Denial, Climate Change, Green News Report, American Clean Energy and Security Act, Green News
Brad Friedman and Desi Doyen

Will the climate change in the Senate over climate change legislation?; ExxonMobil pays up & pays out; Universal cell phone charger for the EU, but not for you!; Nuclear Power vs. Summer...

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Jon Voight: Obama is "This False Prophet"

Lisa Derrick | Posted 07.10.2009 | Entertainment

Read More: Nrcc, Nrsc, Obama, False Prophet, Jon Voight, Voight, Entertainment News
Lisa Derrick

Jon Voight's speech at last night NRCC-NRSC dinner was a carefully crafted jingoist clap-a-thon, larded with dominionist, eschatological messages to stir up the theocratic nutbags.

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Sessions Worked Behind Scenes To Get Palin Reinvited To GOP Fundraiser

The Plum Line | Posted 07.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Nrcc, Palin-Gingrich-Plagiarism, Palin Gingrich, Palin-Gingrich-Dinner, Sarah Palin, Alaska Governor Sarah Palin, Sessions, Newt Gingrich, National Republican Congressional Committee, Palin, NRCC Chief Pete Sessions, Pete Sessions, Politics News

In another sign of the sway that Sarah Palin and her supporters in Palin Nation hold over the GOP, NRCC chief Pete Sessions is working behind the scen...

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Dinner with Newt: Why Would Anyone Want to Attend?

Mary Ann West | Posted 06.30.2009 | Politics

Read More: Nrcc, Dinner With Newt, Nancy Pelosi, Congresssional Majority, Spam, Newt Gingrich, Democrats, Republicans, Politics News
Mary Ann West

Your Invitation from Newt Gingrich Trolling through my e-mail spam collector stacked high with the usual Starbucks, Barnes & Noble, Starwood, press r...

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Imagine the Reaction If It Were Olbermann

Mark Nickolas | Posted 04.19.2009 | Media

Read More: Nrcc, Greta Van Susteren, 2010 Elections, Cnbc, 2010 Senate, GOP Hypocrisy, Larry Kudlow, Chris Dodd, Keith Olbermann, Fundraising, Republican Party, Chris Matthews, Media News
Mark Nickolas

It's incredible how quickly CNBC is rivaling Fox News when it comes to conflicts of interest and as a bastion of biased and partisan news.

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Palin Will Keynote Senate And House Republican Campaign Dinner

The Huffington Post | Megan Slack | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Republican Fundraisers, Nrcc, Sarah Palin, Nscc, Palin Nrcc Nrsc, Palin Keynote, Palin Presidents Dinner, Politics News

UPDATE: Correcting Monday's rumor, Sarah Palin's spokesman is claiming that the Alaska governor's planned keynote appearance at a Republican fund rai...

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Arthur Delaney

Tedisco Announces Opposition To Stimulus After A Month Of Pestering

HuffingtonPost.com | Arthur Delaney | Posted 04.16.2009 | Politics

Read More: Nrcc, Jim Tedisco, House Race, Gop, Stimulus, Scott Murphy, Politics News

UPDATE 3:00 PM EST: Republican House candidate Jim Tedisco of New York said today that he would have voted against the $800 billion stimulus plan pass...

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GOP Campaign Website: The Economy Is "Robust"

The Plum Line | Posted 02.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Nrcc, Republicans Economy Strong, National Republican Campaign Committee, Economic Crisis, Economic Stimulus, John McCain, Politics News

According to the National Republican Congressional Committee's Web site, the NRCC thinks the economy is "robust"... "Thanks to Republican economic p...

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Gutless Americans: Religion-Baiting Ascendant Heading into Election Day

Evan Derkacz | Posted 12.05.2008 | Home

Read More: Arabs, Election Reaction, Cynicism, Elizabeth Dole, Faithful America, Virgil Goode, Tom Periello, Negative Campaigning, Al Jazeera, Kay Hagan, Nrcc, Torture, Republicans, Home News
Evan Derkacz

The following originally appeared on Religion Dispatches which is honoring Election Day with short posts from numerous contributors. *** The proble...

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Official Who Lobbied For Saddam Donated Heavily To GOP Committees

Murray Waas | Posted 12.26.2009 | Home

Read More: Nrcc, Nrsc, John Venners, Saddam Hussein, William Timmons, Murray Waas, John McCain, Home News
Murray Waas

John Venners, a Washington D.C. based public relations man who aided an influence effort to ease international economic sanctions against the Iraqi re...

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NRCC Chief To GOP Contenders: Run Against The Party

The Hill | Posted 08.09.2008 | Politics

Read More: Nrcc, Nrcc Run Against Party, Gop Strategy 2008, National Republican Congressional Committee, Tom Cole, Gop Run Against Party, Politics News

Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) told GOP congressional hopefuls on Thursday that they should not be afraid to criticize both political parties - including Rep...

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Seth Colter Walls

GOP-Backed Candidate In Louisiana Used To Support His Likely Democratic Opponent

HuffingtonPost.com | Seth Colter Walls | Posted 07.18.2008 | Politics

Read More: Nrcc, Louisiana, John Boehner, Jeff Thompson, Paul Carmouche, La-4, Election 2008, Politics News

If Jeff Thompson can capitalize on endorsements from Republican heavyweights like House Minority Leader John Boehner and clinch his party's nomination...

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NRCC Head: Obama Is "Nixonian To The Core"

The Hill | Posted 07.02.2008 | Politics

Read More: Nrcc, Obama, Barack Obama, Barack Obama Public Financing, Public Financing, Tom Cole, Nixon, Politics News

Rep. Tom Cole (R-Okla.) said Tuesday that Barack Obama's decision to break a pledge and forgo public financing for the general election was "Nixonian....

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