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The Economy is Recovering, No Thanks to Republicans

Andy Ostroy | Posted 12.14.2009 | Politics

Read More: Gop, President Barack Obama, Party of No, Financial Reform, Health Care Reform, 2010 Midterm Elections, Economic Stimulus Plan, Rep Eric Cantor, Politics News
Andy Ostroy

The economy is indeed turning, and it's done so with absolutely no assistance from Republicans, who've elected instead to take the calculated political risk of becoming the Party of No.

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GOP to Retake House in 2010? Maybe

Morgan Warners | Posted 12.01.2009 | Politics

Read More: 2010 Elections, Senator Lindsey Graham, Rep. Eric Cantor, Gop, Right Wing, Lindsey Graham, Right-Wing Extremism, Eric Cantor, Barack Obama, GOP Candidates, Politics News
Morgan Warners

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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"It's a Lie...It's a Lie." Obama Finally Comes Out Swinging

Andy Ostroy | Posted 11.09.2009 | Politics

Read More: Sen. Orrin Hatch, President Barack Obama, Rep. Eric Cantor, Sen. Ted Kennedy, Health Care Reform, Sen. Chuck Grassley, Sen. John McCain, Kumbaya, Obama Speech to Congress, Politics News
Andy Ostroy

The speech was brilliantly crafted, forcefully delivered and very specific about the benefits and the costs, while also dispelling the "bogus claims spread by those whose only agenda is to kill reform at any cost."

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Eric Cantor Regurgitates Someone Else's Column In Article

Wall Street Journal | Elizabeth Williamson | Posted 09.20.2009 | Politics

Read More: Obama Administration, Rep. Eric Cantor, Taxpayers, Czars, Politics News

There's a hint of deja vu in a column by House Republican Whip Rep. Eric Cantor that ran in the Washington Post on July 30. In the opinion piece, "Ob...

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Cantor: We Need A "Judeo-Christian" Foreign Policy In The Middle East

Huffington Post | Posted 08.21.2009 | Politics

Read More: Christians United for Israel, Cantor, Middle East, United States Foreign Policy, Rep. Eric Cantor, Israel, Eric Cantor, Foreign Policy, Politics News

This afternoon, at the annual Christians United For Israel conference, House minority whip and rumored presidential hopeful Eric Cantor discussed his ...

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Open Letter to Republican Gov. Romney, Rep. Cantor, and Gov. Bush from a Black Republican

Sophia A. Nelson | Posted 07.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Jack Kemp, Colin Powell, President Obama, Gov. Mitt Romney, Rep. Eric Cantor, Gop, Jeb Bush, Newt Gingrich, Race, Politics News
Sophia A. Nelson

The GOP must have a place for Republicans like Colin Powell and Olympia Snow who are less conservative -- but who believe in core Republican principles.

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The GOP & Jack Kemp's Example: Inclusion Matters or the Party of Lincoln Will Perish

Sophia A. Nelson | Posted 06.08.2009 | Politics

Read More: The Washington Post, Jack Kemp, National Cathedral, Hud, Theroot.com, Sophia Nelson, Rep. Eric Cantor, Politics News
Sophia A. Nelson

Jack Kemp was everybody's favorite Republican/Conservative. The GOP leadership would do well to model itself after him in class, temperament and substance.

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McCain Aide: Cantor Never On VP Short List, "Complete And Total Joke"

Rolling Stone | Posted 06.05.2009 | Politics

Read More: John McCain VP Short List, McCain VP, Rep. Eric Cantor, McCain VP Shortlist, Rep. Eric Cantor Vp, Eric Cantor, Politics News

A source close to the McCain campaign is telling me that the story that Eric Cantor -- the "rising star" of the GOP -- came anywhere near to being Joh...

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GOP Group Gathers "Outside The Beltway" Ideas...Inside The Beltway

Washington Monthly | Posted 06.04.2009 | Politics

Read More: Rep. Eric Cantor, Gop-Identity-Crisis, Republican Rebranding, Eric Cantor, Politics News

As part of the Republican Party's rebranding effort, House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.) hosted a National Council for a New America event at a pi...

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Cantor Raises Big Funds, Hires 'Nancy Drew' Screenwriter

Huffington Post | Stuart Whatley | Posted 05.23.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cantor Fund Raising, Eric Cantor Fund Raising, Cantor, Gop, Rep. Eric Cantor, First Quarter Contributions, Republican Party, Cantor Fundraising, Eric Cantor, Republicans, Cantor Contributions, Cantor Boehner, Eric Cantor Fundraising, Politics News

As the first quarter's campaign contribution numbers come in, one clear powerhouse has emerged in the form of House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va), ...

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House Republicans Planning To Try To Force Treasury To Recoup AIG Bonuses

The Plum Line | Posted 04.17.2009 | Politics

Read More: Rep. Eric Cantor, House Republicans AIG, House Republicans Stimulus, Eric Cantor, House Republicans, AIG Bailout, Bonus Outrage, Politics News

Looks like House Republicans are about to make a big political move on the AIG issue by trying to compel the Treasury Department to try to recoup thos...

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Cantor: My Sons Would Probably Say I'm A Villain

Politico | Posted 04.12.2009 | Politics

Read More: Cantor, Kenneth the Page, Bobby Jindal, Rep. Eric Cantor, Eric Cantor, Politics News

On Tuesday, POLITICO's Patrick O'Connor reported that "Democrats may have found a more important villain in House Minority Whip Eric Cantor (R-Va.), a...

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America Today -- WTF?

Charles Karel Bouley | Posted 04.11.2009 | Politics

Read More: Merrill Lynch, Wall Street, America, Rep. Eric Cantor, Washington DC, Saudi Arabia, Senator Lindsey Graham, Republican Party, Andrew Cuomo, Barack Obama, American Dream, Barney Frank, Politics News
Charles Karel Bouley

As we sit around asking, the country is falling in shambles around us. Life preservers are being thrown out to the lucky, well-connected few and most are sitting around saying, "WTF?"

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Aerosmith, Rep. Cantor, Hookers, and Hypocrisy

Don Parker | Posted 03.19.2009 | Comedy

Read More: Sukie Jones, Hookers, Back in the Saddle, Economic Stimulus Package, Satire, Sen. David Vitter, Aerosmith, Rep. Eric Cantor, Political Humor, Democrats, Stimulus, Sado-Masochism, Republicans, Afscme, Comedy News
Don Parker

After Eric Cantor released an ad touting the Republican "victory" over the Democrats in the battle over the stimulus legislation, Aerosmith sent Cantor the following letter:

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