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GOP Ticket's Chances Could Be Doomed By Issue

2013-05-22T01:34:57Z

Recently, I asked Congresswoman Eleanor Holmes Norton, one of the most fiercely pro-choice members of Congress, why she thought the House of Represent...

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GOP Senators Stand As Red State Hypocrites

2013-05-22T01:31:18Z

Just a week ago, Oklahoma Sen. James Inhofe suggested that President Obama might be impeached over the Benghazi non-scandal. Now, Inhofe must watch as...

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House Republicans Press On With Slashing Cuts

2013-05-22T00:02:44Z

WASHINGTON -- Republicans controlling the House pressed ahead Tuesday with slashing cuts to domestic programs far deeper than the cuts departments lik...

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Immigration Bill Approved By Senate Panel

2013-05-21T20:20:17Z

WASHINGTON — Far-reaching legislation that grants a chance at citizenship to millions of immigrants living illegally in the United States cleare...

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James Owens: RNC Quietly Sweeps Houston Anti-Gay Incident Under the Rug

2013-05-21T14:27:58Z

Chris Busby is the vice president of the Log Cabin Republicans of Houston. Recently he made the decision to run for a Precinct Committee Person (PCP) vacancy in the Harris County Republican Party. He was confident that he would be given the position, but that's not what happened.

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Sanjay Sanghoee: How the Republicans and Tea Party Are Playing Obama

2013-05-21T14:10:36Z

On the face of it, the Tea Party seems autonomous and even a thorn in the side of the GOP. But that façade masks the real truth about the Tea Party, which is that ultimately it is less a political organization than a contract killer working for the Republicans.

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Rand Paul: 'We Need To Be Like The Rest Of America'

2013-05-21T11:24:26Z

At a sold-out New Hampshire Republican Party dinner Monday night, Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.) encouraged the room of GOP supporters to embrace diversity an...

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Mia Love Looks For Rematch In Congressional Race

2013-05-21T10:46:33Z

Utah Republican Mia Love announced Saturday that she will run for Congress again in 2014.

Love, the mayor of Saratoga Springs, Utah, unsuccessfully...

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GOP Lieutenant Gov Criticizes Party's Nominee To Replace Him

2013-05-20T22:29:31Z

Add one of Virginia's most prominent Republicans to the list of names miffed by GOP lieutenant governor candidate E.W. Jackson's past.

Politico rep...

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House Passes Bill Protecting Against Military Medal Lies

2013-05-20T19:55:39Z

WASHINGTON -- People who falsely claim they have received a military medal in order to obtain money or government benefits could face up to a year in ...

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Chris Weigant: Obama's Teflon Presidency?

2013-05-20T20:16:22Z

Even after multiple scandals all vying for the top headline throughout the week, over the weekend CNN reported poll numbers showing Obama currently enjoys 53 percent of the public's approval for the job he's doing. His numbers actually rose from the last time the poll was taken.

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GOP Leaders Urge Restraint In Exploiting White House Weakness

2013-05-20T09:00:16Z

WASHINGTON -- The scandals dogging President Barack Obama are a political gift to Republicans, who could use some good luck after recent election loss...

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GOP Raps Dems On Funds Republicans Also Accepted

2013-05-18T12:08:03Z

WASHINGTON -- Seeking maximum political gain from the string of controversies swirling around the White House, Republicans are on the attack against D...

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How Obstruction Will Ruin The GOP

2013-05-18T11:50:15Z

It’s obvious that the unprecedented Senate Republican obstruction of executive branch nominations is bad for the president; it’s bad for the smoot...

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James Zogby: A Bad Week, But Not That Bad

2013-05-18T11:37:42Z

I might suggest that we first take a deep breath and make an effort to put the events of the past week in some perspective, but I know it wouldn't do any good. There is blood in the water and in deeply partisan Washington, the struggle for advantage and power always trumps reality.

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Hoyt Hilsman: The Republicans' Obama Problem

2013-05-17T17:59:52Z

By attacking Obama, the Republicans are throwing red meat to their base, which is an increasingly small and extreme group of right-wingers. The danger of tossing red meat to a tiger is that it becomes even more aggressive.

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Ian Reifowitz: Say What? Benghazi, AP, and IRS Are "Failures" of "Progressive Government", Says GOP Strategist

2013-05-17T09:00:00Z

Say what?

"Benghazi. The IRS. AP phone records. The failures for which Barack Obama will be remembered are not just those of one man or one administr...

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Reid Goes 'Nuclear'

2013-05-17T14:33:50Z

Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) has told top advisers that he is prepared to take action if Senate Republicans block three upcoming nominat...

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Andy Ostroy: Is the Scandal-Obsessed Republican Party Sounding Its Death Knell?

2013-05-17T14:27:10Z

Imagine a Washington, D.C. where Republicans came to work each day fired up with renewed passion and zeal. A Congress where energized Republicans legislated in bi-partisan fashion on behalf of the American people.

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Newt Sends GOP Warning, Laments Past Decisions

2013-05-17T11:07:15Z

Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich (R) cautioned Republicans against overreaching while dealing with the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of tea p...

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Governor Gessler?

2013-05-17T09:14:10Z

Colorado Secretary of State Scott Gessler is the latest Republican rumored to be interested in challenging Democratic Governor John Hickenlooper in 20...

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Bob Burnett: Republicans Aren't Christians

2013-05-17T09:46:16Z

Republican policy no longer represents the teachings of Jesus. The GOP favors the rich and ignores the poor, disadvantaged, sick, elderly, long-term unemployed, and other unfortunates. Republicans may be religious, but they're not Christians.

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2 Dems Stand Alone In Distaste For Obamacare

2013-05-17T02:47:40Z

More than three years after being signed into law, President Barack Obama's landmark Affordable Care Act still lacks unanimous support among House Dem...

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GOP Using Benghazi To Smear

2013-05-17T00:34:38Z

For some Republicans, 2016 is 1992: Hating Hillary Clinton is chic again. Only more so, since the former secretary of state is also the partner of and...

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Report: Republicans Altered Benghazi Emails

2013-05-16T21:36:56Z

One day after The White House released 100 pages of Benghazi emails, a report has surfaced alleging that Republicans released a set with altered text....

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