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Republican Michigan Congressman One To Watch
The Hartford CourantAmerica's most interesting development since November is the Republican Party becoming more interesting. Consider the congressman from Grand Rapids, Mich., who occupies the seat once held by Gerald Ford, embodiment of vanilla Republicanism. Justin Amash,...Tags: Ted Cruz, Mike Lee, Justin Amash, Religion and Belief, Christianity
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COLUMN: Rand Paul gets schooled at Howard
Rand Paul did just fine at Howard University, thank you very much. Or at least, that’s how he remembers it. Paul, GOP senator from Kentucky, told the Christian Science Monitor on Wednesday that his recent visit to Howard didn’t go so bad...Tags: Minority Groups, Voting, MSNBC (tv network), Coca-Cola Co., The Miami Herald
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Today's Buzz Q: Should Boston change immigration reform debate?
Orlando Sentinel Editorial BoardSome critics of an immigration reform compromise in Congress are now citing the Boston Marathon bombing as a reason to delay action on the measure. The two suspects were immigrants whose family came from the Russian Republic of Chechnya. One of the...Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Migration, Politics, Immigration, Sports
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COLUMN: Marco Rubio's powerful lead in reorienting GOP on immigration
Amid continuing evidence of the Republican Party’s internal tensions, Sen. Marco Rubio of Florida has taken the year’s most significant step in reorienting the GOP toward a more open and inclusive stance on the crucial issue of immigration....Tags: Gun Control, Mitch McConnell, Ted Cruz, Same-Sex Marriage, Mitt Romney
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Getting to yes on immigration reform
The sweeping immigration bill outlined by a bipartisan group of eight senators this week represents the most comprehensive overhaul of the U.S. immigration system in more than a quarter-century. It's also probably Congress' best chance this year to...
Tags: Republican Party, Immigration, Crime, Law and Justice, Justice System, Barack Obama
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Senate blocks expanded gun sale background checks
WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Republicans, backed by a small band of rural-state Democrats, turned away legislation Wednesday to tighten restrictions on the sale of firearms, rejecting repeated appeals from President Barack Obama and personal pleas by...Tags: Mark Pryor, Heidi Heitkamp, Joe Biden, Chuck Grassley, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting
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Internet sales may be up for taxes
Daily News, Bowling Green, Ky.When the U.S. Senate returns in May, it appears that legislation dealing with taxes on Internet purchases is headed for passage without the support of Kentucky's two senators. The Marketplace Fairness Act's fate is less certain in the House. The act...Tags: Computing and Information Technology Industry, Sales, Mitch McConnell, Bowling, Business
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Mother's love haunts Jeb Bush's presidential bid
So much for "Jeb! 2016." The kibosh on the anticipated presidential run by the former Florida governor came from an unlikely source at an unexpected time. "He's by far the best qualified man, but no," said Barbara Bush when asked if she wanted to see...Tags: Herman Cain, ABC (tv network), Republican Party, Jeb Bush, Government
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Stephen Goldstein: Think NRA was winner? Not so fast
The NRA has won the battle but lost the war. The best thing that happened to gun control is its defeat in Congress. Today's losers (Obama, Democrats, the 90 percent of Americans who support sane legislation) will be tomorrow's winners. Today's winners...Tags: Gun Control, Tampa, U.S. House of Representatives, Mitt Romney, Gabrielle Giffords
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John David Dyche: Father (of our country) knows best
Contributing ColumnistIn 1796, after heroic military service and two presidential terms, George Washington announced his retirement from public service. His farewell address may be the most underappreciated document in America’s political canon. Washington did not...Tags: Government, Tea Party Movement, Values, Parties and Movements, Ethics
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John David Dyche: Democrat hijinks helped McConnell and Paul
Contributing ColumnistLast week was a good one for Kentucky’s U. S. Senators. Mitch McConnell and Rand Paul dominated the news. Despite hostile media’s best efforts to portray recent events as somehow damaging to the ubiquitous Republican duo, both men benefitted...Tags: Mitch McConnell, Religion and Belief, Christianity, Television Industry, Republican Party
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Washington draws the wrong lessons from Boston
Ordinary people, elected and unelected, behaved heroically last week. Unfortunately, it all happened hundreds of miles from Washington. In Boston, strangers gave clothes and shelter to shivering runners. They comforted injured spectators. They saved...Tags: Apple iPod, Dan Coats, Yankee Stadium, Chuck Schumer, Joe Biden
Apr 21, 2013
|Column| Hartford Courant
Apr 20, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
Apr 23, 2013
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
Apr 18, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
Apr 17, 2013
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Apr 17, 2013
|Story| Aberdeen News
Apr 27, 2013
|Story| McClatchy-Tribune
Apr 27, 2013
|Story| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Apr 28, 2013
|Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Apr 23, 2013
|Story| AM News
Apr 19, 2013
|Story| AM News
Apr 24, 2013
|Column| Allentown Morning Call
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