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Eric Cantor's empty happy talk
WASHINGTON -- Republicans have happened upon a felicitous new strategy for reviving their party from its depressed state: They need only think happy thoughts. At a retreat for Republican leaders last month, former House speaker Newt Gingrich told them...
Tags: MSNBC (tv network), Bobby Jindal, Crime, Law and Justice, Immigration, Justice and Rights
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Republicans' push to tilt elections will backfire
Imagine if the 2012 elections had turned out this way: President Barack Obama won the popular vote by five million votes and almost 4 percent, taking seven of the eight largest states, as he did, yet the Republican candidate, former Massachusetts governor...Tags: Haley Barbour, Government, Barack Obama, U.S. Congress, Bob McDonnell
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Lost in their own wilderness
WASHINGTON -- Republicans shouldn't worry that President Obama is trying to destroy the GOP. Why would he bother? The party's leaders are doing a pretty good job of it themselves. As they try to understand why the party lost an election it was confident...
Tags: MSNBC (tv network), Michael Steele, Bobby Jindal, Culture, Government
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Reince Priebus: Bold moves a necessity for GOP to renew, gain strength
As the newly re-elected Republican Party chairman, I recognize Republicans must adapt to new political realities if we're going to earn the trust of more American voters. So in the next two years, we're going to take bold moves to renew our party, grow...Tags: Parties and Movements, National Government, Government, Barack Obama, Elections
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Republicans rediscover tolerance
WASHINGTON -- As lawmakers put the finishing touches on an immigration deal, veteran Rep. Don Young decided this would be a good time to come out with an immigration plan of his own. His involves calling Latino immigrants "wetbacks." For Young, now in...
Tags: MSNBC (tv network), Don Young, John McCain, Immigration, Richard Mourdock
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Mitt Romney clinches GOP nomination
Mitt Romney officially clinched the GOP presidential nomination Tuesday when a majority of delegates to the Republican National Convention supported his candidacy. To roaring cheers in the packed Tampa Bay Times Forum, the delegation from New Jersey...
Tags: Time (magazine), Joe Biden, Government, Tampa, Donald Trump
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Romney's tin ear for humor
Mitt Romney probably should not try to joke about President Barack Obama's birth certificate. It's potentially offensive and, worse, Romney's not very good at it. The Republican presidential candidate has the right idea. Humor is an excellent way to...
Tags: Joe Biden, Media Industry, Barack Obama, NASCAR, 2012 Republican National Convention
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Republicans afraid of the storm? Come to Chicago
With Tropical Storm Isaac threatening to turn into a hurricane and menace the Republican National Convention in Tampa early next week, Republicans must make a decision. They could just get sloshed on rum, margaritas and whiskey and ride out the storm...
Tags: Tropical Storms, Lincoln Park Zoo, James Robert Thompson, Pat Brady, Restaurant and Catering Industry
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Whole lot of blaming going on
WASHINGTON -- And now begins the quadrennial exercise of coming to terms with the loss of a presidency. For the second time in a row, Republicans are the grieving party proceeding through the five stages. Denial. "I think this is premature," Karl Rove...
Tags: Todd Akin, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Government, Donald Trump, Barack Obama
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Jobs report brings end to Democrats' convention high
Friday's jobs report indicating only 96,000 jobs were created in August brought a quick end to any lingering Democratic euphoria from this week's party convention, bringing into sharp reality the challenges President Barack Obamawill face in the two...
Tags: News Agency, Employment, Career and Workplace, Labor Markets, Stock Activities
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Daum: Michelle Obama's traditional values
At the risk of inviting legions of conservatives to swoop down and tell me I'm drowning in the Obama Kool-Aid (actually, it's not just a risk; it's a guarantee), I'm just going to come out and say it: Michelle Obama was spectacular at the Democratic...
Tags: Mortgages, Michelle Obama, Customs and Tradition, Barack Obama, Elizabeth Warren
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The decline of party power
Jules WitcoverWASHINGTON -- No recent development has underlined the decline of political party clout more than beleaguered Senate Republican nominee Todd Akin's refusal to accede to GOP leadership demands that he withdraw from his race against Democratic Sen. Claire...Tags: Jimmy Carter, John Bailey, Todd Akin, Joe Biden, Claire McCaskill
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