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A platform for the next Republican nominee
Monday-morning quarterbacking is typically the preferred sport of the losing party. And the post-election GOP is no exception. The chattering class is full of explanations for Mitt Romney's loss: The candidate was too wealthy to be empathetic, too...Tags: Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Government, George W. Bush, Career and Workplace
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Time to trot out this year's turkeys
With Thanksgiving almost here, it's time to present the annual Turkey of the Year Awards. Recipients may cry fowl. But even if they haven't been turkeys all year, each winner has done something to merit this prestigious recognition. The awards for 2012:...
Tags: Turkey (animal), Gallup, Inc., Republican Party, Paul Ryan, Wrigley Field
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Who are we to proclaim God's will?
Leonard Pitts"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways." -- Isaiah 55:8 I am not here to tell you God's will. The temptation to do so is powerful, in light of the news out of a hospital in the United Kingdom: Malala has received a...Tags: Nobel Prize Awards, Entertainment Events, Malala Yousafzai, The Miami Herald, Hurricane Katrina (2005)
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Who are we to proclaim God's Will?
"For my thoughts are not your thoughts, neither are your ways my ways." — Isaiah 55:8 I am not here to tell you God’s will. The temptation to do so is powerful, in light of the news out of a hospital in the United Kingdom: Malala has...Tags: Nobel Prize Awards, Entertainment Events, Malala Yousafzai, The Miami Herald, Hurricane Katrina (2005)
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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: Parties and Movements, Abortion, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Hurricane Sandy (2012), Reince Priebus
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Donnelly ends local political drought
South Bend TribuneU.S. Rep. Joe Donnelly ended a long drought for local politicians Tuesday. When the Granger Democrat beat Republican Richard Mourdock for one of Indiana's seats in the U.S. Senate, he also became the first St. Joseph County resident in almost a century...Tags: Evan Bayh, University of Notre Dame, Joe Donnelly, U.S. Senate, Education
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A political debate gaffe that just kept on giving
The Mourdock mistake was costly. It cost Republican Richard Mourdock his chance for a seat in the U.S. Senate. His race with Democrat Joe Donnelly had been a tossup. Mourdock was expecting tens of millions of dollars from super PACs to break the tie in...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Richard Lugar, Republican Party, Harry Reid, Joe Donnelly
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What's in a name?
The competitive nature of southwestern Indiana's 8th Congressional District has led pundits and political observers to call it "The Bloody 8th." We're starting to think north-central Indiana's 2nd District also deserves a nickname, albeit a less gruesome...
Tags: U.S. Military, Joe Donnelly, Scott P. Brown, Todd Akin, Talk Shows (genre)
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Trampled by partisans
When I was a kid growing up in Cleveland, my father would follow my mother around the house before Election Day, lecturing her to vote Republican. "I don't know who I'm voting for yet," my mother would lie, cheerily. "And it's a secret ballot, don't...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Richard Lugar, George W. Bush, Values, Religion and Belief
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The $4.2 billion election: Was it worth it?
Between the presidential candidates and congressional races, at least $4.2 billion may have been spent on an election that ultimately ended up preserving the status quo in Washington. Voters elected the same president and the same political parties --...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Republican Party, CNN (tv network), Herb Kohl, Karl Rove
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Fix fiscal cliff by repairing GOP
Your recent editorial ("Obama's mandate," Nov. 7) where you recommend that President Barack Obama "needs to act immediately to persuade Congress to extend the deadline for sequestration another six months" is almost laughable if it wasn't so sad. Lest...Tags: Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Paul Ryan, John Boehner, Brookings Institution
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Richard Mourdock campaign blames media for Republican's loss
Richard Mourdock's campaign is pointing fingers following last month's loss in the race for Richard Lugar’s Senate seat. Mourdock's camp sent an e-mail Tuesday, saying the quote "liberal media" is to blame for his loss to Democrat Joe Donnelly....
Tags: Richard Lugar, Elections, Politics
Nov 18, 2012
|Column| Baltimore Sun
Nov 18, 2012
|Column| South Bend Tribune
Nov 14, 2012
|Column| Tribune Media Services
Nov 13, 2012
|Story| Aberdeen News
Nov 12, 2012
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Nov 11, 2012
|Story| WSBT-TV
Nov 11, 2012
|Column| South Bend Tribune
Nov 11, 2012
|Column| South Bend Tribune
Nov 5, 2012
|Story| Chicago Tribune
Nov 9, 2012
|Column| WXIN-LTV
Nov 9, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Dec 11, 2012
|Column| WXIN-LTV
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