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Is Romney the favorite for veep?
The SwampFormer Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney addresses the Texas Republican Party, June 13, 2008. (David J. Phillip/AP) by James Oliphant Veteran politics reporter Mike Allen reports in Politico today that the McCain camp is locking in one McCain's former rival,...Tags: Barack Obama, Mitt Romney, Republican Party, Government
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Obama: Four veeps. McCain: Three veeps
Spin CycleA lot of focus today on Virginia Gov. Tim Kaine, but here's a report from the well-sourced Marc Ambinder at the Atlantic that says he's one of four on the current short list, along with: Kansas Gov. Kathleen Sebelius Indiana......Tags: Tim Pawlenty, Washington Post Co., Evan Bayh, Government, Mitt Romney
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McCain, Obama running mates: Guess
The Swampby Mark Silva If Sens. John McCain and Barack Obama have pared their short lists for running mates as much as confidants and speculators say they have, they are down to a very short list indeed: With names such as......Tags: John McCain, Crime, Law and Justice, Jimmy Carter, Bill Clinton, Multi-Sport Events
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John McCain plans another Pa. rally
The Swampby Josh Drobnyk John McCain's presidential campaign has approached a minor league baseball stadium in southwestern Pennsylvania about hosting a rally for the Arizona senator the Saturday before the GOP convention, further fueling speculation that former...Tags: John McCain, Barack Obama, Republican Party, Sports, Tim Pawlenty
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Ohio Senate: Casting a net for Fisher
The SwampIn case you're wondering what he looks like, here's Ohio Lt. Gov Lee Fisher, who won't be standing with President Obama today in Youngstown. (AP/Jason Miller) by James Oliphant Does Lee Fisher, Ohio's Democratic candidate for Senate, consider President......Tags: Barack Obama, Republican Party, Politics, Ted Strickland, Democratic Party
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In Texas, Obama the Lone Star
The Swampby Mike Memoli President Obama is en route to Texas now, where he's scheduled to speak at a pair of fundraisers and deliver remarks on higher education at the University of Texas. And again, in a state where his job......Tags: University of Texas at Austin, Rick Perry, Barack Obama, Republican Party, AFL-CIO
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GOP Veep Final Four
The Swampby Whitney Blair Wyckoff Who should be presumed Republican presidential candidate Sen. John McCain's running mate? CQ Politics is letting readers be the judge. They have top Republican Vice Presidential contenders, plus Connecticut Independent Sen. Joe...Tags: John McCain, Republican Party, National Collegiate Athletic Association, Condoleezza Rice, Mike Huckabee
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48 down, 1 dozen to go
To: The Decisive Dozen From: Your Supporters Re: The Illinois House of Representatives Vote on Same-Sex Marriage. All it takes is the 12 of you, whoever you are. That's the rumor anyway. "Twelve votes short of passage," said Michael Madigan,...
Tags: Michael Madigan, ABC (tv network), Crime, Law and Justice, Social Issues, Same-Sex Marriage
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Child's play over the budget
WASHINGTON -- The budget feud on Capitol Hill is looking like those Vietnam War peace talks when negotiators bickered over the shape of the table. House Republicans, after howling for years about Senate Democrats' failure to pass a budget, are...
Tags: Christopher Van Hollen Jr., Barack Obama, Parliament, Parties and Movements, Gene Sperling
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'Evolving' pols real hypocrites on marriage
Fingers to the wind, politicians now are falling all over themselves to declare they are no longer evolving but have evolved and support same-sex marriage, including the worst of the lot: Republicans who once used their opposition to it to rouse their...Tags: Republican Party, Punishment, George W. Bush, U.S. Congress, Social Issues
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Reckoning With Emotions' Powerful Political Pull
The Hartford CourantDuring Wednesday's debate on new gun laws, Sen. John Kissel rose and began a lengthy set of remarks with two anecdotes. First, the Enfield Republican spoke movingly of hugging his youngest son, Tristan, on the day of the Newtown massacre, one day before...Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Punishment, Ronald Reagan, Michael A. McLachlan, Crime, Law and Justice
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Supremes waffle on marriage equality
Over the last 40 years, I've been involved in a lot of political battles for a lot of different causes: workers' rights, women's rights, gay rights, environmental protection, anti-war, anti-nuclear power, anti-urban sprawl, animal rights, gun control,...
Tags: Civil Rights, Crime, Law and Justice, Bill Clinton, Gays and Lesbians, Marriage
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