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Ohio Sen. Rob Portman, possible VP pick, to campaign for Romney in Pennsylvania
Call Washington BureauWith hometown boy Rick Santorum out of his way, Mitt Romney can save his money and his time in expensive and expansive Pennsylvania. Romney's campaign yanked his $2.9 million ad buy that would have saturated the airwaves in the two weeks leading up to...Tags: Rick Santorum, Mitt Romney, Sarah Palin
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Romney veepstakes: Forget Rubio and Ryan
With Mitt Romney now confident enough of the Republican nomination that he can turn his focus against President Barack Obama, the guessing game on selection of a running mate is already in full swing. It's a matter that warrants more serious consideration...
Tags: U.S. Senate, John McCain, Dan Quayle, Politics, Barack Obama
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Second banana contenders, anyone?
Change of SubjectIn another thread, GregJ speculates that Herman Cain and Rick Santorum are looking like "solid" vice presidential picks for whomever the GOP nominee ends up being (assuming, as I think most of us do, that it won't be Cain or...... -
How to retire Dennis Kucinich or Marcy Kaptur: Put both Dems in the same Ohio district
Top of the TicketMarcy Kaptur has 11 House terms; Dennis Kucinich has eight. One of them will retire after 2012.... -
Will the next farm bill be written by budget cutters?
The biggest activity in Washington between now and Thanksgiving is the focus on the so-called super committee, those 12 Democrats and Republicans charged with reducing the deficit by $1.5 trillion over the next 10 years. Lobbyists, journalists and...Tags: Jon Kyl, Randy Neugebauer, Debbie Stabenow, Kent Conrad, Softball
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Wrong cure, wrong problem
The official name for the group of 12 U.S. House and Senate members charged with finding at least $1.5 trillion in cuts to the federal deficit by Thanksgiving is the Joint Committee on Deficit Reduction. Unofficially, the group usually is called the...Tags: Politics, John Kerry, Christopher Van Hollen Jr., Sting, James E Clyburn
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Toomey selected for new debt 'super committee'
Pennsylvania Ave.Just yesterday, during a luncheon talk in Harrisburg, U.S. Sen. Pat Toomey told the crowd that he'd love to be on Congress' new so-called "super committee," but felt he was a long shot. Turns out positioning himself over seven months...... -
The next deficit deal: There's a rough road ahead
WASHINGTON (AP) — The special panel's goal is lofty: concoct a deal both parties will embrace to slash federal deficits by a mammoth $1.5 trillion or more over the next decade. Yet from the moment House and Senate leaders appoint the 12 members...Tags: Defense, Barack Obama, Management Change, Allen West, Teaching and Learning
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Joe Biden wrong again, Sarah Palin nails her picks, big-name losers and where was Hillary Clinton?
Top of the TicketMidterm election news nuggets on Ike Skelton, John Spratt, Barney Frank, Joseph Cao, Loretta Sanchez, Van Tran and Fox News.... -
Dems Keep Senate Majority, GOP Grabs 5 Seats
Associated PressDemocrats retained their Senate majority Tuesday, losing five seats but winning key races in West Virginia and California. Republicans scored big gains, taking Senate seats from Democrats in Pennsylvania, Wisconsin, Arkansas, North Dakota and Indiana....Tags: John McCain, Christine O'Donnell, Sam Brownback, Mike Crapo, Barack Obama
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Is Tuesday looking so bad that even Dennis Kucinich is an endangered species?
Top of the TicketDemocrat Dennis Kucinich faces strong political headwinds in his bid for an eighth House term.... -
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: Headaches, Migration, Politics, Barack Obama, AFL-CIO
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