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The demise of moderate Republicanism
Among the casualties of the 2012 presidential election, along with Mitt Romney, was the vanishing breed of moderate Republicans of which he once was a star, until his embarrassing lurch into conservatism. Mr. Romney first failed to win the GOP...
Tags: Government, Joe Biden, Gerald Ford, Ronald Reagan, Mitt Romney
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Obama: 'Shame on us' if Congress forgets Newtown
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama pressed Congress on Thursday not to forget the heartbreak of the Newtown elementary school massacre and "get squishy" on tightened gun laws, though some lawmakers in his own Democratic Party remain a tough...
Tags: Max Baucus, Mark R. Warner, Gabrielle Giffords, Mark Pryor, Mayors Against Illegal Guns
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Democrats face challenging Senate landscape
WASHINGTON (AP) — After a surprising string of victories last fall, Democrats now face a challenging terrain as they look to hold onto their Senate majority in 2014 and prevent Republicans from gaining full control of Congress during President...Tags: Mike J. Rogers, Charles W. Boustany, Jr., Tim Johnson, Gary Peters, Tom Harkin
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Proposed law would 'make you pay' for buying guns for others
Tribune reporterIt’s been nearly three years since Chicago police Officer Thomas Wortham IV was shot and killed with a gun purchased in Mississippi by a straw purchaser -- a person who buys guns for those who aren't allowed to. But on Friday, his sister Sandra...Tags: Dick Durbin, Hadiya Pendleton, Garry McCarthy, U.S. Senate Committee on the Judiciary, Punishment
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Maryland should say yes to single-sex schools
Anyone hearing the ACLU's position on single-sex education would think something troubling is afoot in almost every town in America. The ACLU claims that single-sex education is an unlawful form of discrimination and that its supposed benefits are based...Tags: Kay Bailey Hutchison, Science and Technology, American Civil Liberties Union, University of California, Los Angeles, U.S. Department of Education
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Too much money spent in Iraq for too few results
WASHINGTON (AP) — Ten years and $60 billion in American taxpayer funds later, Iraq is still so unstable and broken that even its leaders question whether U.S. efforts to rebuild the war-torn nation were worth the cost. In his final report to...
Tags: Islam, U.S. Department of Defense, Reconstruction, U.S. Army, Al-Qaeda
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Goodbye, Joe Lieberman
After 24 years in the U.S. Senate, Joe Lieberman of Connecticut, the first and only Jewish politician nominated to a national major party ticket, in 2000, had some advice to his colleagues in a farewell speech Wednesday on the Senate floor. To break the...
Tags: Government, Joe Biden, Judaism, Joe Lieberman, Iraq War (2003-2011)
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Since when does it take a political campaign to become secretary of state?
There was a time when a president and the opposition party in Congress could agree on certain basics, such as the right of the chief executive to select members of his cabinet with no fuss or bother. The president's most important choice in this...
Tags: Christopher Stevens, Joe Biden, Barack Obama, Republican Party, Mitt Romney
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'No budget, no pay' advances despite reservations
WASHINGTON (AP) — In an earlier era, a move like the one engineered by House GOP leaders to pass a "no budget, no pay" measure probably would have been stopped in its tracks. But with Congress' approval ratings in the gutter, House lawmakers...
Tags: Patty Murray, Republican Party, Budgets and Budgeting, Tea Party Movement, Parties and Movements
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Drones on the dais
WASHINGTON -- Is the position of God subject to the confirmation process? Does the Lord Almighty require the advice and consent of the Senate? These are no longer abstract questions. John Brennan may not be divine, but he plays God often as...
Tags: September 11, 2001 Attacks, Iraq War (2003-2011), Central Intelligence Agency, Barack Obama, Dianne Feinstein
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Dianne Feinstein, Lindsey Graham on ‘Meet the Press’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelSen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., will be a guest on ‘Meet the Press.' Photo credit: Brendan Smialowski/AFP/Getty Images UPDATE: THE REVISED GUEST LIST IS AT THE BOTTOM: The fiscal cliff, Susan Rice and Benghazi will be topics on the Sunday morning... -
An exercise in fiscal evasion
When it comes to serious, lasting budget constraints, our leaders in Washington have the escape talents of Houdini. The ominous approach of the fiscal cliff put Democrats in a position to extract a lot more revenue and Republicans to force real spending...Tags: Fiscal Cliff, Democratic Party, Barack Obama, Republican Party, Budgets and Budgeting
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Mar 11, 2013
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Dec 15, 2012
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Jan 28, 2013
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Feb 11, 2013
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Jan 6, 2013
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