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Analysis: Debate a missed opportunity for Rick Santorum
If Rick Santorum falls short in the 2012 Republican presidential contest, he may look back at Wednesday night’s freewheeling presidential debate as a crucial opportunity that got away.
The former Pennsylvania senator had his winning moments, but he...Tags: Ron Paul, Elections, Democratic Party, Politics, Parties and Movements
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Romney quickly attacks Santorum on spending in GOP debate
Mitt Romney quickly targeted Rick Santorum's Washington rap sheet in tonight's CNN debate, a clear effort to blunt his momentum with conservatives in the fight for the Republican presidential nomination.
In response to the opening question about the...Tags: Ron Paul, Voting, Elections, Politics, Occupy Wall Street
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Sparks fly in second Berman-Sherman debate
PolitiCalDemocratic Reps. Howard L. Berman and Brad Sherman squared off in the second candidates forum since they began vying for the same San Fernando Valley congressional district.... -
Kinsley: Rick Santorum -- odd man in?
Maybe anyone who voluntarily runs the gantlet we call our presidential election process must be mentally imbalanced in some respect, but this year's crop of Republican candidates has been especially odd. Of the four who remain viable, only Mitt Romney can...Tags: Ron Paul, Al Sharpton, Elections, Politics, MSNBC (tv network)
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Andy Borowitz: Digital stand-up artist
When he wrote for TV sitcoms, audience buzz or ratings might roll in over a few days. It could take several stand-up gigs to find the material that truly popped. Today, comedian Andy Borowitz types out ersatz headlines on Twitter or fake news on his...Tags: Entertainment, Elections, Politics, Christine O'Donnell, Television Industry
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For Rick Santorum voters, it's character that counts
Suburban mom Judy Dlugosielski is a liberal Republican who favors abortion rights.
Yet as a crucial set of primaries nears, her choice for president is Rick Santorum, who would be the most conservative nominee of a major party in decades and a man who...Tags: Ethics, Voting, Elections, Politics, Tim Pawlenty
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The Sunday Conversation: The Rev. Al Sharpton
The Rev. Al Sharpton, 57, has evolved from outside political agitator to presidential advisor and host of MSNBC's weekday news show "PoliticsNation," which he took over last August. Sharpton, known to friends as "Rev," also heads the civil rights...Tags: Civil Rights, Al Sharpton, Elections, Politics, Barack Obama
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Payroll tax cut undermines Social Security's security
The accepted response to the economic deal reached in Congress last week, extending the Social Security payroll tax holiday and unemployment insurance and maintaining reimbursement levels for Medicare doctors, is huzzah!
Finally Congress got something...Tags: Plan B (drug), Federal Income Tax, Politics, Congressional Budget Office, Career and Workplace
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Conservative vs. Liberal: Healthcare
Opinion L.A.On Sunday, Charlotte Allen, who describes herself as a conservative somewhere to the right of Pedro the Cruel, and Diana Wagman, a pacifist, vegetarian, Prius-driving, NPR-listening liberal, explained in separate Opinion articles why they have trouble... -
Romney backer Rob Portman voted to raise debt ceiling, too
As Mitt Romney slammed GOP rival Rick Santorum for repeatedly voting to raise the debt ceiling on Tuesday, he was standing alongside Sen. Rob Portman of Ohio who has also cast several ballots to raise the cap on the nation's debt.
The former...Tags: Manufacturing and Engineering, Elections, Public Finance, Politics, Rob Portman
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It still should be a full-time job
A brief email to Assembly aides from the speaker's office inadvertently made a strong case for demoting the California Legislature to part-time status.
It was sent last Monday and referred to that afternoon's Assembly meeting in the house chamber:...Tags: Justice System, Voting, Elections, Politics, Norman Rockwell
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Santorum defends remarks on Obama's faith
Republican presidential candidate Rick Santorum denied Sunday that he had questioned President Obama's Christian faith, but said the president held an environmental belief "that elevates the Earth above man."
Santorum was quoted Saturday as telling an...Tags: Voting, Elections, Politics, Fox News Channel (tv network), Barack Obama
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