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Ta-Nehisi Coates: Republican problems are about more than just packaging
American VoicesThere was nothing particularly noteworthy in the size of Barack Obama's defeat of Mitt Romney. The election was, as smart people predicted, generally tight, with Obama winning by a decisive, if unspectacular, margin. Immediately in the wake of that win...Tags: Politics, Abortion, Democratic Party, Prisons, Social Issues
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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: Politics, Belief and Faith, Religion and Belief, Democratic Party, George W. Bush
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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: Politics, Chris Christie, Physical Fitness and Exercise, Abortion, Democratic Party
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Filling in the blanks is no way to fight for abortion rights
Change of SubjectI approve of what Terry Cosgrove says, but I will fight to the death against the way he says it. Pardon my corruption of Voltaire’s famous saying. It’s inspired by a new round of political attacks from Personal PAC, the...... -
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: Politics, Harry Reid, Richard Lugar, Joe Donnelly, 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: Politics, Claire McCaskill, Talk Shows (genre), Real Time with Bill Maher (tv program), Joe Donnelly
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Forbes also interested in Seapower chairmanship
Yesterday I wrote that U.S. Rep. Rob Wittman, R-Westmoreland County, was interested in the chairing the Seapower and Projection Forces subcomittee of the House Armed Services, a panel with oversight of military shipbuilding and the nation's naval...Tags: Buck McKeon, Hampton Roads, Manufacturing and Engineering, Shipbuilding, Newport News Shipbuilding
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Step aside, Todd Akin!
Change of SubjectRichard Mourdock The Republicans nominate the most charming men for the U.S. Senate! Story: Indiana GOP Senate candidate Richard Mourdock opposes abortion even in the case of rape and incest, he said at a Tuesday night debate, because pregnancy from...... -
A national left turn?
Politically, it was a status quo election. Democrats held on to the White House and their majority in the U.S. Senate in Tuesday's voting. Republicans preserved their majority in the House and increased by one their hold on the majority of state...Tags: Politics, Mia Love, Family, Allen West, Abortion
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Reid urges cooperation as Democrats expand Senate control
CNNSenate Majority Leader Harry Reid called on Republicans to cooperate with an expanded Democratic majority Wednesday, a day after the Democrats picked up at least one more seat in the chamber. "It is better to dance than to fight," said Reid, D-Nevada....Tags: Rick Berg, Public Officials, John Barrasso, Herb Kohl, Bob Menendez
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Democrats maintain control of Senate
WASHINGTON (AP) — Democrats secured a majority in the Senate on Tuesday, snatching Republican-held seats in Massachusetts and Indiana and turning back fierce, expensive challenges in Virginia, Ohio, Wisconsin and Connecticut to maintain the...
Tags: Politics, John Barrasso, Roger F. Wicker, Democratic Party, Elizabeth Warren
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Democrats Hold onto Narrow Majority in U.S. Senate
Los Angeles TimesWASHINGTON -- Democrats retained a narrow majority in the Senate on Tuesday, but Republicans kept their grip on the House, delivering another divided, and highly polarized, Congress. The balance of power was likely to shift by no more than a seat or two,...Tags: Rick Berg, U.S. Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, Politics, George Allen, Sarah Palin
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