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Influence of big-money 'SuperPACs' not so clear
CHICAGO — There's a scary bedtime story on money in politics about how the U.S. Supreme Court's 2010 Citizens United ruling unleashed a tidal wave of corporate cash into politics and drowned out the voices of the little people. But as researchers...
Tags: Labor Disputes, Politics, Finance, Political Fundraising, Planned Parenthood
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John Boehner on ‘This Week’; Paul Ryan on ‘Face the Nation’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelHouse Speaker John Boehner speaks at a Thursday press briefing on Capitol Hill. Photo credit: Win McNamee/Getty Images THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED: The Sunday morning guest list: House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, talks to Martha Raddatz on ABC's “... -
In South Carolina, an ex-governor's quest continues
CHARLESTON, S.C. — At a harborside reception overlooking Ft. Sumter, where the Civil War began, Mark Sanford batted away a TV reporter's question about the latest insult to his comeback campaign: an unwanted endorsement from pornographer Larry...
Tags: Barack Obama, Nikki Haley, Republican Party, Adultery, Mark Sanford
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Conservative groups urge GOP to let budget cuts go forward
WASHINGTON — With little time left to strike a deal to head off Friday’s arrival of the sequester, conservative advocacy groups are urging congressional Republicans to stand firm and let the $85 billion in automatic cuts to this year’s...
Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Mark Pryor, Media Industry, Americans for Prosperity
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House GOP lines up debt ceiling vote; White House will not oppose
WASHINGTON – House Republicans appear confident they have the votes to pass a short-term debt ceiling increase as they attempt to dispatch with this fiscal battle to focus on bigger ones ahead. The bill, coming up for a vote Wednesday, would be an...
Tags: Barack Obama, Politics, Media Industry, Republican Party, Public Finance
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Tea party down but not out
Reports of the death of the tea party are greatly exaggerated. For about two years now, certain observers have been declaring the demise of this insurgent tendency within the Republican Party. However, despite recent headlines, we should expect to...
Tags: U.S. House Committee on the Budget, Politics, Barack Obama, Parties and Movements, Sheldon Adelson
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Column: Tea party down but not out
Reports of the death of the tea party are greatly exaggerated. For about two years now, certain observers have been declaring the demise of this insurgent tendency within the Republican Party. However, despite recent headlines, we should expect to hear...Tags: U.S. House Committee on the Budget, Barack Obama, Sheldon Adelson, Parties and Movements, Jim DeMint
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Boehner cancels House vote as 'Plan B' falls short of GOP support
WASHINGTON — House Speaker John A. Boehner abruptly called off a vote on his “Plan B” tax proposal late Thursday, a stunning political defeat after GOP leaders failed to round up support for his alternative to a broader budget deal...Tags: Earl Blumenauer, Politics, Paul C. Broun, Plan B (drug), Daniel Inouye
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Rep. Tim Scott becomes South Carolina's first black senator
This post has been updated, as indicated below.WASHINGTON -- Rep. Tim Scott, a freshman tea party Republican, will become South Carolina's first black senator, Gov. Nikki Haley, announced Monday, appointing the congressman to fill the seat left vacant by Jim DeMint. "It is a great day for South...Tags: Politics, Barack Obama, Parties and Movements, Nikki Haley, Jim DeMint
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