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O'Malley to visit S.C. later this month
Gov. Martin O'Malley will address a conference of Democrats in South Carolina this month, the latest trip he is making to an early primary state as speculation about whether he will run for president in 2016 continues. The March 23 trip will come in the...
Tags: Travel, The Washington Post, Politics, Regional Authority, Executive Branch
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Obama warns of risks over budget cut uncertainty
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Barack Obama on Monday said looming automatic spending cuts are already affecting the economy, while a top administration official warned that the nation's borders would be less secure if billions of dollars are yanked...Tags: Air Transportation Delays, Government Debt, Politics, Parties and Movements, Dannel P. Malloy
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Stephen Colbert on Senate run: 'I'm at least as crazy as Jim DeMint'
Is Stephen Colbert going to join the Senate? Probably not, but that won’t stop him from trying. The news last Thursday that Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) would be retiring from public service sparked immediate speculation about the possibility that...Tags: Fox News Channel (tv network), Politics, Executive Branch, Regional Authority, Jim DeMint
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Congress ushering in new members, with old divide
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is ushering in the new and the old — dozens of eager freshmen determined to change Washington and the harsh reality of another stretch of bitterly divided government. The 113th Congress will convene Thursday at the...Tags: Politics, Parties and Movements, Heritage Foundation, Marco Rubio, Joe Manchin III
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Really Weird and Intense Gaming Out of the 2016 Republican Field
The best part about the end of the presidential election other than the end of a presidential election is speculating about who will run in the next presidential election. In the wake of their sound defeat at the polls, the Republicans are especially...
Tags: George H.W. Bush, Demographics, Paul Ryan, Rick Santorum, Politics
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Haley not considering a 'placeholder' to replace DeMint
South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley, faced with finding a replacement following Sen. Jim DeMint’s sudden retirement, said Monday that she will not appoint a “placeholder appointee.” Talk of such an appointee, who would pledge to serve for...
Tags: Trey Gowdy, Politics, Executive Branch, Government, Stephen Colbert
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GOP governors walk balance beam on health law
ATLANTA (AP) — Florida Gov. Rick Scott, who made a fortune as a health care executive, long opposed President Barack Obama's remake of the health insurance market. After the Democratic president won re-election, the Republican governor softened...
Tags: Robert J. Bentley, Polls, Politics, Parties and Movements, Healthcare Laws
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Tea party Sen. Jim DeMint to retire, lead conservative think tank
WASHINGTON -- Republican Sen. Jim DeMint of South Carolina, one of the most influential leaders of the tea party wing of the party, will retire in January to head a conservative think tank in Washington. DeMint has been a renegade on and off Capitol...
Tags: Politics, Religion and Belief, Washington, DC, Philosophy, Heritage Foundation
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Jim DeMint's new job promises a much bigger payday
Jim DeMint has mentioned several reasons he will leave the U.S. Senate in January to lead the Heritage Foundation think tank. The South Carolina senator told CNN’s Wolf Blitzer he looked forward to heading what he called America’s premier...Tags: The Washington Post, Politics, Heritage Foundation, Tea Party Movement, Republican Party
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Liberal obsession with race is growing old
When will liberals stop living in the past? Specifically, when will they accept that they aren't all that stands between a wonderful, tolerant America and Jim Crow? I was in the room when, during the Democratic National Convention, civil rights hero...
Tags: Politics, Interior Policy, Parties and Movements, The New York Times, Racism
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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: Lindsey O. Graham, Politics, Parties and Movements, Executive Branch, Heritage Foundation
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Where to watch the 2012 Republican National Convention
Channel Guide MagazineUpdated Aug. 27, 2012, 12:50pm CT Several news outlets will be broadcasting the 2012 Republican National Convention, which runs Aug. 27-30, at which Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan (both pictured above, at an earlier date) are expected to receive the official...
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