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Sen. Rand Paul laying groundwork for possible presidential run
CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — If he runs for president, says Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), he wants to be considered on his own merits. But when he brought his fledgling campaign to Iowa this weekend, there was no escaping the double-edged legacy of the man he's...Tags: Republican Party, Ron Paul, Libya, Hillary Clinton, Satellite and Cable Service
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Despite scandal, Ex-SC Gov. Sanford back in office
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Four years after scandal derailed his political career, ex-Republican Gov. Mark Sanford once again holds a South Carolina political office, winning back his old congressional seat Tuesday after a race in which he battled...
Tags: Republican Party, Elizabeth Colbert Busch, Jim DeMint, Tim Scott, Tea Party Movement
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Republicans demand changes in Senate immigration bill
WASHINGTON — As a sweeping immigration bill moves forward in the Senate, Republicans are demanding stronger border security measures than those agreed upon during four months of bipartisan negotiation. The process of toughening the bill could...
Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), FBI, Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Politics, National Security
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Peter Sagal's 'Constitution USA' hits the road with humor
NEW YORK — If someone told you of a barnstorming TV host who interviewed people around the country about a given subject, you'd say it sounds like a lot of the road-trip reality series that have proliferated on cable TV. But what if that host...Tags: Trips and Vacations, Bars and Clubs, Dining and Drinking, Paula Poundstone, Television
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COLUMN - The continuing struggle for voting rights: William Yeomans
ReutersBy William Yeomans May 7 (Reuters) - The inspector general for the Justice Department, Michael Horowitz, recently issued a report recommending that the Civil Rights Division should no longer favor applicants who have demonstrated an interest in civil...Tags: Law Enforcement, Voting, Politics, Judges, Ronald Reagan
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Rand Paul's rough day at Howard University
WASHINGTON -- Tea party titan Rand Paul, visiting Howard University on Wednesday, told students that he had been called "either brave or crazy to be here" at the historically black college. Probably some of each: brave, because he's trying to sell...
Tags: Howard University, Republican Party, Rachel Maddow, Students, Voting
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John David Dyche: Courts could soon decide key political issues
There is a good chance that three political issues will soon become legal issues. Look for courts to decide the constitutionality of state legislative redistricting, if Rand Paul can be on the 2016 ballot for both President and Senator, and whether the...Tags: Republican Party, Voting, Politics, Elections, Labor Legislation
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Amid new security threats, some in U.S. Congress look to update 9/11 law
Reuters* Some say law stretched beyond original intent * Questions about Obama drone policy fuel talk of change * Backing from Democrats and Republicans By Patricia Zengerle WASHINGTON, May 2 (Reuters) - A few dozen words rushed into law days after the Sept....Tags: Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Republican Party, Barack Obama, Pakistan, Guantanamo Bay Detention Camp
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Federal education cuts via 'sequester' will hurt Lincoln County's students
ben@theinteriorjournal.comIt's a television scene familiar to most of us over 20 years old: Wile E. Coyote buys himself an ACME catapult and assembles it, aiming a huge, red rock to land on a black "X" where he anticipates the elusive Roadrunner will pass by. As Coyote lies in...Tags: U.S. Congress, Harold Rogers, Mitch McConnell, Politics, Lobbying
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Boston bombing brings out the new xenophobes
The Boston Marathon bombing has brought out the xenophobes. Often when America suffers some large, inexplicable tragedy, we want to blame "foreigners" and look for ways to fortify ourselves against them. It's more reassuring to believe that an evil lies...Tags: Harry Reid, Boston Marathon Bombing (2013), Court Administration, Politics, Chuck Grassley
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Who says the Republicans are doomed?
Since Mitt Romney lost to President Obama on Nov. 6, the conventional wisdom has been that the Republican Party is in trouble. The less conventional truth is that it is the Democrats whose chances may be more bleak. Yes, Republicans are currently...
Tags: Entertainment Events, Republican Party, Rick Santorum, Barack Obama, Hillary Clinton
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RPT-Senator Paul stirs business ire over blocking of U.S. tax treaties
Reuters* Paul has hold on three treaties, more in the pipeline * Businesses eager for treaties to win Senate approval By Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON, April 28 (Reuters) - Senator Rand Paul is coming under pressure from some multi-national businesses to...Tags: Republican Party, Finance, Politics, Tea Party Movement, Business Enterprises
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