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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: Jim DeMint, John Boehner, Richard Lugar, Dick Armey , Fiscal Cliff
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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: John Boehner, Jim DeMint, U.S. Senate, Richard Lugar, Tim Huelskamp
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Orange County judge’s rape remarks mirror Todd Akin's
L.A. NOWIn saying that a rape victim's sexual assault was only "technical" because the female body "shuts down" when attacked, an Orange County judge admonished by a state agency expressed a scientifically discredited viewpoint that recently sank the campaign... -
Richard Mourdock campaign blames media for Republican's loss
Richard Mourdock's campaign is pointing fingers following last month's loss in the race for Richard Lugar’s Senate seat. Mourdock's camp sent an e-mail Tuesday, saying the quote "liberal media" is to blame for his loss to Democrat Joe Donnelly....
Tags: Richard Lugar, Politics, Elections
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Can you say 'I'm sorry'?
Maybe love means never having to say you're sorry, but what about when love isn't involved? Say, when you've described the president using a derogatory slur for someone with a mental disability, as Ann Coulter did in October. Or when you're the...
Tags: University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Human Interest, Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Ann Coulter
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Rape victims 'enjoy it,' Indonesia Supreme Court hopeful suggests
An Indonesian Supreme Court hopeful may have torpedoed his chances at the job after suggesting that women might enjoy being raped, infuriating a wide array of critics. Daming Sanusi made the inflammatory remarks Monday while being interviewed by a...Tags: Indonesia, Sex Crimes, Rape, Yemen, Todd Akin
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Senator Richard Lugar calls for compromise in official farewell address
Senator Richard Lugar is urging his colleagues to compromise. The outgoing Republican delivered his official farewell speech on the Senate floor Wednesday. Senator Lugar said President Barack Obama must work with Republicans on foreign policy. He...
Tags: Richard Lugar, Republican Party, Barack Obama, Primaries, Politics
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The odds of a 2nd District rematch
If they meet in an expected 2nd Congressional District rematch in 2014 -- Brendan Mullen vs. Jackie Walorski -- some things will be different. One very important thing will be the same. The biggest difference, of course, is that Rep.-elect Walorski...
Tags: Mike Pence, Joe Donnelly, Barack Obama, Republican Party, Democratic Party
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How Republicans win in 2016
Last week's column was all about why certain of us (49 percent nationally) continue to identify with the party of individualism and free markets. This week, a related topic: what it will take to increase that 49 percent to 51 percent in 2016. First,...Tags: George W. Bush, Minority Groups, Immigration, Democratic Party, Republican Party
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Here's my predictions for Tuesday's election. Now share yours
The obvious drawback to offering predictions about Tuesday's election is that you might be wrong about key races and thus dent whatever reputation you have for political insight. "I don't know" is always a correct answer. "We'll see. Time will tell. It...
Tags: Same-Sex Marriage, Democratic Party, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Judy Biggert, Politics
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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...... -
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......
Dec 11, 2012
|Story| Aberdeen News
Dec 30, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Dec 14, 2012
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Dec 11, 2012
|Column| WXIN-LTV
Dec 11, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Jan 17, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Dec 12, 2012
|Column| WXIN-LTV
Nov 25, 2012
|Column| South Bend Tribune
Nov 25, 2012
|Column| Baltimore Sun
Nov 4, 2012
|Column| Chicago Tribune
Oct 25, 2012
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Oct 24, 2012
| Chicago Tribune
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