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Leading conservative says Obama will win tax fight
WASHINGTON (AP) — Five weeks after President Barack Obama won re-election and gained more leverage to make GOP conservatives bend on taxes, the new balance of power is proving vexing for both sides. Republicans still aren't budging on Obama'...
Tags: Medicare, Parties and Movements, Barack Obama, Ben Bernanke, CBS Corp.
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Republicans feast on chicken, politics at Lincoln Day dinner
Sun SentinelChicken, potatoes and asparagus – plus politics – were on the menu Monday night for the Broward Republican Party’s “Lincoln Day” fundraiser. Most of the speeches, including Gov. Rick Scott’s keynote, were devoted to...Tags: Broward County, Rick Scott, Politics, Fort Lauderdale, Port of Miami
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Ex-SC Gov. Sanford sworn in to House as he forges political comeback in wake of sex scandal
Associated PressWASHINGTON (AP) — Republican Mark Sanford, the former South Carolina governor whose extramarital affair derailed his political career, returned to Congress on Wednesday with his Argentine "soul mate" at his side. "I do," Sanford said, taking his...Tags: Steve Israel, Cathy McMorris, Republican Party, Politics, Executive Branch
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Immigration reform divides Republicans
WASHINGTON — The immigration reform bill crafted by a bipartisan group of senators has deeply split the Republican minority even as lawmakers prepare to take the first votes on the proposal Thursday. Alabama's Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions, a...Tags: Justice System, Republican Party, Politics, Immigration, Human Interest
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Former Gov. Mark Sanford wins South Carolina House seat
WASHINGTON — Two years after Mark Sanford left the South Carolina governor’s office tarred by an adultery scandal, he has completed an unlikely political comeback to win a special congressional election. Sanford defeated Democratic neophyte...Tags: Steve Israel, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Republican Party, Politics
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Comeback complete, Republican Sanford could be wild card in Congress
Reuters* Republican Sanford does not owe national party after win * Democrats say result undermines Republican pitch to women By John Whitesides WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - Fresh off a redemptive win in South Carolina's special election, former Governor...Tags: Arts and Culture, CBS Corp., Republican Party, Politics, John Boehner
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Stephen Colbert's Sister, Elizabeth Colbert Busch, Loses to Mark Sanford in S.C. House Race
ReutersMay 08 (TheWrap.com) - There won't be a Colbert in Congress anytime soon. Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch, sister of "Colbert Report" host Stephen Colbert, lost her South Carolina special Congressional election to Republican former Gov. Mark Sanford....Tags: Tim Scott, Politics, Executive Branch, Elections, Government
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South Carolina sends Mark Sanford back to House
WASHINGTON — Two years after Mark Sanford left the South Carolina governor's office tarred by an adultery scandal, he has completed an unlikely political comeback to win a special congressional election, holding the seat for Republicans. Sanford...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Steve Israel, Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Republican Party
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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: Parties and Movements, Primaries, Mitt Romney, Nikki Haley, Republican Party
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No poor and huddled need apply
WASHINGTON -- Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint prefaced his condemnation of immigration legislation Monday with the same form of inoculation conservatives often use on such occasions: He quoted Emma Lazarus. "There's a statement at the bottom of...
Tags: Illegal Immigrants, Migration, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Republican Party, Schools
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Today's Buzz: Will cost kill immigration reform?
Orlando Sentinel Editorial BoardThe Heritage Foundation, the influential conservative think tank now headed by former U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint, released a report this week that estimated providing legal status to the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States would cost...Tags: Migration, Think Tanks, Heritage Foundation, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Politics
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Obama golfs with GOP senators
WASHINGTON -- On the first green, President Obama put his arm around Sen. Bob Corker, the Tennessee Republican. He shared his golf cart with Sen. Saxby Chambliss, Republican from Georgia. Obama hasn’t had much luck schmoozing GOP lawmakers in...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Barack Obama, Republican Party, Politics, Immigration
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