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Johnson to retire in 2014
Tribune Washington BureauWASHINGTON -- Democrats’ efforts to maintain a majority in the U.S. Senate after next year’s midterm elections were thrown into further doubt Tuesday when Sen. Tim Johnson, D-S.D., became the fifth senior member of the party to announce his...Tags: Saxby Chambliss, John D. Rockefeller IV, Tim Johnson, Politics, Republican Party
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Fusion power on the right
"At CPAC, the Future Looks Libertarian," read a dispatch on Time magazine's website. "CPAC: Rand Paul's Big Moment," proclaimed The Week magazine. Meanwhile, The New York Times headlined its story about the annual conservative political action...
Tags: Conservative Political Action Conference, News Media, Libertarian Party, William F. Buckley, Rand Paul
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Ex-Gov. Mark Sanford tops GOP congressional primary in S.C.
WASHINGTON — Former Gov. Mark Sanford took a big step on the road to political redemption Tuesday, topping a large field of Republican candidates in the special election for a South Carolina congressional seat. A onetime rising star in the GOP,...
Tags: Appalachian National Scenic Trail, Mark Sanford, Adultery, George W. Bush, Politics
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Goldberg: Fusion power on the right
"At CPAC, the Future Looks Libertarian," read a dispatch on Time magazine's website. "CPAC: Rand Paul's Big Moment," proclaimed the Week magazine. Meanwhile, the New York Times headlined its story about the annual conservative political action...
Tags: Conservative Political Action Conference, Libertarian Party, William F. Buckley, Arts and Culture, Politics
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Club for Growth loves Marco; Bill, Debbie, not so much
Central Florida Political Pulse - Orlando SentinelUpdated 1:05 p.m. 2/26/13 to reflect that Posey did not get an award. The staunchly-conservative Club for Growth, a big funder of political campaigns through its affiliated PAC and Super PAC, is out with its 2012 Congressional scoreboard, throwing special... -
Carson tapped to speak at major conservative political conference
Johns Hopkins neurosurgeon Dr. Ben Carson will speak at a prominent conservative political rally next month, alongside the likes of former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and former vice presidential nominee Rep. Paul Ryan, the American Conservative Union said...
Tags: Eric Cantor, Neurosurgery, Heritage Foundation, Politics, Government
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Is anybody sad that Jim DeMint is leaving the Senate?
In a profession like politics and in a town like the nation's capital, the phenomenon of a U.S. senator voluntarily surrendering his seat for a think-tank job would have been unthinkable some years ago. The decision of Republican Jim DeMint of South...Tags: Tea Party Movement, Olympia J. Snowe, American Enterprise Institute, John Boehner, Heritage Foundation
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Female vs. male senators
As the son of a woman, the husband of a woman and the father of daughters and granddaughters, I celebrate the record number of females who are now United States senators. However, I do see some differences in the way these and other women are treated,...
Tags: NAACP, Bella Abzug, Justice and Rights, Civil Rights, Tim Scott
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Ending filibuster abuse
The announcement last week that South Carolina's Jim DeMint is leaving his Senate seat to run the Heritage Foundation caused some in Washington to wishfully think that perhaps the move might usher in a more congenial, if not cooperative, outlook in the U....Tags: Tea Party Movement, Heritage Foundation, Fiscal Cliff, Politics, Democratic Party
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Nancy Pelosi on ‘Real Time With Bill Maher’; Paul Ryan on ‘Meet the Press’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelSen. Dianne Feinstein speaks Thursday on Capitol Hill about her bill to ban assault weapons. Photo credit: Alex Wong/Getty Images THIS POST HAS BEEN UPDATED: The weekend political discussion starts on HBO's “Real Time With Bill Maher.” Maher... -
Lehigh Valley native, Capitol Hill staffer wins $100K on Who Wants to be a Millionaire
Call Washington BureauA Capitol Hill staffer born and raised in the Lehigh Valley is suddenly $100,000 richer. Chris Jacobs, without telling anyone he was to be a contestant, went on 'Who Wants to Be A Millionaire' and walked away with a hefty prize. Not the big prize, but...Tags: Patrick J. Toomey, Turkey (animal), U.S. Congress, Orefield
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Weekend Talk Shows: Scott Walker; Edward Albee; King Abdullah, II
Click here to download TV listings for the week of Jan. 27 - Feb. 2, 2013 in PDF format This week's TV Movies -------------------- SATURDAY Good Morning America (N) 7 a.m. KABC The Chris Matthews Show Clinton and Biden 2016 prospects; Inaugural...
Tags: NPR, U.S. Army, Bob Costas, Interior Policy, Personal Weapon Control
Mar 26, 2013
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Mar 21, 2013
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Mar 19, 2013
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Mar 19, 2013
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Feb 26, 2013
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Feb 27, 2013
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Dec 10, 2012
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Jan 12, 2013
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Dec 11, 2012
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Jan 25, 2013
| Orlando Sentinel
Jan 28, 2013
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
Jan 25, 2013
|Story| Los Angeles Times
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