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Thursday Morning Coffee: The five things you need to know this morning.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekGood Thursday Morning, Fellow Seekers. Well, the first week of the first month of 2013 is almost in the books. We're heading into the final furlong before the weekend. And as we wind down our annual vacation here at Capitol...... -
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, Elections, The Wall Street Journal, Fox News Channel (tv network), Parties and Movements
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Jon Stewart picks apart conservative case against gay marriage
“The Daily Show” broadcast its last new episode of 2012 on Thursday night, and Jon Stewart closed the year by looking forward – specifically, to the two historic gay marriage cases going before the Supreme Court in 2013. Stewart...Tags: Jon Stewart, Mandy Patinkin, Antonin Scalia, Princeton University, Joe Lieberman
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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: Elections, Fox News Channel (tv network), Nikki Haley, Government, Regional Authority
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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: Joe Manchin III, John Boehner, Parties and Movements, U.S. Congress, Ted Cruz
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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: John Boehner, Parties and Movements, Fox News Channel (tv network), Karl Rove, Dick Armey
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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: Elections, The Wall Street Journal, Nikki Haley, Tim Scott, Politics
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Tea party isn't dead by any means
WASHINGTON -- Liberals were dancing on what they saw as the tea party's grave after Jim DeMint, one of its champions, decided to quit the Senate and take the Heritage Foundation's top job. But although 2012 has been, at best, a mixed bag for the tea...
Tags: Elections, Marco Rubio, U.S. Congress, Parties and Movements, Politics
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Bacon Is Getting Its Own TV Series
The Hartford CourantIt's not like there weren't big things going on in politics this past week, what with the fiscal cliff looming and the state deficit seemingly growing by the minute. Oh, and tea party honcho Jim DeMint leaving the Senate. But sometimes a story that falls...Tags: Manhattan (New York City), Politics, Anna Wintour, Meryl Streep, KC & The Sunshine Band (music group)
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Obama 'Willing to Compromise a Little' on Fiscal Cliff
CNNWashington -- It's crunch time for avoiding the fiscal cliff as President Barack Obama and House Speaker John Boehner and their aides hold private talks on issues that will impact every American. Three weeks remain to cut a deal before the automatic...Tags: Keith Ellison, Government Health Care, Fox News Channel (tv network), International Monetary Fund, Roy Blunt
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Is the tea party dying?
The sudden departure of South Carolina Republican Jim DeMint from the U.S. Senate has given new life to the idea that the tea party is in decline. DeMint took a job heading the conservative Heritage Foundation but Democrats and others were quick to...
Tags: Marco Rubio, Heritage Foundation, Democratic Party, U.S. Senate, Tea Party Movement
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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: Philosophy, Elections, Heritage Foundation, Nikki Haley, Government
Jan 3, 2013
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Dec 30, 2012
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Dec 14, 2012
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Jan 3, 2013
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Dec 11, 2012
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Dec 10, 2012
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Dec 7, 2012
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Dec 11, 2012
|Column| Hartford Courant
Dec 11, 2012
|Story| KTLA-LTV
Dec 10, 2012
|Story| Orlando Sentinel
Dec 6, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
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