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White House: Candidate's rape comments 'offensive'
WASHINGTON (AP) — A White House spokesman says a GOP Senate candidate's comments on rape are "offensive" and "wrong." White House Press Secretary Jay Carney said Monday that comments by Missouri Congressman Todd Akin are "factually wrong, medically...Tags: Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Ron Johnson, Washington, DC, Mitt Romney
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Repealing Obama's health care law won't be easy
WASHINGTON (AP) — Yes, if Mitt Romney wins the White House and his Republican allies retake the Senate, he could shred most of President Barack Obama's health care law without having to overpower a Democratic filibuster. But it won't be as easy...Tags: Parties and Movements, Healthcare Laws, Republican Party, Barack Obama, Politics
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Local reaction to Romney's VP choice of Ryan
WSBT-TVReaction to the GOP vice-presidential pick of Wisconsin Congressman Paul Ryan was swift this weekend. Predictably, the Indiana Democratic Party said, "As a member of Congress, Ryan rubber-stamped the reckless Bush economic policies that exploded our...Tags: Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Democratic Party, Barack Obama, Politics
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Pig in a Poke
There is no doubt in my mind that Paul Ryan is a good choice for the Republican ticket, at least right now. Ryan is smart, personable, has a good life story to tell and appeases the far right of the party. That is most important heading into the...Tags: Unemployment, Mitt Romney, Career and Workplace, George W. Bush
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2012 Medicare debate is all about the baby boomers
WASHINGTON (AP) — Baby boomers might want to take note: Medicare as their parents have known it is headed for big changes no matter who wins the White House in 2012. If you dial down the partisan rhetoric, there are some surprising similarities...Tags: Parties and Movements, Medicare, Republican Party, Washington, DC, Politics
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House GOP considers privatizing Medicare
WASHINGTON (AP) — House Republicans are debating whether to relaunch their quest to privatize Medicare, months after they hammered Democrats for cutting the program. House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan of Wisconsin is testing support for his...Tags: Medicare, Wisconsin, Republican Party, Washington, DC, Democratic Party
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Obama's 'Union': 'Move together or not at all'
WASHINGTON (AP) — Pleading for unity in a newly divided government, President Barack Obama implored Democratic and Republican lawmakers to rally behind his vision of economic revival for an anxious nation, declaring in his State of the Union address...Tags: Wisconsin, Arizona, Gabrielle Giffords, Republican Party, Washington, DC
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House Republicans move to slash domestic programs
WASHINGTON (AP) — Republicans controlling the House promised Thursday to slash domestic agency spending by almost 20 percent in their drive to bring it back to levels in place before President Barack Obama took office. House Budget Committee...Tags: Republican Party, Texas, Barack Obama, Politics, Tourism and Leisure
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Daniels says US debt threatens American dream
SOUTH BEND, Ind. (AP) — Although Indiana Gov. Mitch Daniels still isn't saying whether he will run for the White House, he says the national debt is one of the biggest challenges facing the nation. Daniels told more than 400 people attending a...Tags: Wisconsin, Mitch Daniels, Health, White House, South Bend (St. Joseph, Indiana)
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For Republicans like Rand Paul, the 2016 campaign has begun
Reuters* With no clear front-runner, Republicans jockey for position * Senator Paul seeks to show his appeal is broad enough * For Republicans, generational and ideological change looms By Samuel P. Jacobs CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 24 (Reuters) - Seeking...Tags: Republican Party, Rand Paul, Civil Rights, Tea Party Movement, Politics
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The case for food stamps
To hear Republicans — and some Democrats — in Congress talk, you'd think food-stamp dollars just disappear into a black hole. The prevailing debate in the Senate and House versions of the farm bill, which contains funding for food stamps...
Tags: Health Organizations, U.S. Congress, Nutrition, Politics, Congressional Budget Office
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House feels the heat on immigration reform
WASHINGTON — Committee approval of a sweeping Senate immigration overhaul has put pressure on the House, where Speaker John A. Boehner (R-Ohio) and top leaders have been pushing a bipartisan group of lawmakers to produce its own bill. House...
Tags: Republican Party, Politics, Health Insurance Cost, Migration, Labor Legislation
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