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October Surprises aren't what they used to be
WASHINGTON -- October Surprises just aren't what they used to be. Carnival barker and Mitt Romney surrogate Donald Trump, R-Absurdity, set the gossip mill churning this week when he declared he would make a "major announcement" about President Obama....
Tags: Richard Mourdock, Tea Party Movement, Washington, DC, Barack Obama, Bain Capital, LLC
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The tea party is helping Democrats
WASHINGTON -- There are those who say the tea party is fading in influence, but nothing could be further from the truth. In fact, the movement is on the cusp of achieving what once seemed nearly impossible: keeping the Senate Democratic. A year ago,...
Tags: Richard Mourdock, Bill Clinton, Sharron E. Angle, Tea Party Movement, Harry Reid
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Todd Akin's mind stuck in pre-enlightened era
"Ladylike?" It is a telling choice of word. Hearing it used unironically, as would-be Missouri senator Todd Akin did last week, one almost feels as if Amelia Earhart never flew a plane and Sally Ride never rode a space shuttle. As if Madame C.J. Walker...
Tags: Oprah Winfrey, Hillary Clinton, Harry Reid, Allen West, Barack Obama
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Presidential election or abortion referendum?
The platforms that the two political parties publish every four years are a lot like the warranties that come with washers or refrigerators: Nobody ever reads them, but if you do, you find that nothing in them actually applies. This year, though, the...Tags: PTA, Reproductive System, Tampa, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Barack Obama
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McManus: A Rove 'money bomb'?
Here's a short list of Democrats who secretly hope Mitt Romney gets his presidential campaign turned around fast and gives President Obama a run for his money: Heidi Heitkamp, the Democratic Senate candidate in North Dakota; Jon Tester, the Democratic...
Tags: Tampa, 2012 Republican National Convention, Karl Rove, Rick Berg, Barack Obama
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Dems' focus on abortion borrows a page from GOP playbook: It's the social issues, stupid!
Answers to frequently asked questions coming this week from opponents of abortion rights. Q: Really? Abortion? Now? The U.S. economy is in the doldrums and the upcoming presidential election is about how to get it roaring again. But Democrats are...
Tags: Democratic Party, Abortion, Mitt Romney, Abortion Issue, Social Issues
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CNN Poll: Obama 49 percent-Romney 47 percent among likely voters
With three days to go until the start of the Republican convention, President Barack Obama and GOP challenger Mitt Romney remain deadlocked in the race for the White House, according to a new national survey. A CNN/ORC International poll released...
Tags: Tampa, Netherlands, Polls, Barack Obama, Joe Lieberman
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'Weak' In Review: The Science Behind Todd Akin's Rape, Pregnancy Claims
The Hartford CourantCongressman Todd Akin, the Republican nominee in Missouri for U.S. Senate, created quite a stir a week ago with his claim that women have biological defenses to prevent pregnancy in cases of "legitimate" rape. "If it's a legitimate rape, the female...Tags: U.S. House of Representatives, Michele Bachmann, Kevin Yoder, Hormones and Metabolism, U.S. Open (golf)
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Is there a Republican Party war on women?
Is the Republican Party really pursuing a war on women? Well, yes and no to that question. Is it the official position of the Republican Party to strip away women's rights? No, with the caveat that if you are in favor of abortion rights then you're...Tags: Primaries, Labor Legislation, Career and Workplace, Abortion, Government
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The politics of rape and abortion
In the 1988 presidential election, Republicans successfully hanged Democratic presidential candidate Michael Dukakis with Willie Horton, a convicted murderer who committed a rape and assault after he was furloughed. Horton was free because Dukakis, as...
Tags: George H.W. Bush, Pregnancy and Childbirth, Barack Obama, Rape, American Civil Liberties Union
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Mitt Romney, Paul Ryan, Todd Akin: Going for distance
In an interview on the eve of his acceptance of the Republican Party's nomination for president, Mitt Romney sought to distance himself from his running mate and criticized those who would, as he put it, "chain us together." "I mean, who is Paul Ryan?"...
Tags: Tampa, 2012 Republican National Convention, Barack Obama, Abortion, Mitt Romney
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INKED! RNC a mere formality on the road to 2016
Between a message that massaged the truth shiatsu-style and the tepid support for the robotic Romney-Tronic 2012, it’s as if the Republican National Convention was about killing time. What we witnessed was a rally for 2016, and the hopes that the...
Tags: 2012 Republican National Convention, Chris Christie, Tea Party Movement, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney
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