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Santorum spoke to overflow crowds in Muskegon and at Hope College, and was scheduled to address a GOP dinner in Grand Rapids, describing himself as an authentic conservative, and the only Republican candidate capable of making the case for authentic...
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The vote came along party lines, with Republicans Paul Coble, Tony Gurley, Phil Matthews and Joe Bryan supporting the motion and Democrats Erv Portman, James West and Betty Lou Ward opposing it. "How does the county board get off on telling the...
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I've been in the budget business for a long time, and I have to admit that few presidential budget have disappeared from view as fast as the one the Obama administration submitted to Congress last Monday. But before anyone starts blaming Congress for...
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While ABM is prohibited from coordinating directly with candidates, Lucking expects DFL interest groups to talk electoral strategy, too. The story of ABM starts nearly a decade ago in Washington D.C. , said DFL party chair Martin. In 2003, a Democratic...
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Democrat Joe Donnelly is picking up a popular line of attack against Sen. Richard Lugar as he looks to win the veteran politician's seat in November. The Evansville Courier & Press reports Donnelly opened a campaign tour of Indiana in Evansville on...
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WASHINGTON — This time around, President Barack Obama’s message can sound decidedly down-to-earth. Four years after winning the White House, Obama is dealing with a different economic and political reality as he seeks re-election. He’s focused less on a...
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Rights Act, drawn up to address minority disenfranchisement, does not specifically make this illegal but it is unethical. Leave the ethnic challenge to the courts, but the courts cannot address party inequality issues. If, as Gov. Rick Perry holds,...
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Joaquin Castro is the identical twin brother of San Antonio Mayor Julian Castro, who also attended the event. Joaquin Castro has been called a "rising star in his party" by the Texas Tribune and "one of the top 50 leaders to watch" by Politico.com. At...
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Angeles Times’ Paul West: “For Rick Santorum voters, it’s character that counts” Suburban mom Judy Dlugosielski is a liberal Republican who favors abortion rights. Yet as a crucial set of primaries nears, her choice for president is Rick Santorum, who...
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Television screens and news pages are full of stories about new Democratic momentum. Continue Reading But on the ground level, Democrats’ newfound optimism is heavily salted with caution. The confidence is tempered by the knowledge that the political...
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Over lunch, the group discussed a range of issues: crime, welfare, the Second Amendment, economic policy, the works. Afterward, Martinez looked at her husband and said, “I’ll be damned: We’re Republicans. Now what?” The problem was, the county was...
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“If they really were concerned about the financial position of our residents they would have considered easing their burden. “If they had we would have been fully prepared to work together on a cross party basis. But as usual, they always operate on a...
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By the end of this week, the Student Success Act of 2012 should be officially introduced in the state legislature, launching the debate on how to improve success rates at California’s community colleges. The Act is necessary to implement some of the 22...
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It's one thing to have a primary season go all the way with a candidate who everyone knows can't win, a Jesse Jackson. It's one thing to have a primary season go all the way with two attractive and electable candidates who are supported, mostly with...
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The House passed the drilling proposals last Thursday anyway, with help from 21 oil-loving Democrats. (Twenty-one Republicans broke ranks with House leadership, voting against the bill. A handful of them are from Florida, where the $60 billion tourism...
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Your bookmark will appear on your Profile page. Please give it a title, and short description so that visitors to your page will understand where the bookmark leads. The Republicans mopped up, the Democrats gummed up, and I will now try and sum up. ...
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I'm not afraid of life in the private sector." Outcomes still matter in the other two tossups, the 5th District in the San Joaquin Valley and Southern California's 31st District. Were Democrats to wind up with exactly 27 seats, it would make each...
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INDIANAPOLIS – A House committee voted 9-3 Monday to approve a bill terminating the parental rights of rapists despite numerous questions from both Republicans and Democrats on the issue. Senate Bill 190 – as passed in that chamber – would take away the...
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The remarks contrast sharply with Romneys even-tempered emphasis on jobs, the economy and his résumé as a can-do corporate executive. The differences give Republican voters clear choices to shape their partys identity and image heading into the fall...
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