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Nevada GOP front-runner Sue Lowden faces attacks from own party
The high-stakes election is still a year away, but Majority Leader Harry Reid, D-Nev., is already leveling criticism at Republican Sue Lowden, the former state GOP chairwoman, state legislator and Miss America candidate who hopes to unseat him.
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Republicans working to re-establish grass roots in Bloomington
Bloomington City Council members like to say their jobs are nonpartisan and that party politics have no place in making sure streets are plowed and budgets are balanced.
Report: Rep. Frank present during 2007 pot bust
Tipped off by two unnamed individuals, MyFox Boston claims to have unearthed a police report placing Congressman Barney Frank at the home of his longtime partner when police arrested the man and charged him with marijuana cultivation, possession and paraphernalia.
Obama asks House to vote on health care bill
President Barack Obama summoned Democrats to "answer the call of history" Saturday as the House pushed toward a vote on a landmark health care bill holding out the promise of coverage for tens of millions who lack it.
House opens debate on health care overh
Democratic leaders were hopeful they could pass the bill, giving Obama his biggest victory since last November's historic election, no matter how the abortion issue is decided.
GA-8: Valerie Meyers for Congress
Valerie Meyers, a self-described "Ron Paul Republican," sent out a press release yesterday afternoon announcing her intention to seek the Republican nominate for Congress in GA-8: Valerie Meyers, a mother of two who lives in Houston County, announced today that she will seek the Republican nomination for the 8th Congressional District.
Ayotte unconcerned about GOP reticence
An announcement by the National Republican Senatorial Committee that it will not give money or support to the Senate campaign of Kelly Ayotte or any other Republican Senate candidate running in a primary contest in 2010 makes no difference to the campaign, according to an Ayotte spokesman.
The Republicans may have won the battle, but they lost the war of ideas on election day
In the highly publicized gubernatorial races in Virginia and New Jersey, the Republicans all came out victorious.
Democrats: GOP Backlash Likely in '10
Top Democrats predicted that the backlash against the Republican Party in a New York congressional election Tuesday marked the start of a wave that will continue in key 2010 Senate races, saying they think independent voters will abandon a divided Republican Party.
Obama May Not Be Able To Keep $1.4M Nobel Cash
President Obama said through his spokesman earlier this month that he intends to donate his $1.4 million Nobel Peace Prize check to his favorite charities.
Cole Skinner: The Fed should be audited
In February, U.S. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, introduced House Resolution 1207, a bill that would direct the U.S. comptroller general to audit the Federal Reserve and make a detailed report to Congress.
Advisory: Ron Paul to Lecture at University of South Carolina
On Monday November 9th, Congressman Ron Paul is scheduled to deliver a lecture at the University of South Carolina.
Red-light cameras may come to Pittsburgh
In the past 10 years, many states have begun putting digital cameras atop poles near traffic lights to photograph the license plates of cars that speed through signals that have turned red.
Alan Grayson, the Liberals' Problem Child
On paper, Representative Alan Grayson, a freshman Democrat from Florida, seems a bit stiff: degrees from Harvard and Harvard Law; a resume that includes clerking for the United States Court of Appeals under Judges Antonin Scalia , Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Robert Bork ; an advocate for the aging.
Barack Obama speaks with John McCain
My unofficial survey found 10 votes for McCain, seven for Libertarian candidate Bob Barr, five for Obama, five for principled non-voting, and two write-ins for anti-war Republican Ron Paul Like millions of fellow right-leaning Americans, I helped to elect Barack Obama president one year ago today.
Moore: 'No middle ground' on Afghanistan
Filmmaker Michael Moore told CNN's Larry King that it's time for President Barack Obama to wind down the war in Afghanistan.
Republicans aren't passing peace pipe on prize
Published: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 6:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, October 29, 2009 at 9:56 a.m. Forget health care.
How High-Profile CEOs Could Revitalize the Libertarian Party
The time is right for Silicon Valley -- style progressivism to woo independents into a political force under the Libertarian Party banner.
Flurry of new books explains the financial crisis
A bevy of new books on the crisis - from fly-on-the-wall accounts to those that point a way forward - will keep you busy through the long nights of winter.
Brown-Waite to Obama: Don't pick up that Peace Prize so fast
While many people were wondering what President Barack Obama did to deserve the Nobel Peace Prize, U.S. Rep.
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