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Enough With the Bipartisanship
In 1987, on the evening of her third general election victory as leader of the Conservative Party, the late and great Margaret Thatcher gave a speech before her constituents in the district of Finchley.
the Public Eye: Good Grief, Barack Obama
The most famous running joke in the Peanuts comic strip repeats at the beginning of every football season.
Rookie Florida Senator Marco Rubio continues to work tirelessly to get the United States to annex Mexico, though an exhaustive search of his 2010 election campaign reveals no promises to do, nor even a mention that he might consider doing such an outlandish thing.
Editorial: The best chance to reform immigration
The immigration bill that the Senate Judiciary Committee has passed with bipartisan support and sent to the full Senate still faces many hurdles.
Debt limit, budget fight fracturing GOP
The best political show in D.C. this week wasn't the IRS hearings, it was the GOP drama playing out sporadically on the Senate floor as four tea party bombthrowers, Rand Paul, Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio and Mike Lee faced off against Susan Collins and John McCain over the budget.
For Republican Presidential Hopefuls, 2016 Campaign Efforts Have Begun
Seeking to raise money for the New Hampshire Republican Party, state chairwoman Jennifer Horn recently called the party's national boss, Reince Priebus, with a question: Could he get Rand Paul to visit? The request, and Paul's appearance here last Monday in a room packed with 500 Republicans, spoke volumes about the party as its followers - some ... (more)
Iowa voters say yes to Hillary Clinton
Hillary Clinton has the early edge in a key battleground state, should she choose to run for president in 2016.
Gang of Eight plots strategy for immigration floor fight
The Gang of Eight's strategy for passing immigration reform through the Senate next month is to stick close together through a barrage of tough amendments.
Protesters demand LGBT equality in immigration reform
In between rainy hours, about three dozen activists gathered in Doral to protest against Senator Marco Rubio 's latest move in the immigration debate that has become the largest non-issue of Washington, D.C. The controversial immigration bill, hoping to give undocumented aliens a small light at the end of a long tunnel, passed the Senate Judiciary ... (more)
An Ar ExclusiveCRIST Gets 'Cold Feet' on Offshore Drilling Ban
Fla. State Rep. Keith Fitzgerald, a high-ranking two-term Sarasota Democrat, told the Federation of Manatee County Community Associations Tuesday night that judging from comments Crist made Tuesday afternoon, Republican House speaker-designate Dean Cannon of Orlando appears to be near success in persuading the newly-re-registered governor to ... (more)
Inside the Beltway: Rumsfeld rule for Obama
Donald H. Rumsfeld has created considerable buzz with his book "Rumsfeld's Rules: Leadership Lessons in Business, Politics, War, and Life," which includes 400 advisories for those who would be leaders.
CO-Gov: Tom Tancredo (R) To Run For Governor... Again
Well it's looking Governor John Hickenlooper is looking more and more like he's safe for re-election: Former U.S. Rep.
McCain Looks to Defuse 'Nuclear' Threat
McCain and Rubio disagree over how hard the GOP should push debt limit restrictions when allowing the appointment of budget agreement conferees.
Drone Strike Oversight Sought by King, Rubio
Just a day after the Justice Department disclosed publicly that four Americans had been killed overseas as a result of targeted drone strikes, two senators are calling for an independent "red-strike analysis" before launching lethal strikes directed at other Americans.
Rubio: ‘I do not have trust in Washington DC’
Republican Sen. Marco Rubio, whose immigration reform proposal would grant far-reaching powers to the Secretary of Homeland Security and other top administration officials, says he does not trust Washington DC to make critical decisions about the nation's future.
NCA president: Sugar reform necessary to preserve US candy industry
Lawrence T. Graham, president of the National Confectioners Association said sugar industry reform is needed to keep the American confectionery industry competitive.
Sugar interests win Senate vote
Helped along by a run of relatively low prices, sugar interests won a Senate farm bill vote Wednesday evening, defeating efforts at reform sought by a coalition of candy-makers, conservative activists and the U.S. Chamber of Commerce.
Senate Leaders Millionaires in Disclosure Data
Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Minority Leader Mitch McConnell both reported their net worth in the millions of dollars as the U.S. Senate today released personal financial disclosure reports for its members.
5 things to watch as Senate immigration debate continues
The drive to get the core of a sweeping immigration bill through a Democrat-controlled Senate committee ended in success, but showed how some aspects of the bill provide ammunition for critics who seek to derail the historic measure if it is not altered.
Wis. governor to court Iowans, stoke 2016 talk
Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker is gearing up for re-election next year, his third race in four years.