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(Video) Fred Thompson: “The war in Afghanistan has been lost”
When you have a "CINC" who prefers to do battle against the American people rather than with our enemies, this is usually the result.
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Fred Thompson: Afghan war 'has been lost'
Fred Thompson: Afghan war 'has been lost' - Ben Smith: Fred Thompson: Afghan war 'has been lost' November 19, 2009 Categories: Afghanistan Fred Thompson: Afghan war 'has been lost' Former Sen.
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Conservative talk show host Laura Ingraham recently sent an email blast to her listeners stating something very simple, yet profound: Conservatism is the most influential political philosophy of the past 100 years because it is built upon essential truths.
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Low Virginia Voter Turnout Dooms Demsa Progress
More than a week after the November 3rd election,A Virginia Democrats are still sifting through the wreckage, trying to define reasons why the party lost the top three political offices and seven seats in the House of Delegates.
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GOP Senate contenders match wits, witticisms
Republican U.S. Senate candidates united in a vow to stem the tidal wave of Democratic deficit spending in Congress at a forum Tuesday sponsored by Colorado Christian University.
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Rubio Tapped To Be CPAC Keynote Speaker
Share + Nov 12, 2009 4:26 pm US/Eastern The race between Florida Governor Charlie Crist and former Florida House speaker Marco Rubio for the Republican nomination for Mel Martinez's old Senate seat had another twist added to it on Thursday.
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This is a rush transcript from "Your World With Neil Cavuto," November 4, 2009. This copy may not be in its final form and may be updated.
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Could Ron Paul be South Carolina's perfect candidate?
Ron Paul digs life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness. Last week Paul opened his local campaign headquarters in west Ashley.
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Compassion for Celebrity Tea Party Loss
A quick politics check after yesterday's Mediocre Tuesday elections: Republicans elected two governors, Democrats elected two Congressmen.
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Two outta three ain't bad for the Right
President Barack Obama's decision in June to appoint a Republican congressman to a Pentagon post has paid dividends in November now that Democrats have gained the House seat by capitalizing on a split between moderates and conservatives in the GOP.
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Sarah Palin to Joe Biden: Get a clue
Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin on Monday responded to Vice President Joe Biden's comments about her support for Conservative Party candidate Doug Hoffman in a hotly contested special election.
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Tuesday Night Election Takeaway
Republican political consultant Ed Rollins and Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz, D-Fla., on "Face the Nation," November 8, 2009.
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Poll: Doug Hoffman in lead in upstate race
From left, WSYR morning anchor Dan Cummings chats with candidates in New York's 23rd District House, Bill Owens, Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava and Doug Hoffman moments before their first televised debate begins at the WSYR television station in Syracuse .
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Doug Hoffman, blue jeans, and the future of the GOP
Well, the off-year election has concluded. Both sides will try to put their best spin on last night's efforts, but there's one story that is far more captivating than the others.
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Our view: Neither party should take much comfort in the results of Tuesday's elections, but both should realize the anxiety, dissatisfaction of voters November 5, 2009 T uesday's election results were certainly no good sign for President Barack Obama and the Democrats .
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American Politics, I Cana t Quit You
No matter how hard I try. You're so unpredictable. Virginia: Creigh Deeds sucked it , hard.
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Owens tops Hoffman in N.Y. House race
The extraordinary special election here for the 23rd Congressional District seat ended with a Democratic triumph Tuesday night, but the battle over what it means to the Republican Party is still far from over.
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Forum: Tea-baggers failed as N.Y. carpetbaggers
The Tea Party wing of the Republican Party had the perfect strategy for Upstate New York's 23rd congressional district: ► Support a candidate who doesn't live in the district - in this case, conservative Douglas Hoffman.
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Steele celebrates GOP wins, plays defense on N.Y. race
An ebullient Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele on Wednesday modestly credited conservative and Republican activists and volunteers a day after breakthrough gubernatorial wins in Virginia and New Jersey - races into which Mr.
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