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In the 1970's, a group of ruthless Irish punks called the "Westies", managed to terrorize Hell's Kitchen in New York City.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, John McCain, Republican, Health

Sun May 19, 2013

Boston Herald

Markey's fight strategy: Duck 'n' cover

If you haven't been paying much attention to U.S. Rep. Edward J. Markey's Senate campaign, that's just fine with Markey.

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Related Topix: Edward Markey, US Politics, US News, US House of Representatives, Democrat, Representative Betsy Markey, US Senate, John McCain, Republican, Opinion

River Cities' Reader

Two Republicans Looking Seriously at Attorney General

One of the worst-kept secrets over the past few weeks is that House Republican Leader Tom Cross has been considering a run for Illinois attorney general.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Representative Aaron Schock, Republican, US House of Representatives, US Senate, Richard Durbin, Democrat, Western Springs, IL

Queerty

Prospects For Gay Protections In Immigration Reform Dim

Senate Democrats, whose chief attribute is their wobbliness, are wringing their hands over what to do about gay protections in the immigration reform bill.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, Gay/Lesbian, US Politics, Senator Marco Rubio, US Senate, Republican, Senator Chuck Schumer

Sat May 18, 2013

The Free Press, Independent News Media

Stay out of Syria

The following statement of Leah Bolger, Secretary of Defense and David Swanson, Secretary of Peace, of the Foreign Affairs Branch of the Green Shadow Cabinet, is available online here.

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Related Topix: Prison, US Politics, US News, US Senate, John McCain, Republican

Sacramento Bee Newspaper

Trudy Rubin: Real scandal of Benghazi is political circus led by Issa

The scandal is that Rep. Darrell Issa, R-Vista, and some Republican colleagues are dishonoring the memory of Ambassador Chris Stevens and three other Americans by making a political circus out of their deaths.

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Related Topix: US News, US Politics, Republican, US House of Representatives, Darrell Issa, Life, Hobbies, Conspiracy Theory, US Senate, John McCain

Madison Publishing

IRS targeted tea party but ignored most influential political groups

In this April 9, 2013, file photo Sen. Carl Levin, D-Mich., left, talks with Sen.

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Related Topix: Tax, US Politics, US News, US Senate, John McCain, Carl Levin, Republican, Democrat, Sheldon Whitehouse

Triplicate.com

California Focus: Immigration change vital, but not enough

Last fall's overwhelming, more than 3-1 Latino vote for President Obama has at last gotten leading Republican politicians to realize they can't permanently treat all 11 million undocumented immigrants like criminals.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, Illegal Immigration, Florida, Florida Government, US Politics, US Senate, John McCain, Republican, Opinion

American Reporter

Brasch WordsAMERICA Without the Politics

It was Monday evening and the phone rang - again. It was probably the fifth time in two hours.

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Related Topix: 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Foreclosures, Housing, George Bush

Fri May 17, 2013

Commentary Magazine

Obama's Defenders: He's Not Corrupt, Just Dishonest and Incompetent

There was a running joke in the fall of 2008 that John McCain should simply re-air Hillary Clinton's "3 a.m. phone call" ad, which highlighted Barack Obama's lack of experience and meager knowledge of world affairs, and just tack on "I'm John McCain, and I approve this message" at the end of the ad.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, Hillary Clinton, Barack Obama

MotherJones

Ad Slams Arizona Sen. Flake for Flaking on Background Checks

Last month, Republican Sen. Jeff Flake broke with his Arizona colleague John McCain to vote against the background check compromise brokered by Sens.

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Related Topix: US Politics, US News, US Senate, Senator Jeff Flake, Jeff Flake, Republican, US House of Representatives, John McCain, Senator Joe Manchin, Democrat

Milwaukee Journal-Sentinal

A perception challenge for GOP regarding Hispanics

The U.S. Census Bureau released its November voting data, and one thing is clear: The so-called Latino Sleeping Giant is still snoozing - fewer than half of all eligible Hispanics turned out to vote in 2012.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Mitt Romney, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Opinion

Roll Call

Senate Immigration Bill Could Benefit Hiring of Immigrants over U.S. Citizens

The current draft of the Senate's immigration overhaul appears to give some employers a $3,000-a-year incentive to hire a newly legalized immigrant rather than an American citizen in order to avoid the new employer mandates in the health care law.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, Healthcare Law, Law, US Politics, US News, US Senate, John McCain, Republican, Harry Reid, Democrat

American Reporter

Campaign 2008McCAIN Stop Wins Many Over in a Denver Suburb

AURORA, Colo., July 30, 2008 -- Presumptive Republican presidential nominee John McCain brought his trademark humor and down-home charm to Colorado for the second time in a week today, seeking to shore up support in this "battleground state." The Arizona Senator continued to gain ground on his Democratic rival, Illinois Senator Barack Obama, but ... (more)

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Related Topix: Aurora, CO, US Politics, US News, US Senate, John McCain, Republican, Barack Obama, Democrat

Thu May 16, 2013

American Reporter

On Native GroundMcCAIN, Obama Both Come Up Short on Global Issues in Debate

Last week's presidential debate was supposed to cover foreign policy issues, but the ongoing market meltdown was too big to ignore.

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Related Topix: 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, World News, Asia, Afghanistan, NATO (North Atlantic Treaty Organization), Terrorism

Fox News

ICE: Hundreds of Illegal Immigrants With Criminal Records Released

Hundreds of illegal immigrants with criminal records were released earlier this year as the Obama administration prepared for budget cuts, according to newly released data that challenged claims the program involved "low-risk" individuals.

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Related Topix: Immigration Reform, US News, Illegal Immigration, US Politics, US Senate, John McCain, Republican, Carl Levin, Democrat

The Las Vegas Sun

Congress rethinks 9/11 law on military force

Congress is rethinking the broad authority it gave the president to wage a war on terror after the Sept.

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Related Topix: US News, Terrorism, US Politics, Barack Obama, US Senate, Democrat, John McCain, Republican

The Nation

Chris Christie, a GOP Moderate? Fuhgeddaboudit

The governor needs to peddle a moderate image to win re-election in New Jersey, but on everything from reproductive rights to the environment to austerity, he's very conservative.

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Related Topix: Chris Christie, US Governors, 2012 Presidential Election, US Politics, US News, Manville, NJ, Mitt Romney

Peach Pundit

2008 Indiana Election Fraud Convictions Add Fuel to the Fire

Well this couldn't happen here because we don't have a petition process for party candidates and let me say thank God for that since they are a joke everywhere they have them.

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Related Topix: Indiana, Indiana Government, US Politics, US News, Georgia, Georgia Government

National Review Online

Andrew Stiles: IRS Employees Disproportionately Donate to Obama

According to the Center for Responsive Politics, which maintains an online database of political contributions, individuals listing their employer as "IRS" or "Internal Revenue Service" donated a total of $48,827 to Obama in 2012 and gave just $20,361 to Romney.

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Related Topix: Tax, US Politics, US News, Barack Obama, Mitt Romney