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Jul 22 2013
News
MSNBC Identifies True Culprit in Detroit Bankruptcy: Republicans, Of Course
Welcome to Fantasyland. After decades of one-party rule, extreme fiscal mismanagement and urban rot, the city of Detroit filed for bankruptcy late last week -- the largest such municipal failure in US history.
TownhallOct 16 2014
News
Republican rebellion: Family group puts pro-gay GOPers on election notice
Republicans and traditional family activists upset by the ongoing push of party leaders to embrace the gay-rights crowd and support same-sex marriage are rising up and vowing an election year fight.
But it’s not only 2014 they’re looking at — they’re also eyeing 2016, The Hill reported. One race in particular that’s caught their attention: Sen. Rob Portman, who recently gave his support
Washington TimesJan 22 2015
News
Abortion bill dropped amid concerns of female GOP lawmakers
House Republican leaders abruptly dropped plans late Wednesday to vote on an anti-abortion bill amid a revolt by female GOP lawmakers concerned that the legislation's restrictive language would once again spoil the party's chances of broadening its appeal to women and younger voters.
Washington PostMay 16 2014
News
Hindu nationalist Narendra Modi claims victory as India's next prime minister
Narendra Mod,\i, the leader of the Hindu nationalist Bharatiya Janata Party, claimed victory as India's next prime minister Friday, bringing to power a man whose controversial past at one point led the United States to deny him a visa.
CNN DigitalMar 17 2015
News
Netanyahu Fights For Right-Wing Vote As Israelis Go To The Polls
With his political future in question, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday made a list-ditch appeal to hard-liners as the country went to the polls in a tight parliamentary election, saying that high Arab voter turnout was endangering his right wing party's dominance.
HuffPostJun 29 2015
Perspectives Blog
How Important is the Truth?
Do you base your political decisions upon logic or upon emotion? Are you willing to disregard problematic facts in order to remain loyal to your political party?
How critical is the truth when it comes to your political opinion?
If you consider these absurd questions, you may be surprised to learn that, for partisan thinkers of both parties, facts and veracity aren’t as vital as
Beth BallentineOct 03 2013
News
Government shutdown: Why many Republicans have no reason to deal
The prevailing wisdom ahead of the government shutdown was that tea party lawmakers who agitated for it would fold within a few days once they got an earful from angry constituents and felt the sting of bad headlines.
PoliticoOct 03 2013
Opinion
MILLER: Democrats peddle delusions to raise money off the shutdown
President Obama refuses to negotiate over the government shutdown. Perhaps his reluctance stems from the enormous amount of campaign cash his party is raising off utterly confusing and scaring the public with this political issue.
Washington TimesMar 02 2020
News
O'Rourke endorses Biden at Dallas rally on eve of Super Tuesday, as ex-VP appears to offer gun-control role
In a surprise moment at the end of his Dallas rally on the eve of Super Tuesday, former Vice President Joe Biden called former Texas Rep. Beto O'Rourke up to the stage -- and vowed to put O'Rourke, who has said the government should forcibly seize assault rifles from Americans, in charge of gun-control efforts.
Also at the rally, Biden accepted the endorsements of onetime rivals Pete
Fox News DigitalNov 22 2016
Opinion
OPINION: Taking it to the states
After the 2012 election, while some Republicans were conducting an “autopsy” of their defeat at the national level, others were celebrating the party’s unheralded success down the ballot. For instance, the Republican State Leadership Committee boasted, “One needs to look no farther than four states that voted Democratic on a statewide level in 2012, yet elected a strong Republican delegation
Guest Writer - Left