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May 12 2014
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Democrats Struggle to Win Over Skeptical Americans on Obamacare
Barack Obama and his Democratic allies in the U.S. Congress have grown more confident in recent months about their ability to use the president's signature healthcare law as a draw rather than a liability in this November's midterm elections. Three races in New Hampshire illustrate the challenge, offering a test of whether Democrats can overcome voter skepticism about the 2010 Affordable Care
Newsmax (News)Sep 23 2014
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America’s New War President
With his new offensive against Islamic State terrorists in Syria, Barack Obama has a chance to revive his presidency, but the only way he can do that is to become a brand-new president, one who will be almost unrecognizable to his supporters. Obama must go from being the president who was elected to end wars—his most treasured self-image—to the president who finally leads one effectively. And
PoliticoJan 20 2015
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Ted Cruz: 'Would It Kill Republicans To Crack A Joke?'
Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Texas) thinks it wouldn't hurt for the GOP to show off its sense of humor.
“Would it kill Republicans to crack a joke?” Cruz said at the South Carolina Tea Party Coalition Convention, according to Politico. “I actually think for some Republicans it might. You know, lighten up a little. … So many Republicans run a Soviet-style campaign.”
While at the event, Cruz
HuffPostSep 17 2014
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Nate Silver: Odds of GOP Senate Takeover Significantly Down
The Republican Party's chances of taking control of the Senate have decreased significantly as the fortunes of Democrats in key states have surged, says Nate Silver of FiveThirtyEight.com.
According to the former New York Times statistician, Republican odds stand at 55 percent, a drop from 64 percent just two weeks ago.
"We've never quite settled on the semantics of when to
Newsmax (News)Nov 26 2012
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Despite Talk, Immigration Overhaul Not A Guarantee
Now that Republicans are widely embracing an overhaul of immigration laws, even a path to legal status for illegal residents, will their members in Congress follow through?
At first glance, it appears that they just might. After the election, in which more than 70 percent of Latinos voted for President Obama, House Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, said "a comprehensive approach is long
NPR (Online News)May 04 2015
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Ben Carson Says He’ll Seek 2016 G.O.P. Nomination
Ben Carson, a retired neurosurgeon who has never held elective office, said on Sunday that he would seek the 2016 Republican nomination for president, joining the party’s fast-growing field.
Mr. Carson, who appeared on the political scene just two years ago and gained attention among conservatives for a speech highly critical of President Obama, planned a formal announcement of his
New York Times (News)Apr 29 2014
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Poll: 2014 looks worse for Dems than 2010
It’s never been worse for President Obama in the Washington Post/ABC News poll, which finds him at a 41 percent job approval rating, about 13 points below his standing in the poll at this time in 2010, the year when his party got creamed in midterm elections. We’ve talked about the tsunami alert for Democrats this fall, but the sirens are getting too loud even for partisans and wishful thinkers Fox News DigitalMay 30 2019
Opinion
OPINION: Mueller Delivered a Message. Washington Couldn’t Agree on What It Was.
At long last, the sphinx of Washington spoke on Wednesday, and here is what President Trump heard: “Case closed.” Here is what the president’s adversaries heard: “Time to impeach.”
The much-anticipated public debut of Robert S. Mueller III as special counsel proved as polarizing and unsatisfying as almost everything else about the two-year investigation he led into Russia’s interference
Guest Writer - LeftSep 10 2014
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G.O.P. Hopefuls, Light on Experience, Try to Build Foreign Credentials
Senator Rand Paul of Kentucky likes to note that he didn’t have a foreign policy three and a half years ago, when he was a full-time ophthalmologist.
Senator Ted Cruz of Texas was an appellate lawyer in Houston before he was elected in 2012, a job that put him in front of judges, not world leaders.
Gov. Bobby Jindal has little reason to worry that a foreign crisis is going to
New York Times (News)Sep 08 2014
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Hispanic Caucus got ‘no heads-up’ form Obama on immigration delay: Rep. Sanchez
Rep. Loretta Sánchez on Monday blasted President Obama for delaying executive action on immigration laws until after the midterm elections, saying the Hispanic Caucus is “disappointed” and “frustrated” with the president.
“The president said he would address it with us. He would choose from that list. He would help us with that,” Ms. Sanchez said on CNN’s “New Day,” describing how Mr.
Washington Times