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Oct 01 2014
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GOP sets sights on bigger House gains
House Republicans have been destined for modest gains in the midterms despite a favorable political environment. Now, just five weeks until Election Day, the party is raising its ambitions, jumping into Democratic strongholds long thought to be beyond the GOP’s reach. The goal: Achieve their biggest House majority since Harry Truman’s presidency.
Politico
Jan 17 2013
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Marco Rubio: Obama Isn't a Believer in the Second Amendment
Appearing on The O'Reilly Factor last night, Florida Senator Marco Rubio said President Obama "doesn't have the guts" to admit that he doesn't believe in the Second Amendment and that his new push for gun control is something he's been wanting to do for his entire political career.
Townhall
Jan 17 2013
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Marco Rubio: Obama Isn't a Believer in the Second Amendment
Appearing on The O'Reilly Factor last night, Florida Senator Marco Rubio said President Obama "doesn't have the guts" to admit that he doesn't believe in the Second Amendment and that his new push for gun control is something he's been wanting to do for his entire political career.
Townhall
Jul 21 2015
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Flags lowered at Capitol to honor Tennessee victims, but not at White House
Congressional leaders ordered the flags at the U.S. Capitol lowered to half-staff Tuesday morning to honor the five victims of last week's shooting rampage in Chattanooga, Tenn. -- but no such order came from President Obama, as the White House flag continued to fly at full staff.
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell and House Speaker John Boehner said in a statement that as Congress
Fox News (Online News)
Sep 29 2013
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Republicans may have an edge with independent voters. Can they use it?
Understanding the independent voter is the white whale of politics. Strategists in both parties spend inordinate amounts of time trying to grasp why these fence-sitters feel the way they feel — and what message makes them vote Democratic or Republican on Election Day.
Washington Post
Mar 27 2019
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The Mueller probe is over. Now Fox News wants retaliatory investigations.
In one day, Fox News aired 26 segments calling for investigations into those involved in the Mueller report and Trump's perceived enemies
The day after Attorney General William Barr released his summary letter on the findings of special counsel Robert Mueller's investigation into Russian interference in the 2016 presidential election, nearly half of Fox News’ segments on the Mueller
Media Matters
Apr 29 2015
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Sen. Bernie Sanders to launch presidential bid on Thursday
Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), A blunt self-described socialist who has become a favorite of progressive activists for his denunciations of big banks and the financial elite, will jump into the 2016 presidential campaign on Thursday, according to two people familiar with his plans.
One ally - who spoke on the condition of anonymity to discuss Sanders's timetable -. Said the 73-year-old
Washington Post
Jul 19 2015
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Donald Trump says he doesn’t owe an apology to Sen. John McCain, who ‘let us down’
Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump said Sunday he doesn’t owe Sen. John McCain an apology for saying over the weekend that the senator, who was a prisoner of war in Vietnam for six years, isn’t a true war hero.
In a phone interview on ABC’s “This Week,” Mr. Trump — who sits atop the Republican field in some polls — said his fellow candidates are blowing his comments out of
Washington Times
Aug 22 2012
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Akin takes on 'party bosses,' insists he 'can win this race'
Republican Rep. Todd Akin isn't budging. Despite calls from his party establishment to drop out -- including a personal phone call from vice presidential hopeful Paul Ryan -- Akin said Wednesday he is staying in the Senate race.
CNN (Online News)
Jul 15 2015
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Gerrymandering didn’t make politics this vicious. But vicious politics will soon make gerrymandering so much worse.
It is endlessly suspicious when politicians control the process by which they and their allies are elected. Yet Arizona lawmakers had been battling their own citizens for precisely this power, in a lawsuit that culminated Monday in a 5-4 Supreme Court decision upholding the right of voters — not legislators — to control how electoral districts are drawn.
In 2000, Arizonans voted to take
Washington Post