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Feb 11 2013
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GOP threatens walkout on Chuck Hagel vote
Defense secretary nominee Chuck Hagel could get a vote in committee as early as Tuesday, but Republican aides reacted to that idea by suggesting that some members could walk out in protest. Senate Armed Services Committee Chairman Carl Levin (D-Mich.) is considering a vote to coincide with a previously scheduled hearing on sequestration, and is “fed up with Republicans after a boisterous
PoliticoMar 16 2021
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Are Republicans or Democrats More Compassionate? Research Says It May Be a Trick Question
We know the stereotypes of “bleeding heart” liberals, compared with conservatives who are supposedly less caring. But what does academic research say on the topic of which party is more compassionate?
According to research published by Dr. Meri Long of the University of Pittsburgh, Republicans and Democrats were equally compassionate, though recent communication with Dr. Long suggests
Max KarlinFeb 04 2013
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Lindsey Graham goes all-in on immigration
A red-state Republican senator up for reelection and seen as vulnerable to a primary challenge from the right embraces a plan to allow illegal immigrants to gain U.S. citizenship  a lightning rod for GOP primary voters if there ever was one. Seems unthinkable on its face. Yet thats precisely what Lindsey Graham did last week. And the remarkable thing is, theres no sign of a backlash in
PoliticoNov 09 2014
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How American voters fell out of love with their own parties
IN THE ELECTION season that ended last Tuesday, it may not always have been clear what candidates stood for, but it sure was easy to tell what they were against. Conservatives hammered away at the fact that their opponents were Democrats, just like the unpopular president. In Massachusetts, whole attack ads were conjured out of ominous repetitions of “Republican” next to Charlie Baker’s
The Boston GlobeJun 13 2019
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Legal Experts Explode Over Donald Trump’s ‘Despicable’ 2020 Bombshell
“This is an open invitation to foreign governments to commit crimes to re-elect Trump.”
Legal analysts, attorneys and former prosecutors have joined the growing chorus of criticism of Donald Trump after the president confessed on national TV that he’d willfully receive dirt on his 2020 rivals from foreign powers ― and perhaps not inform the FBI about it.
Trump’s astonishing
HuffPostMar 05 2016
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Clinton Offers Economic Plan Focused on Jobs
In an election year defined by angry populism, Hillary Clinton made an optimistic economic pitch on Friday, presenting a wide-ranging plan for job growth that would provide incentives for corporations that invest in employees and strip tax benefits from companies that move jobs overseas.
Speaking at an auto parts manufacturer in Detroit, days before Michigan holds its Democratic primary
New York Times (News)Sep 14 2013
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Republicans tackle Obamacare as the clock ticks down
With less than a month before open enrollment begins for Obamacare, Republicans again went after the president's signature health care law in their weekly address on Saturday.
Rep. Diane Black, R-Tennessee, highlighted her bill, "No Subsidies Without Verification Act," which was passed by the House this week, -one of dozens of attempts by the GOP-controlled House to chisel away at the
CNN DigitalFeb 09 2015
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Rubio nabs key former Romney aide
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) Is adding a veteran New Hampshire political operative to his team as he continues mulling a possible 2016 presidential bid, the latest sign that he is seriously preparing to launch a campaign later this year.
Jim Merrill, who worked for former GOP presidential nominee Mitt Romney and ran his 2008 and 2012 New Hampshire primary campaigns, joined Rubio's
Washington PostJan 31 2013
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Obama Confident Immigration Reform Passes This Year
President Barack Obama expressed confidence on Wednesday that he would sign comprehensive immigration reform into law by the end of this year.
In an interview with Univision's Maria Elena Salinas, Obama explained that significant details of a bill still must be worked out by lawmakers, including the structure of a pathway to citizenship for many of the 11 million undocumented immigrants
ABC News (Online)Jan 31 2013
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Chuck Hagel, John McCain clash on Hill
Chuck Hagel clashed with his old friend John McCain in his confirmation hearings as secretary of defense on Thursday before the Senate Armed Services Committee. Sen. McCain (R-Ariz.), the defense hawk and outspoken supporter of the Iraq war, who experienced a falling out with his former ally and fellow Vietnam veteran, grew irate when Hagel wouldnt say whether he believed the 2007 troop surge
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