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Aug 07 2014
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The woman who could beat Scott Walker
Mary Burke might be the last candidate you’d expect to potentially topple one of the Republican Party’s leading governors and upend the 2016 presidential field. The only elected office she’s ever held is a school board seat. She didn’t even become a Democrat until her 40s. And in heavily working class Wisconsin, it was only two years ago that the scion to the Trek Bicycle fortune was being
PoliticoAug 03 2012
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Walter Jones On Mitt Romney's Tax Returns: 'I Don't Think This Will Go Away'
GOP Rep. Walter Jones (R-N.C.) said Thursday that Mitt Romney's refusal to release more than two years of tax returns could hurt him in the presidential election.
"I don't think this will go away," Jones told The Hill. "And if we're still talking about this in September, he's in deep trouble."
HuffPostMar 14 2015
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How Rand Paul's criminal justice pitch is playing on the trail
The last time Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky) spoke at a historically black college around here, it did not go well.
Paul spoke at Howard University Nearly two years ago, a trip That WAS filled with Fumbles. He Bungled the name of Edward Brooke, a Howard Graduate who WAS the Nation's first black Senator Elected since Reconstruction, and asked if the Audience knew the NAACP WAS Founded by
Washington PostMay 31 2019
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FactChecking Trump’s Response to Mueller
In an impromptu press conference and on Twitter, President Donald Trump responded to special counsel Robert Mueller’s remarks about the Russia investigation with several false and questionable claims:
Trump suggested that he could not be impeached because he hasn’t been charged with a crime. “I can’t imagine the courts allowing it,” he added. But constitutional scholars tell us a
FactCheck.orgOct 19 2014
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As midterm campaigns enter stretch run, Ebola and other twists set stage for drama
Republicans Are Bullish That They Will win Control of the Senate, make Small Gains in the House and RETAIN many governor's Offices this year. But just over two weeks from Election Day, fears About Ebola and Islamic State militants, Along with Sudden, Surprising Scrambles in key States , Have Added NEW volatility to the 2014 campaign.
The Political Climate Clearly Favors Republicans ,
Washington PostFeb 25 2024
Headline Roundup
Trump Handily Defeats Haley in South Carolina Primary
Former President Donald Trump defeated former South Carolina Governor and U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley in South Carolina's 2024 Republican presidential primary on Saturday.
The Details: News outlets across the spectrum called the race immediately after polls closed at 7 p.m. ET on Saturday. As of early Sunday, with 99% of the vote in, Trump had earned roughly 60%.
For Context:
Reuters Fox News Digital Associated PressMay 05 2014
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Boehner Plays It Loose With His Speakership At Stake
House Speaker John Boehner is almost certain to win re-election in his suburban Cincinnati district, but that will only get him back to Congress.
To get another term as speaker, he'll need to win a floor vote that doesn't happen until January — and Boehner's prospects in that contest are far less clear.
Boehner has led the more conservative of the parties, but the most
NPR (Online News)Feb 03 2014
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Battles Loom in Many States Over What to Do With Budget Surpluses
In a year when three dozen governors are up for election, unexpectedly robust revenues from taxes and other sources are filling most state coffers, creating surpluses not seen in years and prompting statehouse battles over what to do with the money.
After so many years of sluggish revenues, layoffs and draconian service cuts, governors and legislators are eager to use the newfound money
New York Times (News)Nov 21 2019
Analysis
Analysis: Sondland's Damning, Yet Insufficient, Testimony Both Injures and Helps Trump
The Trump administration's Ambassador to the European Union, Gordon Sondland, appeared before the House Intelligence Committee's impeachment panel yesterday, and his testimony was very significant. In my view, it confirmed myriad abuses of power and unethical conduct by the president and his team vis-a-vis Ukraine, including the establishment of an explicit quid pro quo. It also, however,
TownhallOct 13 2014
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Washington Post: 94% Chance Republicans Win Senate
A spate of new Senate projections shows Republicans widening the electoral map and increasing their chances of a GOP takeover. On Monday, the The Washington Post's Election Lab forecast showed Republicans with a 94% chance of winning the Senate and a 99% chance of maintaining control of the House. The New York Times is similarly projecting a Republican takeover in the Senate. According to the
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