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Nov 06 2014
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GOP Leaders to Tea Party: The Infighting Stops Now
Just days after their historic midterm victories, the Republican congressional leadership is sending out signals to the caucus that infighting and gridlock will not be tolerated.
According to Politico, incoming Majority Leader Mitch McConnell has suggested he will not go along with conservative calls to use the debt ceiling as leverage for spending cuts, an insistence by tea party
Newsmax (News)Jun 25 2012
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Tables Turned: Wall Street Ditches Obama, Runs to Romney
The good ol' days seem to be over for President Obama as some of his biggest Wall Street donors are choosing to give their 1 percent dollars to rival Mitt Romney this election cycle.
Individuals who work in the securities and investment industry have given the Romney campaign $8.5 million through the end of April, according to data from the Center for Responsive Politics.
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TownhallJun 23 2012
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Obama Attack Ad: Where Does Romney Stand on Immigration!?
In many ways this is a savvy political maneuver on the presidents part. Indeed, if Mitt Romney supports the executive order (which, I think, will be interpreted as a form of amnesty) he will no doubt alienate conservatives. On the other hand, if he explicitly opposes the order -- or vows to rescind it upon securing the presidency -- I suspect Hispanics will be less inclined to vote for him.
TownhallDec 03 2012
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Grover Norquist: 'Tea Party Two Is Going To Dwarf Tea Party One'
As elected officials from both sides of the partisan aisle embed themselves in fiscal cliff negotiations, Americans for Tax Reform President Grover Norquist remains at the center of the conversation.
In a Sunday roundtable discussion on NBC's "Meet The Press," Norquist issued a warning to President Barack Obama.
"Tea party two is going to dwarf tea party one if Obama pushes us
HuffPostApr 25 2024
Headline Roundup
US GDP Growth Slows to 1.6% in Q1 2024
The U.S. economy grew at a slower pace in the first three months of 2024, according to the Bureau of Economic Analysis’ “advance estimate” released Thursday morning.
The Details: U.S. real (inflation-adjusted) GDP grew at an annual rate of 1.6% in the first quarter of 2024, slower than both Q4 2023’s 3.4% growth rate and economists’ 2.4% prediction. Consumer spending growth also slowed
CNN Business Fox Business CNBCJun 11 2012
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Obama tests the theory of likability
The polls agree: President Barack Obama is likable. The question is whether hes likable enough to get reelected. As much as any other factor five months before Election Day, this is one that bedevils both presidential campaigns: How much can Obama count on his relatively high personal favorability ratings to buttress him against some of the worst economic and political conditions any recent
PoliticoJun 05 2012
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Wisconsin Votes on Recall of Governor
Sixteen months after Wisconsin erupted into one of the fiercest political wars in residents’ memories, voters began streaming into polling places on Tuesday to decide whether to remove Gov. Scott Walker, the Republican whose decision to cut collective bargaining rights for most public workers set off the fight.
Mr. Walker, who cast his own vote at a school in this city’s suburbs not
New York Times (News)Oct 21 2014
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Gridlock Could Prove Costly at Polls
Voters May Take Out Frustration Over Lack of Compromise in Washington. In talking with people about the dysfunction in Washington in recent years, one simple question almost inevitably arose: What will it take to end the gridlock? The succinct answer has been equally simple: When voters start punishing rather than rewarding politicians for perpetuating gridlock, behavior will change.
Wall Street Journal (News)May 25 2020
Perspectives Blog
Media Bias Alert: Stacey Abrams’s Polarized Vice Presidency Push
Who is Stacey Abrams?
The 46-year old Georgia politician, who in 2018 became the country’s first female major-party African-American gubernatorial nominee, is one of the names being discussed prominently as Joe Biden’s potential 2020 running mate. But how you answer that first question may depend largely on your news preferences or political biases.
If you only read left-leaning
Henry A. BrechterMay 31 2012
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Obama campaign attacks Romney’s record as Mass. governor
Obama campaign attacks Romneys record as Mass. governor
President Obamas reelection campaign launched Part 2 of its strategy to discredit Republican challenger Mitt Romney this week, pouncing on his record as Massachusetts governor after more than two weeks of attacks on his years working in private equity.
The campaign released a five-page memo and a four-minute Web video
Washington Post