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Republicans hope to seize Democratic House seat

By doris | Published: September 13, 2011

Full Story at msnbc.com NEW YORK — Democrat David Weprin faced an unusually tight race against Republican Bob Turner in a special election Tuesday in New York’s heavily Democratic 9th Congressional District, where voters unhappy with President Barack Obama could elect a Republican for the first time. The contest to replace disgraced Democratic Rep. Anthony [...]

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So much for civility in politics

By doris | Published: January 23, 2011

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — If it’s over, it was nice while it lasted. The brief period of civility in politics in the wake of the shootings in Tucson, Arizona, two weeks ago was tested this week. Some in the nation’s capital forgot the call for a government that’s worthy of 9-year-old shooting [...]

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Democrats see hope, Republicans temper expectations for Tuesday vote

By doris | Published: November 1, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — In what are either last-minute head games or reflections on a shifting electorate, Democrats are predicting better-than-expected results for their side while Republicans are downplaying the extent of their expected victory in Tuesday’s congressional elections. With less than 48 hours before polling booths open, the comments on Sunday [...]

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Testing the Tea Party: Will the movement live or die?

By doris | Published: October 29, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — In a few days, Americans could carve out a monument to the Tea Party’s power — or etch out the movement’s political tombstone. The outcome of the midterm elections will either validate the Tea Party as a national force or cause both Democrats and Republicans to second-guess the movement’s [...]

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Paul volunteer receives summons in stomping outside Kentucky debate

By doris | Published: October 27, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — A campaign volunteer for Kentucky Senate candidate Rand Paul was identified by police Tuesday as a suspect in the stomping of a woman outside the venue of a televised debate Monday night. Tim Profitt “is currently being served with a criminal summons ordering him to appear before a Fayette [...]

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Clinton: GOP ‘banking on you not thinking’

By doris | Published: October 24, 2010

Full Story at FirstRead.msnbc.msn.com BALTIMORE — Former President Bill Clinton thinks that voters need to pay attention to the facts like they pay attention to their sports. “When we care about something that’s really important to us, like football or basketball or the World Series — some life or death deal like that,” he said [...]

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The midterms: The Donald pitches in

By doris | Published: October 22, 2010

Full Story at First Read.msnbc.msn.com FEC reports from the independent group American Crossroads “which covered from Sept. 1 to Oct. 15, included a $50,000 donation by none other than Donald J. Trump, the real estate developer, who previously had not had much of a reputation as a major financial backer of Republican politics,” the New [...]

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Meet the Press guest list for September 19, 2010

By doris | Published: September 18, 2010

Full Story at msnbc.msn.com Coming up this Sunday, we’ll go one-on-one with the 42nd President of the United States, Bill Clinton, as he prepares to host his sixth annual Clinton Global Initiative – a gathering of world leaders to find and implement solutions to the world’s most pressing problems. Plus, an exclusive live interview with [...]

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Obama touts health care reform successes

By doris | Published: June 23, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — Health care reform was “a long overdue victory for America’s consumers and patients” and Americans are “already seeing a wave of change,” President Barack Obama said Tuesday as he touted the success of his signature domestic policy initiative. But health insurers must not use health care reform as an [...]

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GOP filibusters wide-ranging benefits and tax bill in Senate

By doris | Published: June 20, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com (CNN) — Senate Democrats failed Thursday to overcome a Republican filibuster of a bill to extend unemployment benefits and prevent Medicare doctors from having their reimbursements cut. All Republicans opposed ending debate on the wide-ranging bill, forcing further negotiations on specific provisions to seek a possible compromise. Senate Majority Leader Harry [...]

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Bill Clinton back on the campaign trail

By doris | Published: May 29, 2010

Full Story at PoliticalTicker.Blogs.CNN.com (CNN) – Bill Clinton heads back to Arkansas Friday to try and help out a fellow Democrat battling for her political life. The former president and former Arkansas governor will campaign with Sen. Blanche Lincoln at an event in downtown Little Rock.

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Calderon blasts Arizona immigration law, seeks assault weapons ban

By doris | Published: May 21, 2010

Full Story at CNN.com Washington (CNN) — Mexican President Felipe Calderon addressed two of America’s most contentious political issues during a speech to the U.S. Congress Thursday, asking for a return of the assault weapons ban and blasting Arizona’s controversial new immigration law as a “terrible” endorsement of racial profiling.

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