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GOP candidates line up for US Senate seat
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel Madison – For years, former Gov. Tommy Thompson served as a kind of Ronald Reagan figure for Wisconsin conservatives, a North Star that Republicans looked to as a guide and ideal. GOP candidates pointed to … |
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Patent Reform Faces Final Hurdles in Senate
National Journal A cloture vote on a compromise version of a patent-reform bill from Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., has been scheduled for Tuesday. With his landmark patent-reform bill on the verge of approval, Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., will have the task of … The Circuit: Patent reform, Netflix, Samsung and Apple |
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Governor poised to tangle – again – on driver's license issue
Las Cruces Sun-News They say Gov. Susana Martinez's intransigence stops progress and discourages the give and take that often comes with professional politics. One of their examples is the law that allows state residents without proof … |
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Timothy Benson: Where's Obama-suggested civility? Intransigence of Senate …
TCPalm Timothy Benson, of Jensen Beach, is a member of the Martin County Republican Executive Committee. It is nice to know that in the new "Era of Civility" proudly proclaimed by President Barack Obama that we in the GOP can still be called "terrorists" with … |
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Democrats brace for possible next fight: highway funding
The Seattle Times Democrats are preparing to wage a major Capitol Hill battle over highway funding this week — a fight that even they admit might not be necessary. By Ashley Halsey III How about holding off on the Federal gas tax until: 1. The price for regular gas is. … |
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Law counting prisoners towards population in home community could redraw …
New York Daily News Assembly Speaker Sheldon Silver's plan to count New York inmates towards the population of their home districts and not their jail districts could be a boost for Democrats. ALBANY – Prisoners in New York can't vote, … |
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Nevada GOP could give Democrats fits in 2012
Las Vegas Sun The GOP had a governor (Jim Gibbons) who was a national laughingstock, and a senator (John Ensign) who was, ahem, otherwise occupied. The party had no money and no credibility. Result: Barack Obama won Nevada by 12 points as … |
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Bait and Switch: Don't Fooled by Democrats Misdirection on CFPB Nominee
Big Government by Capitol Confidential On September 6th, Senate Democrats will hold a confirmation hearing on Richard Cordray, President Obama's nominee to head the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB)– a new regulation producing machine created by the … Undermining the law in the Senate |
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Democrats distancing themselves from Obama
msnbc.com Pablo Martinez Monsivais / AP President Barack Obama speaks to members of the media during a Cabinet meeting in the Cabinet Room of the White House, Wednesday, Aug., 3, 2011. By Alex Roarty and Beth Reinhard It's been a tough summer for swing-district … In Competitive Districts, Democrats Run From Obama Divided Congress returns to work amid dismal public approval Nation demands results from Congress |
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Industrial Spotlight: Citizen groups praise Democrats' plan to support …
Midland Daily News Michigan citizens groups that are part of the “Built by Michigan” coalition have praised a plan unveiled by state House and Senate Democrats to encourage more individuals and businesses to invest in Michigan's emerging advanced battery and electric … |