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Congress ushering in new members, with old divide
WASHINGTON (AP) — Congress is ushering in the new and the old — dozens of eager freshmen determined to change Washington and the harsh reality of another stretch of bitterly divided government. The 113th Congress will convene Thursday at the...Tags: New Year's Day, Democratic Party, Jim DeMint, Tim Scott, Ted Cruz
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End of the Susan Rice saga
Jules WitcoverWASHINGTON -- Whether Susan Rice jumped or was pushed from consideration to succeed retiring Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, her removal from the equation clears one bone of partisan contention from President Obama's plate as he heads into his...Tags: United Nations, Crime, Law and Justice, Washington, DC, Jules Witcover, Lindsey O. Graham
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DeMint: A Senate loss or gain?
Jules WitcoverWASHINGTON -- In a profession like politics and in a town like the nation's capital, the phenomenon of a U.S. senator voluntarily surrendering his seat for a think-tank job would have been unthinkable some years ago. The decision of Republican Jim DeMint...Tags: Jim DeMint, Rush Limbaugh, John Boehner, Heritage Foundation, American Enterprise Institute
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Bob Dole and the GOP's disability
Much ink has been spilled in recent weeks criticizing the Republican Party and its failed presidential candidate for a lack of compassion and obvious antipathy toward "47 percent" of the electorate (if not a bit more), so it was reassuring to see two of...
Tags: Paul Ryan, United Nations, John Barrasso, Crime, Law and Justice, Democratic Party
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GOP is attacking Rice to land another Senate seat
Your article, "New concerns arise after Rice, GOP senator meet," (Nov. 29) fails to mention what is generally accepted by insiders in Washington and that is that the Republican strategy behind the character assassination of Susan Rice is an attempt to...Tags: Susan Collins, Susan Rice, Republican Party, John Kerry, Parties and Movements
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What did Susan Rice know and when did she know it?
We haven't heard much about the "politics of personal destruction" since Bill Clinton. But if you thought the days of mean, personal, political attacks were over, just ask Susan Rice. The campaign against her -- led by John McCain, Lindsey Graham, Susan...
Tags: Fox News Channel (tv network), Democratic Party, Susan Collins, Lindsey O. Graham, Central Intelligence Agency
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Obama Gloating, Biden Buffing, Fiscal Cliff Looming, And So Much More
The Hartford CourantIt's been a busy few weeks, what with the election, the Petraeus scandal, the Thanksgiving holiday, and UConn being dissed yet again by the ACC, so I thought I might provide a quick rundown of what's been going on with some of the major players....Tags: Disneyland Park, FBI, Viagra (drug), John Allen, Government
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Susan Rice withdraws from secretary of State consideration
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.WASHINGTON – Susan Rice, who came under heavy criticism for her defense of the Obama administration after armed militants killed four Americans in Benghazi, Libya, withdrew her name from consideration for secretary of State on Thursday as the...Tags: Leon Panetta, Susan Collins, White House, U.S. Department of Defense, Lindsey O. Graham
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Ben Affleck May Be Running For Senate
Ben Affleck appeared in Washington yesterday to meet with Hillary Clinton and John Kerry about violence in the Congo. Affleck is founder of the Eastern Congo Initiative, which seeks to curb the massive number of killings in that country (5 million in 14...
Tags: POLITICO LLC, Ben Affleck, Congo, Elizabeth Warren, John Kerry
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'Moderates' not even a moderately good solution
Arianna HuffingtonAppearing on CNN, retiring Sen. Joe Lieberman gave voice to the conventional wisdom: "In my opinion the last two years, 2011-12, have been the least productive and most partisan and uncompromising in my 24 years here." For Lieberman, like much of...Tags: Democratic Party, White House, Iraq War (2003-2011), U.S. Senate, Joe Lieberman
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Whipped
Change of SubjectToward the end of Lincoln, Mary Todd Lincoln (Sally Field) predicts that “All everyone will remember of me was that I was crazy and that I ruined your happiness.” This is partially true, though in recent years some have disputed...... -
Democrats retain narrow majority in Senate
WASHINGTON — Democrats retained a narrow majority in the Senate on Tuesday, but Republicans kept their grip on the House, delivering another divided, and highly polarized, Congress. The balance of power was likely to shift by no more than a seat...
Tags: Paul Ryan, Democratic Party, Mazie K. Hirono, Timothy M. Kaine, Regional Authority
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