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House speaker resignation sparks political jockeying
Charleston Daily Mail, W.Va.CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Even before House Speaker Rick Thompson, D-Wayne, announced his resignation, fellow delegates began debating who would be next to lead the House. Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin announced Thursday Thompson is leaving his post as speaker to...Tags: Elections, John D. Rockefeller IV, Republican Party, Justice System, Tim Armstead
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After Democrat brinksmanship, House group finds agreement on immigration bill
Miami HeraldA bipartisan House group hammered out an immigration-reform deal late Thursday after years of closed-door meetings and last-minute brinksmanship from a top Democrat. The final agreement, which could be drafted into legislation by June 1, came together...Tags: The New York Times, Justice and Rights, Republican Party, Labor Legislation, Justice System
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WRAPUP 3-Obama picks temporary IRS head as Tea Party decries scandal
Reuters* Conservative Tea Party groups rally on Capitol Hill * Ousted IRS chief to testify before House panel on Friday * Republican McConnell alleges 'government intimidation' (Adds details, background) By Jeff Mason and Patrick Temple-West WASHINGTON, May...Tags: Elections, Barack Obama, Government Debt, Tea Party Movement, U.S. Congress
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McAuliffe holds narrow lead over Cuccinelli in new poll
Richmond Times-DispatchDemocrat Terry McAuliffe has a slight lead of 43 percent to 38 percent over Republican Ken Cuccinelli in the 2013 Virginia governor's race, according to a poll released this morniong. And the state would break for Democrats Hillary Clinton and U.S. Sen....Tags: Elections, Republican Party, Paul Ryan, The Washington Post, Hillary Clinton
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Milwaukee Journal Sentinel No Quarter column
Milwaukee Journal SentinelMilwaukee County Sheriff David A. Clarke Jr. recently announced that he had been named the "sheriff of the year" for 2013 by the Constitutional Sheriffs and Peace Officers Association. Clarke put out a press release saying he was "both honored and...Tags: Elections, Alex Jones, Justice System, Barack Obama, Libertarian Party
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Should Bill Nelson run for governor of Florida?
How many times can Bill Nelson say ‘no’ before we get the hint? It doesn’t matter that he likes his job in the U.S. Senate, or any of the initiatives he thinks will be good for his constituents. He’s needed by his desperate...
Tags: Elections, U.S. Senate, Rick Scott, Bill Nelson, Nan H Rich
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Repeal of Jordan Lake cleanup rules advances
The News & ObserverThe full Senate on Wednesday approved a bill repealing measures to clean up Jordan Lake that have been in place for several years. Republicans said the measures haven't improved water quality at the lake, but Democrats argued the environmental rules...Tags: Elections, Raleigh, Forestry and Timber, Illegal Immigrants, Politics
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State budget writers bound by pasts, not vision
The News TribuneAt a high school baseball game in his hometown last week helping sell raffle tickets to benefit his favorite charity, Andy Hill made his pitch with a personal story. "I'm a lung cancer survivor, was diagnosed four years ago this month," Hill told the...Tags: Elections, Xalkori (drug), Republican Party, Global Resource Corporation, Leukemia
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GOP legislators use power to control local affairs
ATLANTA (AP) — Even with Republicans holding unprecedented political power across the South, Democrats remain mostly in charge of urban centers in otherwise conservative states. Yet increasingly that control is threatened, not at the ballot box, but...
Tags: Elections, Carolina Panthers, Barack Obama, Republican Party, Environmental Politics
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Central Florida Republicans rally to take out Castor Dentel
Tallahassee Bureau ChiefTALLAHASSEE -- Republican House District 30 candidate Bob Cortes, who hopes to defeat freshman Democrat Karen Castor Dentel next year, is holding his campaign kickoff and fundraiser at 5:30 p.m. tonight at the Longwood Community Building. Castor Dentel ...Tags: Elections, Longwood (Seminole, Florida), Melbourne, Republican Party, Orange County (Florida)
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The Arizona Daily Star, Tucson, Tim Steller column
The Arizona Daily Star, TucsonFor more than half an hour Tuesday, former Republican congressional candidate Martha McSally spoke enthusiastically to Pima County GOP activists. Not a word about Benghazi. Nothing on the IRS scandal. Naught about The Associated Press affair....Tags: Elections, Republican Party, Justice System, Benghazi, U.S. Military
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Not everyone is out to destroy Hillary all the time
In recent days, Foreign Policy magazine's tally of the number of Hillary Rodham Clinton references during last Wednesday's Benghazi hearing has become grist for politicians and reporters to extrapolate wider political truths about the House Oversight...
Tags: Elections, Republican Party, Benghazi, U.S. House Committee on Oversight and Government Reform, Politics
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