Friday, November 13, 2009

He was Barely a Democrat - Examiner.comxS

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He was Barely a Democrat
Examiner.com
When Senator Gore picked conservative Democratic Senator Joe Lieberman as his running mate, many in the black community took his selection as yet another ...
Joe Lieberman Filibusters Health Care while Americans SufferHuffington Post (blog)
Calling the filibuster bluffBoston Globe
Poll: Connecticut Voters See Lieberman As Being More Republican Than DemocraticTPMDC (blog)

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New poll more good news for Perry - Dallas Morning NewseZ

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New poll more good news for Perry
Dallas Morning News
... survey finds that Perry has an advantage among more conservative voters and Hutchison does better with moderate-conservative Republican primary voters. ...
Hutchison won't resign Senate seatPolitico
Hutchison TX bid hits speed bumpRadio Business Report
New poll: Perry leads Hutchison by 11 pointsAustin American-Statesman
Daily News - Galveston County -CBS News -RedState (blog)
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Does Voting For Health Reform Hurt Conservative Dems? Democratic Polling Says No. - Atlantic Online (blog)vv

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Does Voting For Health Reform Hurt Conservative Dems? Democratic Polling Says No.
Atlantic Online (blog)
The Republican side isn't releasing its polling, but it hints that health reform is unpopular in its target districts. "If health care is so popular, ...
Op-Ed Columnist The Passion of the RightNew York Times
GOP leaders wantedPittsburgh Tribune-Review
Election day 2009: A mixed bagGuilfordian
True/Slant -Madison County Journal -Sandspur (subscription)
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What Made Republicans Can Also Break Them - New York Timesxop

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What Made Republicans Can Also Break Them
New York Times
The conservative wing of the Republican Party is dominant. These often are the types of conservatives who take no prisoners on political and social issues ...
Voters prefer 'Republican' in congressional racesUSA Today
Republicans Edge Ahead of Democrats for 2010 House Elections, Poll ShowsFOXNews
The Republican ResurgenceWashington Post
U.S. News & World Report -W&M The Dog Street Journal -Seattle Times
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CNN can seize that middle ground - Los Angeles Timeskb

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CNN can seize that middle ground
Los Angeles Times
I've written before about how Fox News serves up heaping portions of conservative opinion even on what it claims are straight news programs. ...
Who will mainstream right-wing attacks with Beck's lieutenant gone from CNN?Media Matters for America
Lou Dobbs's resignation from CNN could be a disaster for the GOPTrue/Slant
Why did Lou Dobbs vanish from your TV screens?Atlanta Journal Constitution
Brownsville Herald -The Week Magazine -Examiner.com
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Energized GOP Looks to Avoid Party Feud - New York TimesiIP

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Energized GOP Looks to Avoid Party Feud
New York Times
The race was won by a Democrat, Bill Owens, after the Republican nominee, Dede Scozzafava, a moderate, quit as conservative leaders and grass-roots ...
In NY-23, a potentially troubling preview for the GOPChristian Science Monitor
Moderate Democrats fear a shift to GOPBoston Globe
EJ Dionne / Syndicated columnist The electorate's mood is angry � just not far ...Seattle Times
Chicago Tribune -Dallas Morning News -Los Angeles Times
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Historic healthcare overhaul passes House - Los Angeles TimessN

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Historic healthcare overhaul passes House
Los Angeles Times
The gargantuan Democratic measure passed 220 to 215, with a single Republican vote, capping a contentious daylong debate that underscored the ideological ...
Politics Today: House Preps for Health Care VoteCBS News
Health bill faces battle in SenatePhiladelphia Inquirer
Georgia Dems who voted against health bill fear costs -- and potentially ...Atlanta Journal Constitution
CNN International -McKinney Courier Gazette -CBS News
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Gingrich Chooses Power over Principle - Yorktown PatriotjT

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Gingrich Chooses Power over Principle
Yorktown Patriot
Newt is now and was then a Republican first and a conservative when it benefited him. So it is in keeping with Newt's opportunism to criticize conservatives ...
Newt Gingrich warns of 'destructive' GOP primariesPolitico
Gingrich: Contract with America round 2The Swamp (blog)
Former House Speaker Gingrich weighs in on health care reform, 2010 electionsExaminer.com

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2 conservatives lead effort to defeat tax increase for rail - Tampa TribuneJcu

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2 conservatives lead effort to defeat tax increase for rail
Tampa Tribune
He said he intends to remind the county's conservative voters that the Republican commissioners pledged in past campaigns not to raise taxes. ...

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GOP urged to frame issues in context of poor economy - Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.comFi

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GOP urged to frame issues in context of poor economy
Kalamazoo Gazette - MLive.com
Doug Till, a local former Democrat who became a Republican and then a Tea Party Patriots conservative, stopped Steele as he made his way to the door, ...
rnc's Steele tells local crowd GOP must return to core valuesThe Detroit News
KBR STRIKES RNCVoice of Arizona
RNC chairman 'coming after' Republicans who utilize logicThe Gamecock
The Faster Times -TPM (blog) -HollandSentinel.com
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Republican moderates to blame for party's troubles - Baltimore SunaGX

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World Magazine

Republican moderates to blame for party's troubles
Baltimore Sun
It tells a story about how a moderate Republican was pushed out by conservative ideologues, resulting in a Democratic victory in what would have been a safe ...
Head Strong: Here's a hard truth for the hard rightPhiladelphia Inquirer
Froma Harrop / Syndicated columnist How carpetbagging conservatives blew a ...Seattle Times
Ten Races That Have Republicans Worried for 2010TIME
Sarasota Herald-Tribune -Associated Content -Tampa Tribune
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Division Bell - American Conservative MagazinePjw

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Division Bell
American Conservative Magazine
Once upon a time the division was between the Republican Party itself as an institution and the conservative movement but since the NY-23 debacle showed the ...

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FRC would support a primary challenge against Snowe - Daily Kos (blog)tQ

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FRC would support a primary challenge against Snowe
Daily Kos (blog)
A new survey from Public Policy Polling (D) found that a generic conservative challenger would lead the moderate Snowe in a Republican primary by a whopping ...
Will Snowe melt under heat from GOP base?Atlanta Journal Constitution
Poll: Snowe Vulnerable To Conservative ChallengeRealClearPolitics (blog)
The Limits Of Hoffmanization, CtdAtlantic Online (blog)
Daily Kos (blog)
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New poll more good news for Perry - Dallas Morning Newsbs

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New poll more good news for Perry
Dallas Morning News
... survey finds that Perry has an advantage among more conservative voters and Hutchison does better with moderate-conservative Republican primary voters. ...
Perry, Hutchison bring GOP fight to islandDaily News - Galveston County
New poll: Perry leads Hutchison by 11 pointsAustin American-Statesman
Hutchison TX bid hits speed bumpRadio Business Report
CBS News -Burnt Orange Report (blog) -Alvin Sun Advertiser
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First thoughts: Here comes Sarah Palin - msnbc.comBJ

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First thoughts: Here comes Sarah Palin
msnbc.com
Several years ago Newt Gingrich was considered very conservative. Now he is not conservative enough and has been discarded by the right-wing. ...
Times Watch Quotes of Note - 'Fiercely Conservative' Protesters Just Parroting ...Media Research Center
GOP: Tickled Pink Elephants Gone WildBuzzFlash
It's clear the grown-ups are not in chargePottstown Mercury
Prison Planet.com -Antiwar.com -CBS News
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Filibuster silliness - ForbesbI

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Filibuster silliness
Forbes
Memo to Conservative commentators: campaign to end the filibuster when the ball's in your court and it won't be there when you get Congress back. ...
He was Barely a DemocratExaminer.com
Calling the filibuster bluffBoston Globe
FACTBOX: Centrist senators hold key to healthcare fightReuters
TPMDC (blog) -Washington Post -San Diego Union Tribune
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Tom Tancredo's comeback - PoliticoYRN

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Tom Tancredo's comeback
Politico
Tancredo's plan to enter the race comes after state Senate Minority Leader Josh Penry, a young, up-and-coming conservative, abruptly dropped out of the ...
Tancredo To Enter Governor's RaceTheDenverChannel.com
Tancredo tells reporter he "fully intends to run" for governorDenver Post
Political File: Rep. King being 'patient'Grand Junction Free Press

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Republican Lawmakers Encourage Health Care Protests at Planned Town Halls - FOXNewsQE

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Republican Lawmakers Encourage Health Care Protests at Planned Town Halls
FOXNews
It's not clear whether tea party activists or conservative groups are involved in the GOP towns halls planned for this month, although they're welcomed. ...
Re: Town halls making a comeback?Common Dreams (press release)
The Public Option Fight Isn't OptionalGOOD
Another Option for the Public OptionConsortium News

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GOP Faces Choice If Health Bill Passes - National Journal (blog)QN

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GOP Faces Choice If Health Bill Passes
National Journal (blog)
Although conservative Republicans such as Barry Goldwater and Ronald Reagan had fiercely condemned the program before its creation, Nixon during the 1968 ...
IS TELLING "UNTRUTHS" A GOP JOB REQUIREMENT?American Chronicle

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NY congressional race not yet certified - Washington Postlws

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NY congressional race not yet certified
Washington Post
Owens's lead over Conservative Party nominee Doug Hoffman has tightened from about 5300 votes on election night to about 3000, but officials in both parties ...
New York special election continues wild rideUSA Today
NY-23: Could conservative Doug Hoffman still win?Christian Science Monitor
Vote: Hoffman closes in on OwensWatertownDailyTimes.com
Fort Wayne Journal Gazette -FOXNews -The Associated Press
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GOP Sweetheart � 11/13/2009 - Don Carcieri - The Moderate VoicevyN

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GOP Sweetheart � 11/13/2009 - Don Carcieri
The Moderate Voice
The socially conservative Republican said the proposed protection represents a "disturbing trend" of the incremental erosion of heterosexual marriage. ...

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It's clear the grown-ups are not in charge - Pottstown MercurynvS

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It's clear the grown-ups are not in charge
Pottstown Mercury
... big-government Republican that Bush was, only more so. I think it's safe to say that no conservative agreed 100 percent with all of Bush's policies, ...
Liberals refuse to admit Obama's policies look a lot like Bush'sPrison Planet.com
Seeking Benchmarks and "Off-ramps," President Obama Sends Pentagon Officials ...ABC News
First thoughts: Around the world...msnbc.com
Antiwar.com -CBS News -Common Dreams (press release)
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Pants on Fire - American SpectatorZwg

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Pants on Fire
American Spectator
Obama's numbers have tanked and the conservative base, critical in Republican primaries, is deserting Crist. But why deny you knew the guy was in town? ...
Marco Rubio keynoting CPACPolitico
Rubio Tapped To Be CPAC Keynote SpeakerCBS 4
Rubio: The choice for voters is 'profound'Bradenton Herald
TPMDC (blog) -Race 4 2012 (blog) -Examiner.com
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Romney builds political capital while biding time on 2012 run - CNNLe

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Romney builds political capital while biding time on 2012 run
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Tim Pawlenty, endorsed third-party conservative candidate Doug Hoffman in New York's 23rd Congressional District race over moderate Republican Party ...
Duval GOP's Romney Event Shatters Fundraising RecordsThe Jacksonville Observer
Palin, Huckabee, Romney Dominate GOP 2012 FieldU.S. News & World Report
Political homecoming for RomneyFlorida Times-Union
CNN Political Ticker -Hot Air (blog) -Politico
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Republican moderates to blame for party's troubles - Baltimore Sunpji

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Republican moderates to blame for party's troubles
Baltimore Sun
It tells a story about how a moderate Republican was pushed out by conservative ideologues, resulting in a Democratic victory in what would have been a safe ...
Head Strong: Here's a hard truth for the hard rightPhiladelphia Inquirer
Froma Harrop / Syndicated columnist How carpetbagging conservatives blew a ...Seattle Times
On Civil WarAtlantic Online (blog)
TIME -David Horowitz's NewsReal Blog (blog) -Kevin Sites in the Hot Zone
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Obama cedes the center - Washington PostpB

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Obama cedes the center
Washington Post
Would Republican appeal throughout the Northeast really be expanded by more ideological nominees? Though the Republican Party will remain the conservative ...
Energized GOP Looks to Avoid Party FeudNew York Times
Gubernatorial wins in Va., NJ stitch gop's so-called divideUSA Today
In NY-23, a potentially troubling preview for the GOPChristian Science Monitor
Newsday -msnbc.com -Seattle Times
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Republicans Take Back Majority in Legislature - Plainview Old Bethpage HeraldNhR

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Republicans Take Back Majority in Legislature
Plainview Old Bethpage Herald
Rice, who received 129508 votes, defeated Republican and Conservative Party candidate Joy Watson, who received 109526 votes. As of press time, ...
On Election Day 2009, Nassau GOP Regains MajorityHicksville Illustrated News
Polls close, Dem chair not feeling 'warm and fuzzy'Newsday
Nassau Republicans Sweep Back Into PowerMassapequan Observer
Examiner.com -Newsday
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Stimulus money will help developmentally delayed children - Frederick News Post (subscription)KwD

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Stimulus money will help developmentally delayed children
Frederick News Post (subscription)
Being an outside-the-Beltway conservative means he can't support proposals that benefit the county, but criticize others. "I'm not going to vote one way if ...

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