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McCain Not Fundraising Down Ballot
Sen. John McCain "has begun to raise eyebrows in Republican circles for his lack of fundraising help on behalf of his party's House and ... Full Article At Political Wire
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Lieberman’s Alito Vote Creates an Awkward Moment
Laura Meckler reports from Cartagena, Colombia, on the presidential race. Sen. John McCain says he’s outraged that presidential rival Barack Obama opposed the ... Full Article At Washington Wire (Wall Street Journal)
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FL-Sen 2010: Mel Martinez already in deep trouble
Via Public Policy Polling , some nifty preview numbers for what will be one of the highest-profile U.S. Senate races anywhere in 2010. PPP polled Martinez, first elected in 2004, against Florida's... Full Article At Daily Kos
ABC's John Berman Whines About Obama Having to Defend Himself
ABC correspondent John Berman used a report on Tuesday's "Good Morning America" to whine about the fact that Barack Obama has had to defend himself against serious charges. He opened the segment by commenting on a series of speeches the... Full Article At Newsbusters
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The Beat: Obama Read Zimbabwe Right... More Than a Year Ago
More than a year ago -- when it still mattered -- the democrat led Senate effort to condemn Mugabe.... Full Article At The Notion (The Nation)
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New poll no laughing matter for Al Franken
He's trailing in his Senate bid in Minnesota.... Full Article At LA Times - Top of the Ticket
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Dole Faces Fight in North Carolina Senate Race (CQPolitics.com)
CQPolitics.com - North Carolina Republican Sen. Elizabeth Dole holds the edge in her bid this year for a second term. But fluctuating... Full Article At Yahoo! News - Politics
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Lt. General Robert G. Gard Jr. (USA, Ret.): Defending Wes Clark
The controversy over my colleague General Wesley Clark's comments on John McCain have generated a lot of media comment, much of it negative. I have known General Clark for many years: we served in the same Army and for the same country. He'... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
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Barack Obama, Male Chauvinist Pig.
Hey, Senator: if the oink fits, squeal it . On average, women working in Obama's Senate office were paid at least $6,000 below the average man working for the ... Full Article At Redstate
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Jim Webb Pulls a Pelosi
I have an article up at Human Events on just how low Jim Webb (D-VA) has sunk in the Senate. He has holds on four appointees to the Pentagon. Why? Well, he claims the holds are related to wanting questions... Full Article At Redstate
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FOX News Lies About span class="KeyWordStyle"Barack/span span class="KeyWordStyle"Obama/span
After Barack Obama's speech on patriotism, FOX News hosts lied about his record in an obviously choreographed attempt to divide the Democratic Party. Even though ... Full Article At EveryZing - 2008 Presidential Election
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Democrats will not say "We honor your service" to troops returning from Iraq
On the July 2 edition of his nationally syndicated radio program, Rush Limbaugh asserted that troops returning from Iraq "will not receive anything from the democrat [ sic ] Party along the likes of 'Job well done. We're proud of you... Full Article At Altercation
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Obama says Jones mailer is not an endorsement (AP)
AP - Barack Obama's presidential campaign distanced itself Thursday from a mailer by Georgia Democratic ... Full Article At Yahoo! News - Politics
McCain campaign calls Obama's words into question
Sen. John McCain's campaign says Barack Obama has not been consistent on Iraq. (CNN) – Sen. John McCain's campaign said Sunday... Full Article At CNN - Political Ticker
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David Paul Appell: Ingrid for President / Ingrid Para Presidente
(Para español, haz clic aquí) Okay, the timing was a little bit fishy - right as John McCain was trying to pander to U.S. Latino voters with his visit to Colombia and its president, Alvaro Uribe, who happens to be a Bush buddy and ... Full Article At HuffingtonPost
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House and Senate Roundup: Weekend Update
Due to the holiday yesterday (and the resultant slow news day), we did not do a roundup on Friday, instead saving the news for today. House and Senate Roundup will be returning to its regularly scheduleduh, schedule, on Monday - brownsox ... Full Article At Daily Kos
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Helms' Vision of Freedom
Senator Mitch McConnell and Heritage Institute President Edwin Feulner both praise Jesse Helms for a career of work on behalf of "free markets and free people." Of course, if you were a right-wing Latin American dictator, Helms was also for you... Full Article At The Atlantic - Matthew Yglesias
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Competing Visions
John J. Miller on Jesse Helms : He "opposed Civil Rights"? Uh, no. He opposed a particular vision of them. Here's an ad Helms helped make for Willis Smith's 1950 Senate campaign against Frank... Full Article At The Atlantic - Matthew Yglesias
Former Sen. Jesse Helms passes away.
Jesse Helms, a North Carolina Republican known as “Senator No,” died today at the age of 86. Helms left the Senate in 2003 after... Full Article At Think Progress
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Bipartisanship marks McCain's Senate tenure (AP)
AP - Republicans deemed it beyond the pale when Sen. John McCain crossed the Capitol, set up shop in an office belonging to House Democrats and lobbied wavering lawmakers on legislation to reduce the role of money in politics.... Full Article At Yahoo! News - Politics