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    May 21, 2012 |Column| Petoskey News

  1. Thinking about Congress

    Sure we know we have a presidential election coming up in November but there's plenty at stake in the races for Congress — and what that will mean for continued gridlock. All the members of the House are up for election and here in Michigan,...

    Tags: U.S. Senate, The Washington Post, Lyndon B. Johnson, Orrin Hatch, Campaign Finance

    2. May 9, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel

  2. The purge of bipartisans continues

    Orlando Opinionators - Orlando Sentinel
    The latest casualty is Indiana's Richard Lugar, the longest serving Republican in the U.S. Senate. He got his hat handed to him Tuesday in the state's Republican primary, losing 60-39 to an opponent who attacked him for unpardonable sins like voting for...
    3. May 8, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  3. Republicans block Senate proposal to keep student loan rates low

    WASHINGTON -- The political battle over President Obama’s plan to keep student loan interest rates from skyrocketing escalated as Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic proposal to tax wealthier earners to pay for it.
    WASHINGTON -- The political battle over President Obama’s plan to keep student loan interest rates from skyrocketing escalated as Senate Republicans blocked a Democratic proposal to tax wealthier earners to pay for it. Republicans stopped the...

    Tags: U.S. Senate, Money and Monetary Policy, Republican Party, Washington, DC, Harry Reid

    4. May 8, 2012 |Story| AP Broadcast

  4. Lugar loses Indiana GOP primary to tea party rival

    <span style=&quot;font-size: small;">INDIANAPOLIS (AP) &mdash; U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar was ousted Tuesday by a tea party-backed challenger in Indiana's Republican primary, abruptly ending the nearly four-decade career of a popular politician who built a reputation as a diplomat but whose critics argued had ceded too much ideological ground to represent a conservative state.</span>
    INDIANAPOLIS (AP) — U.S. Sen. Richard Lugar was ousted Tuesday by a tea party-backed challenger in Indiana's Republican primary, abruptly ending the nearly four-decade career of a popular politician who built a reputation as a diplomat but whose...

    Tags: Primaries, Joe Donnelly, Elections, The Associated Press, Tea Party Movement

    5. May 9, 2012 |Column| WXIN-LTV

  5. Lugar's parting words: Part defense, part warning

    As soon as 36-year Senate veteran Richard Lugar finished his concession speech Tuesday, he walked off the stage, out the back door and into his car.
    As soon as 36-year Senate veteran Richard Lugar finished his concession speech Tuesday, he walked off the stage, out the back door and into his car. But he left behind something unusual and -- in the annals of politics -- somewhat extraordinary. Lugar...

    Tags: John McCain, CNN (tv network), Republican Party, Politics, Richard Lugar

    6. May 9, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  6. Lugar wasn't just an 'out-of-touch' centrist; he was 80

    The easy &ndash; but still important &ndash; thing to say about Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar&rsquo;s involuntary retirement is that it deprives the Senate of a long-serving, studious and open-to-compromise wise man.
    The easy – but still important – thing to say about Indiana Sen. Richard Lugar’s involuntary retirement is that it deprives the Senate of a long-serving, studious and open-to-compromise wise man. In an eloquent statement after his...

    Tags: U.S. Senate, Robert Byrd, Republican Party, Politics, Arlen Specter

    7. May 10, 2012 |Column| Chicago Tribune

  7. Moderates only look dead

    Moderates, we all hear, are an endangered species. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., is the latest to be eliminated. Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, announced her retirement in February. Bob Kerrey, a war hero and centrist Democrat who once represented Nebraska in the Senate, is running behind in a comeback bid.
    Moderates, we all hear, are an endangered species. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., is the latest to be eliminated. Sen. Olympia Snowe, R-Maine, announced her retirement in February. Bob Kerrey, a war hero and centrist Democrat who once represented Nebraska in...

    Tags: U.S. Senate, International Military Interventions, Primaries, Personal Weapon Control, Interior Policy

    8. May 4, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  8. Analysis: Pivotal congressional races six months ahead of election

    Six months from Tuesday, Americans will reset the power equation in Washington, and not only for the presidency. Control of Congress is also at stake.
    Six months from Tuesday, Americans will reset the power equation in Washington, and not only for the presidency. Control of Congress is also at stake. In each of the last three national elections, voters opted for change, and they may be about to do so...

    Tags: Scott P. Brown, Elections, White House, Shelley Berkley, Dean Heller

    9. Apr 28, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  9. Previewing the White House Correspondents' Dinner

    WASHINGTON -- They call it the &quot;Nerd Prom" around here. Otherwise known as the White House Correspondents' Dinner, it gives the usually staid official Washington a chance to bring a taste of Hollywood to the Potomac.
    WASHINGTON -- They call it the "Nerd Prom" around here. Otherwise known as the White House Correspondents' Dinner, it gives the usually staid official Washington a chance to bring a taste of Hollywood to the Potomac. This year is no different, even if...

    Tags: Leon Panetta, Eric Stonestreet, Kathleen Sebelius, Christopher Dodd, Dakota Fanning

    10. Mar 6, 2012 |Story| Baltimore Sun

  10. Memo to the GOP: Not everyone is a conservative

    As the four surviving Republican presidential aspirants fight over which of them is the &quot;true" conservative, are any of them aware that millions of moderates and, yes, quite a few liberals will also be voting in November?
    As the four surviving Republican presidential aspirants fight over which of them is the "true" conservative, are any of them aware that millions of moderates and, yes, quite a few liberals will also be voting in November? The views emanating from the...

    Tags: U.S. Senate, Mitt Romney, Arts and Culture, Orrin Hatch, Elections

    11. Mar 8, 2012 |Story| Los Angeles Times

  11. Olympia Snowe endorses Scott Brown in Mass. Senate race

    MassachusettsSen. Scott Brownhas picked up the endorsement of outgoingSen. Olympia Snowe, the Republican senator from Maine who last week scolded the chamber for becoming a &ldquo;parrallel universe&rdquo; of extreme partisanship.
    MassachusettsSen. Scott Brownhas picked up the endorsement of outgoingSen. Olympia Snowe, the Republican senator from Maine who last week scolded the chamber for becoming a “parrallel universe” of extreme partisanship. The endorsement from...

    Tags: U.S. Senate, Tea Party Movement, Politics, Elizabeth Warren, Elections

    12. Feb 29, 2012 | Orlando Sentinel

  12. Another moderate bites the dust

    Orlando Opinionators - Orlando Sentinel
    This week's retirement announcement from U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine isn't just bad news for her Republican Party and its prospects of taking control in Congress' upper chamber. It's bad news for anyone, Republican or Democrat or independent, who...
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