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McManus: Let's talk GOP and fantasy politics
Almost four years ago, long before the 2012 presidential campaign heated up, CNN took a poll to learn who Republicans might choose as their party's next nominee. There were two clear front-runners: former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and former Arkansas Gov....
Tags: White House, Ronald Reagan, Paul Ryan, Scott Walker, Jeb Bush
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C. Everett Koop, 'rock star' surgeon general, dies
NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. C. Everett Koop has long been regarded as the nation's doctor— even though it has been nearly a quarter-century since he was surgeon general. Koop, who died Monday at his home in Hanover, N.H., at age 96, was by far the...
Tags: Ronald Reagan, White House, HIV, Manhattan (New York City), Social Issues
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Ex-Surgeon General C. Everett Koop dies
C. Everett Koop, who raised the profile of the surgeon general by riveting America's attention on the then-emerging disease known as AIDS and by railing against smoking, has died in New Hampshire at age 96. An assistant at Koop's Dartmouth institute,...
Tags: White House, World War II (1939-1945), HIV, Manhattan (New York City), Social Issues
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NRA president to talk at Franklin County GOP dinner
waynesboro@herald-mail.comNational Rifle Association President David Keene is slated to speak about gun rights during a Franklin County (Pa.) Republican Committee dinner scheduled for April 3. Committee Chairman Dwight Weidman on Wednesday announced Keene will be the keynote...Tags: Ronald Reagan, Baltimore Ravens, Justice and Rights, Elections, National Rifle Association of America
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The Political Transformation Of Joe Lieberman
Hartford CourantTalking to reporters in his driveway on a hot day in August 2000, Connecticut U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman beamed — he had just been chosen as the Democratic vice presidential candidate to Al Gore. "Miracles happen," the proud son of a Stamford liquor...Tags: Iraq War (2003-2011), Waterbury, Gays and Lesbians, Manhattan (New York City), Parties and Movements
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Senate defeats disabilities treaty despite Dole appearance
Republican opposition has led to Senate rejection of a United Nations treaty on the rights of the disabled that is modeled after the landmark Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. The majority of Republicans were not swayed by support for the...
Tags: Pat Roberts, World War II (1939-1945), Physical Disabilities, Parties and Movements, Elections
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Bob Dole released from hospital
Kansas native and former senator Bob Dole is out of the hospital. The former majority leader and 1996 Republican presidential nominee was released from Walter Reed Army Medical Center on Wednesday according to reports. Dole checked himself into this...
Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Walter Reed Army Medical Center, Hospitals and Clinics
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Can we finally close the gun show loophole?
Whether it's the indelible horror of the massacre at Newtown, Conn., or the tone-deaf response of the National Rifle Association and its allies who have shown themselves so hysterical and paranoid on the subject of gun rights, the public's hunger for...
Tags: Sandy Hook Elementary School, Wayne LaPierre, Firearms, Elections, National Rifle Association of America
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Watson: Paranoia, fear-mongering still in play
Anyone looking for a sign the Republican Party may have learned a lesson from the election, or that, in the wake of defeat, the influence of tea party extremists may have diminished, or that Republicans might finally be ready to work together with the...Tags: Democratic Party, Mike Lee, World War II (1939-1945), Physical Disabilities, Parties and Movements
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Patron: GOP's "traditional values" sure aren't Biblical values
Was Jesus a Republican or a Democrat? The immediate answer would be: Democrat, of course, since most Jews tend to be Democrats. A deeper examination of Jesus' teachings confirms this thesis. The first proof is Jesus was a lifelong advocate for the poor....Tags: Values, Democratic Party, Parties and Movements, Elections, Career and Workplace
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Decorated Danville Army Paratrooper takes trip to see war memorials
Contributing writerLawrence Hogue of Danville is among the military veterans in the Danville who have had the opportunity recently to visit the war memorials in Washington, D.C. The 87-year-old World War II veteran is one of three brothers who earned Purple Heart...Tags: First Aid, World War II (1939-1945), Human Interest, Armed Forces, Japan
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Fall off the cliff, time is running out
I’m betting as I write this days prior to its publication that the “fiscal cliff” issue remains unresolved with the end of the year fast approaching. My, it’s been an interesting little bit of theater to keep us distracted after...Tags: World War II (1939-1945), Fiscal Cliff, Elections, Human Interest, Apple iTunes
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