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Republicans trying to find their way should visit Illinois
With President Barack Obama embarking on his second term, the Republicans have proceeded through their stages of grief: •Denial. (He's just a wacky socialist.) •Anger. (He was born in Kenya.) •Bargaining. (Not all rich guys who sell...
Tags: Politics, Parties and Movements, Democratic Party, Republican Party, Barack Obama
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Useless? Not at all! But utterly marginalized? Yes.
Change of SubjectI'm not sure what the more conservative members of the CoS community think about David Frum, former Bush 43 speechwriter who's now on the outs with movement types, but here is some of what he has to say in a...... -
Notebook: Litmus tests await votes in SD Legislature
It would seem highly unlikely Sonia Sotomayor, Stephen Breyer, Samuel Alito, Elena Kagan, Clarence Thomas, Antonin Scalia, John Roberts, Anthony Kennedy and Ruth Bader Ginsburg pay attention to the South Dakota House of Representatives. Those three...Tags: Politics, Libertarian Party, Clarence Thomas, John G. Roberts, Jr., Stephen Breyer
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Marco Rubio, Rand Paul go head-to-head at CPAC conference
FORT WASHINGTON, MD -- High-profile speeches by a pair of Republican presidential possibilities suggested that noneconomic issues are likely to emerge as 2014 and 2016 campaign themes as the economy continues to recover. Beyond pocketbook concerns,...
Tags: Michele Bachmann, Bob McDonnell, Rick Santorum, Chris Christie, Civil Rights
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Senate debate over drones divides Republican Party
WASHINGTON -- A sudden debate over the potential use of unmanned drones against terrorist suspects in the United States touched off a power struggle within the Republican Party on Thursday, even as the Senate confirmed President Obama’s CIA...Tags: American Civil Liberties Union, September 11, 2001 Attacks, White House, John O. Brennan, U.S. Senate
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Give this plant its due: legalize hemp
As states of a more liberal bent battle the federal government over the legalization of medical and even recreational marijuana, another cannabis battle has reemerged in the farm states. But if pot smoking raises troubling moral and safety questions,...Tags: Politics, Mitch McConnell, Agriculture, U.S. Congress, European Union
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The Fed's gold is good -- now sell it!
So there really is gold in them thar Federal Reserve banks. Seems the Treasury Department conducted its first-ever audit of U.S. gold on deposit at Federal Reserve banks in New York and elsewhere last year, and lo and behold, the auditors, well,...
Tags: Politics, U.S. Department of the Treasury, Federal Reserve, Accounting and Auditing, Manhattan (New York City)
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Drone strikes: Who's on the 'kill list'
Who decides who will be killed by U.S. drone attacks? Protectors of civil liberties have expressed dissatisfaction with the present system of unreviewed presidential discretion, whether in the hands of George W. Bush or Barack Obama. Must an...
Tags: Politics, Terrorism, September 11, 2001 Attacks, Dianne Feinstein, Unrest, Conflicts and War
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Rand Paul's filibuster worked
Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul got a lot of attention Wednesday for mounting an honest-to-God filibuster of President Barack Obama's nominee for CIA director, John Brennan. The nation's political class marveled at his real-life Mr. Smith act, the funny stuff his...Tags: Politics, Al-Qaeda, Attack on Pearl Harbor (1941), Strom Thurmond, John O. Brennan
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And the 2012 Silver medal for prophecy goes to ...
One year ago, I didn't predict that a book about predictions, "The Signal and the Noise," would be one of the top-selling nonfiction titles of 2012 or that its author, former Chicagoan Nate Silver, would become a cultural icon whose name is synonymous...Tags: Labor Markets, Authors, Tiger Woods, Same-Sex Marriage, Rick Santorum
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Kelly Clarkson's inauguration performance comes with political baggage
When Kelly Clarkson belts out the patriotic standard "My Country, 'Tis of Thee” at President Obama’s second inauguration on Monday, it’s safe to assume the performance will be memorable, considering Clarkson’s well-documented vocal...
Tags: Politics, Twitter, Inc., Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Elections
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A primer for the 113th Congress
This post has been corrected, as indicated below.WASHINGTON – With the “fiscal cliff” averted despite the failure to solve key budget issues, the 112th Congress will close out its widely criticized term and the 113th Congress will be sworn in Thursday. The outgoing Congress was...Tags: Patrick Leahy, White House, U.S. Senate, Gun Control, Elizabeth Warren
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