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Republicans feast on chicken, politics at Lincoln Day dinner
Sun SentinelChicken, potatoes and asparagus – plus politics – were on the menu Monday night for the Broward Republican Party’s “Lincoln Day” fundraiser. Most of the speeches, including Gov. Rick Scott’s keynote, were devoted to...Tags: Broward County, Ellyn Bogdanoff, Rick Scott, Fort Lauderdale, Politics
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Immigration reform divides Republicans
WASHINGTON — The immigration reform bill crafted by a bipartisan group of senators has deeply split the Republican minority even as lawmakers prepare to take the first votes on the proposal Thursday. Alabama's Republican Sen. Jeff Sessions, a...Tags: U.S. Congress, Parties and Movements, Heritage Foundation, Jeff Sessions, Crime, Law and Justice
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Former Gov. Mark Sanford wins South Carolina House seat
WASHINGTON — Two years after Mark Sanford left the South Carolina governor’s office tarred by an adultery scandal, he has completed an unlikely political comeback to win a special congressional election. Sanford defeated Democratic neophyte...Tags: Elections, Executive Branch, Democratic Party, Adultery, Jesse Jackson
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Comeback complete, Republican Sanford could be wild card in Congress
Reuters* Republican Sanford does not owe national party after win * Democrats say result undermines Republican pitch to women By John Whitesides WASHINGTON, May 8 (Reuters) - Fresh off a redemptive win in South Carolina's special election, former Governor...Tags: Democratic Party, NBC (tv network), U.S. Congress, Today (tv program), Parties and Movements
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Stephen Colbert's Sister, Elizabeth Colbert Busch, Loses to Mark Sanford in S.C. House Race
ReutersMay 08 (TheWrap.com) - There won't be a Colbert in Congress anytime soon. Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch, sister of "Colbert Report" host Stephen Colbert, lost her South Carolina special Congressional election to Republican former Gov. Mark Sanford....Tags: Elections, Executive Branch, U.S. Congress, Government, Tim Scott
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South Carolina sends Mark Sanford back to House
WASHINGTON — Two years after Mark Sanford left the South Carolina governor's office tarred by an adultery scandal, he has completed an unlikely political comeback to win a special congressional election, holding the seat for Republicans. Sanford...
Tags: Executive Branch, Elections, Democratic Party, Adultery, U.S. Congress
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Despite scandal, Ex-SC Gov. Sanford back in office
CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) — Four years after scandal derailed his political career, ex-Republican Gov. Mark Sanford once again holds a South Carolina political office, winning back his old congressional seat Tuesday after a race in which he battled...
Tags: Executive Branch, Elections, U.S. Congress, Ted Turner, Tea Party Movement
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No poor and huddled need apply
WASHINGTON -- Heritage Foundation President Jim DeMint prefaced his condemnation of immigration legislation Monday with the same form of inoculation conservatives often use on such occasions: He quoted Emma Lazarus. "There's a statement at the bottom of...
Tags: Temporary Assistance for Needy Families, Illegal Immigrants, Minority Groups, Heritage Foundation, High Schools
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Today's Buzz: Will cost kill immigration reform?
Orlando Sentinel Editorial BoardThe Heritage Foundation, the influential conservative think tank now headed by former U.S. Sen. Jim DeMint, released a report this week that estimated providing legal status to the 11 million undocumented immigrants in the United States would cost...Tags: Think Tanks, Migration, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Heritage Foundation, Government
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Obama golfs with GOP senators
WASHINGTON -- On the first green, President Obama put his arm around Sen. Bob Corker, the Tennessee Republican. He shared his golf cart with Sen. Saxby Chambliss, Republican from Georgia. Obama hasn’t had much luck schmoozing GOP lawmakers in...
Tags: Elections, U.S. Congress, Heritage Foundation, Gun Control, White House
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South Carolina election a dead heat, Democratic robopoll shows
The high-profile House race between former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford and Democrat Elizabeth Colbert Busch is going down to the wire as a dead heat, according to a Democratic poll released Sunday night. The survey, by Public Policy Polling,...
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Brendon Ayanbadejo on 2 Sunday shows; Warren Buffett on 'This Week'
Staff writerThe Sunday morning topics and guests: Gay rights supporter Brendon Ayanbadejo of the Baltimore Ravens will be a guest on "Meet the Press" and "Face the Nation." He will discuss the meaning of NBA player Jason Collins' coming out. NBC's "Meet the...Tags: Tom Cotton, Mike J. Rogers, John McCain, National Basketball Association, Heritage Foundation
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