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For Republicans like Rand Paul, the 2016 campaign has begun
Reuters* With no clear front-runner, Republicans jockey for position * Senator Paul seeks to show his appeal is broad enough * For Republicans, generational and ideological change looms By Samuel P. Jacobs CONCORD, New Hampshire, May 24 (Reuters) - Seeking...Tags: Gun Control, U.S. Senate, Civil Rights, Tea Party Movement, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013)
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Florida Travel Tips & Deals
Special CorrespondentCheck this list often as new tips, events and deals around Florida come in: Culinary features on Anna Maria Island Mainsail Beach Inn on Florida’s Anna Maria Island has partnered with the Beach Bistro to offer a number of culinary luxuries to...Tags: Recreational and Sporting Goods Industry, Paul McCartney, Public Transportation, Movies, Fishing Forecast
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IRS probe ignored most influential groups
IRS probe ignored most influential groups KEN THOMAS,Associated Press STEVE PEOPLES,Associated Press WASHINGTON (AP) — There's an irony in the Internal Revenue Service's crackdown on conservative groups. The nation's tax agency has admitted to...
Tags: Americans for Prosperity, Arts and Culture, Economy, Business and Finance, Tea Party Movement, Christopher Van Hollen Jr.
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TIMELINE-Events in U.S. IRS 'Tea Party' scrutiny scandal
ReutersBy Patrick Temple-West and Kevin Drawbaugh WASHINGTON, May 12 (Reuters) - The U.S. Internal Revenue Service is under investigation for extra scrutiny it gave to conservative groups that applied for tax-exempt status, a practice that elicited complaints...Tags: White House, U.S. Senate, Washington, DC, Tea Party Movement, U.S. Supreme Court
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COLUMN - Benghazi and the Republican abandonment of the center
Reuters(Nicholas Wapshott is a Reuters columnist) By Nicholas Wapshott May 10 (Reuters) - In World War Two, the Libyan port of Benghazi was hard fought over, changing hands five times between Erwin Rommel's Afrika Korps and the Allied forces. Seventy years on,...Tags: Gun Control, Fox News Channel (tv network), U.S. Senate, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), U.S. Department of State
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COLUMN: For Obama, 2014 is his number
WASHINGTON — Thirty-one months ago Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell affronted the media and other custodians of propriety by saying something common-sensical. On Oct. 23, 2010, he said: "The single most important thing we want to achieve is...Tags: Arts and Culture, Gun Control, Washington, DC, Immigration Reform Legislation (2013), Mitt Romney
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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: Arts and Culture, Economy, Business and Finance, U.S. Senate, Tea Party Movement, Government
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2012 elections boost TV stations; L.A. market reaches $1.4 billion
Politics may often seem like a dirty business, but for local TV stations it's also a very good business. Political advertising helped propel a 13.2% growth in television station revenue last year, allowing the broadcast industry to regain much of the...
Tags: Elections, Mitt Romney, Television Industry, Online Media Industry, Barack Obama
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Senate votes to consider gun control laws
WASHINGTON — In a lopsided vote, the Senate launched a debate Thursday over the most significant gun legislation in more than a decade, setting up a contest that could last weeks between reinvigorated advocates for stricter laws and conservatives...
Tags: Gun Control, Mary L. Landrieu, Joe Manchin III, Elections, Parties and Movements
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GOP moves to plug technology gap with Democrats
WASHINGTON (AP) — Embarrassed by how the last presidential election exposed their yesteryear technology, Republicans are turning to a younger generation of tech-savvy social media experts and software designers to improve communications with voters,...
Tags: Republican Governors Association, eHarmony, Washington, DC, Political Candidates, U.S. Chamber of Commerce
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It's a Gray Area: Muslims are the latest targets of discrimination
In so many ways, one of the biggest civil rights issues of our day is the way we treat Muslims in our country. Yes, 9/11 was an act of war against the United States, and yes, it was carried out by radical Muslims. But it is our obligation to realize...Tags: Civil Rights, Colin Powell, Religious Texts, Islam, Elections
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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: Civil Rights, Elections, Bobby Jindal, Parties and Movements, Rand Paul
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