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Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin, a liberal stalwart, won't seek reelection
Iowa Sen. Tom Harkin, a liberal Democrat and a champion for Americans with disabilities, announced Saturday that he will not run for reelection next year, deciding that 40 years in Congress is enough. Harkin’s retirement gives Republicans a chance...
Tags: Tom Harkin, Politics, U.S. Congress, Republican Party, Elections
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Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss of Georgia to retire in 2014
WASHINGTON — Citing his frustration with gridlock in Washington, Republican Sen. Saxby Chambliss of Georgia said Friday he will not seek reelection. Chambliss’ decision to step down ensures a battle for the seat by Republicans who were...Tags: Parties and Movements, U.S. Congress, Ashley Judd, Republican Party, Elections
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Talk of GOP primaries follows 'fiscal cliff' vote
DES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans in Congress who took the politically risky step of voting to raise taxes now find themselves trying to fend off potential primary challenges next year from angry conservatives. These lawmakers wasted little time...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Elections, John Sullivan, Tom Harkin
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Sunday guest list: Bill Gates, Scott Walker, Nancy Pelosi
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelThe Sunday morning guest list: CNN's “State of the Union” features Sen. Dick Durbin, D-Ill., and Rep. Tom Price, R-Ga., discussing the fiscal cliff. The program starts at 9 a.m. and noon. Discussing the fallout from Benghazi will be Sen. Roy... -
Local leaders tally possible "fiscal cliff" losses in California
PolitiCalWith the clock ticking on federal budget negotiations, cities and states across the country are increasingly voicing their concerns that deadlock in Washington will produce damaging consequences.... -
Romney can retire later
WASHINGTON -- The nation is heading toward the "fiscal cliff," but have no fear: Mitt Romney is coming to the rescue -- of Marriott International Inc. In his first public comments since election night, the defeated Republican presidential nominee issued...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Republican Party, The Washington Post, Elections, White House
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Free the CIA torture report
Americans have known for years both the broad outlines and some of the disgusting details of the George W. Bush administration's policy of subjecting suspected terrorists to torture, humiliation and imprisonment at "black sites" in foreign countries....
Tags: U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence, U.S. Congress, White House, Elections, Osama bin Laden
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Will the Grover Norquist Insurrection Work?
As the so-called “fiscal cliff” nears, prominent Republicans have recently been making some noise about abandoning Grover Norquist’s anti-tax pledge. Tennessee Senator Bob Corker, Georgia’s Saxby Chambliss, South Carolina’s...
Tags: Parties and Movements, Politics, Voting, Republican Party, Japan
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Cracks in the anti-tax wall
WASHINGTON -- Maybe the fever is breaking. Maybe the delirium is lifting. Maybe Republicans are finally asking themselves: What were we thinking when we put an absurdly unrealistic pledge to a Washington lobbyist ahead of our duty to the American people?...
Tags: Personal Income, Politics, Parties and Movements, Republican Party, Bob Corker
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Republicans to Grover Norquist: We're just not that into you
Was the big loser of this month's election Grover Norquist? It's starting to look that way, as an increasing number of Republicans in the House and Senate are announcing that they could be willing to violate the pledges they signed at the behest of the...Tags: Parties and Movements, Republican Party, White House, Elections, Lindsey O. Graham
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Petraeus Testifies Libya Attack was Al Qaeda Terrorism
CNNWASHINGTON -- Former CIA Director David Petraeus testified on Capitol Hill on Friday that the attack on the U.S. Consulate in Benghazi, Libya, was an act of terrorism committed by al Qaeda-linked militants. That's according to U.S. Rep. Peter King of New...Tags: Republican Party, Peter King, Jill Kelley, John Baker, Terrorism
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FBI, CIA officials to brief House committee on Petraeus scandal
FBI and CIA officials were to travel Wednesday to Capitol Hill to brief the House Intelligence Committee's chairman and its top Democratic member on the resignation of CIA Director David Petraeus and the investigation that led up to it, according to a...
Tags: Board of Directors, Republican Party, Jill Kelley, Jay Carney, National Security
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