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 As 2012 approaches, Karl Rove makes predictions in the Wall Street Journal regarding the 2012 elections. Some activists believe that it is too late for West to reconsider, but there is a window of opportunity for West to change his mind and make a Senate run. With Nebraska Democratic Senator Ben Nelson not seeking re-election, the door is wide open for a Republican takeover of the U.S. Senate. The Nelson retirement only adds to the importance of defeating Nelson in Florida, and a possible West Senate run would solidify the entire statewide Republican ticket, not to mention that it would greatly inc Rep. Barney Frank (D-MA) caused a bit of a stir when he announced he was not seeking re-election. Frank, a high-visibility member of Congress for more than 30 years, is in one of the safest Democratic districts in the nation. Yet he is not alone: there are several other Barney Franks fleeing the 112th Congress. Eight other veteran House Democrats who reside in safe congressional seats are throwing in the towel. The Republican Party suddenly has a shot of picking up a United States Senate seat that has been in Democratic hands for more than 30 years, with the announcement by Linda Lingle, a Republican former governor, that she will seek the seat held by Senator Daniel K. Akaka, the retiring Democrat. A Republican victory here would be a serious embarrassment to Mr. Obama (though that could be the least of his problems on election night) and would make it that much more likely that Republicans take back U.S. Sen. Scott Brown yesterday opened the door to as many as four debates with likely Democratic rival Elizabeth Warren, even as he griped that the media is treating the Harvard Law professor with kid gloves while taking roundhouse punches at him. “It’s all fluff. It’s all fluff.... U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez (D-N.J.) apparently is not too keen on questioning the man who handed him his current job.Menendez, whom Jon Corzine appointed to fill his Senate seat after he was elected governor, sits on the Senate banking committee, the only congressional body charged with overseeing the regulators of MF Global, Corzine's bankrupt company, that has yet to hold a hearing on the matter.
Well here we go!!! It looks as though Anna Little, the winner of Save Jersey's unscientific, week-long US Senate Primary Poll, has officially thrown her hat in the ring and launched a website to promote her campaign. U.S. Rep. Roscoe Bartlett says he's stepping up fundraising for a re-election bid now that a court has dismissed a challenge to the redistricting map that made Maryland's 6th Congressional District more competitive.
The stunning report from Omaha Tuesday December 27 that two-term Sen Ben Nelson would soon announce his retirement in 2012 has one major political impact: namely, taking Republicans one step closer to the four seats they need for the "magic 51"- the. 51 seats they need for a majority in the Senate in '13. (Should the GOP win the White House, Republicans will need only three seats, as a vice president from their party rather than Democrat Joe Biden will cast the tie-breaking vote).
Ben Nelson, the two-term Nebraska Democrat, won't seek re-election to the Senate next year, according to Politico. Nelson is 70- not exactly an adolescent, but hardly outside the norm for a Senate whose average member is 62. As everyone can observe, the primary process is getting nasty. Keep in mind that this process was designed to give us the best candidate. Candidates have to fight and prove they are the best. At the end of the day however, we will have a nominee that not every conservative can agree to support. This brings me to a very important goal that all conservatives must seek to achieve: We must unite and support the Republican nominee no matter what! From Yahoo! News: Republican presidential hopeful Newt Gingrich failed to qualify for Virginia's Super Tuesday primary ballot, the latest setback for a candidate whose standing in polls has been slipping. Gingrich's campaign said he would pursue an aggressive write-in campaign, though state law prohibits write-ins on primary ballots. From Yahoo! News: Billionaire businessman Donald Trump has changed his voter registration in New York state from Republican to unaffiliated. The mere mention of Allen West makes these libtards go cross-eyed, as they flounder around in an uncontrollable and incomprehensible tizzy over the popular congressman from Plantation, Florida. BERLIN, N.H. (AP) _ Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney says he appreciates getting a boost from a personal hero, former President George H.W. Bush.
House Republicans on Thursday crumpled under the weight of White House and public pressure and have agreed to pass a two-month extension of the payroll-tax cut, Republican and Democratic sources told National Journa l.
The House made the move after Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid , D-Nev., agreed to appoint conferees to a committee to resolve differences between the Senate's two-month payroll-tax cut and the House's one-year alternative.
The House will pass the two-month exten Results of a recent poll that have U.S. Rep. Roscoe Bartlett defeating a Democratic challenger are circulating among his supporters, showing activity in a campaign whose vitality has been questioned. Hey, Republican strategists, interested in a young, dynamic, Latino vice presidential nominee? Then William McGurn has a name for you, "And he's not Marco Rubio." Instead, the Wall Street Journal columnist suggests the less-famed Luis Fortuño, governor of Puerto Rico, who's "part of a rising generation of Republicans pushing pro-growth, small-government agendas." After a police officer is killed on the campus of Virginia Polytechnic Institute, Virginia Tech, in Blacksburg, Virginia on December 8th gun control advocates wasted no time in redirecting attention away from the killing itself in order to focus attention on controlling innocent gun owners In The Wall Street Journal, former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush writes that in freedom lies the risk of failure;but in statism lies the certainty of stagnation. BY MALIA ZIMMERMAN - KAILUA, OAHU - The U.S. Secret Service has arrived, street barricades are in place, and the U.S. Coast Guard has stationed itself in the The Council on American-Islamic Relations of Florida, Tampa chapter (CAIR-Tampa), gave seven presentations on Islam this week to over a dozen different AP world history and world religions public high school classes in the Tampa area. The presentations covered topic such as basic Muslim beliefs, Islamic history, Islam and human rights, religious tolerance and diversity, and popular misconceptions about Islam. Entering 2012, President Barack Obama's re-election prospects are essentially a 50-50 proposition, with a majority saying the president deserves to be voted out of office despite concerns about the Republican alternatives, according to a new Associated Press-GfK poll. The Obama presidential campaign is launching an effort to collect Republican email addresses by inviting its supporters to submit information about their Republican associates to the Obama 2012 website. The effort could help the Obama campaign build a database that would enable it to target Republican voters during the general election campaign. But, more perniciously, it could also become part of an Democratic effort to influence Republican primary voters to select a candidate Democrats think O After most of the 2012 Republican presidential candidates refused to attend a Newsmax-sponsored debate moderated by businessman/reality TV impresario Donald Trump, the Donald himself announced Wednesday that he would step aside from his role in the event. Florida, like America, has always been a place with great promise and purpose, with a people full of limitless potential and unbridled optimism. In recent years, however, that purpose and optimism has given way to doubt and pessimism as President Barack Obama, Sen. Bill Nelson and other liberals in Washington have foisted upon us one failed policy.
Robert L. Ehrlich Jr., who was Maryland's only Republican governor in a generation, has a new book out. The breezy, 241-page read is called "Turn This Car Around," and according to its lofty subtitle, it provides "the roadmap to restoring America."
Olympia Snowe has proven herself to be a reliable vote for President Obama and the Democrats in Congress," said Scott D'Amboise (GOP primary opponent to Olympia Snowe) of Lisbon Falls, where he owns an eye glass store and is a former selectman. The senator supported both the TARP Wall Street bailout and the Cash for Clunkers program, he said. "Snowe voted for Obama's Supreme Court nominees, his stimulus and bailout plans, as well as ensuring the passage of ObamaCare with a single committee vote, A study released by the centrist group, The Third Way, reveals that more than 800,000 Democrats have left the party in 8 battleground states since 2008.
Current front-runner Newt Gingrich is the latest Republican presidential hopeful to meet with billionaire developer Donald Trump who is scheduled to moderate a GOP debate later this month. But a sizable number of voters think Republican presidential candidates are paying too much attention to Trump, and an overwhelming majority say his endorsement would hurt a candidate in their eyes or have no impact. Just months ago Corzine was seen as a possible successor to Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner. The spectacular fall of Jon Corzine will be on display Thursday when the former New Jersey senator and governor testifies before a House panel on the bankruptcy of his former firm, MF Global. Rep. Pete King (R-N.Y.) is holding a joint hearing on Wednesday, along with Senate Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs Committee Chairman Joe Lieberman (I-Conn.), as the next stage in his series of efforts to address the radicalization of American Muslims. In a new book, former Maryland Gov. Bob Ehrlich launches a scorched-earth attack on President Barack Obama, honing in on Obama's speech in Tucson after the shooting of Rep. Gabrielle Giffords (D-Ariz.) as an example of his rank "political opportunism."
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Read 'Obama's health care law was born in Iowa. Will it die there?' from our blog The Ticket on Yahoo! News. The road to health care reform—what the Republican presidential candidates routinely call "Obamacare," and likely the central issue of the fall 2012 campaign—began in Iowa. In May 2007, Barack Obama was a United States senator and Democratic presidential candidate who was losing to Hillary Clinton by double digits in national polls, when he unveiled the [...] Read 'Herman Cain drops out of presidential race' from our blog The Ticket on Yahoo! News. Plagued by allegations of sexual harassment and marriage infidelity, businessman Herman Cain announced Saturday that he is officially suspending his campaign for president of the United States. "As of today, with a lot of prayer and soul searching, I am suspending my presidential campaign," Cain said at what was supposed to be new campaign headquarters [...] Former New Jersey Gov. Christie Todd Whitman, who is leading a group to draft a third-party presidential candidate, is encouraging Jon Huntsman to make an independent bid for the White House.
DNC Chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (FL) says the Republican party is trying to disenfranchise and "suppress" the votes of minorities and other groups in the Democratic voting bloc by enacting laws requiring a valid I.D. at polls.
"It's very transparent who they're trying to block from the polls and who they're trying to block from the polls and who they want to smooth the path for," Wasserman Schultz said in an interview with MSNBC's Martin Ba
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Former Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle (R) is within striking distance of both of her Democratic opponents. As President Barack Obama returns to Pennsylvania, one person missing from his entourage is Scranton's own Bob Casey who is one of Obama's fiercest supporters.
Last Thursday's New York Times had an article: "Conservative Congressman's Star Power Extends Beyond Florida District."
Congressman Connie Mack is blowing away the Republican competition and is in the best shape to best Sen. Bill Nelson, the only Democrat elected to statewide office in Florida Seeking Clues as to How Regan appointed Justice Anthony Kennedy Will Cast His Swing Vote in the Health Care Decision The Senate is set to vote on a bill today that would define the whole of the United States as a "battlefield" and allow the U.S. Military to arrest American citizens in their own back yard without charge or trial.
Rep. Barney Frank (D) of Massachusetts, who has served for 16 terms, will not seek reelection. Here are three reasons he might have made that decision. President Obama's close friend and longtime financial supporter, Chicago businessman Antoin Rezko, was sentenced on November 22 to 101/2 years in prison for operating a massive corruption scheme in which he extorted millions of dollars in kickbacks from investment firms seeking state business.
| From Yahoo! News: Disgruntled former New Mexico governor Gary Johnson says he is considering leaving the Republican slate and running as a third-party candidate in the 2012 presidential election. MADISON, Wis. - A liberal advocacy group on Tuesday offered a $10,000 reward to combat the destruction of petitions to recall Republican Gov. Scott Walker from office, escalating the already high tensions surrounding potential fraud in the signature gathering process. The Miami Herald is reporting that Florida Chief Financial Officer Jeff Atwater is supporting Karen Harrington to unseat DNC Chair Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz. CFO Atwater, along with State Representatives Chris Dorworth, Dennis Baxley, Scott Plakon, and Jeanette Nunez, is listed as a host on a Karen Harrington for Congress fundraising invitation for an event scheduled in Tallahassee next month.
Republican Congressional candidate and businessman Ozzie de Faria is running in a contested primary to unseat DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz in Florida with the help of a highly suspicious Tea Party organization, the National Tea Party Alert dot com. The NTPA put out a fundraising press release to promote de Faria's candidacy. A virtual newbie to the political world, deFaria concedes that he has "seeded" his campaign before asking for a donation.
DNC Chairwoman Wasserman-Shultz continues to attack the Republican Party and the tea party and frankly use her influence to destroy our constitution and country. As a Jew and as an American I am downright offended by her actions. Let's put this disclaimer right up front- Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is an American patriot who has undergone a harrowing ordeal and trial, and she is now in the process of making an inspirational recovery. However, DNC chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz has cleverly exploited the Giffords tragedy- first to demand that we all (read, Republicans) return to "civility" in political discourse, a standard that she never intended to hold her own Party to; and then to position her firebrand personali Daily headlines spell either inevitable doom or smooth sailing for President Obama's re-election. To clear the confusion, we decided to assess Obama's campaign and found that logic and history show an uphill climb to a second term.
In an effort to help the Republicans gain some much needed votes among Latinos, U.S. Sen. Marco Rubio told his party to tone down its hard-edged stance on immigration. The Florida senator said that the GOP should not be labeled as the anti-immigration party and criticized the inflammatory rhetoric used by some of the party's presidential candidates
Read more: http://latino.foxnews.com/latino/politics/2011/11/15/rubio-tells-gop-to-ease-up-on-immigration/?cmpid=cmty_other_Rubio_Tells_GOP_to_Shi From Yahoo! News: The Supreme Court announced Monday morning that it will hear a challenge to the Obama administration's signature legislative achievement: the health care reform law. In a paper statement the Court said it would focus on a case brought by 26 states, the National Federation of... The conventional wisdom surrounding the 2012 Florida Senate race was that Bill Nelson was set to become the luckiest man in Congress' upper chamber. In 2000 and 2006, he had the benefit of running in good years for Senate Democrats, and avoiding strong opponents.This time, Nelson is running in a year that doesn't look to be particularly good for Senate Democrats.
By tossing his hat into the ring, U.S. Rep. Connie Mack has transformed the campaign for Florida's U.S. Senate seat, putting him far ahead of the field for the Republican nomination and in a statistical dead heat in the general election, with 40 percent to incumbent Democrat Bill Nelson's 42 percent, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released today.
Allen West: Iran Must Be Stopped — Clock 'Ticking Very Fast Durant, a Grosse Pointe charter school executive who helped found Cornerstone Schools, is vying for the Republican nomination against former Congressman Pete Hoekstra and a field of candidates in the race to unseat Sen. Debbie Stabenow in next year's election.
Private investigator TJ Ward said presidential hopeful Herman Cain was not lying at a news conference on Tuesday in Phoenix. President prepared to use war as re-election campaign tool. Barack Obama has told America's allies that the United States will attack Iran before fall 2012 unless Tehran halts its nuclear program, a time frame that suggests Obama is willing to use war as a re-election campaign tool to rally the population around his leadership.
SUMMIT, NJ - According to unofficial results, the Republicans had a clean sweep in Summit winning for Mayor, Councilman-At-Large, and Councilman in both Wards 1 and 2. For Mayor, Ellen Dickson defeated Democrat Eileen Forman Ludden and Independent Mike Vernotico, 1954 to 1699 to 1313, respectively. Republican Phil Bryant of Brandon won the Mississippi governor's race Tuesday, defeating Democrat Johnny DuPree of Hattiesburg. Bryant will take office Jan. 10 to succeed Republican Haley Barbour, who couldn't seek a third term as governor.
Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear cruised to a second term over Republican David Williams Tuesday in a win that offers Democrats a 2012 template for how to run in a dismal economic environment.
From Yahoo! News: The state's new collective bargaining law was defeated Tuesday after an expensive union-backed campaign that pitted firefighters, police officers and teachers against the Republican establishment. Several more news agencies are now reporting on the post press conference/open-mic conversation that occurred between French President Nicholas Sarcozy and President Barack Obama at the G-8 Summit last week, an exchange in which both leaders expressed some pretty strong disdain towards Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. So now the question that begs is just how strained are U.S.- Israeli relations?
"As Tim Kaine's friend and fellow Obama loyalist resigns in the face of a criminal investigation for his reckless Wall Street behavior, Virginians are reminded that this disgraced Democrat bankrolled Kaine's liberal political activities to the tune of nearly $50,000," said National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) spokesman Chris Bond.
A majority of the American public say they would like it if all Members of Congress who had been in office for 15 years or more lost in 2012. On that day, federal authorities are going to shut off all television and radio communications simultaneously at 2:00PM EST to complete the first ever test of the national Emergency Alert System (EAS). "To see this struggle in action, look no further than the Occupy Wall Street movement," Sarah Palin said to a Republican Party of Florida dinner event on Thursday. "When it first kind of got off the ground, I looked at it as thinking, well these folks, they feel legitimate indignation about the Wall Street bailouts - financial institutions behaving recklessly, and then we get stuck with the bill. Many of us still quite ticked off about it all, because we don't have assurance "I believe that Barack Obama owns the Occupy Wall Street movement," Rudy Giuliani said at the Defending the American Dream Summit. "It would not have happened, it would not have happened but for his class warfare. And remember, as it gets worse and worse because it's going to get worse and worse, where it came from. Barack Obama. He praised it. He supported it. He agrees with it. He sympathizes with it. And as it gets worse and worse, I believe this will be the millstone arou Jon Corzine, the former governor of New Jersey who stepped down as chairman and chief executive of the bankrupt brokerage, will not seek $12 million severance payments. Ex-WaPo editor Ben Bradlee discusses Cain allegations while pawing Daily Caller reporter: "I think he's got it coming to him, doesn't he?" One last clip from Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz' address to Jewish voters at townhall meeting in Pembroke Pines, FL. Wasserman-Schultz began by telling the crowd that she was committed to "repairing the world" – and geez, we all know that our political class has made tremendous progress on that front during the past 3 years, right?
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Rikki Spector has been a member of the Baltimore City Council since 1977. She sums up her political experience by saying that she “has worked to improve t Ronald Reagan said it perfectly: "We can't socialize the doctors without socializing the patients." His words could easily be changed from "doctor" to "teacher" and "patient" to "student." For seven hours a day, five days a week, and nine months out of the year, the government enjoys an exclusive opportunity to attack all contrary opinions and freely instill in young people the state's values, perspective, and beliefs. It doesn't matter how conservative or religious a community might be - most Former Governor Tommy Thompson is the leading vote getter in Rasmussen Report's first Election 2012 survey of the race in Wisconsin to replace retiring U.S. Senator Herb Kohl.
With Congresswoman/DNC Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz busy making the fundraising rounds for President Barack Obama and the Democrat Party, the congressional district she is supposed to be representing is clearly playing second fiddle to her more pressing concerns on the national stage. In the Republican Primary race to unseat her, the field of candidates has now grown to four, and many interested political observers are waiting for one candidate to truly distinguish themselves from the pac Rep. Connie Mack IV will enter the Senate race in Florida, the Republican s chief of staff confirmed to Roll Call late Wednesday. Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, who will not seek re-election, has consulted with two Republican hopefuls in Connecticut, further irritating his former party.A few months ago, Senator Joseph I. Lieberman, an independent from Connecticut who is allied with the Democratic majority in the Senate, had a surprising guest at his office: Linda E. McMahon, the former wrestling mogul who is seeking the Republican nomination for Mr. Lieberman's Senate seat, now that he is retiring.
(CNN) - Samuel Wurzelbacher, also known as "Joe the Plumber," kicked off his congressional campaign Tuesday night, hoping to win over an Ohio House seat for the GOP. "Our current system is all about control. It needs to be fixed," Wurzelbacher said. "They keep on putting duct tape on it. Herman Cain takes the lead in the Republican presidential nomination contest as GOP voters continue to deny Mitt Romney clear front-runner status. Romney was roundly hammered by conservatives for refusing, on a visit to Ohio, to endorse a ballot measure there that curtails collective bargaining for public employees. The Club for Growth, Freedom Works, and prominent pundits all attacked the presidential candidate. Rival Texas Gov. Rick Perry quickly joined them. Obama just received a critical endorsement, The Communist Party USA. The Communist Party USA leader, Sam Webb, explains why he will continue to support Obama and Democrats in 2012. The Communist Party USA has consistently supported and infiltrated the Democratic Party.
Governor Rick Perry took to the airwaves yesterday with what some are labeling his "20-20? tax plan, and based upon this author's first impression, the plan is likely to spark renewed interest in Perry's presently stalled presidential campaign.
When voters in Ohio's 1st Congressional District threw Democrat Steve Driehaus out of office after only one term, he did not bow out gracefully. No, he decided to get even. So he did what anyone does in today's culture: he sued somebody. Martin Baker announced that he would run for US Congress in Missouri's First Congressional District as a Republican at the Sherman T. Parker banquet. The ban... GOP Congressional Candidate Karen Harrington (seeking the nomination to take on DNC chair Debbie Wasserman-Schultz)visited the South Florida Jewish Academy, a special needs school located in Boca Raton to meet with the facility's educators and obtain a better understanding of the curriculum being taught at the school. The current problems that special needs programs face can seem insurmountable, but Harrington feels that these challenges can be addressed and that public schools can take a page o This summer, Obama mentioned twice that he would like to circumvent Congress when it comes to pushing his agenda. Now, according to Reuters, it and the Associated Press it seems he is doing it.
The more one goes back and listens to the things Romney's been saying during his nearly two decades of public service, the more one has to wonder why he thought someone would link him to Reagan in the first place.
CONTENTS Argus Report: Developer Tate calls Miami-Dade "not an honest government," and asks Mayor Gimenez why do "we have to pay a permit expeditor" to get projects done Florida: State Sen. Richter in the spotlight, Vietnam veteran first elected in 08, respected banker, had $4.69 million net worth through 2010 Miami-Dade County: There they go MIAMI - Early voting for a number of Miami-Dade municipalities starts Monday in Hialeah, Miami and Miami Beach. In Homestead, voters can start heading to the polls on Thursday. Watch: Video Monday, October 24, 2011. Louisiana Gov. Bobby Jindal had a cakewalk into a second term, turning back nine challengers.
After two days of voting in the US HOUSE Florida Congressional District 20 Poll, Joe Kaufman has 50% of the vote. Mr. Kaufman leads newcomer Ozzie DeFaria who garnered 33%. They are vying to win the GOP nomination to take on DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Out of Touch).Karen Harrington, Debbie's 2010 opponent, has a disappointing 15% while Joe Goldner comes in with 1%.
"In this video commentary, I defend Cain's 999 Plan. The attacks on Cain's 999 Plan scored in the last GOP debate and Cain did not do a good job of answering them. Get the real answers right here. I lay them all out." - Dick Morris Matti Herrera Bower and her opponents in the upcoming election are basing their campaigns on her 12-year record as a city commissioner and mayor — but their opinions on the mayor’s legacy differ sharply. On October 11th at the Colony Theater on Lincoln Rd., a close to capacity crowd gathered to hear four hopeful candidates vie for custody of the mayoral responsi MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - The crowd was rowdy at the Colony Theater on Lincoln Road Tuesday night as four candidates for Miami Beach mayor squared off in a question-and-answer style forum. Wednesday, October 12, 2011. Former Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle has thrown her hat into the U.S. Senate race. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie, just one week after definitively announcing he will not run for president in the 2012 race, endorsed Mitt Romney for the job Tuesday afternoon. Elizabeth Warren raised more than $3 million in a little more than six weeks to fund her Senate bid in Massachusetts — more than twice the figure pulled in by incumbent Sen. Scott Brown (R-Mass.).The astounding figure anchors the notion that Warren will be a formidable candidate both in the Democratic primary and if she wins the primary against Brown.
Democratic politicians and their allies in the Democrat-media complex are not the only ones showing support for the Wall Street protests that have now spread include Foreign dictatorships like Iran and Venezuela who have sided with the protesters as well.
New Castle Deleware businessman Kevin Wade who briefly sought the Republican nomination for Delaware's lone U.S. House seat last year is considering challenging Democratic Sen. Tom Carper in 2012. A new study out today from the Center for Responsive Politics ranked NFL teams by the volume of campaign money given by players, owners, executives and their spouses. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and 50 members of his caucus voted to change Senate rules unilaterally to prevent Republicans from forcing votes on uncomfortable amendments after the chamber has voted to move to final passage of a bill. He triggered a rarely used procedural option informally called the "nuclear option" to change the Senate rules.
Even Herman Cain did not foresee his sudden rise to front-runner status in the battle for the GOP nomination. And many analysts still doubt his campaign is viable. "And so, Bill, the answer - the question then is, will Congress do something? If Congress does something, then I can't run against a do-nothing Congress. If Congress does nothing, then it's not a matter of me running against them, I think the American people will run them out of town. Because they are frustrated." Linda McMahon is trouncing fellow Republican Chris Shays in the polls, but Shays may be the only one capable of beating a Democrat in Connecticut. Jackson Lee also took another shot at GOP presidential candidate Herman Cain for saying that blacks are "brainwashed" into supporting Democrats.
"I guess he suggests we're not educated persons," she said, following remarks she made Monday about Cain. White House promises, then retracts, 400,000 teachers | Backtracks on figures after press conference reporter questions Get on board and pledge today! In The Wall Street Journal's Wonder Land column, Daniel Henninger writes: Herman Cain has had a credible career and is a credible candidate. He deserves a serious look.
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Between now and Election Day, President Obama will have to create 8 million jobs just to tie for last place with the previous worst recovery since the Great Depression. Meanwhile, Americans are rightly demanding dramatic overhauls to get this country back on its feet. What does the president do? He doubles down on his philosophy of continuing the beatings until morale improves. Voter ID is the only way to get rid of voter fraud. We need to get the truth out there now! NC governor recommends suspending democracy to focus on jobs | Gov. Perdue: Suspend congressional elections for two years 'to just let them help this country recover Florida is now expected to hold its presidential primary on the last day in January 2012, a move likely to throw the carefully arranged Republican nominating calendar into disarray and jumpstart the nominating process a month earlier than party leaders had hoped. Mel Evans/AP Photo CLAYTON, Missouri — A spokesman for New Jersey Republicans shot down speculation that Chris Christie might reconsider and jump in the presidential race. “Governor Christie is flattered that his accomplishments in New Jersey have received so much support from voters across the country but nothing has changed with regards to the Governor’s decision not to run for President in 2012,” according to a statement from Rick Gorka, New Jersey’s GOP spokesma Hamze, director of CAIR Florida, said his local group hadnothing to do with the suspect activities in Washington. I'm aligned with Republican values. And I want to serve the party," said Hamze, who earlier told a reporter that any effort to block him was the result of anti-Islamic "bigotry." Rick Perry's stumbles are giving hope to the rest of the GOP presidential field. Following disastrous showings in last week's debate and Florida Straw Poll, Perry's frontrunner status could be fading. His decline, along with Michele Bachmann's, leaves an opening for a conservative candidate. Mayor's Debate. By Anne Newport Royall An overflow crowd nearing 90 filled the main dining room of David's Café II on Lincoln Road Tuesday, sitting, Chris Christie's denials of a presidential run may fade away as speculators are anticipating the New Jersey governor to make such an announcement, according to the Star-Ledger. Most Republican Florida voters still are saying, "Don't know" when asked whom they would support in the U.S. Senate race but among those who have a preference, former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux has the lead.
Corruption allegations prompt commission to slow Lincoln Road privatization effort Explosive allegations of underhanded politics at best and outright After much hand-wringing, Tommy Thompson, the former Wisconsin governor, appears to be jumping into the 2012 race for U.S. Senate . Linda McMahon is back. The former CEO of WWE and the Republican Party's 2010 U.S. Senate nominee in Connecticut will make another run for the office in 2012. Maybe the pressures and competing demands of being both a Congresswoman and the Chairwoman of the Democratic National Committee are too much for Debbie Wasserman-Schultz to handle.She now finds herself as the recipient of a new ethics complaint filed against her by the Republican National Lawyers Association with the Office of Congressional Ethics, charging her with a violation of House Rule 5 for "her use for political purposes of video footage of House proceedings."
America, get shovel-ready: There's an onslaught of words heading your way from both Congress and the White House about the best way to repair our tottering fiscal edifice. President Obama is skipping about the country talking up his $447 billion jobs plan. Congressional Republicans have responded with high-sounding talk about "Liberating America's Economy."
3,000 American flags that each represented a victim of 9/11 were planted at a city park in Canton, Georgia, but found their way to trash cans and the floor of the Cherokee County Courthouse. CBS Atlanta reports that the organizers who planted the memorial are outraged after learning the order to disrespectfully remove the flags came from the Cherokee County Solicitor General David Cannon Jr.
More than a dozen states have passed new voting regulations this year. Kris Kobach, the Republican secretary of state in Kansas, says his state's voter ID law will cut down on fraud. But Rolling Stone's Ari Berman, who has covered the laws extensively, says fraud isn't widespread and the laws disproportionately affect certain groups. WASHINGTON - Mark Amodei of Carson City took office this morning as the newest House member representing Nevada. Two days after his victory in a special election in New York's Ninth District, Mr. Turner was officially sworn in on the floor of the House. Republican Bob Turner captured the seat vacated by long-time Democratic Representative Anthony Weiner, upsetting Democrat David Weprin in Tuesday's special election.With 87 percent of precincts reporting as of 2 a..m. Wednesday, Turner had 54 percent of the vote to Weprin's 46 percent.
Four candidates filed Friday to challenge Miami Beach Mayor Matti Herrera Bower and Commissioner Deede Weithorn in their bids for re-election. Commissioners Ed Tobin and Jonah Wolfson drew no opponents. Federal authorities have come across what they believe may be a credible threat to the U.S. homeland surrounding the 10th anniversary of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks, several sources tell Fox News. The Young Republican Network, a nationwide network of young Republicans, serving local, statewide, and national campaigns has endorsed Bob Turner for Congress (CD-9). Bob Turner is the Republican and Conservative Party endorsed candidate in the September 13 special election vs. the very liberal, anti-Second Amendment Democrat choice, NYS Assemblyman David Weprin. New York's District 9 represents parts of Queens and Kings County, New York.
Herman Cain takes on Al Sharpton, Eugene Robinson, Lawrence O'Donnell and Ed Schultz after the Republican debate at the Reagan Library. Republican Bob Turner has landed the backing of a long-serving Democratic assemblyman who carries major clout in the Orthodox Jewish community.
Assemblyman Dov Hikind will cross party lines to endorse Turner Wednesday in New York's special election to replace former Rep. Anthony Weiner, Turner's campaign announced Tuesday.
Hikind's decision will likely undercut fellow Democrat and fellow Assemblyman David Weprin's appeal to the Jewish vote, especially in the heavily Orthodox Jewish part of the President Obama is expected to propose at least $300 billion in federal spending and tax cuts Thursday night to get Americans working again, including several items already suggested - like a payroll tax cut extension through 2012 that would be worth about $110 billion. In a heated exchanged, Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz repeatedly ducked questions on "Fox and Friends" Tuesday about Teamsters President Jimmy Hoffa's call for workers to combat the tea party and "take these son-of-a-bitches out."
Kick out the Mitts! Career politician and gun control supporter-supreme, New York State Assemblyman David I. Weprin, D, wants a seat at the United States Congress. If he wins in a special election scheduled for Sept. 13, New York's 9th Congressional District will have elected the most anti-4th Amendment candidate running for public office – this year.
Florida Sen. Marco Rubio's prospects for landing the Republican nomination for vice president are so good that it's possible that one of the presidential candidates has already offered him the job, Florida political blogger Javier Manjarres tells Newsmax.TV.
There are 23 Democratic-held Senate seats up for grabs this year, versus only 10 Republican-held seats. Realistically, only two of those 10 Republicans seats will be competitive next year: Nevada, a purple state where appointed Republican Sen. Dean Heller faces a tough challenge from Democratic Rep. Shelley Berkley; and Massachusetts, a deep Blue state where Republican Sen. Scott Brown will try to hold on against an as-yet unknown Democratic challenger. Both Republicans are vulnerable, but favor "attacking a program on 'Islamic extremism' as an attack on all of Islam makes the same mistake critics unfairly accuse Fred Grandy of. 'Islamic extremism' and Islam are not interchangeable terms." Others have also pointed out the Chevy Chase Club's First Amendment right to discuss topics and have speakers of their own choosing. Voters in the traditionally blue 9th Congressional District of New York have less than two weeks before choosing a successor to Anthony Weiner, who resigned in June after admitting to inappropriate relationships with women online. To the surprise of many, the race has become competitive over the past month, attracting money and effort from the national parties, though several political experts in the state believe Democrats will ultimately squeak by. In recent days, however, Democratic candidate
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Presidential candidate Congresswoman Michele Bachmann extended her Florida bus tour on Monday with a day long trek through Miami's historical ‘Little Havana' district. Bachmann joined Congressman David Rivera, State Representative Carlos Lopez-Cantera, and Miami-Dade County commissioner Esteban ‘La Navaja' Bovo Jr. for a tour of the Bay of Pigs Museum. Senators Charles E. "Chuck" Schumer, D-N.Y., and Kirsten E. R. Gillibrand, D-N.Y., and John F. Kerry, D-Mass. scheme to exploit campus shooter fears. North East politicians are rabid about gun control and are unafraid to act. Let's take a look at the three U.S. Senators that have co-sponsored the most recent anti-firearm legislation submitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee, S.436 – Fix Gun Checks Act of 2011.
A Rundown of the Miami Beach Candidates The current crop of hopefuls vying for Miami Beach political office this November, unlike in years past, contains some Larry Klayman, the founder of Judicial Watch and Freedom Watch, today announced that the U.S. District Court for District of Columbia (Honorable Richard Roberts), ruled that he and others at Freedom Watch may, in principle, gain access to secret White House meetings with lobbyists in the healthcare and related industries over the President's so called Obamacare legislation, and learn whether there has been a change in the "composition" . It is official- the "Main Stream Media" (MSM) has kicked-off their "rescue Obama from his record" campaign!
A front page Associated Press article today had a very compelling title, "With Pessimism Growing on Economy, More Americans Still Blame Bush Over Obama";
Herman Cain is a great American and inspiration! Joe Kaufman, the Republican US Congressional candidate who is seeking to unseat DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz in Florida's District 20, was recently attacked in a letter to US Congressman Allen West. The letter was apparently sent to intimidate Kaufman and asked West to distance himself from those the Muslim group felt were "anti-Islam extremists".
Scott Brown remains quite popular at home. But as he faces the voters again in 2012, will that matter? Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval is flexing political muscle in the upcoming special election September 13 to fill the state's open House seat.Sandoval endorses Republican Mark Amodei in a new television ad that began airing Thursday. Another of Massachusetts' 160,000 illegal immigrants has killed one of us. Matthew Denice 23 years old, of Milford, struck, dragged, and killed by Nicholas Gauman, a drunken 34-year old illegal from Ecuador who just 39 days ago Deval Patrick said it would be ‘racist‘ to deport.
A prominent Orthodox Jewish politician blasted the Democratic candidate seeking to replace former congressman Anthony Weiner for supporting same-sex marriage. With Congressman Allen West's recent announcement that he will not be leaving his House Seat to run for U.S.Senate, the Florida Republican Senate primary picture is beginning to come into clearer focus. Many had thought West would be a shoo-in to defeat incumbent Senator Bill Nelson, but that task is now up to one the remaining candidates- Adam Hasner, Craig Miller, Mike McCalister and George LeMieux.
Since international financier and gun control advocate George Soros is about as progressive as it gets, it should be no surprise that he is a founding member and huge contributor to Media Matters. According to Forbes.com, Soros has a net income of upward of $14.5 billion, so unfortunately for us, his personal pet peeve against American gun rights, hurts us tremendously.
ALERT: Obama is gearing up to give the Commerce Department the ability to create an Internet ID for each and every American!
Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan announced Monday that he will not be a participant in the 2012 Republican presidential nominating contest, choosing instead to run for reelection to the House of Representatives, where he currently serves as Budget Committee chairman. Former Rep. Chris Shays, a Republican who lost his long-held Connecticut seat in 2008, will run for U.S. Senate in 2012, Greenwich Time reported Monday.
National Republicans are pouring a large amount of cash into next month's special election to replace former New York Rep. Anthony Weiner, a sign that the GOP sees an opening in the traditionally blue district. The Clinton Surplus Myth - Craig Steiner: Time and time again, anyone reading the mainstream news or GOP US Senate candidate Ian Linker says,school funding is a significant issue in New Jersey. The question is: How can lawmakers in Trenton most equitably distribute income tax revenue so that students get the best education for the money.
Facebook issued an apology Saturday for deleting a post by Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer that criticized the Obama administration over its new policy on prioritizing deportations of illegal immigrants. In a town like Miami Beach, once home of Al Capone, one tends to expect corruption. But, one doesn’t expect a leader to come along and plant a flag in the The Ansar al-Mujahedeen web forum urges readers to conceal suicide vests under fake military uniforms to get close to military leaders and state governors at funerals. Harvard Law School professor Elizabeth Warren, who worked with the Obama administration to set up the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, took another step toward challenging Massachusetts Republican Sen. Scott Brown on Thursday when she filed paperwork for an exploratory committee and launched an accompanying website to seek donations and volunteers.
In the first debate for Nevada s special election, Democratic state Treasurer Kate Marshall used much of her allotted time attacking former Nevada GOP Chairman Mark Amodei s legislative record and positioning herself as the candidate who would work with both parties at a time of persistent partisanship in Washington, D.C. Former Rep. Charles Djou (R) announced Wednesday that he is running for his former seat, setting up a potential rematch with Rep. Colleen Hanabusa (D) in Hawaii s Honolulu-based 1st district. Obama Getaway Postcards from Martha's Vineyard - Send One Today! Rep. Allen West told Laura Ingraham tonight on the O'Reilly Factor that he was the modern day Harriet Tubman. New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has repeatedly denied that he intends to run for president in 2012, but according to Bloomberg View columnist Jonathan Alter, he is taking some early steps toward joining the race. http://powerlineblog.com After a summer of recall elections stemming from how Wisconsin lawmakers reacted to Gov. Scott Walker 's proposal curbing public employee union rights, Republicans emerged bruised but not beaten while Democrats expressed optimism the tide was turning their way. Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani (R) stepped forward today to endorse businessman Bob Turner (R) for congress in the special election for the Queens-Brooklyn congressional seat recently vacated by former Congressman Anthony Weiner (D).
President Barack Obama's signature healthcare law suffered a setback on Friday when an appeals court ruled that it was unconstitutional to require all Americans to buy insurance or face a penalty by the U.S. Appeals Court for the 11th Circuit, based in Atlanta. Three North Carolina Democrats admit voting twice for Obama | The state's Republican Party points to confession as a reason why the state needs a voter ID law Fox 19 reports that "about 100" demonstrators showed up at House Speaker John Boehner's suburban Cincinatti office to give him a piece of their minds.
Chanting Republican leaders in Congress announced Wednesday their six appointments to the 12-member super debt committee that is charged with cutting more than $1 trillion from the federal deficit. Democrat David Weprin holds a scant, six-point lead over Republican Bob Turner in a Sept. 13 special election to replace disgraced former Rep. Anthony Weiner, D-N.Y., according to a new Siena Research Institute poll released Wednesday. Weprin leads Turner among likely voters, 48 percent to 42 percent. Nine percent are undecided.
According to DNC boss Debbie Wasserman Schultz, the Tea Party not only caused America's credit rating to be downgraded, the Tea Party consists of "tyrants."
Was Here we go again- the latest instance of Democrats in Congress using any means to further their political agenda would likely lead most clear-eyed observers to admit that rules were broken- several times, as a matter of fact. Recall several months back when House Democrats sent out taxpayer-funded mailers accusing Republicans of wanting to end "End Medicare"? Congressional District Nine representing parts of Queens and Kings County, New York, has been held hostage by the Democrat Party since 1923. Democrat Anthony Weiner held the position since 1999 until he resigned on June 21, after inadvertently sending a nude Twitter feed. To fill the open seat a special election has been scheduled for Tuesday, September 13. Republican Bob Turner has the endorsement of the Republican and Conservative Parties respectively, and New York State Assemblyman (District The percentage of Americans who expressly state that they are supporters of the Tea Party movement is currently about as large at 22 percent of the population as the 21 percent who say they are liberals, according to recent but separate Gallup polls.
Pennsylvania Republicans may finally be closing in on a viable recruit to take on Democratic Sen. Bob Casey: wealthy businessman Steve Welch.
Welch met with National Republican Senatorial Committee officials this week in Washington, POLITICO has learned. People familiar with his thinking say Welch is considering a run more seriously than when GOPers first tried to recruit him earlier in the year.
"He's more open to it than he was before," said John Brabender, a veteran Republican As speculation about how long Timothy Geithner will remain as U.S. Treasury secretary simmered Thursday, former Gov. Jon Corzine's name began to bubble up as a possible replacement. Apparently, liberal Democrats in the Senate have spent the last few weeks with their collective heads in the proverbial sand Former U.S. Senator George LeMieux has taken the gloves off in the 2012 Florida U.S. Senate Republican primary race. After months of avoiding any mention of his chief rival Adam Hasner and stating that he views the other candidates in the race as competitors not opponents, Senator LeMieux is suddenly changing his tune. Lt. Gov. Phil Bryant won a five-man Republican primary for Mississippi governor while the election to determine his Democratic opponent went into a runoff. Former two-term Republican Governor of Hawaii Linda Lingle, is dropping hints of a potential Senate race in 2012. She has been a top recruit prospect for the NRSC. On Monday, the U.S. Attorney's office in Anchorage charged Arne Fuglvog, fisheries aide to U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, with a single, misdemeanor violation of the Lacey Act, an act that combats "illegal" trafficking in wildlife, fish, and plants. Congress and Barack Obama reach a budget deal that excludes crucial revenue increases. Airdate - 08/01/11 PJTV video Florida Republican Congressional candidate Joe Kaufman is seeking the Republican nomination to take on DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz and wants to bring fiscal sanity back to Washington. Veteran political strategist Roger Stone is weighing on the race to unseat current DNC chair Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL). In an interview with The Shark Tank this past weekend, Stone gave this full-throated endorsement of Karen Harrington, Republican candidate for Congress in Congressional District 20: I'm proud to be among those supporting Karen Harrington for Congress . Nick Loeb,the local banking scion and boyfriend of of Modern Family TV star Sofia Vergara, is once again considering jumping into the Florida Republican US Senate Primar.But now a second multi-millionaire who could potentially self-fund a Senate bid is also seriously considering the race. Newsmax Magazine Publisher Conservative Publisher Christopher J. Ruddy.
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Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz (D-Fla.), chair of the Democratic National Committee, said Wednesday that House Republicans are trying to impose "dictatorship" through their tactics in the debt-ceiling negotiations. She said the GOP rhetoric could "spark panic and chaos," which she called "potentially devastating" to the economy.
A candidate who lacks media savvy. U.S. Sen. Scott Brown has tapped the former New Hampshire state director for John McCain's 2008 presidential bid to serve as his campaign manager.
Rep. David Wu (D-Ore.) announced Tuesday he will resign from Congress following accusations he had unwanted sexual contact with a teenage girl. "I cannot care for my family the way I wish while serving in Congress and fighting these very serious allegations. Who Told You It Was Legal, Matti? Names, Please William Grant, Jr., 60, African-American, ex-Marine, draws disability income that affords him occasional This past weekend, congressional candidate Karen Harrington who is seeking the Republican nomination to take on DNC Chair Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz announced the launch of her new campaign microsite http://www.firedebbie.com Harrington is challenging incumbent Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz in Florida's Congressional District 20. Eugene Dokes, 28, of St. Peters, was elected chairman of the St. Charles County Republican Central Committee during a July 20 meeting.
New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie says he's not running for president, but he's still leaving an imprint on the 2012 Republican campaign as a potential kingmaker _ and distraction.
An illustration of United States of America's debt problems; with national debt and unfunded liablities put into perspective. Showing One Million, 1 Trillion, 15 Trillion, 14.294 Trillion, 114.5 Trillion Jim DeMint just sent out a list of Senators to call ASAP. The Senate will vote TODAY at 10:00 AM Eastern on Cut-Cap-Balance. Activate! The bad job market is creating an opening for Republicans.
Florida Rep. Allen West said Thursday he had apologized to Florida Rep. and Democratic National Committee chairwoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz. Former Rep. Pete Hoekstra, R-Mich., who earlier this year passed on the opportunity to challenge Democratic Sen. Debbie Stabenow, has reversed course and will soon launch a campaign for the Republican nomination, a GOP source has confirmed to Hotline On Call. The development was first reported by MIRS, a Lansing-based legislative news service.
Florida GOP Congressman Allen West this afternoon dispatched a scathing personal email to Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz, calling her "vile, unprofessional ,and despicable," "a coward," "characterless," and "not a Lady," and demanding that she "shut the heck up."
Wasserman Schultz, in whose neighboring South Florida district West lives, provoked his tirade with remarks after he left the House floor today, in wh The most prominent Republican Scott D'Amboise challenging Olympia Snowe in the Senate GOP primary in Maine says President Obama is exercising a lot of Muslim faith" and doesn't believe he is a Christian.
The once moribund Senate "Gang of Six" gained new life Tuesday after Oklahoma Sen. Tom Coburn unexpectedly rejoined the group and President Barack Obama praised a new effort to cut the debt by as much as $3.7 trillion over the next decade.
After standing beside the president during his appointment of Richard Cordray to lead the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, advocate and liberal heroine Elizabeth Warren told MSNBC's Andrea Mitchell she would think about waging a challenge to freshman Sen. Scott Brown from her home in Massachusetts.
Facebook has made an immeasurable imprint in national politics since Barack Obama utilized it in his run for president, and the social networking giant is taking steps to ensure Republicans get in on the action, too.
The RPOF's new Communication Director Brian Hughes says that the party is in position to put pressure on the Florida Democrat Party and Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz's Democrat National Committee (DNC) and make additional gains in both the state legislature and in Congress seats. Florida U.S. Senate candidate Mike Haridopolos campaign caught up in a sitiuation? Haridopolos seems to be in a bit of a pickle with the most recent shake up of his campaign not one like Newt Gingrich's Presidential campaign recently endured, but a significant one nonetheless. Haridopolos top political consultant and campaign top political consultant and campaign manager have left the campaign, bringing that to a total of five staffers and consultants that have left his campaign.
GOP should force Obama to offer real tax reform. House Republican lawmakers are strategizing how to get a debt deal done in short order and avoid any potential loss in the U.S. credit rating, saying Friday they will vote on legislation next Wednesday to cap, cut and balance the budget. http://twitter.com/#!/yrnetwork Miami Beach Mayor Matti Herrera Bower was taken to task by an opponent Wednesday for buying two extra years of pension credit on the grounds that her past employment as a dental assistant is equivalent to her career as a politician. Tevi Troy writes on NRO: Secure America Now has just released a new poll showing that only 43 percent of Jews plan to vote to reelect Obama in 2012. If this holds, it would be a considerable drop from the 78 percent of the Jewish vote Obama received in 2008, and from the standard 75–80 . . . Craig Miller, a successful businessman and Air Force veteran, today launched his campaign to be the next United States Senator from the state of Florida. Miller, a Republican, announced his plans by flying around the state, making stops in Orlando, Tampa, Naples, West Palm Beach and Jacksonville.
Rudy: I'll run for president if no other Republican can beat Obama | Giuliani says he will decide by September, calls Obama's policies a 'disaster Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz appeared with Andrea Mitchell earlier today and expressed her displeasure with Senator Mitch McConnell's plan to shove the debt ceiling decision back on President Obama. Instead she argued Americans want everyone in Washington to sit at the table like grown-ups and work out a deal. And she was just getting started with her maturity-based analogies. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska, told The Associated Press that it would be disastrous for the U.S. if the debt ceiling weren't raised. Democrat Janice Hahn scored a 55% vote win over Republican Craig Huey to hold Jane Harman's 36th Congressional District seat for the Democrats. The district covers the Los Angeles beaches area. Harman had resigned to work for a think tank in Washington.
A recent $4.2 million settlement between the Department of Labor and a Maryland county school system over its failure to pay visa fees for foreign teachers underscores the difficulty some districts are having meeting complex federal rules that govern teacher hiring. In a shot across President Obama's bow Democratic former New York City Mayor Ed Koch yesterday urged voters in Queens and Brooklyn to make history by voting for the Republican candidate to replace ex-Rep. Anthony Weiner in the Sept. 13 special election. Republican congressional candidate Karen Harrington has announced that her campaign has hired Senator Marco Rubio's former Field Director Anthony Bustamante as the campaign's General Consultant. The hiring represents a real coup for the Harrington campaign, as Bustamante was one of Rubio's earliest hires as well as one of his most trusted and and significant campaign staffers. Harrington is back for a rematch against DNC Chair/Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz. Republican Party leaders in Brooklyn and Queens chose Bob Turner, who made a surprisingly strong showing last year, will take on the Democrat, Assemblyman David I. Weprin, in the special election on September 13. On Capitol Hill this year, one of President Obama’s most troublesome critics has been Senator Obama. Betty Ford, the widow of President Gerald Ford and a staunch advocate for women's rights and substance abuse treatment, died Friday at 93. In an exclusive interview with "Inside City Hall" Tuesday, Republican New York City Councilman Eric Ulrich said he will not run for the House of Representatives seat that became vacant when Anthony Weiner resigned due to his sexting scandal. Democratic leaders have chosen David Weprin a state Assemblyman from Queens as their candidate to replace Rep. Anthony Weiner, who resigned last month after a sexting scandal.
President Obama is asking the Supreme Court to stay tomorrow's planned execution of a Mexican citizen in Texas, arguing it could do irreparable harm to U.S. interests abroad. In 1994, Humberto Leal Garcia Jr. was convicted of rape and murder and sentenced to death. A Philadelphia charter school fighting a unionizing effort is trying to break legal ground by contending that it is not a public school - even though it's funded entirely by taxpayers.The move by Jews have become so commonplace in the conservative new media that the fact of their Jewish identity fails to garner much notice, writes talk show host and JewsforSarah blogger Benyamin Korn.
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The winner of the Republican primary in Florida's 20th Congressional District will square off against DNC Chairwoman and part time Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz. The primary fields latest entrant is Americans Against Hate founder and former Chairman Joe Kaufmann. Kaufmann joins Karen Harrington, the 2010 Republican candidate who lost her 2010 General election. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo is prepared to announce a September 13 special election to fill Anthony Weiner's seat in... In an interview with CNN, First Lady Michelle Obama thanks the media for their "support" and "kindness."
As President Obama faces an increasingly uncertain political future, our White House Insider indicates widespread re-election panic within the president's inner-circle, hints at a "pushback" scandal against Republicans, and the intent to make the president "very uncomfortable" heading into 2012…
Dr. Wargotz acknowledges that he's "interested" in running next year - and also maintaining a volunteer campaign staff - he said he has not made up his mind. In 2008, when Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-San Francisco) was considering a bid for state governor, polls showed she would easily win. But like the economy, politics is cyclical. It seems Californians are changing their tune when it comes to DiFi, the political icon who has remained seemingly unbeatable over the years.
President Barack Obama’s administration is quietly offering a quasi-amnesty for hundreds of thousands of illegal immigrants aiming to win reelection by mobilizing a wave of new Hispanic voters without alienating the populous at large, say supporters of stronger immigration law enforcement. Who would be on the 2012 Republican presidential ticket if a political genius dreamed up the perfect one-two punch to knock Obama out of the White House? The answer I'm hearing around Washington is former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush and Ohio Sen. Rob Portman. Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin officially declared his candidacy for Lord today. The announcement follows a statement by Russian President Dimitry Medvedev that he would not seek an additional term if it meant opposing Putin.
"I officially declare, that by this time next year, I shall be LORD PUTIN!" said Putin is a Moscow press conference this morning, "There is no Lord other than Putin and Putin is the way to salvation. All hail Putin!"
http://www.theendive.com/html/article819.ht The conservative winds of Florida change may very well have blown through the crowded and contentious field of Republican candidates who are vying to unseat Democrat U.S. Senator Bill Nelson in next year’s general election. Up to this point, the Republican candidates in the race-former Senator George LeMieux, FL Senate President Mike Haridopolos. U.S. Senate candidate Bongino hopes to win in Maryland as a Republican With Anthony Weiner out of the political picture, Rudy Giuliani and GOP leaders think a Republican has a real shot at succeeding the randy representative as the next Queens-Brooklyn congressman. Republican Joseph Kyrillos is looking at back-to-back elections - running to keep his state Senate seat in Monmouth County this fall and then taking the leap toward unseating Democratic U.S. Sen. New York Republicans have displayed an uncanny ability to lose slam-dunk elections in safe special congressional elections (NY20, NY23, and now, NY26). NY9 is an uphill climb under any circumstances, but if the New York State Republican Party and the Republican Congressional Campaign Committee can stand out of the way, Eric Ulrich just might be the candidate to finally deliver NY9 into Republican hands. In this video clip from an hour long call in show with Steve Adubato, Gov Chris Christie tells a woman that is no business of hers as to where his kids go school. A loss of clout for Detroit and Wayne County is reflected in Michigan Senate redistricting map drawn by state Republicans that is expected to be released later today. The map, obtained by The News, would result in significant changes in most of the state?s 38 Senate districts.
While Rep. Anthony Weiner may no longer have the benefit of Congress' generous health care plan, he will still be able to collect his pension and other benefits that could total more than $1 million during his lifetime.
DNC chairwoman Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz uttered four words that will come back to haunt her in the future – "Democrats own the economy." The DNC chairwoman said Laureen Cummings, head of the tea party in Scranton, is expected to run against Casey. She said he's as vulnerable as Obama because he has stood up for Obama policies such as the divisive health care law. Cummings, who says she will officially announce her candidacy in the coming weeks, shot down the idea that his calm, likable demeanor endears him to moderate and conservative voters.
The White House defended its record Tuesday on the stimulus after facing a heap of criticism over President Obama's joke a day earlier that shovel-ready projects in the stimulus bill weren't so shovel-ready after all. Idaho Governor Butch Otter, in league with notorious Marxist, B. Hussein Obama, have hatched a plan to make Idaho the first Chinese owned state in America. Otter and company have named this Project 60. Sounds innocent enough, until you realize that Otter and his minions are afraid to call it what it is, globalization of America and surrender of sovereignty. The news is breaking that Congressman Anthony Weiner is considering resigning his House seat for the 9th District of New York. After constitutents rallied outside his Queens's home today in protest of his continued arrogance and refusal to resign, perhaps he is having second thoughts. Only after announcing that he would enter rehabilitation to "get well," Democrat leadership began calling for his resignation. The New York Daily News said someone "close" to the Weiner-man says media coverage is l A new poll shows Mitt Romney catapulting over a large Republican presidential field in which few candidates earn enthusiastic support from tepid voters. Democrats knew they were getting an outspoken partisan when Rep. Debbie Wasserman Schultz took over the reins of the Democratic National Committee a month ago. However, some Dems are privately fretting about Wasserman Schultz's tendency to put her foot in her mouth. Just hours after three leading Democrats called on him to resign, Rep. Anthony Weiner announced he will take a leave of absence from Congress and enter a treatment program. Saturday began with a major blow to Weiner's chances for survival, as House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi, Democratic National Committee chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz and Rep. Steve Israel, chairman of the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, all issued statements urging Weiner to leave Congress.
To Elect for Mayor. AP sources say senior aides on Newt Gingrich 's presidential campaign have resigned en masse. I will have a best deal with The Bronx and Brooklyn Committees included another three Boroughs' Committees somewhat my Campaign trail for it would be GOP Tickets as next New York City Mayor's firstterms when it will be succeeded Michael Ruben Bloomberg's Finished running the businesses. I am seriously considered about thisan inflate budget of pull out by near revenues of an ecomonic, upbringing of all overlift education systems, congregrate residences foreclourses audits by agencies and compromi Washington (CNN)-Democratic National Committee Chairwoman Debbie Wasserman Schultz might "say anything," but she also might take it back. After being blasted by opponents for invoking Jim Crow during a critique of voter identification laws backed by Republicans, the congresswoman admitted using the "wrong analogy."
Matthew Vadum has described it as a "brilliantly orchestrated criminal organization" that is "part political group, part crime syndicate, part terrorist organization." Banks and other corporations have paid it billions of dollars in protection money, while the government pays it... Two challengers hoping to unseat Miami Beach Mayor Matti Herrera Bower are making political hay over the controversy surrounding Urban Beach Week. Here's an odd story from Russellville Middle School in Arkansas. There's a bit of a scandal brewing after it was discovered that this year's yearbook featured a list of the "Top 5 worst people of all time" that named Adolph Hitler, Osama Bin Laden, Charles Manson, George W. Bush, and Dick Cheney. Yikes.
Forget about getting consensus on health care reform; liberals and conservatives might never even agree on what constitutes the best french fry.
Hunch.com, which culls data from millions of users about their preferences, takes a look at how eating habits differ based on politica … FOX 6 News for Milwaukee and southeast Wisconsin, weather, sports, business, politics, entertainment, health, blogs and a poll By John E. Zur In response to the shocking incident resulting in the shooting of 22-year old Raymond Herisse, by police officers, early Monday morning on Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) says he is considering running for president after frustrated conservative activists have pleaded with him to run.
The current chairwoman of the DNC Debbie Wasserman-Schultz is the perfect example of what is wrong with the Democrat Party; a party that has moved dramatically to the left.
"Romney has the nominal lead but the fact that there are 6 people polling at double digits shows how wide open the race is in Iowa," said Dean Debnam, President of Public Policy Polling. To help with his public affairs of national,state and local news. Republican National Committee (RNC) Co-Chairman Sharon Day of Florida today issued the following statement in response to an interview by new DNC Chairman, Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman in which she claims Republicans have declared a "war against women" because of de-funding efforts on Planned Parenthood:
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Barack Obama has played golf 70 times since taking office. Can you imagine David Cameron enjoying a round of golf on Remembrance Sunday? It would be inconceivable! Faced with desertion by a majority of his troops and watching power slip from his grasp, Muammar Qaddafi decided to unleash his secret weapon today – 5,000 terracotta soldiers.
The surprising tactic hasn't been used since 210 BC, when Qin Shi Huan, first Emporer of China, constructed such an army to successfully defend his mummified corpse.
http://www.theendive.com/html/article814.html When Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe broke ranks with GOP leadership last week and joined three fellow Republicans in voting against the House GOP's budget plan for the next fiscal year, you could almost hear the chant from their right flank.
The word Palin brings so many mixed emotion. In fact, the Liberals and the Washington elitists have stereotyped Sarah Palin because they are scared to death of her. They were successful to use that narrative via the media and brainwash many Americans. Read conservative news, blogs and opinion about 2012, 2012 Elections, Budget, Chair, House and Paul Ryan from The Weekly Standard, the must read magazine available in online edition. A new CNN/Opinion Research Corporation national poll shows the former New York City mayor atop the slow-forming Republican primary field. Giuliani, who has not closed the door to another run in 2012, is headed to New Hampshire for events next week.
There have been a few requests to identify the incumbents on the list. I'm proud to report that the network now identifies incumbents and the person who won the nomination in last year's election. (Even if he didn't win the general election.) NB sent Joe Schoffstall to Georgetown with a petition to see if liberals would silence conservative speech: "The undersigned hereby adamantly demand that the United States government shut down right wing hate sites. The hate speech propagated by sites like the Drudge Report, Hot Air, Instapundit, Big Government, and others must not be allowed to corrupt our political discourse any longer. These sites are dangerous not only to truth and freedom but also to our society as a whole. BAN THEM NOW!" Florida Democratic Rep. and DNC chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz says the election of New York Democrat Kathy Hochul to a congressional seat that's been in Republican hands for decades sends a "very strong national message" to the GOP about the House's Medicare overhaul. "I have always followed the principle that once people understand something, they will support it and they will demand it," Cain says. "I think that we ought to run on [Ryan budget], but we are going to have to do the heavy lifting to make sure that people understand it." FBI Criminal Complaint Being Filed This Week; Trump Called Jerome Corsi Author of the Book "Where's the Birth Certificate" For the Latest on 5/24/11 Sarah Palin is fortifying her small staff of advisers, buying a house in Arizona — where associates have said she could base a national campaign — and reviving her schedule of public appearances. The moves are the most concrete signals yet that Ms. Palin, the former governor of Alaska, is seriously weighing a Republican presidential bid.
Sharron Angle drops out of Nevada House race | 'Current outcomes concerning the special election have made this election in Nevada an illegitimate process A Democrat on Tuesday won election to a congressional seat from a traditionally Republican district in western New York, according to Associated Press tallies, an outcome that will be studied for clues to how voters are viewing the budget battles in Washington. Facebook's managers are deploying a new software upgrade that will dismantle myriad groups of like-minded political activists unless they get a special software-key from the company.
Maine's Republican senators will vote against the House Republican 2012 budget authored by Wisconsin Rep. Paul Ryan, with Sens. Susan Collins and Olympia Snowe in opposition to the House GOP-proposed Medicare changes.
Giuliani is back in the news because his friend and fellow New Yorker, Rep. Pete King, told reporters Monday night that the former mayor "is very close to saying he's going to run" for president in 2012.
Brian Murphy, the conservative Republican who ran against Robert L. Ehrlich Jr. in last year's GOP gubernatorial primary, has a candidate in mind to run against Democratic Sen. Benjamin L. Cardin in 2012. The one thing he can confirm: It isn't him. Supporting petition drive to stop in-state tuition for illegal immigrants in Maryland - MDPetitions.com. Critics have relentlessly misrepresented the House budget with these myths. Today, disgraceful leadership is deconstructing the Republican Party and morphing it into Republicans In Name Only – RINOs. It will take a 21st Century Republican rebellion to reverse this ugly trend. The prospect of two distinct political parties merged into one because of being sold out by their leadership in return for favors disgusts American patriots.
Family Radio founder Harold Camping revealed today that his flawed May 21 Doomsday prediction was really an estimate of when the Oprah Winfrey Show would end.
"I was only off by a few days," said Camping, "Yeah, a lot of people thought I was referring to the apocalypse, but that's how I see life without Oprah. So what if I was a few days off. I'm 89 years old. I'm happy I can still piss in a toilet."
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Former pizza CEO and conservative radio host Herman Cain made it official Saturday, joining the small but growing roster of candidates seeking the Republican presidential nomination. Gov. Mitch Daniels, R-Ind., said Sunday he won't run for president because of family concerns, narrowing the field but making a wide-open race even hazier. In other words, when Congress passed a variety of laws Americans became dismayed by the horse-trading and bribes that were resorted to by Democrats to impose these policies on us. Instead of compromise and listening to the American people, Soros counsels that more forceful measures should be used to override the will of the American people. Free and Funny Cry For Help Ecard: Republicans? In my state? It's more likely than you think. Create and send your own custom Cry For Help ecard. Last week the Scott D'Amboise for Senate camp called for the resignation of Senator Snowe and an explanation from her about what she knew about the alleged actions of her husband, former Maine Governor John McKernan, while he was the chairman of the Education Management Corporation (EDMC).
Gingrich: "Yesterday in Mason City, Iowa, I signed the Obamacare Repeal Pledge..." (May 18th, 2011) David Williams took the Republican nomination for governor in Tuesday's primary election garniering 48 percent of the vote versus 38 percent by Phil Moffett.'' [34] LOUISVILLE, KY (WAVE) - With 99 percent of precincts reporting Tuesday night, David Williams and running mate Richie Farmer pulled ahead of Tea Party chalchallenger Phil Moffett by ten points. [31] During the Kentucky campaign, Moffett tried to peg Williams as a longtime Frankfort wheeler-and-dealer who championed "secretive, pork-st Former Hawaii Gov. Linda Lingle says she'll announce whether she's running for U.S. Senate by the end of August.Lingle, a Republican who served two terms as governor, told the Honolulu Star-Advertiser she's gauging the degree of support for a campaign before making a decision.
Six-term Rep. Todd Akin's leap into the Senate race Tuesday gives Missouri Republicans a sitting congressman from the most populous area of the state with a respectable fundraising base.
But it still doesn't necessarily hand the party a clear front runner in its quest to dislodge first-term Democrat Claire McCaskill.
Not only will Akin have to face former State Treasurer Sarah Steelman - who while flubbed an early fundraising opportunity has a Former Wisconsin Governor and Bush cabinet secretary Tommy Thompson is telling aides he intends to make a run for the U.S. Senate in 2012. A George Soros-funded think tank with deep ties to the White House has written a roadmap for President Obama to bypass the new Republican Congress and rule for the next two via executive order.
House Budget Committee Chairman Paul Ryan will forgo a Wisconsin Senate bid in 2012 to succeed retiring Democratic Sen. Herb Kohl, Fox News has confirmed. As he attacks Senate campaign rivals for seeking local projects, he says he wanted Florida to get its share. WASHINGTON — From his U.S. Senate office in March 2010, George LeMieux declared he would have voted against the $787 billion federal stimulus "now that we see how little of that money has stimulated the economy." Cain: "To be clear, I want to be out of Afghanistan and all war-torn countries as much as the next person. But I am not going to propose a half-baked plan based on half the information I would need to make the right decision, just to pretend I know everything. Working on the right problems, asking the right questions, surrounding oneself with the right people, and removing barriers to success is real leadership." Rep. Paul Ryan fired back at Newt Gingrich Monday after the ex-House speaker panned his Medicare plan as right-wing social engineering. BISMARCK, N.D. (AP) — North Dakota U.S. Rep. Rick Berg says he's running for the U.S. Senate.The Republican's announcement came in a video Monday. It was emailed to supporters and posted on one of Berg's Facebook pages.
The former president of the defunct community-organizing group is back with a new venture. She talks about the video scandal, lambastes Democrats with "no spine and no courage" and explains how the conservative right actually helped her move forward. House & Senate Republican Office ________________________________________________________________________ FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE For more information: May 16, 2011 Jay Finegan, 287-1445 Legislature passes landmark bill to reform health insurance market AUGUSTA – The... White House hopeful Newt Gingrich was in damage control mode this morning, posting a video on his website declaring he is ?completely opposed to the Obamacare mandate on individuals.? White House hopeful Newt Gingrich called the House Republican plan for Medicare right-wing social engineering, injecting a discordant GOP voice into the party's efforts to reshape both entitlements and the broader budget debate. Wisconsin Republican Rep. Paul Ryan said Sunday he could decide as early as this week whether to run for the Senate seat being vacated by retiring Democratic Sen. Herb Kohl. Gingrich said Ryan's Medicare reform is 'radical' | I'm against Obamacare, which is imposing radical change, and I would be against a conservative imposing radical change
on NBC's "Meet the Press."
Republicans like Olympia Snowe. So do Democrats, independents, the young, the old, the middle-aged, men and women and people in both northern and southern Maine. Now that the Huckster has bowed out for the 2012 Presidential race it leaves the door wide open for a Tea Party Candidate to win the nomination. Check out Michelle Bachmann, who in my opinion, would make an awesome U.S. President! Thank you to Javier at the shark-tank.net for the video!
Political newcomer and businessman Bill Maloney has convincingly defeated former Secretary of State Betty Ireland in the West Virginia Republican gubernatorial primary, according to the Associated Press.
Wisconsin Sen. Herb Kohl will announce Friday that he won't pursue re-election in 2012, making him the eighth senator - and fifth Democrat - to retire this cycle.
Former Arkansas Governor and potential Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee has weighed in on the 2012 Florida Senate race and endorsed Florida State Senate President Mike Haridopolos over Senator George LeMieux and former House Majority Leader Adam Hasner. Huckabee’s endorsement is the first national level endorsement in the race that could help Haridopolos sway the conservative vote. Journalists, we are constantly told, are neutral in their reporting. In almost the same breath, many bemoan the influence of money in politics. It is a maxim of both the left and many in the media that conservatives are bought and paid for by business interests. Yet where are the concerns about where the left's money comes from? By Brian Graham
As a CEO you have many responsibilities. There is a board of directors, an executive staff, employees, shareholders and the public, to all of whom you are accountable.
Each set of stakeholders has a list of priorities and issues in which they are invested; as a CEO, it is your responsibility to understand, evaluate, and at times implement these priorities. Description of past week for Senator Kurt Schaefer, R-Columbia. Includes items about budget bills, special guests and upcoming public forums. Maryland has notified 350 high-achieving seniors who plan to attend a Maryland college or university that the Distinguished Scholars award has been cut. The Tea Party Express is endorsing Nebraska Attorney General Jon Bruning for the U.S Senate in Nebraska, the group's first 2012 endorsement. The prominent conservatives' endorsement comes more than a year before Nebraskans vote in what is shaping up to be a crowded GOP primary to unseat Democrat Ben Nelson.
Most residents of Miami Beach know there are basically three beach areas; South Beach, Middle Beach and North Beach. An energetic fresh candidate named Dave Cr A bill introduced by Senator Chuck Schumer would eliminate the advice and consent role of the Senate in many presidential appointments, as described in Article II, Section 2 of the U.S. Constitution. By Joe Wolverton, II
Maine Republican Senate candidate Scott D'Amboise, who is challenging sitting Republican Sen. Olympia Snowe in the upcoming 2012 primary, called on Snowe to resign from her seat immediately because of a lawsuit
against her husband, former Maine Gov. John McKernan. The suit alleges that McKernan had defrauded the government of taxpayers' money.
Newton Mayor Setti Warren has posted a video message saying he will challenge Republican Senator Scott Brown for re-election. New Jersey Governor Chris Christie , who's met with potential Republican presidential candidates seeking his backing, said he would give "real consideration" to supporting Indiana Governor Mitch Daniels . The former House Speaker will announce he is running for president on Wednesday In the weeks before Standard & Poor's officially lowered its outlook on U.S. credit, Obama administration officials repeatedly attempted to convince the credit rating agency not to make the switch, The Washington Post reported on Wednesday. Fearing the move could jeopardize the country's current AAA credit rating - the highest rating possible - Treasury officials attempted to convince S&P analysts that the ratings firm had underestimated the capabilities of Washington politicia ?While the nation has been consumed by the debate over whether or not President Obama should release gruesome, post-mortem... The Senator is "terrified" by a Tea Party challenge from the Right. The Hill reports that the Senator from Maine "Facing possible Tea Party challenger, Snowe moves right."
The verbal slugfest is underway in the 2012 Florida U.S. Senate Republican primary as former House Majority leader Adam Hasner took a big swipe at Florida Senate President Mike Haridopolos during a campaign stop in Jacksonville, Florida. While speaking at a local Conservative Republican Forum, Hasner was very critical of Haridopolos. AUGUSTA - The Maine House, in a straight party line 76-72 vote Thursday, approved a bill that would overhaul Maine's health insurance system, despite Democrats' objections that GOP leaders are pushing through a reform package that would hurt older Mike Pence has announced that he will run for Indiana governor, a move widely expected now for months. The Miami Beach restaurant is the second high-profile closing in just over a week. Debra Burlingame, the sister of Chip Burlingame (pilot of the plane that crashed into the Pentagon) met with President Obama today, along with other families who were victims of 9/11. Burlingame said she confronted Obama about Attorney General Eric Holder prosecuting the men who interrogated KSM, which may have produced intelligence leading us to bin Laden.
Burlingame describes the encounter with Obama: "As a former attorney I know you can't tell the Attorney General what to do, he Unlike the Fall Convention where officers are selected or resolutions incite disagreement, the Spring meeting usually is very businesslike and features our annual awards.
Well, this year may be a little different...
AUGUSTA, Maine — The Maine House of Representatives on Tuesday approved a bill that would allow municipalities to opt in to the state’s Informed Growth Act law. The House voted 90-59, mostly along party lines. Twelve Democrats voted with the Republican majority. The law requires developers of big-box retail projects ... Maine news, sports, politics and election results, and obituaries. The Bangor Daily News is your source for breaking news in Maine and up-to-the-second election results. MPBN, Maine News and PBS programming. See television and radio highlights, web exclusives, and NPR News. U.S. president Barack Obama has decided not to release photographs of al-Qaida leader Osama bin Laden's body, a senior administration official told NBC News on Wednesday. Retired Army Lt. Ricardo Sanchez, who was commander of coalition forces in Iraq when the Abu Ghraib prisoner abuse scandal became public, said in an interview published Wednesday that Democratic Party operatives recruited him for a possible U.S. Senate run.
The National Rifle Association is gearing up for a major campaign push to defeat President Barack Obama, who leaders say is just one Supreme Court justice away from a liberal majority that could sweep aside Second Amendment rights.
Conservative Prime Minister Stephen Harper won his coveted majority government in elections that changed Canada's political landscape with the opposition Liberals and Quebec separatists sufferin... Florida Congressional candidate Karen Harrington chimed in earlier today on yesterday's military operation that netted the killing of Public enemy #1 Osama Bin Laden. Harrington, who is running against Congresswoman Debbie Wasserman-Schultz (D-FL) in Congressional District 20, took a jab at DWS; for her politicizing of the successful military action that took place. "I would hate now to be a Republican candidate thinking of running," Barbara Walters said on "The View" this morning.
"Skip the next election," Joy Behar chimed in.
Elisabeth Hasselbeck says she will not join in on the politicization of Osama bin Laden's death. Ready Officially Files to Run for House of Delegates Obama is no fool. He is not incompetent. To the contrary, he is brilliant. He knows exactly what he's doing. He is purposely overwhelming the U.S. economy to create systemic failure, economic crisis and social chaos - thereby destroying capitalism and our country from within.
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Democrats with ties to the Obama White House on Friday are launching a two-pronged fundraising effort aimed at countering deep-pocketed GOP groups in 2012 — and adopting some of the same policies on unlimited, secret donations that President Barack Obama himself has long opposed, the organizers tell POLITICO
Read more: http://www.politico.com/news/stories/0411/53905.html#ixzz1KvTE5m5V. Shhh: Massachusetts Democrats Vote to Limit Public Sector Union Collective Bargaining "Rights" - Guy Benson: Government-sector collective bargaining reform: When the Republican dictator Governor of "Hysterical," "hyperbolic," and "slightly to the left of Karl Marx" are just a few ways we'd describe the new DNC chairwoman's verbiage. Wednesday, April 27, 2011 | 12:03 p.m. - What seemed inevitable is now official: Gov. Brian Sandoval announced at noon Wednesday that he'd be appointing House representative and presumptive Republican Senate nominee Dean Heller to round out the rest of Sen. John Ensign's term. The sudden need for Obama to appear on television and address the "birth certificate" is that he is terrified! He is afraid that since people are seeing Trump appear on liberal venues that maybe he will lose more support….I hope this wakes the masses that are still asleep.
In what is likely to be one of the most closely watched Senate races next year, Nevada Republican Rep. Dean Heller narrowly leads Democratic Rep. Shelley Berkley, according to a new poll from Public Policy Polling (D).
An Anchorage police officer who took on a false identity that masked his Mexican citizenship has been arrested and charged with passport fraud, federal officials said today. Virginia Gov. Bob McDonnell goes after Virginia Senate contenders, the Congress, and Donald Trump. Nevada Gov. Brian Sandoval (R) said he will appoint Sen. John Ensign's (R-Nev.) successor before the senator's May 3 resignation date. Ensign, who had previously said he would not be running for reelection next year, announced Thursday he would resign from office, effective May 3. Congressman Engel Aims To Disarm the American People By: Anthony Melé, MA, Diplomacy and International Conflict Management
2010 Republican Candidate – NY 17th Congressional District
Time magazine unveiled their annual list of the 100 most influential people in the world and NJ Governor Christie was featured with a kind note from Governor Mitch Daniels of Indiana.
John Crowley, a wealthy New Jersey businessman whose battle to save his children from a rare disease was made into a movie, likely will seek the Republican nomination to challenge Democratic Sen. Robert Menendez, Crowley's political adviser said today.
Conservative new media publisher Andrew Breitbart's new book Righteous Indignation attacks the very core of the subversive liberal mainstream media's indoctrination, a platform that Breitbart asserts has infiltrated academia and society. As I have stated before, this point has literally caused the deaths of scores of Americans that have been influenced by misleading liberal rhetoric. Fellow Conservative Blogger and former CPAC Blogger of the Year Erick Erickson from the heavyweight blog Redstate has come out early with his full support of the yet to be formally announced potential candidacy of Adam Hasner for U.S. Senate in Florida 2012 Republican Primary. The former Chairman of the Democrat National Committee Tim Kaine has stepped down to run for the US Senate in Virginia. This is not really a good thing for the Country, because his successor Debbie Wasserman-Schultz is the perfect example of what is wrong with the Democrat Party; a party that has moved dramatically to the left.
THE TAKE |The hangover from former RNC chairman Michael Steele’s tenure still hasn’t faded. But the new party chairman, Reince Priebus, has begun to restore order. With uncertainty looming in the U.S.-Pakistani alliance in the war on terror, many political observers are wondering who will step up take the lead in criticizing President Obama's continued lack of leadership and disengagement for not promptly responding to Pakistan's demand for the U.S. to withdraw all intelligence and military forces from the country. In the first three months of this year, U.S. Sen. Robert Menendez raised $1.6 million for his re-election, according to campaign consultant Brad Lawrence. The Democrat will file a report with the Federal Elections Commission this week detailing the donations and showing about $4 million in his war chest. Haley Barbour can count on backing from fellow Republican governor John Kasich of Ohio in his 2012 presidential campaign. In 2007, liberal U.S. Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) voted against raising the federal debt limit, accusing Republicans of turning the budget "an unacceptable color of bright red."
But today, less than four years later, McCaskill has flip-flopped, claiming this week that "failing to raise the debt ceiling would cause a financial panic that would be devastating to the economy" and calling it "profoundly irresponsible to play chicken with the debt limit vote."
As the U.S. Senate's most liberal member, Sherrod Brown (D-OH), calls for an increase in the federal debt limit, he is specifically not demanding a vote on the matter be tied to deficit reductions – once again putting him to the left of many of his liberal Democrat Senate colleagues.
$61 million in tax money diverted from abortion procedures and funneled to alternatives. An Internet poll sponsored by Newsmax.com reveals that Americans overwhelmingly favor Donald Trump as their preferred candidate for the Republican presidential nomination in 2012. Online participants in the poll, which has drawn more than 550,000 responses, also support Trump by a wide margin in a head-to-head matchup with President Barack Obama.
Republicans are hoping former Gov. Linda Lingle, a strong fundraiser with high name identification will enter the race. Lingle said last November she would decide within six months. Djou has also hinted he could run for the seat, but he'll defer to Lingle.
WASHINGTON - Mitt Romney announced his new presidential campaign on Monday. Monday, April 11, 2011. (AT) Herman Cain moved to Pillsbury's restaurant division, and after completing a nine-month management training program where he donned a nametag, cleaned bathrooms, and flipped burgers, was assigned the task of leading a region of 450 low-performing Burger King outlets. He transformed that regional operation into the company's best performing region in the course of three years. (AP) WASHINGTON – Perilously close to a government shutdown, President Barack Obama and congressional leaders reached a historic agreement late Friday night to cut about $38 billion in federal spending and avert the first federal closure in 15 years. A new poll shows former Sen. George Allen (R-Va.) ahead of Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine by double digits in Virginia's 2012 Senate race.
U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska has announced Alaskan broadcast journalist Matthew Felling as her new Communications Director. Felling comes to Sen. Murkowski's office after being lead political reporter and anchor for CBS 11 News Anchorage. He joined CBS 11 News after a decade of news reporting, commentary and analysis in Washington, D.C — becoming the only TV reporter on the Washington Post's "Best State-Based Political Reporter" list.
US Senate candidate Adam Hasner earlier this week was visiting Central Florida. To best understand Hasner, we need review a little Florida political history. (House Budget Committee) Chairman Paul Ryan's 2012 budget proposal to eliminate $6,000,000,000,000 from the federal budget. Includes link to .pdf copy. FOX News and Mercury Radio Arts, Glenn Beck's production company, are proud to announce that they will work together to develop and produce a variety of television projects for air on the FOX News Channel as well as content for other platforms including FOX News' digital properties. Glenn intends to transition off of his daily program, the third highest rated in all of cable news, later this year. (Gallup) Three possible Republican candidates - Mike Huckabee, Mitt Romney, and Newt Gingrich - are currently best situated among Republicans nationwide in terms of name recognition and Gallup Positive Intensity Scores. Sarah Palin and Ron Paul are also well known, but generate lower net enthusiasm from those who know them. Of the less well-known potential GOP candidates, Herman Cain, Michele Bachmann, and Tim Pawlenty have the highest Positive Intensity Scores. Gallup Editor-in-Chief Frank Newport discusses Republicans' views of potential GOP 2012 presidential candidate Herman Cain and how he compares with other higher profile contenders in this week's Gallup News Minute audio cast. When talk show queen Oprah Winfrey announced she was publicly supporting Barack Obama for president back in 2008, she shocked many TV insiders who had Democrats face an uphill fight as they look to recapture the Senate seat formerly held by Ted Kennedy in Massachusetts. Arizona Republican Judy Burges has introduced a bill which requires candidates to prove their eligibility to occupy the Oval Office. A prominent libertarian constitutional lawyer and civil libertarian has drafted an article of impeachment against President Obama over his attack on Libya, throwing down a legal gauntlet that could be picked up by some Congressional Republicans
Bruce Fein, a former Reagan administration official in the Department of Justice and chairman of American Freedom Agenda writes in his 15-page argument of Obama's course that "Barack Hussein Obama has mocked the rule of law, endangered the very exis Former House Majority Leader Adam Hasner has been stumping across the state gauging his support for a possible U.S. Senate run in 2012, and he did not waste an opportunity to take a swipe at sitting Democrat Senator Bill Nelson, as well as newly announced Senatorial candidate Senator George LeMieux. With the news that President Obama is officially running for re-election in 2012, we thought it would be interesting to take a look at where some of candidate Barack Obama's 2008 campaign trail promises stand today. In a case closely watched by Latinos across the country, a specially appointed panel in New Jersey has rejected a Republican plan to create super-majority districts in favor of a Democratic on that spreads the Hispanic population over a larger number of districts. Top Democratic sources say Obama has backed the Florida congresswoman. President Obama's exit strategy in Libya is to turn over America's military mission to NATO. Airdate - 03/29/11 President Obama announces that he wants to work things out with America and wins a Tranny. Airdate - 04/04/11 Morning Joe' Tackles Obama's Hypocrisy Former U.S. Sen. George LeMieux, who served for 16 months after he was appointed to finish the term of fellow Republican Mel Martinez, announced Tuesday he will try to win election to the chamber on his own. Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine says he is running for the U.S. Senate.The former Virginia governor said in an online video on Tuesday that he is running for Senate because "America has big challenges and I'm convinced that Virginia has answers to help strengthen our nation."
Just ahead of the 2012 campaign to re-elect Barack Obama to another four-year term as president, former White House press secretary Robert Gibbs is up for a senior executive position to manage Facebook's communications. And Facebook wants him. Crossroads GPS launches website to put together information collected through freedom of information requests, spotlight unfulfilled requests Read more by Brian Montopoli on CBS News' Political Hotsheet. If Republicans want to win in 2012 and beyond, they'll need to shift strategy and rethink the ways in which they engage young voters. Tea party activist and Harpswell-based writer Andrew Ian Dodge is challenging Maine's U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe in the 2012 Republican primaries. In November 2012, Snowe is running for a fourth term. The Boston Herald reported that US Senator Scott Brown blasted the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee for trying to obtain private medical records for himself and his family. GIC officials notified Brown on Tuesday that the DSCC asked them "to provide insurance information."
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Laureen Cummings, the "head of the Scranton Tea Party, declared her candidacy for U.S. Senate during a weekend radio program," Pennsylvania Independent reports.
The date is still up in the air, but one facet of the 2012 Florida primary seems certain: it will play a pivotal, if not decisive, role in determining the Republican presidential nominee.
by Javier Manjarres Potential Presidential candidate Herman Cain traveled to South Florida to address a group of Tea Party faithful that were eager to hear his tried and true conservative message of fiscal discipline and individual responsibility. During his address to those assembled, Cain recalled a question that was recently asked of him that inquired [...] "So why are we not on a path to energy independence? It's simply because of too many regulations that slow down the process and discourage businesses to invest. Illogical moratoriums, excessive federal regulations and environmental extremists who influence weak legislators are holding America hostage to foreign oil." - Herman Cain Republican David Williams is using what has become some of his most familiar campaign themes in the first radio ad in the race for governor of Kentucky.
Sitting here finishing this story today, breaking news emerges that Susan Rice, US Permanent Representative to the United Nations, announced that the goal of the United States, as maintaining the no fly zone, and protecting the "rebels," is for a non Kaddafi-led Libya. Rice is calling for cuts to Kaddafi's lines of communication and supply lines, squeezing the Libyan Army, assisting the "rebels" with food a (CSM) According to Admiral James G. Stavridis, USN, events are so fluid that any talk of exit strategy is "frankly premature." Spokeswoman Elizabeth Alexander said the decision to hold local reporter Scott Powers in the closet at Joe Biden's Florida reception for Senator Bill Nelson was a mistake. And so it begins. The Democrat machine that is working in overdrive to lay the groundwork for election year 2012, may want to reconsider some of the orders noted in their Democrat playbook. Orlando Sentinel reporter Scott Powers was allegedly hiden in the closet at a Biden/Nelson fundraiser in hopes of keep him from rubbing shoulders with ‘high-roller'attendees at the event, according to Newsbusters.
"Anthony Weiner said he wanted a waiver from ObamaCare. now, this is rich because our colleague Anthony Weiner said that he wrote the bill for ObamaCare. In fact, his quote was the bill and I are one. now, if Anthony Weiner wants a waiver, I want mine too. I want a waiver from the last two years of President Obama. Are you with me?," Rep. Michele Bachmann (R-Minn.) said at the Conservative Principles PAC conference in Des Moines, Iowa. Geraldine Ferraro, who trailblazed American politics for women when she became the vice presidential candidate of the Democratic Party, died Saturday, according to a family statement. She was 75.
In office just over a year, New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie has become quite the hot commodity to Republican presidential hopefuls. This is Missouri State Senator Kurt Schaefer's weekly legislative update for the week of March 14. Included are updates on bills and the Missouri state budget. Any way you slice it, $287, 273 is a lot of money, especially in this economy. For one-term Senator Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., up for re-election in 2012, that's the amount of personal property taxes she failed to pay since 2007 on a plane she and her husband, a millionaire businessman, partially owned. Jim Geraghty writes on NRO: From the Morning Jolt: The Most Notorious Plane Since Oceanic Airlines Flight 815 Senator Claire McCaskill, Democrat of Missouri, has stepped in it. Politico: "Sen. Claire McCaskill is selling the personal plane that has caused her turbulence in recent weeks after POLITICO revealed she used taxpayer money to cover the cost of political . . . The pieces are gradually falling into place for George Allen and Timothy Kaine to square off for Virginia's open Senate seat next year in what would be one of the most-watched contests in the country. OUR OPINION: Free tickets belong to the public (Herman Cain) "The expired race card is not going to dismiss the lack of leadership by this president. He has not focused on the right problems. His priorities are politically motivated. He has not surrounded himself with the right people, and he has not put the interest of the American people first." Is the Tea Party dying off? Not according to U.S. Senate candidate in-waiting Adam Hasner, as both men took swipes at the Senator Harry Reid who recently claimed the Tea Party will be short lived. Former Florida House Majority Leader Hasner referred to President Obama's administration as having a "warped sense of foreign policy. HELENA — U.S. Sen. Jon Tester, D-Mont., and his Republican
challenger for 2012, Rep. Denny Rehberg, are in a virtual dead heat for the race, the Gazette State Poll of Montana voters shows.
RENO, Nev. (AP) - Tea party favorite Sharron Angle will step up her profile Monday, a week after announcing her plans to run for Congress again.
Summary: The article linked here discusses SEC action against Baltimore-based Porter Stansberry's "insider tips" fraud. Stansberry is never named in the radio/tv ads, but some dilligent folks recognized the video he's hawking as being in circulation for a few years now. It looks like he's selling gold. MADISON, Wis. - A Dane County judge has issued a restraining order on Friday to block publication of the state's collective bargaining law. Friday, March 18, 2011. The 2012 Florida Senate Race continues to ramp up as potential candidates make the political rounds as they gauge their prospects for a chance to face-off with Democrat Senator Bill Nelson in the 2012 general election. Former U.S. Senator George LeMieux, who has been on a speaking blitz of late is very close to making a formal announcement- thus confirming my shark-sense that the LeMieux's announcement could come any day.
A Miami Beach policy at the center of a dispute with the New World Symphony nets elected officials, administrators and senior attorneys thousands of tickets each year to use or dole out to friends and the public. The White House says it is concerned that Libyan leader Muammar Qaddafi could return to terrorism if he succeeds in putting down a rebel uprising. The U.S. now is asking the UN Security Council to authorize creation of a no-fly zone and other military action. Do you agree with President Obama's handling of the Libyan situation? NEI is closely following the developments with the nuclear energy reactors in Japan following the March 11 earthquake. National Journal delivers the latest political news and analysis. Democratic National Committee Chairman Tim Kaine's inching progress toward a Senate campaign in Virginia underscores how important the Old Dominion will be for President Obama's reelection prospects. Kaine would be the first significant Senate recruit that Democrats have landed this cycle, and it's no coincidence that the president and his top campaign strategists have been urging him to run. As the party's head, Kaine is fully a National Democrats are beginning to lay the groundwork for a 2012 effort to oust Sen. Scott Brown (Mass.), the Republican who will top the party's list of GOP targets in a year when Democrats will be clinging to a slim Senate majority.
Michael R. Enright is the former chief of staff to Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley and one of the governor's closest friends. He now stands to gain if his firm is picked to participate in one of O'Malley's signature environmental initiatives, a $1.5 billion offshore wind farm. Enright has been cleared by an ethics panel to compete for the project.
Mayor Carlos Alvarez was ousted Tuesday by voters angry over a property tax rate increase and salary raise for Miami-Dade employees in a county struggling to recover from the recession. U.S. Rep. Dean Heller announced a U.S. Senate run Tuesday after months of alluding to it and a week after fellow Republican John Ensign said he would not seek a third term as Nevada's junior senator.
Democratic National Committee chairman Tim Kaine told a college class he's likely to run for a Senate seat next year, a party spokesman said Monday.
To almost all but its few remaining cheerleaders, Obamacare is a job-killing juggernaut that will be a permanent bane on our health care system as its implementation continues over the next future years. Obamacare takes aim at both the health insurance and healthcare systems, but little has been said about how this?? The next week is shaping up as a consequential one in New York’s 26th District, where candidates are gearing up for the May 24 special election to replace former GOP Rep. Christopher Lee.
While Republicans in the GOP-leaning district have settled on Assemblywoman Jane Corwin—and Democrats appear to favor Erie County Clerk Kathy Hochul- two candidates are seeking tea party support in their petition bids to get on the ballot as third party candidates.
A Bellavia candidacy, in particu Alaska US Senator Lisa Murkowski whom was reelected by Democrats gave the weekly GOP Address. The State Attorney’s office is looking into whether Miami Beach is withholding a $15 million grant from the New World Symphony over last-minute demands — including tickets for city administrators, commissioners and the mayor. Montgomery County Executive Ike Leggett's office is spending nearly $160,000 annually on salary and benefits for a longtime political ally and former County Council member to head a commission that meets four times a year.
Budget documents reviewed by The Washington Examiner show that the county is doling out $158,464 in compensation to On the eve of a birthday bash for the wife of one of the world’s richest men, Miami Beach threatened to shut down the Star Island party. Missouri Democrat US Senator spent nearly $76,000 in public funds since 2007 to fly on a charter plane she co-owns with her husband and other investors, a POLITICO analysis of public records show. As a senator, McCaskill has flown at least 89 flights chartered by Sunset Cove Associates LLC — a company incorporated in 2002 by her husband,
A major scandal is developing around a signature U.S. effort to track and stop the flow of illicit weapons to Mexico, as officials at the Department of Justice close ranks and circle the wagons, hoping to cover up an investigation critics say is responsible for an untold number of dead. Former New Mexico Republican Rep. Heather Wilson on Monday formally entered the open Senate race to replace retiring five-term Democrat Jeff Bingaman. Wilson launched her candidacy armed with endorsements, including that of former Republican Sen. Pete Domenici, but the Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee started whacking her hours before she appeared to make her intentions known. The combination suggests that Wilson will be a formidable GOP candidate both in a potential primary and in the g Obama's Eric Holder dismisses charges against men who have already been found guilty because their skin color is the same as his and he says they are people. He also sends investigators to Arizona to harass officials of the law who are doing the job he refuses to do - defending the border against criminals. Randy Hekman, who served as a judge in Kent County before founding Lansing-based Michigan Family Forum, said he was compelled to run against Democratic U.S. Sen. Debbie Stabenow by concerns the country has lost its way and will bury future generations under a mountain of debt.
As President Obama traveled to Florida Friday March 4 to host a swanky fundraiser for liberal U.S. Senator Bill Nelson (D-FL), the National Republican Senatorial Committee (NRSC) is reminding Floridians of Nelson's rubberstamp support for President Obama's costly, big government. agenda.
After Scott Brown took down Martha Coakley and assumed center stage in Massachusetts politics, Democrats could at least console themselves with this thought: Surely this who-he from Wrentham was a flash in the pan.But now they're facing a far less comforting proposition: The possibility that Brown is unbeatable in 2012.
New Mayoral Candidate Shares Ambitious Agenda Dave Crystal has a plan for Miami Beach and he wants to implement it as the city's next mayor. The Former Rep. Heather Wilson will announce Monday that she is running for New Mexico s open Senate seat in 2012. National Journal delivers the latest political news and analysis. The announcement by Democratic Sen. Daniel Akaka of Hawaii that he will not seek reelection creates the first open Senate seat in the Aloha State since 1990 and presents a rare opportunity for the GOP to take the seat if former Gov. Linda Lingle jumps into the race. It's hard to understand why the uber-liberal Huffington Post continues to obsess about Harry Reid's Senate opponent, Tea Party darling, Sharron Angle.
Newsflash Justice Alito's dissenting opinion begins on .pdf page 23. (RCP) "They're sitting on the money, they're using it for their own - they're putting it someplace else with no interest in helping you with your life, with that money. We've allowed them to take that. That's not theirs, that's a national resource, that's ours. We all have this - we all benefit from this or we all suffer as a result of not having it," Michael Moore told Laura Flanders of GRITtv. (GAO) This is GAO's first annual report to Congress in response to a new statutory requirement that GAO identify federal programs, agencies, offices, and initiatives, either within departments or governmentwide, which have duplicative goals or activities. Congress asked GAO to conduct this work and to report annually on our findings. Mary Meeker: Imagine for a moment that the United States government is a public corporation. Imagine that its management structure, fiscal performance, and budget are all up for review. Now imagine that you're a shareholder in USA Inc. How do you feel about your investment? Florida U.S. Senator Marco Rubio announced on Tuesday that he would be leading Republicans on the Subcommittee on Western Hemisphere, Peace Corps and Global Narcotics Affairs under the umbrella of the full Senate Foreign Relations Committee.
Gov. Steve Beshear's administration confirmed Monday that Kentucky is seeking a waiver from a portion of the federal health care overhaul that requires large insurance companies to spend at least 85 percent of premiums on medical care. GOP contender Phil Moffett, a tea party candidate who has made health care a centerpiece of his campaign, said it appears Beshear "is very slowly starting to realize" the harsh effects of the reforms President Barack Obama ushered into law.
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Official Home Page of the Portage County Republican Party Florida Gov. Rick Scott says collective bargaining shouldn't be a constitutionally protected right in Florida, the St. Petersburg Times reports.
New Florida Senate President and US Senate candidate, Mike Haridopolos was paid $152,000 by Brevard Community College for his 2007 book, "Florida Legislative History and Processes."
Former Miami Beach Mayor Alex Daoud has taken a shot at current Mayor Matti Herrera Bower by posting a compromising photo of Bower on the website for his "Sins of South Beach " book. Count former Sen. George LeMieux as the only one of the only big-name Republican Senate hopefuls who isn't reversing course over his previous support of high-speed rail.
James Piereson: "Conservatives are in a position to hasten [the undoing of liberalism] along by refusing to approve the spending, borrowing, and federal bailouts that will be required to keep public sector liberalism afloat, though at the price of being blamed for the pain and suffering associated with its collapse." House Democrats in Indiana are leaving the state rather than vote on anti-union legislation, The Indianapolis Star has learned. Democrats are headed to Illinois, though it was possible some also might go to Kentucky. They need to go to a state with a Democratic governor to avoid being taken into police custody and returned to Indiana.
Reuters: "Military planes are attacking civilians, protesters in Tripoli now. The civilians are frightened. Where is the United Nations, where is Amnesty International?" Libyan activist Fathi al-Warfali told Reuters. Republicans will be faced with a difficult choice in the 2012 Primary Election for US Senate to replace the retiring Jeff Bingaman. They have to ask themselves who can secure enough Democratic voters to win in November. Janice Arnold-Jones can!
Sen. Jeff Bingaman's retirement instantly puts his New Mexico seat in jeopardy for Democrats, despite strong performances by the party there in recent years. Roll Call Politics has changed the race rating from Safe Democratic to Tossup. One month into a new term, state Auditor Tom Salmon says he won?t seek re-election, but what that means he will do instead is unclear. He could challenge Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., in 2012.
Ben Smith: The Democratic National Committee's Organizing for America arm - the remnant of the 2008 Obama campaign...Wisconsin's field efforts include filling buses and building turnout for the rallies this week in Madison, organizing 15 rapid response phone banks urging supporters to call their state legislators, and working on planning and producing rallies, a Democratic Party official in Washington said. New Mexico Democratic Senator Jeff Bingaman will announce his retirement today, Democratic sources confirmed.
Secretary of Homeland Security Janet Napolitano will not seek the open U.S. Senate seat in her home state of Arizona, preferring to remain in the Obama Cabinet, a spokesman confirmed Friday. There were two big speeches this week, and I mean big as in "Modern political history will remember this." Together they signal something significant and promising. Oh, that's a stuffy way to put it. I mean: The governors are rising and are starting to lead. What a relief. It's like seeing the posse come over the hill.
Polls, public opinion research, national surveys on public attitudes toward press, politics, public policy issues; funded by Pew Charitable Trusts. Pew Research Center tracks trends in values, political and social attitudes. Texas, like many other states, is gearing up for a contentious 2012 election cycle, as many politicos emboldened by the tea party movement and the 2010 election results are throwing their hats into the political ring. Former Texas Solicitor General, Republican Ted Cruz has announced that he is running for the U.S. Senate seat that is being vacated by Senator Kay Bailey Hutchinson next year. Saying those who didn't see it coming must have been in a coma, Wisconsin Gov. Scott Walker unveiled sweeping legislation that would severely curtail public employee rights and dramatically change the way Wisconsin negotiates with unions going forward.
Ohio needs a challenger from the GOP ready to take on Sherrod Brown not afraid to tell it like it is. This is about grassroots NOT glory. This is about "The People" NOT a political agenda. I am NOT a career politician. Rusty Bliss (R-OH) announces campaign for 2012 GOP Primary in May to restore "The People's" voice in Washington. More information on our campaign can be found at www.Bliss2012.com. Former Gov. Timothy M. Kaine is expected to speak with President Barack Obama in the next day or two before deciding whether to re-enter elective politics and run for the U.S. Senate seat being vacated by Democratic incumbent Jim Webb in 2012.
. We the People need to support AND convince the Republican party to nominate a fellow citizen candidate to replace Debbie Stabenow in the U.S. Senate!!! (http://peterkonetchy.com/).
Rep. Jeff Flake (R-Ariz.) is set to announce on Monday that he will run for the Senate seat being vacated by Republican Sen. Jon Kyl in 2012, a Republican source confirmed to RealClearPolitics. The National Board of Young Americans for Freedom (YAF)—America's oldest conservative-libertarian activist group—has, per curium, voted to purge Rep. Ron Paul (R-TX) from YAF's National Advisory Board. Texas Republican Michael Williams hopes his early entry into the race for retiring Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison's (R-Texas) seat will give him momentum in the crowded primary field.
When people start calling conservative movies, music, YouTube videos and newscasts hip and cool, you know the movement has come a long way. With more than 1.1 million people out of work in Florida, one state lawmaker wants to make the jobless volunteer in order to collect unemployment benefits. Senate Democratic leaders again rejected calls by House Republicans to wield a meat ax in proposing cuts to the federal budget, saying they supported Obama's strategy of freezing current spending for five years. The list of potential Republican presidential candidates now ranges from former Mass. Gov. Mitt Romney to real estate developer and television personality Donald Trump. Rasmussen Reports - The best place to look for polls that are spot on TRENTON — A majority of New Jersey voters approve of the job Gov. Chris Christie is doing and consider his first year in office a success, according to a Quinnipiac University poll released this morning. The poll found 52 percent of registered voters approve of Christie, while 40 percent disapprove. That’s a jump from the last Quinnipiac poll in... Lee: "Hope I'm not a toad. :) i'm a very fit fun classy guy. Live in Cap Hill area. 6ft 190lbs blond/blue. 39.. Lobbyist. I promise not to disappoint." A new ad from Students for Daniels features Jimmy McMillan, the founder of the Rent Is Too Damn High Party in New York. Sen. James Webb (D-Va.) announced Wednesday that he would not run for a second term in 2012, ending an unusual Senate career and ensuring that the race to replace him will be among the most intense contests in the country. by Javier Manjarres Coral Springs resident James Gleason has announced that he is a candidate for Congress in Florida’s 20th Congressional District. Gleason is a small business owner who brings years of experience in the private sector in addition to his governmental affairs experience. Mr. Gleason recently ran for the Mayor of Coral Springs, and even [...] Adam Hasner is not well-known, but activists say he could take the GOP Senate primary. Republicans are bracing for a tough 2012 U.S. Senate primary pitting such political heavyweights as a former U.S. senator, a sitting Florida Senate president and the congressman son of a Republican icon. Napolitano and Muslim Brotherhood affiliates met secretly, The Obama administration is bending over backward to cater to radical Muslim organizations in the name of political correctness President Mubarak was marked for assassination by the Muslim Brotherhood the day after they assassinated President Anwar Sadat. It was Sadat's bold diplomatic initiative that led to the Camp David Accords and peace treaty with Israel honored by Mubarak for these past 30 years. Zalman Al Zawahari, Bin Laden's, second in command, was arrested as one of the plotters that murdered Sadat.
(CM) Wilfred M. McClay: Even though [the American media and left] talk about [Limbaugh] all the time, he's the man who isn't quite there... There is a stubborn unwillingness, both wishful and self-defeating, to recognize Limbaugh for what he is, take him seriously, and grant him his legitimate due. Many of his detractors have never even listened to his show, for example. Montana Republican Rep. Denny Rehberg is expected to jump into the 2012 Senate race against Democratic incumbent Jon Tester with an announcement on Saturday. Rehberg is a recruiting coup for the National Republican Senatorial Committee, which views Tester among their top targets next year.
Dr. Michael Pryce has made it official. He is entering the 2012 race for the U.S. Senate
in the State of Ohio. Pryce made it official at the January meeting of the Tea Party
Leadership meeting in Columbus in which a Tea Party Convention is being formulated. He
emphasized to the leadership council that this is a race that can be won, but the Democrats
will not give up this seat easily. Pryce declared his intention to run as a Republican
Candidate rather than Independent status that marked hi Rep. Denny Rehberg (R-Mont.) will challenge Sen. Jon Tester (D-Mont.) in 2012, giving Republicans another solid candidate in a race that will be one of the party's top targets next year.
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Ed Martin jumped into the Missouri Senate race today, giving former state Treasurer Sarah Steelman a top primary opponent less than a week after former Sen. Jim Talent decided he would not enter the Republican primary.
A U.S. district judge on Monday threw out the nation's health care law, declaring it unconstitutional because it violates the Commerce Clause. Aviation Security is not improved by summarily surrendering the protection afforded by the 4th Amendment from authoritarianism in trade for the illusion of protection from a terrorist attack. We encourage the terrorist by awarding them with what they intended – psychological warfare to terrify the population into behavioral pliancy. The government gets us to do what it wants; while the terrorist leaders make our government appear impotent to a face-less enemy and spend billions of dollars trying Less than a year after the oil spill that killed 11 rig workers and did untold damage to wildlife and beaches along the Gulf Coast, many who watched President Obama's State of the Union address were surprised by his decision not to mention the largest offshore oil spill in U.S. history. (BBC) Ayesha Bhatty & Michael Hirst: Live coverage of the fifth day of anti-government protests in Egypt, as tens of thousands of demonstrators return to the streets in several cities, after the Egyptian president fired his cabinet and promised reforms but refused to step down. This is the weekly e-mail update from State Senator Kurt Schaefer (R-Columbia). Senator Schaefer represents the 19th Missouri Senatorial District, which are Boone and Randolph Counties in mid-Missouri, and includes the cities of Columbia, Moberly, Centralia and Ashland. Virginia Democratic Rep. Jim Moran is blaming his party's losses last November in large part on voters who don't want to be governed by an African-American. by Javier Manjarres At the first of what will be many townhall-style open forums that Congressman Allen West has pledged to hold as long as he represents the 22nd Congressional District in Florida, West sent a clear message to Republican members of Congress who have weathered the storm over the past several years by telling [...] by Javier Manjarres MSNBC’s abrupt termination of the Countdown with Keith Olbermann Show prompted a reaction from Congressman Allen West during a Q&A session at West’s very first townhall meeting in South Florida. Congressman West had been named several times the ‘Worst Person of the Week’ by Olbermann during the 2010 campaign cycle. When asked if [...] At a recent Board of Supervisors meeting in San Francisco (District 6), newly elected Board Supervisor Jane Kim, to the shock and dismay of patriotic Americans everywhere, refuses to say America's Pledge of Allegiance. ...And they had that special grace, that special spirit that says, "Give me a challenge, and I'll meet it with joy." Cape Girardeau Sen. Jason Crowell wants to let voters decide whether to make Missouri a "right to work" state. A Missouri Senate panel gave its approval to a bill changing the state law for dog breeders. (AP) John Miller: Republican lawmakers in nearly a dozen states are reaching into the dusty annals of American history to fight President Obama's health care overhaul... introducing measures that hinge on "nullification," Thomas Jefferson's late 18th-century doctrine that purported to give states the ultimate say in constitutional matters. Policy makers are working to find a way to let states declare bankruptcy and get out from under debts including the pensions they promised public workers. Senate Republican Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday night, just hours before the president's State of the Union address, began the legislative process of forcing the House-passed health care repeal bill to the Senate floor for a vote. I'm not a fan of a "Date Night SOTU." In light of the Tucson shooting, they did not sit by party, "they mixed in." Colorado Senator Mark Udall proposed this mix under the umbrella of "civility," but the true meaning was to disperse the new majority to make it appear that more members of Congress are giving the president a standing ovation. Democrats did not want to see a majority sitting on their hands, hence this configuration, and the Republicans went along, and unfortunately accepted their fa Steve Berke says vote for him if you think the current state of Miami Beach is a joke. Feel free to poke, says the Pope. In a papal message posted by the Vatican today, the Pope offered his reflections on the "the emergence of the internet as a network for communication." My religiously-minded friends should rethink giving up Facebook for Lent, as the Pope has given his [...] WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Former senator George Allen is attempting a comeback six years after the Republican narrowly lost his seat to Democrat Jim Webb, following comments critics said were racist and that by Javier Manjarres Miami Beach resident and businessman Dave Crystal has declared his intention to for Mayor of Miami Beach, challenging incumbent Mayor Matti Bower for the city’s top elected position. Crystal identifies himself a principled conservative candidate, and he has long supported the State of Israel with his involvement in statewide and national pro-Israel [...] by Javier Manjarres 2012 U.S. Senatorial candidate and Florida State Senate President Mike Haridopolos is leading the charge at the State level to repeal the infamous ‘Obamacare’ by asking members of the U.S. Senate to follow the lead of the U.S. House of Representatives. Haridopolos has already backed the national Repeal Amendment initiative, and he has [...] Glenn Beck: How do you tone down violent and hateful rhetoric? By using even more violent and hateful rhetoric! It's like that phrase "Two wrongs make a right". Wait, that's not how the saying goes? Tell that to Chris Matthews. (USNWR) Paul Bedard: "Moving aggressively to make good on election promises to slash the federal budget, the House GOP today unveiled an eye-popping plan to eliminate $2.5 trillion in spending over the next 10 years." Rasmussen Reports - The best place to look for polls that are spot on (Atlantic) Joshua Green: "'From the standpoint of our conservative beliefs and values, Sarah Palin and I are probably identical,' [Cain] told me... Cain is a 65-year-old retired African American...CEO who sits on several corporate boards, including Whirlpool's, and entered politics only as a late-life hobby. But he's serious about running for president... Cain was born to working-class parents in Georgia and earned a degree in mathematics from Morehouse College, then a master's in computer scien (RS) Matt Kibbe: "I believe that repeal is achievable, and in fact likely, because the American people want and expect it... We need to keep in mind that while this is the first giant step in the right direction, this fight is far from over. From here we must continue to build momentum and push Harry Reid to bring it to a vote in the Senate. Ultimately, we will push forward until this is on the desk of President Obama." (CHT) Newt Gingrich: "...A new chart from the Center for Health Transformation will give you 1,968 reasons to repeal the bill. The chart, titled "The New and Expanded Secretarial Powers in the Health Reform Law" reveals the ways in which the 2,700-page health reform law grants 1,968 powers to the Secretary of Health and Human Services." Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley told a church crowd just moments into his new administration that those who have not accepted Jesus as their savior are not his brothers and sisters, shocking some cr... Sen. Joseph Lieberman, the Connecticut independent who votes with Democrats, will announce Wednesday that he is not running for re-election, a Lieberman aide told Fox News. Democratic Sen. Kent Conrad of North Dakota announced his retirement in a letter to supporters, a setback for his party's hopes of retaining its Senate majority in 2012. (WT) Patrick J. Michaels: The nation's most prominent publicly funded climatologist is officially angry...blaming democracy and citing the Chinese government as the "best hope" to save the world from global warming. He also wants an economic boycott of the U.S. sufficient to bend us to China's will. (MSNBC; excerpted) Tucson mass shooting victim J. Eric Fuller, 63, was taken into custody Saturday after yelling "you're dead" at a Tea Party spokesman during the taping of an ABC-TV town hall event. Fuller took a picture of Tucson Tea Party spokesman Trent Humphries and shouted, "You're dead." Some media reports said Fuller kept booing and making other remarks before deputies escorted him from St. Odilia's Catholic Church in Tucson. It is downright amazing how liberal Democrats use a tragedy for political gain. Stressing that Congresswoman Gabrielle Giffords is a Blue Dog Democrat representing a conservative district in Arizona, she is loved by both Democrats and Republicans alike. She could not possibly have been elected in this district if she embraced the socialist liberal political ideology of the average member of the Modern Democrat Party. Giffords voted against Nancy Pelosi to be minority leader in the House of Repre There's a new Republican National Chairman, and he's about to clean house on the team putting together the 2012 Republican convention in Tampa. Responding to complaints about excessive spending by the convention team, new chairman Reince Priebus told U.S. House members in a closed door meeting Saturday that he was going to replace the RNC's convention team in Tampa Bay with his own team, Politico reported Saturday. The RNC has about a half dozen staffers working on the convention out of donated (FW) "The new chairman will lead the Republican Party through the next presidential election and is a key decision-maker in the future direction this nation will take." (NRO) Brian Bolduc writes: Reince Priebus, a candidate for chair of the Republican National Committee, worked at a law firm that helped clients seek stimulus funds. In 2009, Priebus's firm, Michael Best & Friedrich LLP, created a "Stimulus Legislation Team" — of which Priebus was listed as a member — that promised clients to "identify opportunities, prepare appropriate proposals and make targeted contacts to secure funds." (The Hill) Reince Priebus is five votes away from capturing the chairmanship; while Mario [sic] Cino loses support despite Steele's endorsement. Incumbent Michael Steele, who saw his support steadily drop, dropped out of the race for Republican National Committee chairman after the fourth round of voting. FOX News covers politics on America's Election Headquarters. FOX News political coverage on elections, races, foreign policy, candidates, and national security. Last nights memorial service in Tuscon to eulogize the dead and wounded in last weekends horrific shooting rampage featured a serviceable speech by President Obama that made several important points that needed to be made by our commander-in-chief. While one can pick at some of the points that Obama made in the eulogy, , the larger issue that Obama has is his overall affect- his seeming inability to express genuine empathy and compassion, as well as his lack of authenticity that easily leads on Homelessness has skyrocketed by nearly 30 percent in Maryland, outpacing the District, Virginia and the nation, a new report says.
The District saw a 3 percent rise and Virginia nearly 5 percent from 2008 to 2009, the most recent years for which data were available. Polls, public opinion research, national surveys on public attitudes toward press, politics, public policy issues; funded by Pew Charitable Trusts. Pew Research Center tracks trends in values, political and social attitudes. (AZ) "...the spectacle of a lawman - an official whose very job it is to dispassionately gather facts and to maintain order and calm - tying the attack on Rep. Giffords and others to political speech in Arizona, which he considers prejudiced and bigoted. There is no evidence that the state's politics in any way contributed to this atrocity." New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez made history when she was sworn in New Year's Day as the nation's first Latina governor A spokesman for Lincoln Chaffee says the governor doesn't believe it's appropriate for state employees to participate from giving talk radio interviews while on the clock.
It's an outrage that some people politicized the Tucson shooting. The conventional wisdom of the media establishment that strident and outspoken political debate catalyzes violence is an absurdity! Telling people to "kill pigs" as the sixties radicals did, in fact, encouraged violence. But vigorous political debate and strongly or even passionately held views have nothing whatever to do with the decision of some nut to kill a Congressman or a president. (WP) [The evil killer in Tucson] registered to vote on Sept. 29, 2006, identifying himself as an independent. Records show he voted in the 2006 and 2008 elections but is current listed as "inactive" on the state's voter roles - meaning that he did not vote in November. WASHINGTON – A Washington lobbyist who was the wife of a White House adviser has been found dead inside a burning car in southeast Washington. Progress Energy said in a statement Monday that Ashley Tu Some airports are considering hiring private contractors to replace the TSA as public outrage over security screenings continues. US Homeland Security memo reportedly says Giffords being a Jew may have been a factor in shooting, cites links to anti-Semitic group. An examination of leftist rhetoric and vitriol. President Obama is putting plans in motion to give the Commerce Department authority to create an Internet ID for all Americans, a White House official told CNET.com. FOX News covers politics on America's Election Headquarters. FOX News political coverage on elections, races, foreign policy, candidates, and national security. With the pomp and circumstance behind him, newly-minted House Speaker John Boehner wasted no time in rolling up his sleeves and getting down to the business of governing - and the first order of business for the 112th Congress was setting the ground rules. The Wall Street Journal argues the main Republican task will be framing the issues for 2012. After taking the gavel Wednesday, newly minted Speaker John Boehner, R-Ohio, will commit to restoring the House as an institution focused on listening to the American people and declare an end to congressional maneuvers that have made it easy to avoid tough choices. Embattled Republican National Committee Chairman Michael S. Steele and the four candidates vying for his job engaged in an occasionally heated debate Monday in which the challengers took aim at the RNC's unprecedented red ink and lackluster fundraising.
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