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Former US Sen. Olympia Snowe of Maine continues push for bipartisanship in new book
Associated PressPORTLAND, Maine (AP) — U.S. Sen. Olympia Snowe describes a scene out of a Rockwell painting: With Washington crippled by a blizzard, President Barack Obama worked the week before Christmas with a fire roaring in the fireplace in the Oval Office....Tags: Christianity, Barack Obama, Republican Party, U.S. Congress, Democratic Party
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McManus: Let's talk GOP and fantasy politics
Almost four years ago, long before the 2012 presidential campaign heated up, CNN took a poll to learn who Republicans might choose as their party's next nominee. There were two clear front-runners: former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin and former Arkansas Gov....
Tags: Republican Party, Ronald Reagan, Politics, Marco Rubio, Elections
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C. Everett Koop, 'rock star' surgeon general, dies
NEW YORK (AP) — Dr. C. Everett Koop has long been regarded as the nation's doctor— even though it has been nearly a quarter-century since he was surgeon general. Koop, who died Monday at his home in Hanover, N.H., at age 96, was by far the...
Tags: Ronald Reagan, Colleges and Universities, Elections, Politics, Michael Bloomberg
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NRA president to talk at Franklin County GOP dinner
waynesboro@herald-mail.comNational Rifle Association President David Keene is slated to speak about gun rights during a Franklin County (Pa.) Republican Committee dinner scheduled for April 3. Committee Chairman Dwight Weidman on Wednesday announced Keene will be the keynote...Tags: Interior Policy, Super Bowl XLVII, Ronald Reagan, Elections, Politics
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Can we finally close the gun show loophole?
Whether it's the indelible horror of the massacre at Newtown, Conn., or the tone-deaf response of the National Rifle Association and its allies who have shown themselves so hysterical and paranoid on the subject of gun rights, the public's hunger for...
Tags: Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives, Wayne LaPierre, Interior Policy, FBI, Politics
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The Political Transformation Of Joe Lieberman
Hartford CourantTalking to reporters in his driveway on a hot day in August 2000, Connecticut U.S. Sen. Joseph Lieberman beamed — he had just been chosen as the Democratic vice presidential candidate to Al Gore. "Miracles happen," the proud son of a Stamford liquor...Tags: Republican Party, Chuck Schumer, September 11, 2001 Attacks, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Minority Groups
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Watson: Paranoia, fear-mongering still in play
Anyone looking for a sign the Republican Party may have learned a lesson from the election, or that, in the wake of defeat, the influence of tea party extremists may have diminished, or that Republicans might finally be ready to work together with the...Tags: Republican Party, Barack Obama, Democratic Party, Treaties, John Kerry
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Patron: GOP's "traditional values" sure aren't Biblical values
Was Jesus a Republican or a Democrat? The immediate answer would be: Democrat, of course, since most Jews tend to be Democrats. A deeper examination of Jesus' teachings confirms this thesis. The first proof is Jesus was a lifelong advocate for the poor....Tags: Leprosy, Republican Party, U.S. House of Representatives, Democratic Party, Judaism
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Fall off the cliff, time is running out
I’m betting as I write this days prior to its publication that the “fiscal cliff” issue remains unresolved with the end of the year fast approaching. My, it’s been an interesting little bit of theater to keep us distracted after...Tags: Human Interest, Republican Party, Treaties, Elections, Politics
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Hugs for veterans; slugs for money-wasters
Time for another round of hugs and slugs. We start with a big round of slugs for everyone involved in the NorthStar charter-school fiasco — one of the worst examples of education "reform" this state has ever seen. Revelations in this mess...
Tags: Rick Scott, Human Interest, George W. Bush, Orlando, Orange County Library System
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Parsing Republican paranoia on the disability treaty
Paranoia strikes deep. That’s the bottom-line explanation for the failure of the U.S. Senate to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. But it was more than a generic fear of black helicopters (or black wheelchairs) that...
Tags: Treaties, Politics, Abortion, Central Intelligence Agency, Social Issues
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Bob Dole and the GOP's disability
Much ink has been spilled in recent weeks criticizing the Republican Party and its failed presidential candidate for a lack of compassion and obvious antipathy toward "47 percent" of the electorate (if not a bit more), so it was reassuring to see two of...Tags: Republican Party, Human Interest, Barack Obama, U.S. Department of State, Treaties
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