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Anti-Christ Wins Over Democratic National Committee Platform

Anti-Christ Wins Over Democratic National Committee Platform

Dems Remove All References to ‘God’ From 2012 Party Platform Billy Hallowell The Democratic Party may be getting a fair amount of attention this week — and not only because the political movement is hosting its national convention in [...]
Mitt Romney Raised More Than $100 Million Sets Record For Month

Mitt Romney Raised More Than $100 Million Sets Record For Month

Mitt Romney sets GOP fund-raising record By MIKE ALLEN The Romney campaign, along with its Romney Victory fund, raised more than $100 million in June, obliterating the campaign’s goal and setting the one-month record for any Republican [...]
Majority Of Hispanics Are Politically Independent

Majority Of Hispanics Are Politically Independent

Poll: Half of Hispanics independent By MJ LEE | In an election year in which Hispanics in the U.S. are expected to play a crucial role, a significant percentage of them may be up for grabs come November, a new USA Today/Gallup poll suggests. A [...]
First Time In History Attorney General In Contempt of Congress

First Time In History Attorney General In Contempt of Congress

House votes in favor of holding Attorney General Holder in contempt Published June 28, 2012 The GOP-led House voted Thursday to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress for failing to provide key information pertaining [...]
Voters Favor Freezing Deportations For Undocumented Immigrants

Voters Favor Freezing Deportations For Undocumented Immigrants

Obama Deportation Policy Favored by 2/3 of Voters, Poll Says By Roque Planas News Latino President Barack Obama’s decision to halt deportation proceedings for immigrants brought to the United States as children is playing well with voters. A [...]
Liberal Washington Post And Obama Campaign Work Together

Liberal Washington Post And Obama Campaign Work Together

White House, ‘Washington Post’ Coordinate Another Anti-Romney Attack by John Nolte The narrative. In politics, the media narrative is everything. The media narrative drives the national conversation, opinion, and, unfortunately, [...]
Attorney General Eric Holder In Contempt Of Congress

Attorney General Eric Holder In Contempt Of Congress

House panel backs contempt for Holder, Issa says floor vote can still be avoided Published June 20, 2012 A House panel voted Wednesday in favor of holding Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress, a move that inflamed partisan [...]
President Obama's Executive Privilege Ignored

President Obama’s Executive Privilege Ignored

Issa pushes ahead with Holder contempt vote despite Obama intervention Published June 20, 2012   Rep. Darrell Issa said Wednesday that he is pressing ahead with a committee vote to hold Attorney General Eric Holder in contempt of Congress, [...]
Attorney General Eric Holder Fast & Furious Circus

Attorney General Eric Holder Fast & Furious Circus

  Issa: Holder didn’t produce Fast & Furious documents in Capitol Hill meeting, contempt vote planned for Wednesday Published June 18, 2012 GOP Rep. Darrell Issa said his face-to-face meeting Tuesday with Attorney General Eric [...]
MSNBC NBC Desperate To Attack Mitt Romney

MSNBC NBC Desperate To Attack Mitt Romney

NBC edits Romney rally speech to portray candidate as out of touch By Perry Chiaramonte Published June 19, 2012 NBC is taking heat again for selective editing a day after presenting video of Mitt Romney seemingly awestruck by the process [...]
President Obama Fundraises In San Antonio

President Obama Fundraises In San Antonio

Obama plans two private S.A. fundraisers July 17 By John W. Gonzalez Updated 11:03 p.m., Wednesday, June 13, 2012 President Barack Obama is planning a July fundraising stop in San Antonio, local supporters disclosed Wednesday. The president [...]
Ron Paul Supporters Stronger Than Ever

Ron Paul Supporters Stronger Than Ever

Paul backers seek state path to national impact Published June 16, 2012 Associated Press DES MOINES, Iowa –  Ron Paul has given up on becoming president. Yet supporters still clinging to the slim-to-none hope of nominating the libertarian-leaning [...]
2012 General Election: Mitt Romney vs. Barack Obama

2012 General Election: Mitt Romney vs. Barack Obama

General Election: Romney vs. Obama Polling Data Poll Date Sample Obama (D) Romney (R) Spread RCP Average 5/29 – 6/12 – 45.7 44.9 Obama +0.8 Rasmussen Tracking 6/10 – 6/12 1500 LV 44 48 Romney +4 Reuters/Ipsos 6/7 [...]
Democrat Ron Barber Wins Arizona Special Election

Democrat Ron Barber Wins Arizona Special Election

Democrat Ron Barber wins Arizona special election to fill Giffords’ seat Published June 13, 2012 PHOENIX –  Democrats avoided a second election loss in as many weeks Tuesday as Democrat Ron Barber defeated Republican Jesse Kelly [...]
Ron Paul Supporters Upset With Rand Paul's Romney Endorsement

Ron Paul Supporters Upset With Rand Paul’s Romney Endorsement

 Ron Paul Supporters Are Really Pissed That Rand Paul Endorsed Mitt Romney Grace Wyler | Jun. 9, 2012, 6:56 PM   Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul broke ranks with his father’s political army this week and endorsed Mitt Romney as the [...]
PAC Created To Convince Republicans To Support Same Sex Marriage

PAC Created To Convince Republicans To Support Same Sex Marriage

The G.O.P.’s Gay Trajectory By FRANK BRUNI OVER the past year, the main story line in the push for marriage equality has been the ardor and success with which leading Democratic politicians have taken up the fight. The Democratic governors [...]
President Barack Obama Didn't Take Economy 101

President Barack Obama Didn’t Take Economy 101

Obama says private sector ‘doing fine,’ then Standard & Poor keeps downgrade, negative outlook Published June 08, 2012 Just hours after President Obama declared the private sector was “doing fine” — a comment [...]
Green Jobs Gone Wild For Political Purposes

Green Jobs Gone Wild For Political Purposes

Issa: Obama administration classifies jobs with political purpose Published June 06, 2012 The Obama administration on Wednesday acknowledged a wide-ranging definition of  “green jobs” that includes bus driver, bicycle-shop clerk and [...]
Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus Talks Momentum

Republican National Committee Chairman Reince Priebus Talks Momentum

Priebus memo claims Wis. boost By ALEXANDER BURNS| 6/5/12 11:42 PM EDT The GOP victory in Wisconsin’s gubernatorial recall election was an “absolute disaster for President Obama” and represents a clear sign of Republican [...]
Scott Walker First Governor To Survive A Recall Election In US History

Scott Walker First Governor To Survive A Recall Election In US History

Wisconsin holds recall more than a year in making Jun 5, 5:05 PM (ET) By SCOTT BAUER (AP) Wisconsin Republican Gov. Scott Walker votes Tuesday, June 5, 2012, in Wauwatosa, Wis. Walker faces… MADISON, [...]
Congressman Darrell Issa Exposes Attorney General Eric Holder Fast & Furious Scandal

Congressman Darrell Issa Exposes Attorney General Eric Holder Fast & Furious Scandal

Issa: Wiretaps show ‘immense detail’ about questionable Fast & Furious tactics Published June 05, 2012 A House investigative committee said Tuesday it has obtained new information from wiretaps related to the Obama administration’s [...]
Republican Governor Scott Walker Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett Wisconsin Recall

Republican Governor Scott Walker Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett Wisconsin Recall

No voter fatigue in Wisconsin as Republicans, Democrats continue to spend money, resources Wisconsin voters, hammered hard by months of volatile campaigning as the state’s union-backed Democrats push to recall-and-replace Republican Gov. [...]
Political Cops In New York Unless You Are Republican

Political Cops In New York Unless You Are Republican

LI cops demoted for being Republicans?! By KATHIANNE BONIELLO Last Updated: 9:59 AM, June 3, 2012 Posted: 11:55 PM, June 2, 2012 Six Long Island cops claim their commissioner is putting politics before the badge. The Long Beach crime fighters [...]
Wisconsin Governor Walker Walking The Walk in Recall Vote

Wisconsin Governor Walker Walking The Walk in Recall Vote

Wisconsin Gov. Walker works to meet voters before recall vote Published June 02, 2012 Associated Press EVANSVILLE, Wis –  Republican Gov. Scott Walker and Democratic challenger Tom Barrett began a final push Saturday to connect with voters [...]
North Carolina Democrats Gone Wild Amid Sexual Charges

North Carolina Democrats Gone Wild Amid Sexual Charges

Democrats go to Plan B in North Carolina By ALEXANDER BURNS and MAGGIE HABERMAN | 6/1/12 4:12 PM EDT Top national and North Carolina Democrats have taken a series of unusual steps to protect their candidates in the Tarheel State — and [...]
President Barack Obama Mitt Romney Game On

President Barack Obama Mitt Romney Game On

Obama, Romney execute game plans amid distractions By Dan Balz, Washington Post Updated 09:37 p.m., Thursday, May 31, 2012 The narratives are flying at warp speed in the presidential election. Private equity. Public equity. Bain. Solyndra. [...]
Unemployment Jumps to 11 Percent Among Latinos, Report Says

Latino Unemployment Jumps To 11 Percent Key Vote For November

Unemployment Jumps to 11 Percent Among Latinos, Report Says By Serafin Gómez Published June 01, 2012   Miami –  The national unemployment rate for Latinos rose to a bleak 11 percent in May, almost 3 points higher than the national [...]
Jeff Wentworth Donna Campbell Advance To Runoff Elizabeth Ames Jones Out

Jeff Wentworth Donna Campbell Advance To Runoff Elizabeth Ames Jones Out

Wentworth will face Campbell; Jones out By John W. Gonzalez Updated 08:01 a.m., Wednesday, May 30, 2012 Incumbent Jeff Wentworth was headed to an unexpected runoff with challenger Dr. Donna Campbell, who overtook well-funded opponent Elizabeth [...]
House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio

House Speaker Joe Straus Republican San Antonio Beats Matt Beebe

Straus beats tea party-backed challenger in District 121 race By Gary Scharrer Updated 02:31 a.m., Wednesday, May 30, 2012 AUSTIN – House Speaker Joe Straus, R-San Antonio, withstood a spirited primary attack from San Antonio businessman [...]
Texas Republican Rep. Ralph Hall

Texas Republican Rep. Ralph Hall Holds Off Tea Party Challenger Steve Clark

Ralph Hall, House’s oldest representative, beats Tea Party challenger in Texas GOP primary By Chad Pergram Rep. Ralph Hall, R-Texas, the oldest member of the House of Representatives, won a GOP primary battle Tuesday to tea party challenger [...]