Posts Tagged ‘GOP’
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The Passing of Jim Jeffords
Posted on August 19, 2014
In the opening months of the 107th Congress, with the House firmly in Republican hands but the Senate tied fifty-fifty, rumors started flying. Was somebody going to switch parties to...
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Whew! House Passes Supplemental!
Posted on August 1, 2014
Published in the Christian Science Monitor Decoder Voices Some late-night observations about the House-passed Supplemental bill: It’s not a perfect bill. It’s probably not even a very good bill. But...
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“Hard Choices” and the GOP
Posted on June 9, 2014
Originally Published on The Hill As Hillary Clinton starts peddling her new book and preparing for her presidential run, Republicans should carefully consider how they can prepare a defense against...
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Aiming at the Leaders, Hitting the Followers
Posted on May 21, 2014
According to the Center for Public Integrity, outside conservative groups have spent three dollars attacking fellow Republicans for every one dollar spent attacking President Obama and his Democratic allies....
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Primary Challenges to GOP Leaders Say a Lot About the State of the Party
Posted on May 19, 2014
Originally Published in the WSJ Leadership is hard, especially in the U.S. Congress and especially if you are a Republican. House Speaker John Boehner easily survived his primary last week....
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