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Chamber of Commerce Vows to Spend Big in 2012
Tweet Share on Facebook May 21, 2012 CommentThe U.S. Chamber of Commerce is gearing up for what it is expecting to be a "surprising election."
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Tea Party PAC Gives Freshman House Republicans Low Grade
Tweet Share on Facebook May 17, 2012 CommentThe class of 87 freshman Republicans who came in promising to be the most fiscally conservative bunch of congressman the Capitol had ever known have instead been sort of a letdown, one group is saying.
Club for Growth, a PAC committed to seeing strong fiscal conservatives in office, unleashed a report card that it hopes dispels the perception that the Class of 2010 was as pro-growth as it claimed to be.
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The War on Pizza?
Tweet Share on Facebook May 15, 2012 Comment (7)Colorado Rep. Jared Polis wants Congress to crack down on the greasy, cheesy "vegetable" that he says has become an unhealthy staple of too many school lunches — pizza.
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Federal Budget Office Asks All Agencies to Cut Conference, Travel Costs
Tweet Share on Facebook May 14, 2012 Comment (3)Since news of the General Services Administration's $820,000 party in Las Vegas broke, the White House announced its putting the kibosh on the good times that have previously rolled on the taxpayers' dime.
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Ron Paul Wins the T-Shirt Vote
Tweet Share on Facebook May 14, 2012 Comment (8)If T-shirt sales decided presidential elections, Ron Paul would beat out both President Obama and former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney, according to merchandise company CafePress. The online retailer has a meter that tracks political merchandise sales, 46 percent of which so far have been pro-Paul. But with 39 percent, Obama is not far behind the Texas congressman, especially compared to Romney's third place with just 15 percent in sales.
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Could Obama's Embarrassment in West Virginia Happen Again?
Tweet Share on Facebook May 9, 2012 Comment (11)The National Republican Congressional Committee says President Barack Obama's embarrassing showing in West Virginia's primary Tuesday is a sign of things to come in the general election.
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The Republican Congressional Committee Misses Rahm Emanuel
Tweet Share on Facebook May 9, 2012 CommentThe National Republican Congressional Committee wishes their opponents would call on an old foe for some help in a few upcoming elections. [Read 10 things you didn't know about Rahm Emanuel.]
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Congressman Chris Van Hollen Says Democrats Did A Poor Job Explaining Healthcare Reform to the Public
Tweet Share on Facebook May 8, 2012 Comment (4)Maryland Congressman and ranking member of the House Budget Committee Chris Van Hollen confessed Tuesday morning during a breakfast hosted by the Christian Science Monitor that Democrats leading the charge on healthcare reform are partly to blame for mixed public support. [See a collection of political cartoons on healthcare.]
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Colin Powell Honors Prince Harry with Atlantic Council Award
Tweet Share on Facebook May 8, 2012 Comment (1)Prince Henry of Wales accepted the Atlantic Council's 2012 Award for Distinguished Humanitarian Leadership Monday night for his unrelenting support for wounded veterans.
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Marco Rubio All the Buzz Online
Tweet Share on Facebook May 7, 2012 Comment (1)Despite talk he is on presumptive GOP nominee Mitt Romney's veep short list, Florida Sen. Marco Rubio maintains his attention is focused on doing his job in Congress.
