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O'Donnell In 1996: Investigate Bill Clinton For Murder Of Vince Foster (VIDEO) — Here's another wonderful gem from Christine O'Donnell's past as a frequent guest on TV shows. Back in 1996, when then-Speaker Newt Gingrich's finances were being investigated, O'Donnell complained that people …
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The misguided reaction to Tea Party candidates — The “tea party” movement is, in my view, a mirror image of the Republican Party generally. There are some diverse, heterodox factions which compose a small, inconsequential minority of it (various libertarian, independent, and Reagan Democrat types) …

My Ex-Gay Life With the Tea Party Queen — trending topics - COLLEGE RANKINGS - GET AMERICA BACK TO WORK - NY FASHION WEEK - MIDTERMS - CHRISTINE O'DONNELL - TEA PARTY — Wade Richards helped Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell rail against gay rights—until he came out.
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Mike Castle won't endorse Christine O'Donnell for Senate, citing ‘smears’
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Palin Advises Christine O'Donnell To ‘Speak Through Fox News’
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Karl Rove Walks Back His Diss And Gives In To O'Donnell Fever (VIDEO)

A Tale of Two Sisters — Tea party/Christian right Senate …
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Rove to O'Donnell: Tell the truth
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Beltway Confidential, CNN, FrumForum and JOSHUAPUNDIT

Jim DeMint's Path to Power — Some Republicans are bristling over his successful backing of Tea Party candidates — The phones wouldn't stop ringing at the Capitol Hill office of South Carolina Senator Jim DeMint on Sept. 15, the day after Tea Party-backed Christine O'Donnell …
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The Tsunami Heads to Shore
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John Kerry bitter as Tea Party gains steam
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Gregg: Warren will promote ‘social justice’ at consumer agency — A top Republican on financial issues said Thursday he was concerned that Elizabeth Warren would use a position in a new consumer protection agency to promote “social justice.” — Gregg, the ranking member of the Senate Budget Committee …
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Obama's Plan for Elizabeth Warren Is Questioned
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Chris Dodd warns White House on Elizabeth Warren move
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Elizabeth Warren cont'd
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White House Taps Consumer Adviser
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Maxine Waters's aides are expelled from event of Speaker Pelosi's — Three staffers working for embattled Rep. Maxine Waters (D-Calif.) were asked by security officers to leave an event in downtown Washington on Thursday after they tried to display large campaign signs just as House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) was about to speak.
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WHIP COUNT: Democrats in favor of extending all of the Bush tax cuts — The following Democrats have come out in support of extending all of the George W. Bush-era tax cuts. A full extension of the tax cuts would include those individuals making more than $200,000 and families making more than $250,000.


Pelosi hedges on tax cuts
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Is the Dems' Bush strategy finally gaining traction?
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Income, Poverty and Health Insurance Coverage in the United States: 2009 — The U.S. Census Bureau announced today that real median household income in the United States in 2009 was $49,777, not statistically different from the 2008 median. — The nation's official poverty rate in 2009 was 14.3 percent …
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One in seven Americans is living in poverty, Census shows
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FOX NEWS SUES DEMOCRATIC SENATE CANDIDATE — EXCLUSIVE: Fox News and one of its top journalists have filed a lawsuit against the campaign of Missouri senate candidate Robin Carnahan, alleging that the Democrat used proprietary footage in a campaign advertisement to make it appear that the network was endorsing her.
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Fox News sues Robin Carnahan over campaign commercial
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The 40 Best Conservative Blogs For 2010 (Version 3.0) — It's time for me to rank my favorite blogs for the 3rd quarter of 2010. — Do keep in mind that as the quarter has progressed, some blogs have, of course, moved up and others have dropped, based on how often I visit them …


Jimmy Carter Slams Ted Kennedy On Health Care — Tells “60 Minutes” Comprehensive Care Would Be In Place Had The Late Senator Not Killed His Bill — (CBS) The late Sen. Ted Kennedy, champion of the recent health plan legislation, actually delayed comprehensive coverage for Americans for decades, says former President Jimmy Carter.
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DADT Held Hostage? — Sen. Joseph Lieberman summed it up best Thursday, suggesting that breaking next week's potential GOP filibuster on the National Defense Authorization Act, which houses “don't ask, don't tell” repeal, depended almost entirely on a procedural showdown between Democrats and Republicans.
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Gay-Rights Activists Give McCain the ‘Silent Treatment’
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D.C. election didn't just unseat abrasive Mayor Fenty. It was a populist revolt. — In a stunning repudiation of divisive, autocratic leadership, District residents Tuesday toppled the city's ruling troika: Mayor Adrian Fenty, Attorney General Peter Nickles and Schools Chancellor Michelle Rhee.
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White House Science Czar Says He Would Use ‘Free Market’ to ‘De-Develop the United States’ — In a video interview this week, White House Office of Science and Technology Director John P. Holdren told CNSNews.com that he would use the “free market economy” to implement the “massive campaign” …
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Connecticut Senate: A Slow, Steady Move to Toss Up — The contest between Democratic Attorney General Richard Blumenthal and former World Wrestling Entertainment CEO Linda McMahon has been gradually closing over the past few months, and is now in single digits, according to some polls.
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O'Donnell In 2007: Scientists Have Created Mice With Human Brains! — Delaware Republican Senate nominee Christine O'Donnell has previously sounded the alarm against cloning and stem-cell research — and what she's described as the current terror of human-mouse hybrids.
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Catty Carla Bruni lifts lid on Michelle Obama's ‘hellish’ job — Michelle Obama thinks being America's First Lady is ‘hell’, Carla Bruni reveals today in a wildly indiscreet new book. — Miss Bruni reveals that Mrs Obama replied when asked about her position as the U.S. president's wife: 'Don't ask!