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Karl Rove Swipes Sarah Palin For Leaving Office Mid-Term — On “Fox News Sunday,” Karl Rove responded to Sarah Palin's declaration at CPAC that Republican consultants who “keep losing elections” need to either “buck up” and run for office or “stay in the truck.”
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Karl Rove Mocks Sarah Palin Tenure As Governor — WASHINGTON — GOP uberconsultant Karl Rove lashed out at former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) on Sunday, mocking her decision to leave office early. Rove's criticism was a response to comments Palin made at the Conservative Political Action Conference …
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Rove mocks Palin: I'm may be a ‘balding fat guy,’ but 'I wouldn't leave office midterm' — Conservative strategist Karl Rove on Sunday lashed out at former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin (R) after she used her speech at the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) to blast his super PAC for “vetting our candidates.”
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Palin mocks Obama and Rove in CPAC speech
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Two teens found guilty in Steubenville rape case — Editor's note: Please note this story contains graphic language. — Steubenville, Ohio (CNN) — Two Steubenville high school football players accused of raping an allegedly drunk 16-year-old girl were found guilty by an Ohio judge on Sunday.
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The Steubenville Verdict Is in, and These Boys Are Guilty — On the fifth and final day of a long and emotional rape trial recounting a drunken and violent evening, Judge Thomas Lipps delivered a guilty verdict on all charges Sunday morning in the Steubenville rape trial, calling the situation …
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Candy Crowley Oozes Sympathy for Steubenville Rapists — Shortly after the guilty verdict in the Steubenville rape case was announced, Candy Crowley took to the airwaves to report it and connect with their reporter on the ground for more details. Her lead-in to the remote shot was shameful.
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Sen. Rand Paul introduces ‘fetal personhood’ bill to outlaw abortion — Sen. Rand Paul (R-KY) on Friday introduced so-called “fetal personhood” legislation that would completely outlaw abortion in the United States. — The Life at Conception Act would declare that human life began at conception …
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John McCain apologizes to Rand Paul, Ted Cruz for ‘wacko birds’
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‘The GOP of Old’ — “The GOP of old has grown stale and moss-covered …
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In defense of GOP consultants: It's the candidates' fault … If there was any villain at the just-completed Conservative Political Action Conference, it was the generic figure of the Republican political consultant. Overpaid, unprincipled, always on the lookout for the next client …
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Carson seen as fresh face among conservative leaders — (CNN) - Neurosurgeon Ben Carson, a new favorite in conservative circles, wouldn't say Sunday where he stood on the political spectrum, but said his opinions resonate with both parties. — “I think basically what I've been talking about …
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RNC announces $10 million plan to beef up Republican outreach
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When The GOP Told Whitey I Aint Gonna Take It No More — Yesterday, a CPAC breakout session on reaching out to black voters broke down in shouting and acrimony as a handful of ‘disenfranchised whites’ attacked the premise of the session (along with black complaints about slaveholders) …
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GOP Senator: Republicans Are Open To Tax Increases In Grand Bargain — Sen. Bob Corker (R-TN) believes Senate Republicans would be open to increasing revenue through tax reform as part of a “grand bargain” to reduce the deficit. During an appearance on Fox News Sunday …
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Corker: GOP would consider revenues in exchange for ‘true entitlement reform’
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A Decade on, Most are Critical of the U.S.-Led War in Iraq — Ten years after U.S. airstrikes on Baghdad punctuated the start of the Iraq war, nearly six in 10 Americans say the war was not worth fighting - a judgment shared by majorities steadily since initial success gave way to years of continued conflict.
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Iraq War 10th Anniversary Reminds Us Of The Questions We Didn't Ask
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Food stamps put Rhode Island town on monthly boom-and-bust cycle — View Photo Gallery — Rhode Island town relies on food stamps: In Woonsocket, R.I., a third of the residents use SNAP, formerly known as food stamps, to pay for groceries. That means the businesses in the struggling town also rely on the program to survive.
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Bush AG tells CPAC: “The vast majority” of Muslims want to impose Sharia law — Michael Mukasey bear hugs Breitbart.com and warns that the U.S is not taking the Islamist threat seriously — “You may not be interested in Islamism, but Islamism is interested in you,” warned former Attorney …
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Cyprus' savers bear brunt of unprecedented bailout — (Reuters) - The euro zone agreed on Saturday to hand Cyprus a bailout worth 10 billion euros ($13 billion), but demanded depositors in its banks forfeit some money to stave off bankruptcy despite the risk of a wider run on savings.
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Cyprus: A Brutal Lesson in RealPolitik
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Americans' Sympathies for Israel Match All-Time High — Republicans, conservatives, older Americans most likely to voice sympathy for Israel — PRINCETON, NJ — As President Barack Obama prepares to visit Israel, the Palestinian West Bank, and Jordan next week — his first trip to the region …
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American public increasingly sympathetic towards Israel
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