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12 hours ago ago from PoliTex
Looks like a fifth state house district in Tarrant County will have a contested Republican primary next year. Bill Burch says he's planning to make a second run for the District 93 seat currently held by Arlington Democrat Paula Pierson. In 2008, Pierson beat Burch with 57 percent of the vote. Burch nabbed 41 percent support. Burch has been active in Republican politics for over 20 years. He previously served as public director of ...
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9 hours ago ago from Socialism is not the Answer
The Washington Examiner December 15, 2009 These guys are just like rats on a sinking ship. 1Dragon Analysts look at the number of senators and representatives who choose to leave Congress as an indicator of how the political winds are blowing for the upcoming congressional elections. For Democrats looking ahead to the 2010 contests, the outlook is anything but bright.The Examiner 'sMichael Barone ...
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23 hours ago ago from The Iowa Republican
Two years ago, Iowa Republicans struggled to find one candidate to challenge Congressman Leonard Boswell in the general election despite the fact that Boswell faced a primary challenge of his own. Now, as many as five candidates are vying for the Republican nomination in Iowa’s third congressional district. The latest candidate to emerge is Mark Rees. Rees, a retired architect, looks to be the moderate candidate in the Republican ...
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17 hours ago ago from Frugal Hoosiers
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14 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
Time magazine this week had a special issue , "The Year in Pictures." Now we should take the picture of this year in politics. People, places, and politics are never the same, so a snapshot in words forbids exceptions for a quicker and better understanding of the politics. Democrats are for spending and understand that you have to pay the bill with taxes. Regularly responsible, the Democrats instituted the budget process, and according to ...
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11 hours ago ago from Huffington Post
Given my profession people assume I'm a Republican. After all, I work with business on a regular basis to lower their overall tax liability. However, I'm not a Republican for the following reasons. First, they have a clear anti-intellectual bent. Given the Republicans' complete denial of climate change and their embrace of the creationist movement, it's no wonder that a mere 6% of scientists consider themselves Republicans. And that goes to ...
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15 hours ago ago from Wall Street Journal
By Susan Davis When the House passed its version of a sweeping overhaul of financial industry regulation last Friday, not a single House Republican voted for the bill. And while House Democrats are facing their own political headwinds next year, they believe the vote may leave many Republicans vulnerable to attack following the starkest U.S. economic decline since the Great Depression. Today, the House Democratic campaign operation is ...
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