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Clinton, Sanders Stand With Planned Parenthood. Republicans Stand Silent After Shooting
The Democratic candidates stood with Planned Parenthood on Twitter, while Republicans mostly tried to ignore the shooting.
Articles by Keith Brekhus
Keith Brekhus is a progressive American who currently resides in Red Lodge, Montana. He is co-host for the Liberal Fix radio show. He holds a Master's Degree in Sociology from the University of Missouri. In 2002, he ran for Congress as a Green Party candidate in the state of Missouri. In 2014, he worked as a field organizer for Democrat Ann Kirkpatrick's successful re-election bid in Arizona's 1st Congressional District. He can be followed on Twitter @keithbrekhus or on Facebook.
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President Obama Responds To Planned Parenthood Shooting With Call To Action
“We have to do something about the easy accessibility of weapons of war on our streets to people who have no business wielding them.”
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Active Shooter Has Hostages At Colorado Springs Planned Parenthood Clinic
An active shooter has taken hostages at a Planned Parenthood clinic in Colorado Springs, Colorado as police are encountering gunfire as they enter the building.
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GOP Voters Are Encouraging Trump’s Mean-Spirited Campaign So Expect It To Continue
Trump has tapped into the resentment of angry voters who above all else, are mad that they have to apologize for the way they treat others.
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Democrats Are The Inclusive Party As 81 Percent Of Iowa Dems Welcome Syrian Refugees
81 percent of likely Iowa Democratic caucus goers support accepting Syrian refugees into the United States.
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Study Finds Ted Cruz Knows Less About Science Than A Kindergarten Student
According to a new study, Republican presidential candidate Ted Cruz’s scientific knowledge about climate change is so lacking that Kindergarten students are better informed than the senator from Texas.
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In The Battle For The Soul Of The Republican Party, Trump’s “White Nationalism” Is Winning
Trump, who is running a blatantly racist and xenophobic campaign, holds a double digit lead in the GOP presidential race.
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Kentucky Gov. Steve Beshear Restores Voting Rights For 180,000 Convicted Felons
Beshear signed an executive order on Tuesday to restore voting rights to 180,000 Kentucky residents who had completed their sentences
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Americans Trust Hillary Clinton Over Any Republican To Handle Terrorism
According to a Washington Post-ABC News poll, Americans trust Hillary Clinton more than any Republican “to handle the threat of terrorism.”
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Marco Rubio Calls Paris Terrorist Attacks “A Positive Development” For Americans
On Fox News Sunday with Chris Wallace, Senator Marco Rubio referred to the deadly Paris terrorist attacks as “a positive development.”
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Sick Of Bobby Jindal, Tired of David Vitter, Louisiana Elects Democratic Governor
John Bel Edwards defeated Republican David Vitter on Saturday night, coasting to victory in a welcome win for Democrats in the South.
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Against NRA Opposition Sen. Feinstein Pushes To End Gun Sales To Suspected Terrorists
Senator Feinstein is leading an effort to bar gun sales to people on the Terrorist Watchlist, but the NRA is fighting her efforts.
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Republicans Wrong Again: More Mexican Immigrants Leaving Than Coming To The US
From 2009 to 2014, 140,000 more Mexican nationals left the United States than the number who entered.
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Republicans Are So Detached From Reality, They Think Unemployment Has Risen Under Obama
The unemployment rate has not only dropped since Obama took office, it has dropped dramatically.
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GOP Voters Continue Their Flight From Reason As Trump And Carson Lead The Republican Field
Donald Trump and Ben Carson remain resilient as the leaders in the GOP field.
Hysterical GOP Blows A Gasket In Response To Syrian Refugee Crisis
A Rhode Island GOP lawmaker wants Syrian refugees placed in internment camps where they would be segregated from the general population.
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GOP Collapse: 84% Of Latino Voters Say Republicans Are Hostile And Don’t Care About Them
In a new poll, 45 percent of Latino voters said the GOP was hostile towards Latinos, and 39 percent said the party didn’t care about them.
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Senator Rubio Skips Classified Security Briefing To Attend Fundraiser In California
Marco Rubio skipped a classified security briefing on Wednesday, to attend a 1,000 dollar a ticket fundraiser in Newport Beach, California.
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Hillary Clinton Calls Out Hateful Republicans, Says They Have Sunk To A New Low
She tweeted: We’ve seen a lot of hateful rhetoric from the GOP. But the idea that we’d turn away refugees because of religion is a new low.
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Cowardly Republicans Choose Fear Over Leadership In Aftermath Of Paris Attacks
U.S. Republican leaders are terribly, terribly frightened and they want the rest of America to be just as scared as they are.
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President Obama Vows Not To Slam The Door On Syrian Refugees Seeking Safety In America
President Obama vowed to continue supporting the resettlement of Syrian refugees in the United States.
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US Muslim Groups Stand Together To Denounce The Paris Terrorist Attacks
A coalition of Muslim organizations held a press conference in Washington DC to denounce the Paris terrorist attacks.
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America’s Worst Journalist, Judith Miller Uses Paris Attacks To Bash US College Kids
Judith Miller responded to the terrorist attacks in Paris by sending out a tweet bashing American college students.
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Texas Law Restricting Abortion Access Faces Supreme Court Challenge
On Friday, the U.S. Supreme Court agreed to hear a challenge to Texas’ abortion law, which impedes women’s access to abortion in the state.
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The End May Be Near For Trump After 95 Minute Unhinged Rant Bored Supporters
Trump may have a dug a hole to deep to climb out of after raging against Ben Carson and “stupid” Iowa voters.
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Republican Presidential Candidates Pave A Path To Defeat By Courting Extremist Conservatives
Most of the Republican delegates chosen by March 8th, will come from states where the majority of GOP voters are white evangelicals.
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Clinton Holding Nearly Steady, Enjoys 52-33 National Lead Over Sanders In Democratic Race
A New York Times/CBS News national poll shows Clinton leading Sanders 52 to 33 percent. In October, she led 56 to 32 percent.
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Democratic Candidate John Bel Edwards Unloads On David Vitter During Louisiana Debate
Telling the truth about Republican David Vitter is Democrat John Bel Edwards’ best weapon in the Louisiana Governor’s race.
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Style Over Substance As Republican Primary Voters Say Trump Won GOP Debate
28 percent of Republican primary voters felt Trump won the debate. The next closest candidate was Marco Rubio with 23 percent saying he won.
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Senate Blocks Transfer Of Gitmo Prisoners With 91-3 Defense Bill Vote
Bernie Sanders and Oregon Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley cast the 3 no votes.
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Trump Latches Onto The War On Christmas In Starbuck’s Coffee Cup Kerfuffle
Donald Trump hints at boycotting Starbucks and he asserts that he will be having Americans saying “Merry Christmas” again.
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Amidst Growing Uprising Over Campus Racial Strife, Univ. Of Missouri President Steps Down
Tim Wolfe’s resignation demonstrates that activists can effect positive change if they are focused and determined to do so.
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Beware: Conservatives, Republicans And Seniors Are Most Motivated To Vote In 2016 Election
Democrats had better recognize that the GOP threat to win in 2016 is real if Democrats don’t get out and vote.
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Feuding Bill O’Reilly And George Will Get Into Heated Argument About Reagan Book
Conservative columnist George Will and Fox personality Bill O’Reilly engaged in a bickering match over O’Reilly’s book “Killing Reagan.”
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Sanders Rightfully Called Republicans Un-American Cowards For Trying To Suppress The Vote
Sanders said “What the Republicans are doing is so un-American, it is so outrageous, that it is literally beyond belief.”
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Environmental Activist Bill McKibben: “This Is A Day Of Celebration”
Climate activist Bill McKibben expressed jubilation after President Obama announced his decision to deny the Keystone XL pipeline.
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Huckabee and Christie Get Bumped Down To The ‘Children’s Debate’ Table
Huckabee and Christie have been pushed to the undercard debate. George Pataki and Lindsey Graham have been removed from the next debate.
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Nancy Pelosi Picks 6 Pro-Choice Fighters For Planned Parenthood Investigative Panel
House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi has named 6 strong pro-choice Democrats to the Select Investigative Panel on abortion providers.
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Poll Shows Hillary Clinton Crushing Bernie Sanders 71%-15% In South Carolina
A Winthrop University Poll finds Hillary Clinton leading Bernie Sanders by 56 percentage points in South Carolina.
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Democrats And Liberals Scored Significant Victories On Election Night 2015
For Democrats, election night began poorly with Matt Bevin’s surprise victory over Jack Conway, followed by the disappointing defeat of HERO in Houston. However, Democrats and liberals scored several significant victories in other races.
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Mississippi Man Throws Bomb In Wal-Mart To Protest Retailer Ending Confederate Flag Sales
A Mississippi man was arrested Sunday, for throwing a bomb into a Wal-Mart to protest the retailer for halting Confederate flag sales.
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3 GOP Presidential Candidates To Speak At Conference Hosted By Pastor Who Supports Killing Gays
Texas Senator Ted Cruz, Louisiana Governor Bobby Jindal and former Arkansas Governor Mike Huckabee will be featured speakers at the event.
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Jeb Bush’s “I Eat Nails When I Wake Up” Tough Talk Just Reinforces His Weaknesses
Jeb Bush is trying to sound tough on the campaign trail, but the more he tries to project strength, the weaker he appears to GOP voters.
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Montana Clears Final Hurdle, Becomes 30th State To Expand Medicaid Under ObamaCare
The Obama administration gave final approval to Montana’s Medicaid expansion plan.
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Democrats Lead In 2 Of 3 Southern Governor’s Races At Stake in 2015
Three Southern U.S. states have Governors races in 2015, and Democrats are poised to win two of them.
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Looking For The Perfect Puppet, Billionaire Paul Singer Invests In Marco Rubio
Billionaire Paul Singer is trying to buy influence, and in Rubio, he has found the perfect puppet to promote his agenda for the 1 percent.
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Conservatives Revolt And Say RNC Chair Reince Priebus Needs To Go
Right-wing talk radio show host Mark Levin is calling for Republican National Committee Chair (RNC) Reince Priebus’ ouster.
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Republican Crybabies Cancel NBC Partnership Over Hard Questions At CNBC Debate
Chairman Reince Priebus sent a letter to NBC cancelling the RNC’s partnership with NBC for a scheduled February debate in Houston Texas.
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Marco Rubio Argues That The Immigration System That Got His Parents Here Should Be Changed
At the GOP debate, Rubio argued that the policy that brought his parents here should be changed to meet the realities of the 21st century.
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Political Prediction Guru Nate Silver Thinks Jeb Bush Is Toast
Political blogger and prognosticator Nate Silver declared Thursday morning that Jeb Bush is “probably toast”.
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Reefer Sanity – Bernie Sanders Calls For Ending Federal Marijuana Regulations
Sanders wants to overhaul federal marijuana policy and open the door for states to legalize marijuana without federal interference.
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Paul Ryan Spurns Conservatives On Budget Deal But They Still Agree To Make Him Speaker
Paul Ryan, who is likely to become the next House Speaker, announced his support for a two-year debt and budget deal on Wednesday.
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Facing Tough Re-Election Fight, GOP Senator Ayotte Breaks Ranks With GOP On Clean Power
On Sunday, New Hampshire Senator Kelly Ayotte (R) announced that she will support the EPA’s Clean Power Plan.
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Thanks To Trey Gowdy’s Benghazi Hearings Hillary Clinton Has A 41-Point Iowa Lead
Trey Gowdy’s committee has given Clinton’s campaign a great deal of momentum, and it is showing up in the polling coming out of Iowa.
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Jeb Is His “Own Man” But He Must Lean On His Daddy And His Big Bro To Save His Campaign
Bush’s family gathering is a last ditch effort to save Jeb’s under-performing campaign, but the optics couldn’t be worse.
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Kansans Despise Gov. Sam Brownback’s Policies But They Voted For Him Anyway
Only 18 percent of Kansans are satisfied with Governor Sam Brownback, despite electing him twice to be their governor.
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GOP Ready For Another Defeat as Rep. Blackburn Will Lead Abortion Investigation
U.S. GOP Rep Marsha Blackburn (TN-7) will head a select investigative panel on “big abortion providers”.
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Facing 65 Criminal Charges, New Mexico’s GOP Secretary Of State Cops A Guilty Plea On 6
New Mexico Secretary of State Dianna Duran (R) resigned early Friday morning, and she pleaded guilty to 6 of the 65 charges she faced.
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The Benghazi Committee is Paving Hillary Clinton’s Path To The White House
Despite their efforts to bring down Hillary Clinton, House Republicans are instead paving her path to the White House.
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Struggling Jeb Bush Downsizes Campaign, Cuts Payroll 40 Percent
The Bush campaign is letting some workers go, and implementing drastic pay cuts for many of the workers who will stay.
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Trey Gowdy Howls ‘This Is Not A Prosecution’ But His Impotent Rage Fools No One
House Select Committee on Benghazi Chairman Trey Gowdy (R-SC) lost his temper during Thursday’s hearings, during an exchange with California Democrat Adam Schiff. When Schiff noted that the investigation was being conducted as a prosecution of then Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, Gowdy got defensive and lost his cool.
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72 Percent Of Americans Say Benghazi Investigation Is A Political Sham
72 percent of Americans believe the House Select Committee on Benghazi is mostly using the Benghazi investigation to achieve political gain.
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Joe Biden Had Talked Up Working With Republicans, Ending The Rationale For His Candidacy
Biden seemed intent on running as the Democrat who would befriend Republicans, and that idea wasn’t going to attract Democratic voters.
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Americans More Optimistic About Sanders’ Presidency Than About Any Other Candidate
Voters are less pessimistic about Bernie Sanders’ ability to run the country, than they are about any of the other announced candidates.
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Jim Webb Drops Out Of Democratic Race, Doesn’t Rule Out Independent Bid For President
Jim Webb announced on Tuesday that he was no longer seeking the Democratic nomination for president in 2016.
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Donald Trump Has Led The GOP Race For Three Months Straight. Maybe He’s Not Going Away
Trump is still atop the Republican polls, and the party has only itself to blame for his continuing political resiliency.
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House Republican Is Planning Impeachment Proceedings Against Hillary Clinton On Inauguration Day
Alabama Congressman Mo Brook (R) wants to start impeachment proceedings against Hillary Clinton on day one, if she is elected president.
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Papa John’s Franchisees Pay Out Half A Million In Wage Theft Settlement
Four Papa John’s Franchisees in New York City have agreed to a 500,000 dollar settlement to pay back 250 employees whose wages were stolen.
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Six GOP Presidential Hopefuls Spent More Money Than They Raised in 3rd Quarter
Mike Huckabee, Rand Paul, Bobby Jindal, Rick Santorum, George Patakai and Lindsey Graham all spent more than they raised in the 3rd quarter.
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Democratic Vice Chair R.T Ryback Calls Debbie Wasserman Schultz A Liar
Party Vice Chair R.T Ryback accused DNC Chair Debbie Wasserman Schultz of making statements that were “flat-out not true,”
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Rep. Elijah Cummings Leads Three-Way Democratic U.S. Senate Primary In Maryland
Cummings has not announced his candidacy, but a WA Post shows that he would lead a three-way primary race by double digits.
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Jeb Bush Is So Desperate That He Has Turned To Defending Redskins Name In Speeches
Jeb Bush has now inserted jokes about the Redskins team name into his speeches, arguing that only the term “Washington” is prejorative.
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Millions Of Dollars In Ads Backfire As Jeb Bush Sinks In New Hampshire Polls
After a 4.8 million dollar Pro-Bush ad blitz in New Hampshire, Jeb’s polling numbers have moved in the wrong direction, dipping 0.3 percent.
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The First Debate Was The Most Watched Democratic Debate Ever
15.3 million people watched the Tuesday night debate, far exceeding the previous record of 10.7 million viewers for a Democratic debate.
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Mike Huckabee Attacks Bernie Sanders With A Racist Tweet During Democratic Debate
Mike Huckabee blasted a racist tweet about Koreans out during the Democratic debate.
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Clinton Takes 32-Point Lead Over Sanders Into Tuesday Night’s Democratic Debate
A new Morning Consult national poll found that 54 percent of Democratic voters support Clinton, with 22 percent backing Sanders.
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Mitch McConnell Demands A Ransom That Obama Will Never Agree To In Debt Ceiling Fight
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is demanding Social Security and Medicare cuts in exchange for his vote to raise the debt ceiling.
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Supreme Court Could Hear, Overturn Assault Weapons Ban
The Supreme Court could decide as early as Tuesday whether to hear a challenge to Highland Park, Illinois’ municipal assault weapons ban.
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Warmonger Tom Cotton Wants To Put Dick Cheney In Charge Of The House
Arkansas GOP Senator Tom Cotton wants to put chickenhawk Dick Cheney back into a position of political power.
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Former Rep. Gabby Giffords Launches Initiative To Address Domestic Violence And Guns
Giffords is planning to host a “Domestic Violence Awareness Summit” on Wednesday, and to form the Women’s Coalition for Common Sense.
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Roseburg Oregon Protesters Greet Obama With Guns In Hand And Confederate Flags Flying
A crowd of around 300 pro-gun protesters assembled outside the Roseburg airport to protest the President’s visit.
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Democrat Jack Conway Leads Matt Bevin In Close Kentucky Governor’s Race
Democrat Jack Conway holds a narrow 43 to 41 percent lead over tea party Republican Matt Bevin, according to the latest Mason-Dixon Poll.
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Paul Ryan Crushes GOP Hopes By Saying “No” To The Speaker Job That Nobody Wants
A spokesperson for Ryan reiterated that the Congressmen was still not interested in becoming the next Speaker of the House.
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Faced With A Real Life Gunman, Hypocrite Ben Carson Didn’t Heroically Rush The Shooter
Republican presidential candidate Ben Carson has made a fool of himself when trying to discuss the Umpqua Community College mass shooting.
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Radical House Freedom Caucus Doomed McCarthy’s Chances Of Becoming Speaker
After recalcitrant members of the House Freedom Caucus threatened not to back McCarthy, the California Rep. surrendered without a fight.
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Progressive Caucus Co-Chair Raul Grijalva Becomes First Congressman To Endorse Sanders
Arizona Congressmen Raul Grijalva (AZ-3) plans to announce his endorsement of Vermont Senator Bernie Sanders for President on Friday.
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Poll: Americans Like Kevin McCarthy Even Less Than John Boehner
Only 12 percent of Americans view McCarthy favorably, while 38 percent hold an unfavorable opinion of the California Congressman.
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Evidence That The Left Is Smarter: Democrats Have Bigger Vocabularies, Better Grammar Than GOP
Supporters of Democratic presidential candidates display larger vocabularies and better grammar than supporters of Republican candidates.
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Lindsey Graham Voted Against Sandy Aid, But Demands Hurricane Money For South Carolina
South Carolina Republican Senator Lindsey Graham has become a convert, who now believes in federal aid for natural disaster victims.
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Democrats Get Their Candidate As Gov. Maggie Hassan Will Run Against Kelly Ayotte In NH
Democratic Governor Maggie Hassan announced that she will run for U.S. Senate and attempt to unseat Republican Senator Kelly Ayotte.
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New Mexico Republican Secretary Of State Facing 65 Criminal Charges For Corruption
Dianna Duran faces 65 criminal charges for corruption, ranging from fraud, embezzlement, and money laundering to identity theft.
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Libertarians Demonstrate That The GOP Isn’t The Only Clown Show In Florida Politics
Florida Libertarian Senate candidate August us Sol Invictus is bound to be an embarrassment for the Libertarian Party.
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Sheriff Investigating Oregon Massacre Promoted Sandy Hook False Flag Conspiracy Video
Sheriff John Hanlin promoted a conspiracy video about the Sandy Hook shooting days after the Newtown, Connecticut massacre took place.
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Utah Right-winger Jason Chaffetz Will Challenge Kevin McCarthy For House Speakership
Republican Congressman Jason Chaffetz plans to challenge Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy to become the next Speaker of the House.
Supreme Court Sinks To 15-Year Low In Popularity, Hits 50 Percent Disapproval Rating
Gallup reveals that, ironically, Republicans rate the Roberts’ court much more poorly than Democrats do.
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Democrats Are Looking Good In Wisconsin As Russ Feingold Leads Senate Race By 14
A Marquette Law School Poll found Democrat Russ Feingold had opened up a 50 to 36 lead over incumbent Republican Senator Ron Johnson.
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Clinton, Sanders Raise A Combined 54 Million In 3rd Quarter Of 2015
The two leading Democratic presidential candidates had a strong fundraising quarter, raising a combined 54 million dollars.
After Passing Voter ID Law, Alabama Closes Driver’s License Offices In Democratic Counties
Four years after passing a voter ID law, license bureaus will be closed in many heavily African-American and strongly Democratic counties.
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Donald Trump’s War On Latino Immigrants Is Helping Democrats And Hurting Republicans
A new NBC/Telemundo poll finds that Trump and the Republicans are very unpopular with Latinos, while Democrats are very well liked.
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Are Republicans Giving Up On Kentucky? RGA Stops Running Ads In Bluegrass State
The RGA’s decision may indicate that the Republican Party is cutting their losses, expecting Democrat Jack Conway to defeat Matt Bevin.
