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Local publisher Vance Opperman wants one, or both, of the national conventions in the Twin Cities in 2012. Apparently the publicity and visibility garnered for the 2008 Republican National Convention in St. Paul outweighs the disturbing — to many — memories of a well-armed police presence that kept violent protesters at bay and intimidated many others.
With Dominic gone, how will the PiPress cover the theater scene? By David Brauer
With World Wrestling Entertainment first lady Linda McMahon stealing many of the headlines in Connecticut's Senate contest, fellow Republican and Greenwich resident Thomas Foley is now opening the
Now we know: Philly’s not-quite-terminal case of wussiness starts at the top. Mayor Nutter showed as much last week in an interview with the Daily News when he confessed that being mayor is hard. “The reality is, in [the job as mayor] you don’t have to work on one thing,” he cried. “You have to work on 50 things.” Maybe he didn’t say it in a whiny voice, but it sure read that way on paper. His ...
The conservative TV and radio host wants to hold conventions to move his followers to political action and 'change America's course.' Some say his activism could widen the split within the GOP. Glenn Beck wants to become . . . a community organizer.
Facing a tough primary battle in his bid to become the Republican nominee for U.S. Senate, Samuel Caligiuri announced Tuesday that he will switch races, leaving the Senate campaign to run for the 5th Congressional district.
What's Your Reaction? The latest trend in the Republican Party is an effort to weed out moderates -- witness New York Republicans' successful effort to oust their own candidate in an upstate House race, in preference for an independent conservative.
With World Wrestling Entertainment first lady Linda McMahon stealing many of the headlines in Connecticut's Senate contest, fellow GOP candidate and Greenwich resident Thomas Foley is now opening
Senate Democrats cleared a major hurdle this weekend by voting to move ahead with debate on health care reform, but it was hardly a unified party standing behind the bill.
President Obama and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid played major roles in allowing Sen. Lieberman to retain his committee gavel in 2008. Read more...
Weeks of detailed feasibility studies on the building showed "unexpectedly bad" results for the auditorium, even though the adjoining convention center passed inspection.
Going into their winter meeting in January, some national Republicans are pushing a 10-point "purity" test that GOP candidates must pass before they receive party support and financing. Note item No. 10, which calls for unlimited right to own fire ams. This would give individuals the right to have machine guns, bazookas, shoulder- held missiles — anything a right wing militia would need to make ...
A former Nevada governor joined the verbal war over health care. The Republican National Committee sponsored a teleconference with former Governor Bob List. He says the health care bill will never make it out of the Senate.
The Republicans were embarrassed when their candidate in NY-23 turned out to be too electable to be acceptable to the psychos who've seized control of their party. RNC members have proposed a...
Ending several weeks of speculation, Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger on Monday nominated state Sen. Abel Maldonado to fill the lieutenant governor's vacancy.
Sarah Palin could expect a lot of support in Iowa's Republican caucuses if she launched a campaign for the 2012 presidential nomination, according to The Des Moines Register's Iowa Poll.
Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger today said he would appoint Republican state Sen. Abel Maldonado to fill the vacant lieutenant governor's job, perhaps setting off a partisan squabble over his confirmation.
Sources: Steele didn’t feel he was getting credit.
The Republican National Committee apparently may be on the verge of instituting a 10-point test of adherence to GOP principles. If this takes effect, a candidate whodisagreed on more than two points would not get party support. Shouldn’t be much trouble for the herd lining up for federal office in Arkansas.
In the Republican primary for Florida agriculture commissioner, U.S. Rep. Adam Putnam of Bartow seems like a natural.But state Sen. Carey Baker of Eustis intends to put up a fight against Putnam in the primary. Claiming the role of the true conservative in the race, he hopes to turn the race into the kind of ideological battle that's becoming common in the Republican Party.
Going into its winter meeting in January, Republicans are looking at a 10-point "purity" test that candidates must pass before they receive party support. Point No. 10 is especially interesting. It calls for unlimited right to own firearms. This means private individuals could own machine guns, bazookas, shoulder-fired missiles, whatever a fully armed rightwing militia might need to make war on ...
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