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In the months since she returned to the public spotlight, Sarah Palin’s continually evolving political identity has undergone a subtle change as her public persona centers increasingly on her disabled son Trig.
It took four months to plan and now will take only six months to deploy 30,000 more U.S. troops in Afghanistan, a rapid pace that surprises observers both inside and outside of the Defense Department.
"The Afghanistan-Pakistan review led by the president has provided me with a clear military mission and the resources to accomplish our task.
WASHINGTON, Dec. 1 (UPI) -- A proposal to impose an ideological "purity test" on Republican Party candidates is splitting the GOP, members say.
With the midterm election now less than a year away, Washington is becoming predictably fixated on how voters will next alter the partisan makeup of Congress. But focusing entirely on the hottest contests for the House and Senate illuminates only part of the story, because those outcomes will affect the political dynamic at the Capitol for only two years.
What's Your Reaction? Obama laid out his plan for the buildup of U.S. troops in Afghanistan Tuesday night in a speech at the United States Military Academy, saying that "our security is at stake."
A memorial service will be held Thursday for Iantha LeVander, a former first lady of Minnesota who remained active in the Republican Party for years even after her husband, Harold, decided not to seek re-election.
The Republican Party has recently drafted a Purity Resolution. If passed, any candidate seeking support from the Republican National Committee would be required to support at least eight of the 10 resolutions named by the committee.
Proposal before RNC would bar party financial support for candidates who fail to meet eight of 10 issue tests.
A Minnesota man jailed for allegedly vandalizing Spence Laboratory at the University of Iowa in 2004 has been ordered released from jail. Scott DeMuth, 22, was ordered released from jail by U.S. District Court Judge John Jarvey.
WASHINGTON — Some people can’t stand prosperity, my father used to say. Today , he might be talking about Republicans, who, in the midst of declining support for President Barack Obama ’s hope-and-change agenda, are considering a “purity” pledge to weed out undesirables from their ever-shrinking party.Just when independents and moderates were considering revisiting the GOP tent. Just when a near ...
The Republican National Committee has introduced a list of 10 principles designed to keep candidates aligned with party ideals and while one former GOP leader insisted Sunday it "is not a litmus test," the concept does raise a question about 2010 midterm election strategy.
Ronald Reagan once said, "Politics is not a bad profession. If you succeed there are many rewards, if you disgrace yourself you can always write a book." It seems Sarah Palin is listening to the latter half of this quote. Palin launched her 2012 campaign-I mean book tour-this past week for her new book "Going Rouge.
The party’s 10-point purity pledge shows thinking people need not apply.
Now that our nation has observed "Kick a Ginger Day" and "Kick a Jew Day," can "Kick a Liberal Day" be far behind? In case...
Former Majority Leader Dick Armey said that the so-called Republican 10 Commandments, or principles, which members of the Republican National Committee introduced this week to keep their candidates in line with party ideals, is "not a litmus test." Republican candidates wishing to receive fundraising and campaign support from the RNC would have to agree with at least 8 of 10 party positions ...
Now that our nation has observed “Kick a Ginger Day” and “Kick a Jew Day,” can “Kick a Liberal Day” be far behind? In case you’ve been taking a tryptophan nap, a Los Angeles County sheriff’s investigation has found that at least four redheaded girls and three redheaded boys at the A.E. Wright Middle School in Calabasas were assaulted on the Friday before Thanksgiving because they’re “gingers.”
Fmr. House Leader Says Candidate's Adherence to List of Principles Would "Demonstrate That You're Someone Like Us"
Some people can't stand prosperity, my father used to say. Today, he might be talking about Republicans, who, in the midst of declining support for President Obama's hope-and-change agenda, are considering a "purity" pledge to weed out undesirables from their ever-shrinking party.
NORTH COUNTRY, N.Y. -- North Country Assemblywoman Dede Scozzafava appears on "Face the Nation" to talk about the future of the Republican Party. Scozzafava was joined by former republican house majority leader Dick Armey and Republican strategist Ed Gillespie.
Current and former Republicans say tactics and lackluster candidates make many reluctant to affiliate with the party.
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