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Meek Wins Florida Dem Primary
Meek Wins Florida Dem Primary Kendrick Meek will run for Florida's seat in the US Senate against Charlie Crist and Marco Rubio: HOLLYWOOD, Fla. - Rep. Kendrick Meek is the Democratic nominee for Senate, overcoming billionaire Jeff Greene's massive television and mail onslaught to …
McCain Wins in Arizona
McCain Wins Primary in Arizona John McCain has won the Arizona GOP primary: PHOENIX — US Senator John McCain easily claimed victory in an Arizona primary, fending off a challenge seen as a test of the country's anti-incumbent mood as Americans decide in November who controls …
Rick Scott Wins in Florida
Rick Scott Wins Primary in Florida Politico reports on Rick Scott's win in the Florida primary: Multimillionaire health care executive Rick Scott narrowly captured the GOP’s nomination for governor of Florida Tuesday night, shocking both Republican and Democratic insiders who …
Can Murkowski Hold Off a Tea Party Upset?
Recent polls suggest that Sarah Palin and Tea Party-backed candidate Joe Miller may be closing the gap with Sen. Murkowski in Alaska's GOP Senate primary. Some members of the political media in Washington D.C. have already declared Sarah Palin and the Tea Party the loser in Alaska’s GOP Senate …Christie's Not So Brave Mosque Stand
Last week, the ACLU lauded GOP New Jersey governor Chris Christie for defending the construction of the "ground zero" mosque. But was their praise warranted? About a week ago, I received a mass email from the ACLU whose subject line read, Governor Christie: A Voice of Reason on Religious …"Race to the Top" Winners Chosen
"Race to the Top" Winners Chosen The winners of the Department of Education's "Race to the Top" initiative have been announced: ATLANTA — More than 13 million students and 1 million educators will share $3.4 billion from the second round of the federal "Race to the Top" grant …
Turning a Blind Eye to Medicaid's Abuses
Democrats are drawing attention to many of the problems with private health insurance companies. But many of those issues plague Medicaid as well. Last week, House Democrats held a series of events for Consumer Protection Week, with a focus on health reform. Highlighting problems with health …Home Sales Plunge to 15-Year Low
Home Sales Plunge to 15-Year Low The Washington Post reports on the significant drop in home sales: Sales of previously built single-family homes plunged in July to their lowest level since May 1995 as job fears trumped low mortgage interest rates and relatively affordable home …
Kahn: Bush was the "First Muslim President"
Kahn: Why Bush was America's "First Muslim President" Suhali A. Khan writes at ForeignPolicy.com about how the GOP dropped the ball on outreach to Muslim voters: I've been involved in politics for well over two decades, so you can imagine how proud I was when I learned that my newly …
The GOP Drops the Fight Against Gay Rights
The religious right may be having a conniption about gay marriage, but the GOP's leaders have already given up the fight to oppose gay rights. When Bill Clinton moved to open the military to gays in 1993, the GOP and conservative Democrats led the effort to oppose gay rights. In 1996, Hawaii …Sherrod Turns Down Job Offer
Sherrod Turns Down Job Offer Shirley Sherrod has announced that she has declined an offer to return to work at the Department of Agriculture: Shirley Sherrod, the Agriculture Department official whose ouster from her job last month sparked a heated debate on race and politics, today …
Boehner: Fire Tim Geithner and Larry Summers
Boehner: Fire Tim Geithner and Larry Summers Politico reports that John Boehner has called for President Obama to fire the heads of his economic team: CLEVELAND — House Minority Leader John Boehner called on the Obama administration to extend Bush-era tax cuts, freeze federal …
GOP Losing Vietnamese American Voters
Vietnamese Americans have historically backed GOP candidates and self-identified as Republicans more than other Asian American groups. But this support may not last. Vietnamese Americans have as a group historically voted in favor of Republican candidates and have self-identified as Republicans at …Overselling the Liberal Media
Washington Examiner 's Mark Tapscott responded to a recent post by F F 's John Guardiano by accusing him of selling out to the liberal media. Mark Tapscott replies at the Washington Examiner to John Guardiano's important warning against treating all Islam as the enemy of the United …Florida GOP Gov Race Goes Down to the Wire
Tuesday will see several important primaries taking place. In Florida, self-funded candidate Rick Scott hopes to hold off a late surge by GOP-backed Bill McCollum. August 24 th will see several important primaries taking place. Most of the media attention will be focused on Arizona and Florida, …Chuck Hagel Endorses Joe Sestak
Chuck Hagel Endorses Sestak Politico reports that former senator Chuck Hagel is endorsing Joe Sestak in his race for the Pennsylvania senate seat: Pennsylvania Democrat Joe Sestak’s campaign for Senate is getting a much-needed bipartisan boost in a competitive race. Former Sen. …
Lake: Settlements Can Derail Peace Talks
Lake: Peace Talks Can be Derailed by Settlements Eli Lake reports how the issue of Israeli settlements could derail the upcoming Israeli-Palestinian peace talks: Peace talks between Israel and the Palestinians that are set to begin next week in Washington may be scuttled before they …
Judge Halts Obama Stem Cell Policy
Judge Halts Obama Stem Cell Policy The New York Times reports on recent developments by a judge who has blocked President Obama's approval for expanded stem cell research: WASHINGTON — A federal district judge on Monday blocked President Obama ’s 2009 executive order that expanded …
Jimmy Carter Goes to North Korea
Jimmy Carter Goes to North Korea Foreign Policy magazines reports that former President Jimmy Carter is headed to North Korea to try and release an American citizen who is being held prisoner there: Jimmy Carter is set to travel to North Korea very soon, according to two sources …