Tuesday, November 10, 2009

The War Within: Conservative Pushed Out In Colorado - Atlantic Online (blog)aq

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The War Within: Conservative Pushed Out In Colorado
Atlantic Online (blog)
An interesting development in the Republican gubernatorial primary in Colorado: a big battle that was shaping up between a young conservative upstart, ...
Penry's exit no victory for Scozzafava-style moderate RepublicansThe Colorado Independent
Josh Penry To Leave Governor's Race And Endorse Rival McInnis: ReportHuffington Post (blog)
What's making Josh Penry wave the white flag?Westword

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NY Senate fails to put gay marriage to vote - The Associated Pressxl

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NY Senate fails to put gay marriage to vote
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In the congressional race, Conservative candidate Doug Hoffman forced the more moderate Republican nominee, Dierdre Scozzafava, to suspend her campaign by ...
No Vote Today On Gay Marriage In New YorkOn Top Magazine

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O'Toole relishes new role as power contact of both Christie - and Sweeney - PolitickerNJ (blog)vSq

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O'Toole relishes new role as power contact of both Christie - and Sweeney
PolitickerNJ (blog)
He was not conservative enough in the primary, or he was too conservative in the general. Until you're a candidate, you don't know the pressure. ...

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FACTBOX: Centrist senators hold key to healthcare fight - ReutersZAd

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FACTBOX: Centrist senators hold key to healthcare fight
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Some of those centrists -- mostly from conservative or Republican-leaning states -- have voiced doubts about backing a plan that includes the government-run ...
President Clinton urges Senate action on healthcareLos Angeles Times
Are Democrats nearing civil war over healthcare reform?Christian Science Monitor
Bill Clinton urges Senate passage of health billThe Associated Press
MiamiHerald.com -True/Slant -Examiner.com
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Chili Runs in Cincinnati - AdAge.comIDl

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Chili Runs in Cincinnati
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Ms. Schmidt won in 2008 in a field that included a centrist, fiscally conservative independent who got 18% of the vote. This time, that independent, ...

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Gov.-elect Chris Christie's victory will energize New Jersey conservatives ... - The Star-Ledger - NJ.commMK

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Gov.-elect Chris Christie's victory will energize New Jersey conservatives ...
The Star-Ledger - NJ.com
Lonegan, who unsuccessfully challenged Christie in the Republican primary, said the election proved voters identify themselves with core conservative ...
Christie victory should bring cautious optimism for New Jersey RepublicansExaminer.com

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Lamontagne files for Gregg's seat - WCAXQIH

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Lamontagne files for Gregg's seat
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AP - November 9, 2009 6:25 PM ET Lamontagne, a conservative who ran for governor as a Republican in 1996, says he filed papers Monday with the Federal ...
Ovide Lamontagne to enter US Senate raceThe Union Leader
New Hampshire Senate battle heats upCNN Political Ticker
Senate 2010: Hodes and MahoneyFoster's Daily Democrat
WBZ -TPMDC (blog) -The Union Leader
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Tea Party Registered As Political Party In Florida - CBS 4zX

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Tea Party Registered As Political Party In Florida
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Rubio and Crist's race in 2010 may be a bellwether of the struggle between the more conservative and more moderate wings of the Republican Party for overall ...
The "Tea Party" Is Now Official in FloridaCBS News
The Republican Party, The New Third PartyGather.com
Who owns the tea parties?Politico
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Palin remains a GOP player - CNN InternationalmwY

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Palin remains a GOP player
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In a New York congressional race, she helped push a Republican Party candidate out of the way for a more conservative one. But with that battle won, ...

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Fox's Ingraham: Pelosi not quite a prostitute? I wish we could say we were ... - Media Matters for AmericaBps

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Fox's Ingraham: Pelosi not quite a prostitute? I wish we could say we were ...
Media Matters for America
So there you have it: to the conservative media, it is appropriate to declare the first female Speaker of the House almost - but not quite! - a prostitute. ...
Personally and politically, Pelosi won big on health careMiamiHerald.com
Historic healthcare overhaul passes HouseLos Angeles Times
Representatives' votes on health reform billKansas City Star
Binghamton University Pipe Dream -Savannah Morning News -Philadelphia Inquirer
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Eating Their Own: Activists From Both Parties Aim At Those Who Stray - NPRNiF

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Eating Their Own: Activists From Both Parties Aim At Those Who Stray
NPR
The decision by groups on the right, such as the Club for Growth, to back Doug Hoffman, the Conservative Party candidate, against Republican Dede Scozzafava ...
The GOP's looming (media) civil warMedia Matters for America
Froma Harrop / Syndicated columnist Two GOP victories didn't alter the ...Seattle Times
Recent victories aside, GOP still headed in the wrong directionCarolinian (subscription)
Town Hall -Christian Science Monitor -New York Times
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IL SEN: Courting Sarah - msnbc.comsXz

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IL SEN: Courting Sarah
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Patrick Hughes, a conservative running for Obama's US Senate seat next year, is out with a statement after the news came out of his primary opponent Mark ...
Kirk's request for Palin help is Democratic fodder in Senate raceChicago Tribune
Palin weighs in on Virginia raceUSA Today
Mark Kirk: How can I get Sarah Palin to like me?Politico
Huffington Post (blog) -Washington Post -San Jose Mercury News
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Conservative group calls for privatization of Iowa prisons - Iowa IndependentljM

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Conservative group calls for privatization of Iowa prisons
Iowa Independent
Iowa should privatize its prison system in order to alleviate budget problems, a conservative watchdog group said Monday. ...
During hiring freeze, state has hired 752 peopleDesMoinesRegister.com

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IowaPolitics.com: Pawlenty criticizes health care reform, bailouts, but silent ... - IowaPolitics.com (press release)agU

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IowaPolitics.com: Pawlenty criticizes health care reform, bailouts, but silent ...
IowaPolitics.com (press release)
She said Pawlenty's speech was great and she agrees with his conservative values. "It's not so much Republican, it's conservative," she said. ...
Pawlenty to address Iowa GOP as common-sense conservativeDesMoinesRegister.com
GOP watch: The elephant in the roommsnbc.com
Photo Credit: Office of Minnesota GovernorAir America
FOXNews -Bloomberg -KARE
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Conservative Candidate Drops Senate Bid Against Moderate Republican - FOXNewsud

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Conservative Candidate Drops Senate Bid Against Moderate Republican
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Defeating Kirk has to take first priority because he is neither an economic nor social conservative," Wallace said. Kirk, a moderate Republican who ...

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Poll: Snowe would lose GOP primary to generic conservative - Daily Kos (blog)TOw

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Poll: Snowe would lose GOP primary to generic conservative
Daily Kos (blog)
Asked how they would vote in a primary contest between Snowe and a more conservative challenger, just 31% of likely Republican voters say they would pick ...
Poll: Snowe Vulnerable To Conservative ChallengeRealClearPolitics (blog)
No Longer Safe, Maine's Snowe Highly Vulnerable in PrimaryThe Faster Times
Poll: Snowe Could Lose 2012 GOP Primary In Landslide To Conservative ChallengerTPMDC (blog)
Politics Daily (blog) -The Washington Independent -Newser
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NY Senate not expected to vote on gay marriage - The Associated PressGJ

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NY Senate not expected to vote on gay marriage
The Associated Press
In that race, Conservative candidate Doug Hoffman forced the more moderate Republican nominee, Dierdre Scozzafava, to suspend her campaign by passing her in ...
No Vote Today On Gay Marriage In New YorkOn Top Magazine
New York Legislature Expected To Vote On Gay Marriage BillAHN

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Troyer: Souder too 'liberal' with tax dollars - News SentinelVJG

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Troyer: Souder too 'liberal' with tax dollars
News Sentinel
The national Republican Party may still have some image problems, but a recent Gallup poll found that 40 percent of Americans call themselves conservative, ...
Fort Wayne lawyer starts challenge to Rep. SouderChicago Tribune

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Dodd Offers Senate Plan for Financial Overhaul - New York Timesil

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Dodd Offers Senate Plan for Financial Overhaul
New York Times
Mr. Dodd has yet to produce a Republican who supports his plan. Moreover, several provisions will probably be opposed by moderate and conservative Democrats ...
Dodd offers sweeping bank oversight planCNNMoney.com

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Early Word: Fort Hood Service - New York TimesGIi

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Early Word: Fort Hood Service
New York Times
And speaking of centrists, as The Times's Robert Pear reports, Democrats' hope of scoring the support of Senator Susan Collins, a moderate Republican from ...
Pat Robertson: Islam isn'ta religion; treat Muslims like fascistsRaw Story

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It's a Grand Old Purging as moderate's ouster spotlights Republican dysfunction - Washington PostbV

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Owens spells out priorities - Legislative GazettegfB

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Owens spells out priorities
Legislative Gazette
Owens gave his victory speech at an American Legion post in Plattsburgh after defeating Conservative candidate Doug Hoffman. Republican Dede Scozzafava ...
Scozzafava Tells WashPost She Cried, Was Called "Lesbian" Before Rolling to DemsVillage Voice

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Immigration Plan Questioned - Roll Call (subscription)JO

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Immigration Plan Questioned
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One aide to a conservative Republican called the move �a wasted opportunity� because the GOP would have hugely benefitted from agitating Democratic ...

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Romney builds political capital while biding time on 2012 run - CNNQi

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Romney builds political capital while biding time on 2012 run
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Tim Pawlenty, endorsed third-party conservative candidate Doug Hoffman in New York's 23rd Congressional District race over moderate Republican Party ...
Palin, Huckabee, Romney Dominate GOP 2012 FieldU.S. News & World Report
Huckabee suggests Palin double standardCNN Political Ticker
The Palin qualificationsHot Air (blog)
Gawker -Politico -United Press International
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A Battle for Senate - And the GOP's Soul - CBS NewsNJ

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A Battle for Senate - And the GOP's Soul
CBS News
In that race, a moderate Republican was forced out of the contest amid a challenge from conservative party candidate Doug Hoffman; Hoffman went on to lose ...
Conservative Republican group shuns party-backed Senate candidate in FloridaUSA Today
Rubio picks up influential endorsement in Senate raceMiamiHerald.com
Club for Growth Endorses RubioNew York Times
TPMDC (blog) -Race 4 2012 (blog) -ABC News
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Rep. Sessions' primary challenge may portend more resistance from right - Dallas Morning NewsxoC

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Rep. Sessions' primary challenge may portend more resistance from right
Dallas Morning News
Sarah Palin, backed a non-Republican nominee, Doug Hoffman of the Conservative Party. Sessions, as chairman of the National Republican Congressional ...
Which Senator Will Insist Federal Funds Won't Be Used for Phalloplasties?Queerty (blog)

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Rookies Take Two Tacks - Roll Call (subscription)DBO

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Rookies Take Two Tacks
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Both unseated Republican incumbents in districts that traditionally have leaned toward the GOP. But Perriello and Nye are taking different tacks in their ...

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Obama cedes the center - Washington PostyXx

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Obama cedes the center
Washington Post
Would Republican appeal throughout the Northeast really be expanded by more ideological nominees? Though the Republican Party will remain the conservative ...
The Meaning of the Republican VictoryPajamas Media (blog)
NY Independence Party courts ScozzafavaWCAX
Energized GOP Looks to Avoid Party FeudNew York Times
Wall Street Journal -Baltimore Sun -USA Today
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Must Have a Code - Harvard CrimsonJU

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Must Have a Code
Harvard Crimson
As even the most conservative bill under discussion would provide health insurance for 29 million more people, it is reasonable to blame politicians who ...
Who Will Be The Next Hoffmania Victim In 2010 -- Or The Next Hoffman?TPMDC (blog)
Health care debate risky for moderatesWashington Times
State GOP candidates: 'Take our country back'La Crosse Tribune

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'Scozzafava' turns into epithet - Washington PostRi

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'Scozzafava' turns into epithet
Washington Post
Since the GOP nominee dropped out of the race in New York's 23rd Congressional District amid pressure from conservative leaders, Dede Scozzafava has been ...
What Made Republicans Can Also Break ThemNew York Times
Foregone ConclusionGovExec.com
Success, but not a repudiationN.C. State University Technician Online
Washington Examiner (blog) -C-Ville Weekly -Roll Call (subscription)
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