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Gingrich's rise puzzles critics of his record
Newt Gingrich's rapid rise in presidential polls has left GOP veterans scratching their heads, wondering why he's supported by voters who think he's not particularly honest and doesn't share their values.
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Inside Washington Dec. 11, 2011
This week on Indie Washington: Newt Gingrich’s rocket ride in the polls. Why are some mainline Republicans so hostile to him?
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Rick Perry's 'Strong' ad elicits strong public response, spoofs
Rick Perry's "Strong" ad has created a strong public dialogue... and also some spoofs by comedians.
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GOP blocks Obama nominee to head financial agency
The battle over the future of a new financial watchdog office escalated Thursday with Senate Republicans blocking confirmation of the man President Barack Obama named to head the office.
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Gingrich's poll surge leaves some GOP members uneasy
Former House Speaker Newt Gingrich's stunning surge toward the top of the Republican presidential field has unnerved some Republicans in Congress who remember too well the tumult of nearly two decades ago.
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GOP hopefuls criticize Obama on Israel
Republican presidential hopefuls are taking turns bashing President Barack Obama's policy toward Israel in appearances before a Jewish GOP group in D.C.
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Harry Thomas: 'Y'all know can't say anything'
D.C. Council member Harry Thomas came to work with his colleagues Tuesday, four days after federal agents raided his house in a corruption probe.
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D.C. Council votes to make nepotism illegal
The D.C. Council passes a bill that reduces the number of political appointments the mayor can make and makes nepotism illegal.
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For GOP's Gingrich: Big declarations - and hurdles
Surging in opinion polls, a confident Newt Gingrich declared Monday he plans to challenge Barack Obama in every state next year.
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Perry flubs name, number of Supreme Court justices
Presidential contender Rick Perry said there are eight Supreme Court justices, not nine, and flubbed Justice Sonia Sotomayor's name in an editorial board meeting at The Des Moines Register.
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Judge to rule next week on Dems' injunction motion
A Richmond judge says she will rule next week on Democrats' request for a preliminary injunction to stop Republicans from taking a controlling majority in the evenly divided Virginia Senate.
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VOTE: Could Newt beat Obama in 2012?
Newt Gingrich has surged in the polls lately, and some believe it's him and Mitt Romney for the GOP nomination. But can Gingrich unseat President Obama next November? Take our poll.
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WATCH: Video dubs Gingrich 'Kim Kardashian of the GOP'
A video by conservative video artist Molotov Mitchell calling Newt Gingrich the Kim Kardashian of the GOP has gone viral.
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Starving for statehood: Occupy members plan hunger strike
Three Occupy D.C. protesters are holding a hunger strike on Thursday to fight for D.C. voting rights. And dozens of activists are also targeting John Boehner Thursday in an ongoing fight against greed.
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Where do the candidates stand on the issues?
From abortion to immigration to the debt, see where the GOP candidates stand.
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Mall protesters aim to 'Take Back the Capitol'
Take Back the Capitol protesters went to Congress to remind power brokers of the 99 percent. One was arrested.
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Ehrlich aide guilty of supressing voter turnout
Paul Schurick, an aide to former Maryland Gov. Robert Ehrlich, was found guilty Tuesday of conspiring to suppress black voter turnout during Ehrlich's failed bid in the 2010 gubernatorial election.
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D.C. Council approves sweeping ethics bill, will discuss Thomas
A D.C. Council committee has approved a sweeping ethics reform bill ahead of a meeting by the full Council to discuss potential action against a councilmember whose home was searched by federal authorities on Friday.
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