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GOP's E.W. Jackson addresses past drug use, bankruptcy, tax liens, much more
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The GOP nominee for Va. lieutenant governor E.W. Jackson acknowledged using marijuana and other controlled substances, filing for bankruptcy, and facing tax liens. He also talked about several controversial statements attributed to him.
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Tornadoes, hurricanes test small government doctrine
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One major principle of Barack Obama's presidency that his foes love to hate - that government, when it works right, can be best-equipped to aid and protect Americans - is finding fresh currency among some Republicans.
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GOP lawmakers battle GOP governors over Obamacare
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Conservative Republican legislators in major states are trying to block efforts by more pragmatic governors of their own party to accept health insurance for more low-income residents under President Barack Obama's health care law.
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O'Malley economic speech, criticizes national GOP
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Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley says "trickle-down politics" of the Republican party are primarily to blame for the nation's economic troubles.
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GOP continues to slam new Obama war approach
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Capitol Hill Republicans like Sen. Lindsey Graham of South Carolina say Obama is projecting weakness at a time when the United States needs to show resolve against terror networks like al-Qaida.
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Democratic leaders take aim at GOP pick Jackson's 'extreme agenda'
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Virginia Democrats continued focusing their fire in November's bellwether statewide elections not at the top of the Republican ticket but in the middle, at E.W. Jackson, the outspoken conservative black minister nominated by GOP delegates for lieutenant governor.
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Mark Obenshain nominated by GOP for Va attorney general
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State Sen. Mark Obenshain's father, Richard Obenshain, won the party's U.S. Senate nomination in the same building in 1978, but was killed in a small plane during the campaign. John W. Warner took his place on the ballot and won the first of five U.S. Senate terms.
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IRS scandal: GOP says President Obama should personally condemn IRS targeting
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A Republican senator says she's disappointed that President Barack Obama hasn't personally condemned the Internal Revenue Service's targeting of conservative political groups during the 2012 election.
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Nicholaus Kipke elected Maryland House GOP minority leader
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Delegate Nicholaus Kipke, R-Anne Arundel, was elected on Tuesday as the GOP House minority leader, replacing Calvert County Republican Anthony O'Donnell.
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Internet sales tax has rare Republican support
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Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid says senators have reached a deal to delay voting on a bill to tax Internet sales until after senators return from a weeklong vacation. A majority of Senate Republicans support the bill, which does not sit well with anti-tax crusaders.
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Debt showdown planned for summer
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Get ready for another debt showdown this summer.
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Obama hosts GOP senators for dinner on budget day
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President Barack Obama is hosting Republican senators at the White House, with the budget, guns and immigration up for dinner table debate.
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Mark Sanford wins GOP primary for old House seat
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Former South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford on Tuesday cleared another hurdle in his bid for a political comeback, defeating a former county council member to win the GOP nomination for a vacant U.S. House seat.
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GOP Reboot; Clergy Urge Action on Climate; Mild Winter
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GOP works to become more 'welcoming and inclusive'
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In a report released Monday, the RNC says that the way the party communicates its principles isn't resonating widely enough and that focus groups perceive the party as "narrow minded," ''out of touch" and "stuffy old men."
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Sarah Palin urges GOP to broaden message, 'leave no American behind'
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Sarah Palin said Saturday that the Republican Party must broaden its message to grow. "We must leave no American behind," she said in a populist speech that electrified supporters at CPAC at National Harbor, Md.
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Obama criticizes GOP obstruction of D.C. appellate court nominee
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Obama says the blocking of Caitlin Halligan from getting an up-or-down vote - after two and a half years of delay - "continues the Republican pattern of obstruction." He said delays in confirming his nominees are taking a heavy toll on the D.C. circuit.
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Sequestration: Cuts in place, Obama and GOP brace for next fight
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With the sequestration budget cuts going into effect, D.C., Maryland, and Virginia are poised to be hit hard - particularly by the deep cuts in Defense spending.
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