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Ken Cuccinelli nominated for governor by Virginia GOP
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At the GOP's statewide convention Saturday, thousands of conservatives and tea party followers who dominated the Richmond Coliseum Saturday roared their unanimous support for Ken Cuccinelli, who was unopposed.
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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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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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Republicans ramp up minority outreach
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Republicans are ramping up their recruitment of minority candidates in an effort to combat the demographic trends that helped hand them stinging losses in November.
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Poll: Is Santa a Democrat or a Republican?
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According to a new poll from Public Policy Polling, 44 percent of respondents think Santa is a Democrat. About 28 percent think he's a Republican.
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'Fiscal cliff' will test Republicans, Democrats
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The U.S. political landscape changed little with Tuesday's election, and now both Democrats and Republicans will be tested by the immediate need for moderation if they are to avoid the feared "fiscal cliff" of automatic tax increases and deep spending cuts that could send the country into a recession.
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Presidential election 2012: Republicans soul searching after 2012 Obama re-election
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Hard-core conservatives, furious at President Barack Obama's re-election in the face of a weak economy, called for a wholesale shift to resolutely right positions on social and fiscal matters. Some demanded that party leaders resign.
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Ann Romney speech: Mitt Romney's wife makes splash with RNC speech
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Making her national debut, Ann Romney swept onto the stage at the Republican National Convention late Tuesday night and delivered a forceful defense of her husband's character and values.
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$61 million Capitol Dome repairs pushed by Democrats
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Sen. Charles Schumer, D-N.Y., says $61 million to fix the leaky Capitol Dome should be added to an upcoming stopgap spending bill to keep the government running into next year.
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Paul Ryan makes campaign stops in Virginia
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"This is a state that has it all, and this is a state that will determine it all," Ryan said in Glen Allen, outside Richmond.
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Chris Christie tapped to give keynote at GOP convention
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Chris Christie, the sometimes abrasive but always entertaining governor of New Jersey, is set to be announced Tuesday as the keynote speaker for the Republicans' national convention later this month.
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Mayor Vincent Gray: D.C. Republicans call for Gray's resignation
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D.C. Republicans are the latest political leaders to urge Mayor Vincent Gray to resign.
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Obama's health care law: House Republicans vote to repeal health care law
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Republicans pushed yet another bill through the House to repeal the nation's health care law. But repeal this year is doomed, because the Democratic-controlled Senate will never agree.
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Obama's health care law: House subcommittee examines impact on doctors, patients
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A House subcommittee will examine the impact of President Obama’s health care law on doctors and patients at a hearing on Tuesday.
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Romney ahead of Obama in May fundraising
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President Barack Obama and Republican rival Mitt Romney are on an unprecedented fundraising binge that shows no sign of ending. The latest batch of fundraising numbers showed Romney and the Republicans raised $76 million in May compared with $60 million for Obama and the Democrats.
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Mitt Romney to clinch GOP presidential nomination
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Mitt Romney is poised to clinch the Republican presidential nomination after Tuesday's Texas GOP primary, a largely uncontested election that will formalize the former Massachusetts governor's status as President Barack Obama's general election challenger.
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Mitt Romney changes focus after primary sweep
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Mitt Romney is turning his focus toward President Barack Obama after sweeping three more Republican contests and clinching 60 percent of the delegates needed to win the GOP presidential nomination.
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Election 2012: GOP hopefuls vie for Wisconsin, Maryland, D.C. primary votes
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The Republican presidential candidates are looking for last-minute votes ahead of Tuesday’s primaries in Wisconsin, Maryland and D.C.
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