Margaret Carlson, Bloomberg
Margaret Carlson is a Bloomberg View columnist appearing on Wednesdays. A former White House correspondent for TIME, she was also TIME's first woman columnist. She appeared on CNN's "Capital Gang" for 15 years.Yes, Virginia, there is a Republican establishment and, like Santa Claus, it works quietly. After it convinced reluctant conservatives to nominate Senator John McCain for the presidency in 2008 -- and he lost spectacularly to a rookie senator from Illinois -- its members went to ground. The chastened old guard put what was left of its power in a blind trust and...
Tuesday, January 31, 2012
South Carolina Fox debate: The live-blog!
Five candidates will take the stage tonight in South Carolina for the first of two debates this week in advance of the state’s Jan. 21 Republican presidential primary.
And we will bring it all to you! We will be live-blogging every minute of the proceedings in the space below. Come hang out! It’s got to be better than re-watching the Golden Globes, right?
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SOPA (Stop Online Piracy Act) lawmaker opposition grows as debate heats up
The Stop Online Piracy Act has caused backlash from tech giants, one of which has left the U.S. Chamber of Commerce in protest. They received some support from lawmakers as debate on the bill continues. As Hayley Tsukayama reported:
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CBO weighs in with a report on wages
A report by the Congressional Budget Office will add fuel to the ongoing controversy about federal pay, and it is the workers who will feel the heat.
The report compares private- and public-sector pay and finds that Uncle Sam’s staff sometimes comes out on top.
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Obama outlines incentive plan to rein in college tuition costs
ANN ARBOR, Mich. — President Obama offered a plan Friday to reduce the costs of higher education by increasing the amount of federal grant money available for low-interest loans and tying it directly to colleges’ ability to reduce tuition.
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USTPAC Calls for Holding off Reinstatement of IMF Loan to Sri Lanka
The United States Tamil Political Action Council (USTPAC) calls on the International Monetary Fund (IMF) currently visiting Sri Lanka for consultations not to reinstate its loan until original...
(PRWeb January 29, 2012)
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Obama as most polarizing president: A rebuttal
Our post on Gallup’s finding that the first three years of President Obama’s time of office were the most politically polarizing — in terms of the gap between how Democrats and Republican viewed him — of any first three years of a president’s tenure has drawn lots (and lots) of comments.
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Senate begins debating insider-trading bill
The Senate on Monday began its most substantial debate on congressional ethics in nearly five years, a proposal that would formally prohibit insider stock trading on Capitol Hill and bring the chamber’s financial disclosure laws up to date with technology.
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Monday, January 30, 2012
How Mitt Romney’s tax returns became a political boil that needed to be lanced
One week ago, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney was coasting toward a likely victory in South Carolina — a win that would have put him on a glide path to the Republican presidential nomination.
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No Room for Allen West-or You-in Romney's GOP
John Ransom, Townhall
INSIDE FEBRUARY Get ready for the all new GOP, under the lead of Mitt Romney. It's a GOP where the Tea Party won't be welcome, where the federal government will continue to bailout out banks and unions and everyone who's anyone will continue to make money- except of course you and me. We'll just continue to get stuck with the 100 year mortgage payment, as the GOP continues to be the "tax collector for the welfare state," in the WSJ's apt phrase. That's the takeaway from Florida where Florida Representative Will Weatherford, a Romney proxy,...
INSIDE FEBRUARY Get ready for the all new GOP, under the lead of Mitt Romney. It's a GOP where the Tea Party won't be welcome, where the federal government will continue to bailout out banks and unions and everyone who's anyone will continue to make money- except of course you and me. We'll just continue to get stuck with the 100 year mortgage payment, as the GOP continues to be the "tax collector for the welfare state," in the WSJ's apt phrase. That's the takeaway from Florida where Florida Representative Will Weatherford, a Romney proxy,...
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Let’s Get Ready to Rumble: PGE and SSJID Prepare for Showdown Over...
All eyes in California’s energy and utility community are on the South San Joaquin Irrigation District’s (SSJID) efforts to buy Pacific Gas and Electric’s (PG&E) electric distribution system...
(PRWeb January 30, 2012)
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Man on the moon: Newt Gingrich’s lifetime fixation with space
Newt Gingrich’s promise to put a colony on the moon is only the latest in a long history of space-related ideas from the former House speaker.
Since childhood, Gingrich has been fascinated by space and space travel. He’s said the science fiction of Issac Asimov and Arthur C. Clarke gave him a positive outlook and showed him the possibilities of the universe. And throughout his political career, he’s been trying to act on those possibilities.
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Rick Perry ends presidential candidacy, endorses Newt Gingrich
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Texas Gov. Rick Perry ended his bid for the Republican presidential nomination today and threw his support behind former House speaker Newt Gingrich.
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Marianne Gingrich: Newt asked for 'open marriage'
Santorum edged Romney in Iowa vote
Gingrich sees a South Carolina surge
Santorum’s erroneous marriage attack on Obama
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Sunday, January 29, 2012
Rick Perry ends presidential candidacy, endorses Newt Gingrich
NORTH CHARLESTON, S.C. — Texas Gov. Rick Perry ended his bid for the Republican presidential nomination today and threw his support behind former House speaker Newt Gingrich.
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Marianne Gingrich: Newt asked for 'open marriage'
Santorum edged Romney in Iowa vote
Gingrich sees a South Carolina surge
Santorum’s erroneous marriage attack on Obama
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5 Tips for Designing Custom Shirts from Rush Order Tees
Rush Order Tees, a leading provider of screen printed shirts & digital custom t-shirts has recently released 5 important points to verify with a custom printer before placing an order.
(PRWeb January 29, 2012)
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Electorate is sharply split over Obama, poll finds
As President Obama prepares to give his third State of the Union address next week, he faces a dispirited and polarized electorate that is sharply divided over his record, worried about the pace of the economic recovery and deeply pessimistic about the country’s trajectory.
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New Hampshire ballot order not a boon to Romney
Mitt Romney may be favored in the New Hampshire primary, but the state’s ballot may hurt the former Massachusetts governor’s bid to meet the lofty expectations that he carries into the contest.
Romney appears third from the bottom of the list of 30 candidates in the state’s Republican presidential primary. It’s a position likely to drag down Romney’s numbers, according to research by Stanford professor Jon Krosnick.
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GOP ad wars: Jon Huntsman spending zero dollars in South Carolina
Every week from now through when decide to stop doing it, we will total up what presidential campaigns and super PACs are spending on ads and where they’re spending it, using numbers from a Republican media buyer.
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Hearing on federal retirement benefits is better late than never
While the Obama administration attempts to fix a federal retirement system plagued by long delays in getting full annuities to retirees, House Republicans are pushing legislation that would significantly cut those retirement payments.
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Mitt Romney’s rivals avoid health-care bill attacks at South Carolina debate
Mitt Romney’s biggest vulnerabilies in the GOP presidential race are supposed to be threefold: his moderate past, the health-care bill he signed into law as Massachusetts governor, and his record at Bain Capital.
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Saturday, January 28, 2012
Oakland Police Use Tear Gas On Occupy Protesters
Some demonstrators were throwing rocks and flares at officers and tearing down fencing. A four-block area near downtown was closed off with police in the street facing hundreds of protesters, while a second group of dozens of protesters headed toward City Hall.
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Newt Gingrich releases Freddie Mac contracts: Read them here
Former House speaker Newt Gingrich has released his contract with mortgage giant Freddie Mac.
You can read the entire contract, put out by Gingrich’s former consulting company, the Gingrich Group, below.
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James Allen, Father Of Internationally Abducted Son Detained In...
Mr. James Allen of Burlington, North Carolina, a father who has desperately tried to reunite with his son presently residing in Columbia, announces his intent to run for Congress.
(PRWeb January 15, 2012)
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Florida Republican debate: Winners and losers
The 18th — yes, eighteenth! — debate of the Republican presidential primary ended after most reasonable people had already gone to bed on Monday night.
But, the Fix never sleeps — or, more accurately, rarely sleeps — so not only did we live-blog the entire thing but we also came up with some winners and losers from the debate that was. We spent a night letting our thoughts marinate so they should be good and flavorful this morning.
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