THEY PROBABLY WON'T MISS HIM.... Alabama's 5th congressional district is among the most conservative in the country to represented by a Democrat. After Blue Dog Parker Griffith abandons his party and becomes a Republican today, the pairing will make a bit more sense.

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tea party, tea parties, town halls, conservatives, independents, What started as a conservative protest klatch has evolved into a political force with enough muscle to potentially alter the course of the 2010 mid-term elections.

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If the Obama White House is going to change course in time to avoid hitting the looming 2010 electoral iceberg, the president and his advisors need to immediately jettison the notion that the public's widespread anger over joblessness and the bank bailout will be dissipated by th …

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Former County Commissioner Teresa Jacobs is poised to jump into the Orange County mayor's race early next year, a move that would quickly reshape Central Florida's biggest election contest in more than a decade.

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Democrats had known there was an "intensity gap" between angry conservatives in the Republican Party and the unexcited Democratic base, and in a midterm election, base turnout often determines who wins the night. Yet no one suspected it was this bad.

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[Manila, Philippines] So, what is else is there to mudsling President Joseph Estrada with?

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[Manila, Philippines] Sen.

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[Manila, Philippines] What's really the difference between a so-called tradpol and a non-tradpol?

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[Manila, Philippines] A barrage of headlines trumpeting the "last performance" of Erap's life awakened the nation to the reality of Wednesday's informal Miting de Avance for the Ama ng Masang Pilipino — complete with fireworks, plus scores of provincial and national of …

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[Manila, Philippines] Executive Secretary Eduardo Ermita, Acting Justice Secretary Agnes Devanadera and Cabinet Secretary Silvestre Bello reacting to President Joseph "Erap" Estrada's announcement of his candidacy Wednesday night in Tondo, claimed that Erap cannot run be …

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[Manila, Philippines] I missed the event only because I wasn't in the country when it took place, but the drama I could sense even from the Internet.

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[Manila, Philippines] Their advocacy has often placed them in conflict with government officials. However, they do this not to spite the government but to remind it of its job of protecting the rights and welfare of overseas Filipino workers (OFWs).

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[Manila, Philippines] Thousands cheered former President Joseph Estrada's much-awaited public announcement to seek a fresh mandate in the May 2010 presidential elections during the genuine opposition's proclamation rally late Wednesday night in Tondo, Manila, the city of his …

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[Manila, Philippines] With six months to go before the presidential elections, the Roman Catholic Church maintained it will not engage in partisan politics.

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[Manila, Philippines] The vote next year would be pivotal for the country's future which for almost nine years has been wallowed in uncertainty.

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[Manila, Philippines] Plaza Amado Hernandez in Tondo, Manila was overflowing as 20,000 cheering supporters came in droves from Tondo, Sta.

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[Manila, Philippines] Liberal Party standard bearer Sen.

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One year and counting for Floridians to throw Republicans out of control of the state...

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The race for the Republican nomination for Florida governor is about to get much more interesting...

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[Manila, Philippines] To this piece, that is the foremost political question about Erap Estrada and Jojo Binay.

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[Manila, Philippines] SEN. Francis "Chiz" Escudero wants to be the country's youngest president.

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The lack of comportment demonstrated by Florida's top Republican elected officials in recent comments about health reform efforts has much to say about what's wrong with the GOP in the Sunshine state, and nationwide.

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WASHINGTON - Hoping to score another point in the health-care debate, U.S. Rep. Alan Grayson took to the House floor Wednesday to promote a Web site that aims to memorialize Americans who die because they don't have health insurance.

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[Manila, Philippines] The Erap magic was clearly alive and well yesterday as former President Joseph Estrada and Makati Mayor Jejomar "Jojo" Binay formally declared their candidacies for president and vice president, respectively, with energetic thousands in attendance in To …

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". . .Much can change, nationally and locally, before Nov. 2, 2010. But perhaps the most politically salient thing is unlikely to change: high unemployment.

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