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Paul Weyrich Dies; Conservative Icon Was 66
Source: NPR

Paul Weyrich, the influential conservative whose leadership with social conservative groups and causes helped lead the way to Ronald Reagan's election as president in 1980, died early this morning. He was 66 years old.

RFK Jr. & Greg Palast: Block the Vote: Will the GOP's campaign to deter new voters and discard Democratic ballots determine the next president?
Source: Rolling Stone

Suppressing the vote has long been a cornerstone of the GOP's electoral strategy. Shortly before the election of Ronald Reagan in 1980, Paul Weyrich — a principal architect of today's Republican Party — scolded evangelicals who believed in democracy.

Brad Friedman: Republican voter ID laws disenfranchise Americans
Source: Guardian Unlimited

The 2008 presidential election in the US may well leave us all waxing nostalgic for the good old disaster days of 2000 and 2004.

Meet the Real Power Behind the GOP
Source: Political Research Associates

The Council for National Policy (CNP) is a secretive right-wing nationalist group that was formed in 1981 to counter what its leaders saw as the excessive influence of purportedly liberal organizations like the Council on Foreign Relations.1 CNP, may of whose founding members hel …

Conservatives Form Anti-Wiretapping Group
Source: US Newswire

Patriots to Restore Checks and Balances (PRCB) today called upon Congress to hold open, substantive oversight hearings examining the President's authorization of the National Security Agency (NSA) to violate domestic surveillance requirements outlined in the Federal Intelligence

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