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President Barack Obama's decision in June to appoint a Republican congressman to a Pentagon post has paid dividends in November now that Democrats have gained the House seat by capitalizing on a split between moderates and conservatives in the GOP.
In a Republican Party struggling to find its identity, the surprise withdrawal of the chosen GOP candidate for a New York congressional race amid a rising conservative upstart renews a lingering national debate: Are moderates welcome in today's Grand Old Party?
New Jersey's next governor vowed Friday to veto any tax increase the Legislature sends to his desk in the coming year.
Forget Sarah Palin. The female maverick of the Republican Party is Sen. Olympia Snowe.
One of President Barack Obama's top aides says Fox News Channel acts like a wing of the Republican Party.
Sen. John McCain says Sarah Palin remains a formidable force in the Republican Party despite widespread criticisms of his 2008 running mate.
The chairman of the Republican Party is contending that President Barack Obama won the Nobel Peace Prize as result of his "star power" rather than meaningful accomplishments.
The Republican Party is harnessing the furious debate over health care to raise campaign cash from doctors, dangling the promise of including donors' names in advertising that attacks President Barack Obama's overhaul plan.
The Republican Party is using the newfound fame of the lawmaker who shouted "You lie!" at President Barack Obama to raise money for GOP candidates around the country.
A Massachusetts judge on Friday rejected a Republican request to delay the swearing in of Edward Kennedy's temporary replacement in the Senate.
Republican Gov. Mark Sanford is no stranger to going it alone — and nearly three months after calling his mistress his "soul mate," he's been virtually marooned.
The national Republican Party has mailed a fundraising appeal suggesting Democrats might use an overhaul of the health care system to deny medical treatment to Republicans.
A freshman Kansas congresswoman said Thursday that her remark about fellow Republicans seeking a "great white hope" was not a reference to someone who could challenge President Barack Obama or his political agenda.
U.S. Rep. Lynn Jenkins told a recent gathering in northeast Kansas that the Republican Party is looking for a "great white hope" to help stop the political agenda of the Democratic party and President Barack Obama.
Florida Sen. Mel Martinez's resignation closes the latest chapter in the Republican Party's tumultuous, decade-long effort to woo the nation's Hispanic voters.
U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison says Texas Gov. Rick Perry is "trying to stay too long" in office and has proposed putting a limit on how long a governor can serve.
Sen. John McCain says he sees Sarah Palin continuing to play a major role in the future of the Republican Party.
Minnesota Gov. Tim Pawlenty on Thursday urged fellow Republicans to welcome outsiders into the party ranks, not scorn them, as the GOP rebuilds from defeats that left the White House and Congress in Democratic hands.
Jackson Browne has settled a lawsuit and received an apology from Sen. John McCain and the Republican Party over use of his song "Running on Empty" during last year's presidential campaign.
Senate Democrats alone cannot pass President Barack Obama's ambitious overhaul of how Americans receive health care, a top lawmaker acknowledged on Sunday. Republicans said they will continue their opposition to a plan they say is simply a government takeover of private decisions.
The chairman of the Republican Party is accusing President Barack Obama of conducting "risky experimentation" with his health care proposals, saying they will hurt the economy and force millions to drop their current coverage.
During the fundraising quarter in which Sen. Arlen Specter switched from the Republican Party to the Democratic Party, he raised about $1.7 million, his campaign said Tuesday.
A potential White House contender in 2012 staked a claim Sunday to rehabilitating the Republican Party in the wake of extramarital affairs by two leading Republicans that have damaged the GOP's family-values image.
After going AWOL for seven days, Gov. Mark Sanford admitted Wednesday that he had secretly flown to Argentina to visit a woman with whom he was having an affair. Wiping away tears, he apologized to his family and gave up a national Republican Party post, but was silent on whether he would resign.
Paranoia Strikes Deep - Paul Krugman New York Times Op-Ed ColumnistThe point is that the takeover of the Republican Party by the irrational right is no laughing matter. Something unprecedented is happening here — and it's very bad for America.
Energized G.O.P. Looking to Avoid Intraparty Feud Republicans emerged from Tuesday's elections energized by victories in Virginia and New Jersey, but their leaders immediately began maneuvering to avoid a prolonged battle with conservative activists over what the party stands for and how to regain power.
The results are coming in and in every major election the Democrats have lost. I was one of the Republicans who wanted Healthcare but didn't want a 2000 page bill that needed a Law Degree to read.
"Joe Lieberman Shows That Moderates Not Welcome in the Democratic Party"
New York, Moderates and the GOP House Minority Leader John A. Boehner acknowledged Sunday that the situation in New York's 23rd District race is "pretty unusual" but the message remains that Republicans accept "moderates in our party."
Blood and Politics in KansasChristian Identity groups and Survivalists came together in Kansas City. Gun and knife shows are a tradition in the Midwest and South. This show welcomed survivalists, as well as a group called the Covenant the Sword and the Arm of the Lord (CSA).
Ayn Rand's RevengeA specter is haunting the Republican Party — the specter of John Galt. In Ayn Rand's libertarian epic "Atlas Shrugged," Galt, an inventor disgusted by creeping American collectivism, leads the country's capitalists on a retributive strike.
Fox News is Not Just Biased -- It's a CultThe danger Fox News poses to America is not that it is a biased or partisan arm of the Republican Party, as the Obama Administration contends.
A walk in the park Reporting from Washington - Silvan Johnson adores Sarah Palin, belongs to a conservative discussion group and fumes at President Obama's spending policies.
Republican Party Can't Figure Out Who They AreIs there room in the Republican Party for genuine moderates? Truth to tell, the GOP can't decide. More precisely, it's deeply divided over whether it should allow any divisions in the party at all.
SNAFU-ed .... Situation Normal: Pennsylvania GOP Replaces "O" in Obama With Hammer and SickleA recent ad on the the Pennsylvania Republican Party's website, since replaced, showed a message with the O in Obama replaced with the hammer and sickle from (guess where) the U.S.S.R.'s flag.
Two years or more ago, I said in print: I am no longer a Republican.
Tea-Party Activists Complicate Republican Comeback Strategy The rise of conservative "tea party" activists around the country has created a dilemma for Republicans. They are breathing life into the party's quest to regain power. But they're also waging war on some candidates hand-picked by GOP leaders as the most likely to win.
S. Fla. Republican to seek Orlando House seatRepublicans eager to unseat a brash Orlando Democrat who said their party's healthcare plan amounts to hoping people ``die quickly'' have so far been unsuccessful in finding a candidate. But now comes a willing Republican -- all the way from South Florida.
The demise of American exceptionalism Anne Geyer got it right when she points out the Peace Prize is given to someone who has done the most to promote peace in world in the last year.
The Verdict On The New GOP.com: FAILexcerpt: "" It's no secret that effective and intelligent use of the internet has escaped the Republican Party. That said, it should come as no surprise that the reviews are in on the new and improved GOP.com, and it's not good.
Fox wonders why White House sees them as reflexively anti-Obama. Then the pundits complain about his Nobel Prizeexcerpt: "" Everyone (except Shep Smith) at Fox News, including various reporters, spent the day yesterday whining about how mean the White House was being to them, telling everyone that they're a propaganda arm of the Republican Party. Guess the truth hurts. ""
'Die quickly' Dem drops over-the-top rhetoricA Florida congressman tried to make sure a health care town hall meeting he hosted Monday night didn't turn into a debate about his recent remarks that Republicans want sick people to "die quickly."
GOP's Michael Steele tries to make money from Obama's Nobel prizeScore one for creativity… President Obama wins the Nobel Peace Prize and Republican National Committee chief Michael Steele is trying to make money off of it.
DNC takes off the gloves[T]he Democratic National Committee is taking off the gloves this morning.
Everyday I turn on the idiot box (TV) and usually within a few seconds President Obama appears - like magic almost. You talk about overexposed - this guy gets more airtime than Billy Mays ever did! But seriously, I don't fault him one bit.
Countdown: Senators Opposed to "Socialized" Health Insurance Voted for "Socialized" Property Insuranceexcerpt: "" As Keith notes, the Senators who hate the idea of a public option for health insurance sure didn't have any problem voting for a public option to protect the profits of insurance companies against too many flood claims.""
Yes, it's that bad for the GOPThere are a number of ugly debates going on inside the Republican Party right now.
Calif. GOP eyes 2010 governor, Senate racesCalifornia Republicans spend much of their weekend convention soul-searching over the battered party's future and debating a plan of attack for 2010, when they hope to capitalize on anti-tax protests.
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