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July 3rd, 2009 ·
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By: Jonathan Martin Sarah Palin’s jaw-dropping announcement that she is quitting her job as Alaska governor before finishing even her first term has divided Republican ranks and the wider political community in a very familiar fashion.
Many establishment GOP operatives and …
July 3rd, 2009 ·
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By: Mike Allen Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin plans to remain extremely visible and will give serious consideration to running for president in 2012, but has made no decision, a close friend said after her startling announcement Friday that she will resign her office. …
July 3rd, 2009 ·
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By: Jonathan Martin Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin announced Friday that she was resigning her office later this month, a stunning decision that could free her to run for president more easily but also raises questions about her political standing at home. …
July 3rd, 2009 ·
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By: Politico After four days in Colorado for the Aspen Ideas Festival, it’s time to return back to the East Coast, where intellectual conferences aren’t fueled by, say, endless amounts of pomegranate juice. But before we go, time to catch you up …
July 3rd, 2009 ·
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By: Alexander Burns Meeting with energy entrepreneurs Thursday afternoon, President Obama urged his guests to speak up on behalf of the American Clean Energy and Security bill that passed the House of Representatives last Friday.
"He asked all of us to get out and …
July 3rd, 2009 ·
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By: Patrick o'Connor ALTON, Va. – Rep. Tom Perriello relishes an energy fight with Republicans – even here in the rural southside.
The freshman lawmaker understands the potential consequences that he and other vulnerable Democrats face for backing a sweeping climate-change …
July 2nd, 2009 ·
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By: Carrie Budoff Brown Twelve Democrats and one independent on a key Senate committee rallied Thursday behind a $611 billion health care reform bill that includes a government-run insurance plan, seeking to put up a united front as Republicans and some moderate Democrats continue …
July 2nd, 2009 ·
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By: Chris Frates President Barack Obama told top congressional Democrats Thursday that he was putting his political capital behind health care reform and reminded them that it was crucial for both chambers to pass legislation this month, according to three sources familiar with …
July 2nd, 2009 ·
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By: Politico Forget about the quandary South Carolina Gov. Mark Sanford faces as a result of his personal indiscretions.
Steep budget shortfalls, rising unemployment rates and intraparty squabbles are currently making life extremely unpleasant for scores of the nation’s governors, …
July 2nd, 2009 ·
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By: Politico Three major hospital associations are nearing a deal with the White House and Senate Finance Chairman Max Baucus (D-Mont.) to provide more than $150 billion in savings to pay for a health care overhaul, three sources close to the process …