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Romney vows deep cuts in appeal to base
WASHINGTON — Republican presidential hopeful Mitt Romney vowed Thursday to dramatically cut government spending and forgo tax hikes if elected, pinning his fiscal politics firmly to his party’s conservative base. Ticking off a series of cuts long relished by the right, the former Massachusetts governor vowed to cut federal spending…
GOP presidential candidate pledges pardons for marijuana prisoners
LOS ANGELES – Speaking to this year’s Drug Policy Alliance conference on Thursday, GOP presidential candidate and former New Mexico Governor Gary Johnson promised to pardon all federal marijuana prisoners if he’s elected to the nation’s highest office. Citing recent polling, Johnson excitedly proclaimed that because 50 percent of Americans…
Tea party supporter to Elizabeth Warren: ‘You’re a socialist whore!’
An unemployed supporter of the the tea party lost his cool at an event for Massachusetts Senate candidate Elizabeth Warren (D) Wednesday night, calling her a “socialist whore.” “Can I ask you a question before you begin?” the man asked just as Warren began speaking to volunteers at the VFW…
Poll shows peril for GOP candidates blasting Iraq withdrawal
Almost immediately after President Obama announced the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Iraq by the end of the year, his reelection rivals ripped into him for that decision. However, a Gallup poll released this week shows the danger of attacking the Iraq drawdown, as it found that fully three-fourths of…
Soaring PAC donations may fund a shocking $6 billion 2012 election
One year before the November 2012 elections, White House hopefuls are awash in more money than ever before, thanks to new federal laws loosening restrictions on campaign fundraising and spending. Money has always been a necessary lubricant for any successful US political campaign, and some observers estimate the 2012 elections…
Cain gives exclusive interview to Clarence Thomas’ wife
In a bizarre twist, Herman Cain discussed the sexual harassment allegations leveled against him in an exclusive interview with The Daily Caller’s Ginni Thomas. Thomas, of course, is the wife of Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas, who faced his own explosive sexual harassment scandal 20 years ago. In the interview, Cain…
Rick Perry denies that he was on medication during NH speech
Footage of a seemingly loopy Governor Rick Perry addressing a conservative group in New Hampshire has prompted some viewers to question whether the Texas governor was drunk or possibly high on pain pills. (Perry had vertebral fusion surgery earlier this year.) Talking Points Memo quotes the governor (via the San…
Third woman alleges Herman Cain sexually harassed her
A third woman considered filing a complaint against Herman Cain for aggressive and unwanted behavior while he was the head of the National Restaurant Association, according to the Associated Press. The woman said Cain engaged in inappropriate behavior, including a private invitation to his corporate apartment, that made her feel…
Rep. Hank Johnson: Tea party Republicans trying to steal 2012 election
Democratic Rep. Hank Johnson of Georgia said on the House floor Wednesday that tea party Republicans in state legislatures were trying to suppress Democratic voters with “restrictive and unnecessary” laws. According to a recent report by the Brennan Center for Justice, changes to voting laws could suppress up to five…
New Hampshire to hold primaries January 10
NEW YORK — New Hampshire will hold its presidential primary elections on January 10, maintaining its first-in-the-nation primary status, state officials said Wednesday. Part of the first round of voting that will see Iowa hold its caucuses a week earlier on January 3, the primaries will help select the Republican…
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