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Eliot Spitzer: What kind of party votes against protection for people with disabilities?

Source: Syracuse.com, Dec 6 2012, 3:13pm CST

You wouldn't think it would be difficult to ratify a U.N. treaty that is based on an existing U.S. law. But then again, you might not have met the modern Republican Party, where ideological zealots rule. On July 26, 1990, President George Bush signed ...

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Snyder shortens Israel trade trip to push Mich. legislators on Medicaid expansion

Source: Detroit News Online  |   Jun 19 2013, 7:48pm CDT

Lansing Gov. Rick Snyder decided Wednesday to cut short a trip to Israel and return home in an effort to lobby for expanding the Medicaid health care program for the poor that lacks enough support among Senate Repub ...

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Right rips Rubio as Republican immigration votes slip away

Source: The Hill  |   Jun 19 2013, 7:39pm CDT

The crowd, which was protesting the bill’s effort to put millions of illegal immigrants on a path to citizenship, booed at the mention of Rubio’s name during the six-hour event. Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) is feeling ...

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"It's difficult to engage in rational negotiation when one side holds well-known facts and proven truths in such low esteem."


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Snyder cuts short Israel trip to nudge Senate on Medicaid bill

Source: Crain's Detroit Business  |   Jun 19 2013, 7:31pm CDT

Gov. Rick Snyder is leaving his investment mission to Israel early, and will be in Lansing Thursday morning to help prod the Senate into voting for the Medicaid expansion bill that has not moved in the Senate due to a lack of Republican support. Ano ...

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On immigration, now's the time for Republicans to choose sides: E.J. Dionne Jr.

Source: Oregon Live  |   Jun 19 2013, 7:15pm CDT

Here's their problem: Changes that so complicate a path to citizenship for illegal immigrants as to render it meaningless are (and should be) unacceptable to supporters of reform, including most Democrats. But if the GOP senator ...

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Symbolic abortion vote will cost Republicans

Source: Oregon Live  |   Jun 19 2013, 7:03pm CDT

To those who accuse the Republican Party of inflexibility on social issues such as abortion, its leaders can always point to their ability to reach around and slap a "kick me" sign on their own backs. That will be the effect of Tue ...

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Some Arizona Republican Legislators Admit They Passed Election Restriction to Keep Libertarians Off Ballot

Source: Independent Political Report  |   Jun 19 2013, 6:40pm CDT

The East Valley Tribune, which covers the eastern Phoenix suburbs, has this article about HB 2305, an election law bill sitting on the Governor’s desk which makes it very difficult for members of small qualified parties to get ...

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Ten cautions for the Republicans

Source: HeraldOnline.com  |   Jun 19 2013, 6:38pm CDT

Republicans are pleased with themselves these days. The president is mired in scandals while the public does not believe they have overreached. A bunch of veteran Senate Democrats have retired, making possible ...

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Cruz unhappy with Gang of Eight 'bragging'

Source: The Politico  |   Jun 19 2013, 6:35pm CDT

Sen. Ted Cruz blasted the headlong push to pass an immigration bill, telling a tea party rally Wednesday that he’s upset with Democrats trying to get 70 Senate votes and Republicans willing to deal. “There are 20 Rep ...

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Bill could reduce illegal immigration 25 percent

Source: San Diego Local News 1  |   Jun 19 2013, 6:30pm CDT

WASHINGTON (AP) — Supporters of far-reaching immigration legislation rejected a challenge Wednesday from Senate conservatives demanding evidence that U.S. borders are secure before millions living in the United States unlawfully c ...

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