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Lexington: It’s not over for Grover

Source: Economist, Nov 22 2012, 10:03am CST

PERHAPS the first sign that something was awry was the row over ethanol. Both men involved are committed fiscal conservatives, with a profound dislike of taxes. Neither wanted to be seen as favouring either tax inc ...

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Texas Senator Ted Cruz To Party With Orange County Republicans in June

Source: Orange County Weekly  |   May 22 2013, 2:25pm CDT

Orange County Republican Party boss Scott Baugh is apparently taking diversity in politics seriously after all. Baugh--often under fire from liberal critics for running a political party of cranky, rich, caucas ...

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Immigration reform bill heads to full Senate

Source: China Post  |   May 22 2013, 2:22pm CDT

WASHINGTON--A far-reaching bill to remake the U.S. immigration system is headed to the full Senate, where tough battles are brewing on gay marriage, border security and other contentious issues, with the outcome impossible to predict. The Senate ...

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25 weeks ago


Quote:
"If there were unicorns, I’d like a pink one."


Source: Economist

 

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Breaking: Iowa Senate passes long-awaited property tax reform; House vote up next

Source: Des Moines Register  |   May 22 2013, 2:11pm CDT

The Iowa Senate has approved a massive tax reform package, overcoming opposition within the Democratic majority to pass legislation that has been a top priority for lawmakers and Gov. Terry Branstad for the past three years. The 43-6 vote in the Senat ...

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Ted Cruz: ‘I don’t trust the Republicans’

Source: The Washington Post  |   May 22 2013, 1:49pm CDT

For the second day in a row, Senate Republicans sparred publicly about the budget, with Sen. Ted Cruz (R-Tex.) saying bluntly that he does not trust his party to resist a compromise on the debt ceiling. As Lori Montgomery explained , moderate Senate ...

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Kansas sales tax talks now focus on groceries

Source: Kansas City Channel  |   May 22 2013, 1:44pm CDT

Kansas legislators are considering a proposal to impose a lower state sales tax on groceries than on other consumer goods. Senate Republicans offered the proposal Wednesday during negotiations with House members on tax issues. House and Senate Rep ...

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Pro-amnesty Republicans cave on the welfare state

Source: Washington Examiner   |   May 22 2013, 1:40pm CDT

“You don’t screw up your policies to fit a stupid government program,” amnesty advocate Grover Norquist recently told National Review in reference to welfare spending on low-skill immigrants, “You reform the stupid government ...

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The Republican Battle Over Disaster Relief Is Embarrassing

Source: The Stranger  |   May 22 2013, 1:28pm CDT

Politico says that Republicans are already arguing over whether the disaster relief for Oklahoma should be offset with budget cuts elsewhere. “Finding some way to offset is not the priority,” said Sen. Roy Blunt (R-Mo.), a member of Senate GOP le ...

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Progress on immigration

Source: Baltimore Sun  |   May 22 2013, 1:11pm CDT

Just when Washington looked like it was completely preoccupied with the scandals, real and imaginary, swirling around the White House, a group of Democrats and Republicans in the Senate managed the unexpected (and, these days, extraor ...

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No, Ted Cruz Doesn't Trust Paul Ryan

Source: Roll Call  |   May 22 2013, 1:11pm CDT

Sen. Ted Cruz of Texas conceded Wednesday that he doesn’t trust fellow Republicans to not agree to fast-track a debt-ceiling increase as part of a budget conference, after prodding by Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz ...

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