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Decoder Wire Donald Trump invited to speak at CPAC. Is that a good idea?
Donald Trump also spoke at CPAC in 2011, when he was toying with the idea of running for president. This year, CPAC has not extended invitations to GOP Govs. Chris Christie or Bob McDonnell.
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Decoder Wire Joe Biden promotes shotguns for self-defense. Is he off base? (+video)
Vice President Joe Biden told a questioner on a Facebook chat that a shotgun works as well as a semi-automatic weapon for self-defense. The comment is not wrong, but it's curious.
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Decoder Wire The State of the Union is ... boring?
Tens of millions of Americans are expected to tune in to President Obama's State of the Union address. The dirty little secret surrounding these events is that, for all the anticipation and coverage, they are usually snoozers.
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Decoder Wire Barney Frank wants to be a senator. Is that a good thing or bad? (+video)
In media interviews Friday, just-retired Rep. Barney Frank said he'd like the Massachusetts governor to appoint him as an interim senator. In his 16 terms in the House, he had both highs and lows.
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Decoder Wire Is Donald Trump trying to sabotage the Republican Party? (+video)
The discredited 'birther' stuff and more insinuations about Obama’s character won't appeal to the slice of the electorate Mitt Romney needs to win in the campaign's waning days. We’re pretty sure Donald Trump knows that.
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Things you probably didn’t know about Paul Ryan
Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan is a 'gym rat' who considered becoming a pro skier before turning to politics. He's a budget hawk and strongly antiabortion, but he's gone against the GOP on some issues. And what about his job driving the Wienermobile?
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What’s that you say about Paul Ryan? Political combatants weigh in
Within seconds, partisans on both sides were commenting on Mitt Romney’s choice of Rep. Paul Ryan to be his running mate. Here’s some of the reaction.
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Decoder Wire Mitt Romney booed at NAACP. Could that be good for him? (+video)
The jeering started when Mitt Romney told the NAACP crowd that he would eliminate 'Obamacare.' Conservative analysts say the incident gives him credibility on the right and among independents.
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War over #Julia: Has Obama campaign set a trap for Republicans?
The Obama campaign's 'Life of Julia' Web infographic shows how government helps women from cradle to grave. Republicans have pounced on it as 'nanny state' excess. But the #Julia Internet meme has taken off.
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The Vote If you can’t beat ‘em, join ‘em. Obama embraces ‘Obamacare’
Ever since he launched it, President Obama’s health care reform program has been slammed by its critics as 'Obamacare'. Now Obama's reelection campaign has adopted the term.
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Vox News Chrysler Super Bowl commercial: Was it really pro-Obama? (+video)
Some Democrats thought so after they watched the Chrysler Super Bowl commercial, which features Clint Eastwood. Some Republicans were aghast.
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Can Rick Perry make a comeback?
Rick Perry's debate performance this week was universally panned, even by conservatives. Now, he's pushing his "authenticity" versus the "slickness" of his main Republican rival Mitt Romney.
09/24/2011 03:38 pm -
Online media is replacing newspapers and TV. Is that a bad thing?
How the new online media landscape is changing the way the public gets its news.
05/13/2011 03:05 pm -
Are Donald Trump and his fellow 'birthers' racist?
Donald Trump faces a backlash from those who see the “birther” movement as a new form of racism, which a new study seems to confirm. Trump has problems with conservatives too.
04/30/2011 11:13 am -
Opinion Sarah Palin and Glenn Beck are not guilty of sedition -- but over-the-top 'tea-party' rhetoric doesn’t help
Overheated rhetoric from Sarah Palin, Glenn Beck, and other 'tea party' activists may create barriers to serious conversation, but it's not seditious. When it comes to weighing free speech versus sedition, we should err on the side of freedom.
04/23/2010 12:00 pm -
Healthcare reform: America, the violent? How the political parties are complicit.
Throughout US history, major change has begotten radical rhetoric from both political parties. Healthcare reform is no different – and heated words can sometimes spark violence.
03/31/2010 07:57 pm -
James O'Keefe and Landrieu-gate: Whither right-wing muckraking?
The conservative investigative journalist who broke the ACORN story, James O'Keefe, was arrested Monday, allegedly for tampering with Sen. Mary Landrieu's phones. It could set back the movement he championed.
01/28/2010 04:48 pm -
Fort Hood tragedy seen through personal political lenses
Was alleged Fort Hood attacker Nidal Malik Hasan a ‘radical Muslim terrorist,’ or had he been experiencing ‘Pre-Traumatic Stress Disorder’?
11/07/2009 12:00 am -
Chapter & Verse Conservative authors on the rise?
10/05/2009 01:00 am -
Obama speech to students: Is flap a sign of polarized times?
The controversy over the president's back-to-school speech scheduled for next week may also reflect other concerns about government involvement.
09/04/2009 01:00 am -
The Vote Obama school speech suddenly a prickly topic for educators
09/03/2009 01:00 am -
Bestselling hardcover books, according to IndieBound*
09/03/2009 01:00 am -
IndieBound* hardback bestseller list 8/27/09
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IndieBound* hardback bestseller list 8/20/09
08/20/2009 01:00 am -
The Vote Birther leader Orly Taitz implodes on MSNBC
08/03/2009 01:00 am
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