Topic: U.S. Republican Party
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IRS 101: Seven questions about the tea party scandal
How the tables have turned: The Internal Revenue Service is the one under the microscope now, as revelations emerged Friday that the agency wrongly targeted conservative groups seeking nonprofit status. Here’s an accounting of what has happened, along with the ramifications.
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Immigration reform bill: Top 8 changes GOP senators want
More than 300 amendments were submitted for possible inclusion in a sweeping immigration reform package – at least 100 of them from two Republicans, Sens. Charles Grassley of Iowa and Jeff Sessions of Alabama. Here are eight notable changes GOP lawmakers want to see in bill, as the Senate Judiciary Committee takes up amendments between now and Memorial Day.
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Where do things stand at Guantánamo? Six basic questions answered.
President Obama this week pledged to “reengage” with Congress to find a way to close the terror detention camp at the Guantánamo Bay, Cuba, naval base. The renewed focus comes as 100 of the 166 detainees are reported to be engaged in a hunger strike. Here is a brief look at where things stand now.
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5 steps to bipartisan cuts in Medicare – and the deficit
Medicare is the single greatest contributor to long-term deficits. If Democrats and Republicans cooperate on waste-cutting ideas – many of which are backed by President Obama – both parties stand to gain. Here are five ways Congress should act.
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Briefing
After the 'sequester,' now what?
$85 billion in across-the-board cuts to defense and social programs took effect March 1. The cuts must occur this fiscal year, which ends Sept. 30. Here's how things look.
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Obama eyes the familiar: tax cuts
He’s likely to propose a credit of $500 per person to help stimulate the economy.
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Great expectations for Obama abroad
Team Obama is more pragmatic and less ideological than its predecessors, say diplomats and campaign advisers. Afghanistan will be a foreign-policy priority.
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Opinion: Stop picking on Jimmy Carter
He suffers from an egregiously unfair reputation. His record, though, shows he was quite a good president.
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Congress returns to an 'intense' opening
There’s impetus to move quickly on the economy though some seats are empty.
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Will Obama ‘deimperialize’ the presidency?
He has criticized Bush’s attempts to trump Congress, especially on war issues.
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Unexpected twists make 2008 an epochal year
The financial crisis, war on two fronts, and, above all, the US election make 2008 historic.
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Race reemerges as issue for GOP
A controversial parody raises broader questions about the Republican Party’s outreach.
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Can America spend its way to economic recovery?
Conservatives, resisting big government outlays on principle, begin to build the case for other options.
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Bush pushes Persian Gulf nuclear agreement
But critics say the US should go slowly on a deal that would help a crucial trading partner for Iran.
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The Monitor's View: Obama's fusion cabinet
He's expanding the definition of diversity beyond race and gender to include differing views.
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Letters to the Editor
Readers write about the GOP losing young Republicans, how the US can walk its talk on human rights, and why US policies toward Cuba should be relaxed.
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Top pollster to Republicans: don’t rush the comeback
Bill McInturff was the featured guest at Thursday’s Monitor Breakfast.
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Young Republicans seek a new kind of party
Reflecting an Obama age, they want more diversity and pragmatism, less partisanship.
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Tough line on auto bailout may extend to other industries
Congress's rescue of financial institutions may prove the exception, as automakers learned last week.
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The Monitor's View: Rescue US autoworkers first
Give them a way to get out of companies due for downsizing.
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Obama and the wary left
Despite policy pullbacks and some appointments, most liberals are happy.
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White House says it won't allow Big Three to fail
US could tap $700 billion financial-rescue fund to keep automakers afloat temporarily.
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Pollster: Voters like Obama, hate economy, will ignore Blagojevich
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Auto bailout clears House; bigger hurdle ahead
In the Senate, many Republicans resist $14 billion package, worried that the industry won't repay US loans or become more competitive.
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Pollster: Voters like Obama, hate economy, will ignore Blagojevich
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California running out of money
A $28 billion budget shortfall through 2010 could start to pinch next week.
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Ohio Democrat wins seat in last undecided House race
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Congress near a Big Three deal, with strings attached
US automakers are likely to get $15 billion in federal loans, but lawmakers insist on industry restructuring.
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Scandal-plagued Louisiana Congressman ousted by little-known Republican
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In Canada, Harper's government in crisis
Just seven weeks after the prime minister's party won reelection, the Conservative administration could be toppled.
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