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GOP may hurt rights for the disabled
WASHINGTON -- President-unelect Rick Santorum made his triumphant return to the Capitol on Monday afternoon and took up a brave new cause: He is opposing disabled people. Specifically, Santorum, joined by Sen. Mike Lee, R-Utah, declared his wish that...
Tags: Physical Disabilities, Tea Party Movement, United Nations, Jim DeMint, John McCain
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Looking at polls, conservatives raise red flags over Gov. Tom Corbett's electoral fortunes.
Capitol Ideas with John L. MicekIt's no secret that Gov. Tom Corbett has always had problems with Pennsylvania's conservative movement. From his notorious "living document" comments about the state Constitution during a 2010 primary debate to right-wing gripes that he wasn't going far... -
Watson: Paranoia, fear-mongering still in play
Anyone looking for a sign the Republican Party may have learned a lesson from the election, or that, in the wake of defeat, the influence of tea party extremists may have diminished, or that Republicans might finally be ready to work together with the...Tags: Physical Disabilities, Tea Party Movement, United Nations, John McCain, Parties and Movements
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NRA goes silent after Connecticut school shooting
WASHINGTON (AP) — Where is the NRA? The nation's largest gun-rights organization — typically outspoken about its positions even after shooting deaths — has gone all but silent since last week's rampage at a Newtown, Conn., elementary...Tags: Chevy Chase, Personal Weapon Control, Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting, Justice and Rights, Lobbying
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Condoleezza Rice, Taylor Branch on ‘Face the Nation’; Eva Longoria on ‘This Week’
The TV Guy - Orlando SentinelWhite House senior adviser David Plouffe will be a guest on ABC's “This Week,” CBS' “Face the Nation,” CNN's “State of the Union” and “Fox News Sunday.” The guest lineup this Sunday morning: “Fox... -
McManus: The perils of political punditry
Back in 2011, at the dawn of a long presidential campaign, I established a fine baseline for my credentials as a political prognosticator: I told readers that Mitt Romney's strongest challengers for the Republican nomination would be Texas Gov. Rick Perry...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, U.S. Congress, National Rifle Association of America, Politics, Fiscal Cliff
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Santorum reflects on election, future of Republican Party
waynesboro@herald-mail.comFormer U.S. Sen. Rick Santorum joined Franklin County, Pa., Republicans in reflecting on the Nov. 6 presidential election during a dinner Tuesday. Republicans are “not comfortable in our own skin,” Santorum said. “We needed someone...Tags: Barack Obama, U.S. Senate, Voting, U.S. House of Representatives, Local Elections
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2012 year in review: The world didn't end but plenty has changed
For Allentown, Penn State football and President Barack Obama, 2012 was a year of new beginnings. For Jerry Sandusky, certain Catholic priests in Philadelphia and leaders of the Boy Scouts of America, it was the year the past caught up with them....
Tags: FBI, Graham Spanier, Philadelphia Eagles, Tim Holden, Penn State Nittany Lions
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Parsing Republican paranoia on the disability treaty
Paranoia strikes deep. That’s the bottom-line explanation for the failure of the U.S. Senate to ratify the Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. But it was more than a generic fear of black helicopters (or black wheelchairs) that...
Tags: United Nations, Treaties, Greenland, Politics, Bob Dole
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Bob Dole and the GOP's disability
Much ink has been spilled in recent weeks criticizing the Republican Party and its failed presidential candidate for a lack of compassion and obvious antipathy toward "47 percent" of the electorate (if not a bit more), so it was reassuring to see two of...Tags: Mayflower Voyage (1620), Tea Party Movement, United Nations, Civil Laws, Treaties
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Where to watch the 2012 Republican National Convention
Channel Guide MagazineUpdated Aug. 27, 2012, 12:50pm CT Several news outlets will be broadcasting the 2012 Republican National Convention, which runs Aug. 27-30, at which Mitt Romney and Paul Ryan (both pictured above, at an earlier date) are expected to receive the official... -
Santorum: Too many people on entitlements. Protect unborn.
Taking Names the Blog - Orlando SentinelLooking back, even Rick Santorum himself is probably amazed that he was a presidential frontrunner for about 17 seconds. His support was never very wide. Or deep. But he does speak a strain of hard-core social conservatives. And the RNC is determined to...
Nov 27, 2012
|Column| Orlando Sentinel
Jan 8, 2013
| Allentown Morning Call
Dec 16, 2012
|Column| South Florida Sun-Sentinel
Dec 18, 2012
|Story| Petoskey News
Jan 18, 2013
| Orlando Sentinel
Jan 1, 2013
|Column| Los Angeles Times
Dec 11, 2012
|Story| Herald Mail
Dec 29, 2012
|Story| Allentown Morning Call
Dec 6, 2012
|Story| Los Angeles Times
Dec 5, 2012
|Story| Baltimore Sun
Aug 24, 2012
| Zap2It
Aug 28, 2012
| Orlando Sentinel
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