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Legislature won't tackle redistricting until 2012
bkleppinger@amnews.comJessamine County will likely have to wait for 2012 to see where it falls when legislators redraw the lines of congressional districts State Rep. Greg Stumbo, the speaker of the house, initially proposed a special session for redistricting so the...Tags: Brett Guthrie, Politics, Republican Party, 2010 Census, Democratic Party
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Witt: Congress not interested in compromise
By the time you read this, Congress may have overcome its impasse regarding the debt ceiling (he said, laughing uncontrollably).
Realistically, since the drop-dead date for raising the debt ceiling is apparently Aug. 2, it is extremely unlikely that...Tags: U.S. Congress, Washington (U.S. state), Politics, Republican Party, Democratic Party
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Local briefs: Oct. 31, 2011
Trick-or-treat, Halloween Main-IA today
Halloween Main-IA will be from 6 to 8 p.m. today in downtown Winchester. Local businesses will hand out candy to trick-or-treaters and all children are invited.
Trick-or-treating throughout Winchester and Clark...Tags: Halloween, Government, Politics, Republican Party, Safety of Citizens
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Local briefs: Nov. 1, 2011
Leaf collection begins Nov. 7
Leaf collection within the Winchester city limits will begin Monday, Nov. 7. City residents should rake leaves to the utility strips in front of their homes, but not into the streets, to avoid clogging storm drains....Tags: Politics, Republican Party
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East students organize voter forum, study up on Nov. 8 candidates
jkleppinger@jessaminejournal.comA senior-level class at East Jessamine High School worked to register 43 voters at the school this fall but found the voters’ knowledge of issues lacking. The result was Tuesday’s voter-education event, where newly registered voters heard...Tags: Politics, Republican Party, Democratic Party, Elections, Education
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Campaign slogan: G.O.P. is for 'A.B.O.'
Contributing columnistAccording to various political polls over several months, Republicans were uniting behind one presidential candidate: “Anybody But Obama!” One by one, the various frontrunner aspirants to the GOP nomination at the top of the polls were quickly...Tags: Rick Perry, Government, Gays and Lesbians, Colleges and Universities, Politics
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Local briefs: Aug. 9, 2011
Pastors to be grand marshals of parade
The Winchester Labor Day Committee would like local ministers to serve as grand marshals in this year’s Labor Day parade. Anyone interested in participating should call Pam Blackburn at 744-4962 or Flora...Tags: Politics, Republican Party, Labor Day, Clubs and Associations, Lifestyle and Leisure
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Boyle voters surveyed about how local officials are performing
dbrock@amnews.comAn exit poll conducted by Centre College government students during Tuesday's election gave them a lesson in the political process and also revealed what Boyle County residents think about their politicians. Benjamin Knoll, assistant professor of...Tags: U.S. Presidential Election Exit Polls (2008), Politics, Republican Party, Local Elections, Judges
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Cross: David Williams will need the help of many
FRANKFORT — If an incumbent is running, the race is supposed to be mainly about his or her record. But so far in the Kentucky governor’s race, it has been mainly about Republican challenger David Williams — his personality, which he...Tags: Newspaper and Magazine, Government, Politics, Republican Party, Judges
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Patrick: Republican Party is leaving moderates
Ronald Reagan was a Democrat until he was 50. A union leader who revered Franklin D. Roosevelt, he became more conservative as his party was becoming more liberal.
Frustrated with higher taxes, increasing regulation, and what he saw as an anti-business...Tags: Government, Human Interest, Politics, Osama bin Laden, Republican Party
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Witt: How Republicans, Democrats reversed their constituencies
Reading American history about the period following the Civil War provides numerous insights into changes that have transpired over the past century and a half. Books such as “Packing the Court” by James MacGregor Burns, “The Bloody...Tags: Andrew Johnson, Politics, Grover Cleveland, Republican Party, Wars and Interventions
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McNay: Who will lead Kentucky next?
In 1980, David Broder wrote an influential book, “Changing of the Guard,” about the upcoming generation of leaders in Washington.
Bringing the concept 30 years later, I asked a number of Kentuckians in the political know: Who do they see...Tags: Government, Money and Monetary Policy, Politics, Periodicals, Republican Party
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