Republicans
Santorum quits Republican contest
April 10, 2012The announcement, coming after GOP kingpins were already rallying around Romney, has the effect of crushing opposition to the former Massachusetts governor from inside the Republican Party.
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Stand Your Ground: Self-protection or vigilante justice?
April 9, 2012A recent decision by a local judge seems to some to suggest the law is turning Florida into a modern Wild West, in which vigilante justice is the norm.
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Ryan budget: A nightmare in the making
April 3, 2012House Republicans approved a budget that is far worse than any reasonable person could, up to now, have imagined would ever come out of a U.S. Congress.
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Under the gun, Congress OK’s 90-day fix on mass transit
March 30, 2012The ruling House GOP wouldn't even let lawmakers vote on a 2-year bipartisan highway-mass transit bill the Senate approved earlier this month.
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Labor sees real right-wing conspiracy in the states
March 30, 2012Unions must continue to mobilize, lobby, and reach out for allies to stop the constant stream of anti-worker legislation that keeps flowing into and out of state legislatures.
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