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Boehner to Obama: Call off DNC attacks in Wisconsin and lead
U.S. House Speaker John Boehner, Ohio Republican released the following statement supporting Republican Wisconsin Governor Scott Walker who is fending off attacks from Wisconsin labor unions for legislation that strips public unions of collective bargaining rights.
ATR warns tax pledge signers Chambliss, Crapo, and Coburn
Americans for tax Reform's Grover Norquist cautioned Republican Senators Chambliss of Georgia, Crapo of Idaho, and Coburn of Oklahoma about being "party to a bipartisan budget deal containing a net tax increase."
(Video) Chris Christie: Opposition won't force me on to an office cot
New Jersey Republican Governor Chris Christie told an audience at the American Enterprise Institute on Wednesday that unlike his predecessor John Corzine, Mr. Christie does not plan to sleep on an office cot when his opposition makes demands on him.
Idaho House passes bill to nullify health care law
Idaho's state House passed a bill on Wednesday that would try to nullify the federal health care law passed last year.
Issa goes after stupid studies in spending bill
Rep. Darrell Issa, House Oversight Committee Chair and California Republican proposed his amendments for the H.R. 1 spending bill on Tuesday. Six amendments of Mr. Issa's show he likely rolls his eyes when hearing about dumb sounding studies that are funded by the taxpayer.
Gregg: Obama not leading on deficits and debt
A member of President Obama's high-profile deficit commission said Wednesday that the White House missed an opportunity to lead the country back onto the path of long-term fiscal health when it rolled out a 2012 budget that did not tackle the popular entitlement programs that are the biggest drivers of federal spending.
(video) Gov. Christie denies interest in 2012
On Wednesday afternoon, New Jersey Republican Governor Chris Christie tells an an audience at the D.C. think tank, the American Enterprise Institute, he is not interested in running for the GOP nomination for president in 2012.
Lawmakers blast Florida governor's rejection of rail money
Florida's newly minted Republican Gov. Rick Scott on Wednesday said he will return $2.4 billion in federal funds for a high-speed rail link between Tampa and Orlando — a move that kills the project and has set off a cacophony of bipartisan complaints from Capitol Hill lawmakers from the Sunshine State.
White House Using Google Ads to Defend Obama's Horrible Budget Proposal
If you Google the title of our latest editorial, your first result is a link to Barackobama.com
Senators want tobacco out of baseball
Two Democratic senators have asked Major League Baseball and its players union to ban tobacco products on the field, in the dugout and in the locker rooms at MLB venues.
Report: Hosni Mubarak falls into coma after final speech
Egypt's former president Hosni Mubarak has reportedly slipped into a full coma reports the Al Arabiya News Channel.
Ecuador vs. Chevron breaking news
An Ecuadorean court ruled against Chevron today in a long-running, much-watched lawsuit. The judgment may not be enforceable.
Sen. Kirk is in candy land
Sen. Mark Kirk's new seating assignment in the Senate chamber is sweet— literally.
Ron Paul on Trump: How many elections has he won?
Rep. Ron Paul, appearing on CNN Monday morning, defended himself against comments made over the weekend at the Conservative Political Action Conference by real estate magnate Donald Trump, who is considering a run for the 2012 GOP Republican presidential nomination. "I've won 11 times ... I don't know whether he has earned the right to criticize somebody for not winning an election when I don't know how many elections he's won himself."
YAF national board expels Ron Paul from advisory board
Young Americans for Freedom (YAF) , a conservative libertarian group founded in 1960 at the estate of William F. Buckley, expelled Rep. Ron Paul, Texas Republican, from their advisory board on Saturday.
ACU's Cardenas and Keene put CPAC straw poll into perspective
The 2011 CPAC/Washington Times Presidential Straw Poll released the following results of CPAC attendees first choice to be the next Republican nominee for president and Congressman Ron Paul, Texas Republican, was this year's winner.
(video-full text) Mitch Daniels CPAC Speech
Indiana Republican Governor Mitch Daniels addressed the Conservative Political Action Conference in Washington, D.C. on Friday. Below the video of his address to CPAC are his remarks at CPAC's Ronald Reagan Centennial Dinner.
Biden undercuts Senate Democrats' waste message
Senate Democrats have argued that Congress should focus on cutting waste and removing tax breaks for oil companies rather than tackle major spending cuts, but Vice President Joseph R. Biden Jr. on Friday said cuts will have to go deeper than just waste.
Anti-AOL/Huffpo flyers at CPAC
Individuals at Conservative Political Action Conference appeared in the lobby of the Marriott Wardman hotel on Friday afternoon passing out flyers excoriating the Huffington Post and AOL merger.
Health care law pushes people out of work
Republicans were handed a giant gift this week when the director of the Congressional Budget Office testified to Congress that the health care law will actually lead to fewer people working -- presumably meaning that repeal would boost jobs.