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Jillian Bandes: Leader Hints At New “Contract With America”
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Leader Hints At New “Contract With America”
by Jillian Bandes
Heading into the 2010 mid-term elections, House Republicans want to re-focus their efforts towards providing solutions to failed Democratic policies. House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio), has said that could include a new version of the the 1994 “Contract with America,” which led to Republican [...]
Jillian Bandes: Palin Stays One Step Ahead of the Political Class
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Palin Stays One Step Ahead of the Political Class
by Jillian Bandes
One of the biggest questions for conservatives right now is whether Sarah Palin will run for president in 2012.
Palin just announced that she would speak at the Southern Republican Leadership Conference in April – the second-most important GOP political gathering behind the Republican [...]
Jillian Bandes: Gitmo Closure, Terrorist “Rehab” Take Hits
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Gitmo Closure, Terrorist “Rehab” Take Hits
by Jillian Bandes
The White House’s decision to stop the transfers of Guantanamo Bay detainees back to their home base in Yemen jeopardizes President Obama’s executive order – and campaign promise – to close the controversial prison facility.
The decision also brings into question Attorney General Eric Holder’s multiple [...]
Jillian Bandes: Howard Dean and Jim Moran Defend Obamacare
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Howard Dean and Jim Moran Defend Obamacare
by Jillian Bandes
The town hall held by Rep. Jim Moran (D-Va.) on Tuesday night was a fun house.
One opponent was escorted out by aides after yelling too loudly. A flash mob started on the floor of the auditorium in which the town hall was being [...]
Jillian Bandes: Obama Insists He’s Honest Despite Softball Questions
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Obama Insists He’s Honest Despite Softball Questions
by Jillian Bandes
Obama’s “town hall” meeting in Montana was filled with lengthy cheers and softball questions, despite the administration’s vows that questions would not be pre-determined and that tickets would be handed out on a first-come first-serve basis.
“We haven’t pre-selected anybody,” Obama said when starting the [...]
Jillian Bandes: Some GOP Sens. Temper their Sotomayor Questions
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Some GOP Sens. Temper their Sotomayor Questions
by Jillian Bandes
As chairman of the National Republican Senatorial Committee, the job of Sen. John Cornyn (R-Texas) is to court votes in the next round of Senate elections. Given the large — and growing — Hispanic constituency in his state and across the U.S., [...]
Jillian Bandes: Obama’s Health Care Promises Ring Hollow
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Obama’s Health Care Promises Ring Hollow
by Jillian Bandes
President Obama is exempting health care legislation from his recent push for renewed adherence to the “pay-as-you-go” principle.
His logic is that health care will pay for itself in the long-term while incurring short-term debts, so a single waiver from pay-as-you-go rules in the [...]
Jillian Bandes: Obama’s Iraq Policy and a Surge of Violence
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Obama’s Iraq Policy and a Surge of Violence
by Jillian Bandes
On Thursday, Iraq suffered its worst death toll on a single day since the start of U.S. engagement there; 80 people perished after the supposed capture of Abu Omar al-Baghdadi, al-Qaeda in Iraq’s leader and one of Iraq’s most wanted men. On [...]
Jillian Bandes: Obama’s Budget Bill Goes Over Budget
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Obama’s Budget Bill Goes Over Budget
by Jillian Bandes
Considering the amount of money that has been and will be shoveled out from the U.S. Department of Treasury isn’t an easy task in light of the billions and trillions being tossed around like hot cakes in Congress. But the magnitude of the error [...]