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Republicans are the ones to be ashamed
Letter writer Ilene O'Connell says she "has never been more ashamed" of her country than she was on the evening of Election Day ("Ashamed of country that re-elected Obama," Nov. 8). She asks, "How can people ignore the doubling of the price of gasoline,...Tags: Barack Obama, Petroleum Industry, Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, Republican Party, Rush Limbaugh
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Fix fiscal cliff by repairing GOP
Your recent editorial ("Obama's mandate," Nov. 7) where you recommend that President Barack Obama "needs to act immediately to persuade Congress to extend the deadline for sequestration another six months" is almost laughable if it wasn't so sad. Lest...Tags: Barack Obama, American Enterprise Institute, Paul Ryan, Democratic Party, Elections
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Can Mitch McConnell do his job now?
Now that GOP Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell has wasted the last four years trying to unseat President Barack Obama (and getting paid for it), he and the rest of Congress should get down to fixing the mess they have made of things before America...Tags: Barack Obama, Republican Party
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McGovern's death brings nostalgia for the age of statesmen
Former Utah governor Jon Huntsman, a Republican, spoke at Johns Hopkins University last week. He mostly avoided partisan politics, instead focusing on the roles of China and technology in determining America's future. However, he did address his failed...
Tags: Mitt Romney, U.S. Senate, Barack Obama, Allen West, Central Intelligence Agency
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Immigration: Obama catches Romney on the wrong side of the border
Republicans seem befuddled by President Obama's decision to halt deportation of young people brought into the United States illegally by their undocumented parents. Mitt Romney is gobsmacked, Speaker of the House John Boehner is exasperated, and Florida...
Tags: Deportation, Mitt Romney, U.S. Senate, Barack Obama, Pulitzer Prize Awards
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Obama is the leader, not Romney
According to letter writer Rani Merryman's reasoning ("Romney is a leader, Sept. 8), President Barack Obama promised unity but failed to unite the two political parties. In my way of thinking, Mr. Obama cannot be faulted for the results of a stone-walling...Tags: U.S. Senate, Barack Obama, Parties and Movements, Republican Party
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No matter who wins, Congressional leaders should step down
For the good of the country and the legislative process, regardless of who wins the presidential race, the following should resign their leadership posts (although there's a slim chance that it will happen, but Washington is simply dead with them in...Tags: Harry Reid, John Boehner, Dick Durbin, Nancy Pelosi, Eric Cantor
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Letter: If voters use their heads, they will re-elect Obama
In his July 12 letter, "In 2012, Americans should vote with their heads, not just their hearts," William W. McCollum offered sage advice: Voters should select a president by using their heads. In disagreeing with the letter writer, however, I believe that...Tags: U.S. Senate, Barack Obama, Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, Don't Ask, Don't Tell Policy Repeal (2010), White House
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Self-interest trumps democracy
With so many tens of millions of dollars flowing into political campaigns anonymously this year, it's hard to believe anyone would oppose some minimum level of disclosure. After all, it was Justice Anthony Kennedy who wrote in the infamous Citizens United...
Tags: U.S. Senate, Anthony Kennedy, Newt Gingrich, Olympia J. Snowe, John McCain
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Voter ID laws aim to suppress Democratic turnout
Voter fraud is not a problem in our country. For years, the emphasis has been on increasing voter participation so that those who get elected are truly representative of the people. Now, in an effort to defeat President Barack Obama in November, the...Tags: Barack Obama, Catonsville, Republican Party, Elections
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Best and worst of this year's presidential ads
Today's topic: the billions (yes, with a "b") that will be spent on advertising in this year's presidential and congressional campaigns, and what kind of messages that money is sending. Like jazz, blues and musical comedy, the political ad is a...Tags: Mitt Romney, Barack Obama, Doyle McManus, Political Fundraising, Advertising
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Running against a ghost
Can President Barack Obama be re-elected by running against former President George W. Bush? Some Democratsseem to think that's a good part of what he's been doing, and they question the notion. While repeatedly reminding voters, in a major campaign...
Tags: Mitt Romney, U.S. Senate, Barack Obama, George W. Bush, National Government
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