Articles filed under Republican Party
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God out of Democratic platformSep 05, 2012 11:03 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The Democratic Party’s platform makes no reference to God, drawing criticism from Republican vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan. Ryan tells Fox New...
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As debt rises, Ryan sees ‘country in decline’Sep 05, 2012 11:03 am - ADEL, Iowa — Republican vice presidential contender Paul Ryan says America is “a country in decline” because of national debt piling up under President Barack Obama. Ry...
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Conservatives to begin spending nearly $13M in adsSep 05, 2012 11:03 am - CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Conservative groups have announced nearly $13 million in new ad spending to counter President Barack Obama’s Democratic convention. American Crossroads...
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Ex-presidents can be a burden or a blessingSep 05, 2012 11:00 am - WASHINGTON — Bill Clinton’s in, George W. Bush is out. Jimmy Carter gets only a cameo. Ronald Reagan is ever-present, almost a quarter century after his presidency and e...
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Editorial: State Democrats, DNC and compromiseSep 05, 2012 5:00 am - Say what you will about Gov. Pat Quinn’s detached leadership style, but you have to admire his persistence on the matter of the state’s public-pension crisis. Even as hi...
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Editorial: Sift through the political sound bites, slogansSep 04, 2012 5:00 am - If Mork from Ork had just landed on Earth last week and tuned into the Republican National Convention, no one could fault him if he believed that President Barack Obama ...
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Decade of war, recession leaves voters glumSep 01, 2012 11:00 pm - COLUMBUS, Ohio — He’s 30, between jobs, with $50,000 in student debt and no clear sense what the future holds. But Erik Santamaria, Ohio-born son of Salvadorans, has a p...
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Pluses, minuses for the Republican conventionAug 31, 2012 10:00 pm - TAMPA, Fla. — The Republican convention propelled Mitt Romney into the fall campaign on a high note, thanks to his well-received acceptance speech, an appealing cast of ...
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First since ’52: No talk of war in GOP speechAug 31, 2012 4:34 pm - WASHINGTON — With America embroiled in its longest armed conflict, Mitt Romney became the first Republican since 1952 to accept his party’s nomination without mentioning...
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Judge rejects appeal in Illinois 27th Senate DistrictAug 31, 2012 12:54 pm - Democrat David Page will appear on the ballot in his bid for the 27th Senate District seat, currently held by Republican state Sen. Matt Murphy of Palatine. A Cook Count...