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Winona Daily News, Minnesota: Presidential cookies have our vote

Minneapolis :: MN :: USA | about 7 hours ago

The Republicans can’t stand the Democrats and the Democrats can’t stand the Republicans. The left hates the right; the right hates the left. What could possibly heal this nation of ours after Nov. 4?...At least it is in “Presidential Cookies” (Presidential...

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Boehner back as GOP leader

Washington :: DC :: USA | about 9 hours ago

Rep. John Boehner of West Chester was elected by his colleagues Wednesday to continue as House Republican leader, putting him in the difficult spot of leading a smaller party after congressional and White House losses. House Republicans lost 20 seats...

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Senate GOP Leader Watson returns after stroke

Springfield :: MO :: USA | about 13 hours ago

The Illinois Senate's Republican leader credits his overall good health for his quick return to the Capitol after a stroke last month. Frank Watson of Greenville is still undergoing several hours of therapy daily but is regaining use of his right side...

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Napolitano emerges for Homeland Security job

Washington :: DC :: USA | about 14 hours ago

Democratic officials say that Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano is a leading contender for the job of secretary of homeland security in President-elect Barack Obama's administration. These officials caution that no final decision has been made on the job...

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Propaganda #1 : I Am Samizdat

Boise :: ID :: USA | about 16 hours ago

Posted by Samizdat

I hate hate - both the concept and especially the word, which should be used only a handful of times over the course of ones life.  Instead, we should use equivalents like "Hatred breeds fear which grows like a pervasive weed until logic, reason...

Tags: democrat, republican, conservative, liberal, jesus, dark ages, samizdat, gnostic, christian

Ted Stevens' fall points to political shift

Anchorage :: AK :: USA | about 16 hours ago

Alaska 's incoming senator is bullish on gun rights, wants to open the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge to oil and gas drilling and believes less government is better...But "definitely different than a New York Democrat," says Mark Begich . "I'm from Alaska."

Tags: Mark Begich, Senate, politics, Ted Stevens, Mayor Begich, democrat, ted stevens, election, Sen. Ted Stevens, Alaska, Mr. Begich, senator, alaska, Alaskan, palin

'Landslide Linda' appears to win Senate seat by a hair

Denver :: CO :: USA | about 19 hours ago

Democrat Linda Newell has likely won the Senate District 26 seat, held by Republicans for decades, by the thinnest of margins. But the election is headed for a recount, and so official results might not be ready until December.   Newell on Tuesday was...

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Tyrannosaurus Republican

Columbus :: OH :: USA | about 19 hours ago

Posted by OhioNewsBureau

  Election Postortems Show "Divide and Conquer" Yielding to "Unite and Collaborate" OhioNewsBureau Op-Editude with John Michael Spinelli   Columbus, Ohio: During the Age of Dinosaurs, the most feared of the giant lizards was the Tyrannosaurus...

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Obama picks Daschle as health secretary

Washington :: DC :: USA | about 24 hours ago

In this August 2008 file photo, former Senate majority leader Tom Daschle speaks during the Democratic National Convention in Denver. (Charles Dharapak/Associated Press) Rumours continue to circulate about who else might make up Obama's administration...

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Markell sets inauguration plans

Dover :: DE :: USA | 1 day ago

Gov.-elect Matt Denn will take the oath of office at 12:01 a.m. Jan. 20 on the University of Delaware campus, to prevent overlapping with the presidential inauguration and parade in Washington, D.C. Rather than the usual inauguration-day pomp and circumstance,...

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