Monthly Archives: August 2011

Schtick-on-a-Stick

From POLITICO: Iowa Rep. Steve King called Michele Bachmann’s straw poll victory a testament to her “force of personality,” and predicted that newly-declared presidential candidate Rick Perry would have to work harder as a result of the outcome in Ames. … Continue reading

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Heel of Fortune

From The Boston Globe: Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney is worth between $190 million and $250 million, his campaign said yesterday after filing a personal financial disclosure statement with the Federal Election Commission. That dollar figure would likely make him … Continue reading

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The Iowa Straw Poll? It’s Like Buttah!

From abc NEWS: DES MOINES — Walking amid the good folk and food booths and rides at the Iowa State Fair, it’s hard to get a sense people are fixated on politics in the aftermath of the Republican debate and … Continue reading

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Name That Toomey

From USA TODAY: Sen. Pat Toomey voted against the debt-limit compromise last week, partly because he didn’t think the budget-balancing recommendations of the bipartisan committee it created would stick. A week later, Toomey finds himself serving on the committee he … Continue reading

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Die-nasty

(Reuters) – It was one of many strange moments in a hearing rich in absurdity. As British lawmakers questioned Rupert Murdoch last month over whether his News of the World journalists broke the law by hacking into mobile phones, the … Continue reading

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Picture Perfect

From U.S. News & World Report: Both the New Yorker and Newsweek featured profiles on Rep. Michele Bachmann recently.  As Robert Schlesinger points out on the Thomas Jefferson Street blog, the New Yorker profile connects Bachmann with some controversial views … Continue reading

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Huntsman and Huntsboy

From The New York Times: SALT LAKE CITY — Jon M. Huntsman Jr. was 10 years old when his father packed up their growing family to move east in 1970, leaving behind his fledgling company to work for President Richard … Continue reading

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Separation of Brain and State

From El Paso Times: HOUSTON — Spotlights shined on a stage that seemed set for a massive rock concert. Three 18-by-24-foot projection screens allowed an estimated 30,000 people to watch and pray, sometimes on their knees, as Texas Gov. Rick … Continue reading

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