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CRAIN’S: Illinois GOP regroups after ‘real stunner’ of an election

November 8, 2012
CRAIN’S: Illinois GOP regroups after ‘real stunner’ of an election

Some GOP activists think a change in party leadership is called for, starting with Mr. Brady.

BLOOMBERG: Boehner would accept raising taxes under ‘right conditions’

November 7, 2012
BLOOMBERG: Boehner would accept raising taxes under ‘right conditions’

John Boehner said Republicans would be willing to accept new tax revenue to reduce the nation’s budget deficit if it’s accompanied by a tax overhaul and changes to entitlement programs.

Class Acts: Obama, Christie put County over politics

October 31, 2012
Class Acts: Obama, Christie put County over politics

President Barack Obama and New Jersey Governor Chris Christie present a powerful image of bipartisan cooperation.

NYT: Mitt and Disaster Relief

October 30, 2012
NYT: Mitt and Disaster Relief

Hurricane Sandy calls for a federal response. Not donated canned goods.

Chris Christie: Obama has been ‘outstanding’ during Sandy

October 30, 2012
Chris Christie: Obama has been ‘outstanding’ during Sandy

New Jersey Republican Gov. Chris Christie said President Obama has been “outstanding” in his response to the disaster that hit the East Coast.

GOP leaning Chicago Tribune endorses Barack Obama

October 26, 2012
GOP leaning Chicago Tribune endorses Barack Obama

Mitt Romney has too many campaign-attested priorities that would make a Go Big deal all but unaffordable with him in the White House.

BOSTON GLOBE: Romney rejected new birth certificates for gay parents

October 25, 2012
BOSTON GLOBE: Romney rejected new birth certificates for gay parents

As governor, Mitt Romney insisted that his top legal staff individually review the circumstances of every birth to same-sex parents.

CNN: When ‘God’s will,’ rape and pregnancy collide

October 25, 2012
CNN: When ‘God’s will,’ rape and pregnancy collide

GOP U.S. Senate candidate Richard Mourdock stirred controversy this week when he said pregnancies from rape are “something that God intended to happen.”

CBS: Colin Powell is sticking with Barack Obama

October 25, 2012
CBS: Colin Powell is sticking with Barack Obama

Former Secretary of State Colin Powell, a longtime Republican, is sticking with President Barack Obama.

KADNER: GOP State Senate candidate a “former nun” without vows

October 24, 2012
KADNER: GOP State Senate candidate a “former nun” without vows

Republican Barbara Bellar boasts on her website and on the campaign trail for the 18th District state Senate seat that she was once a Catholic nun.