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Has the GOP Learned a Lesson?
boomantribune.com - 11/7/2008
Has the GOP Learned a Lesson?
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John Boehner submitted his application to remain Minority Leader to the Washington Post this morning. He attempts to lay out a roadmap for the Republican Party. If you parse his words, you'll notice something astonishing. He talks about the core Republican principles of "freedom, opportunity, ...

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marcambinder.theatlantic.com - 11/12/2008
The Biggest Lesson Obama Learned From The Clinton Transition
— marcambinder.theatlantic.com — Democrats who survived the transition from George H.W. Bush to William Jefferson Clinton are a bit in awe these days of what Barack Obama is doing and how he is doing it. Of the Clinton transition, one very senior and longtime Clinton adviser said: ... (more) The Biggest Lesson Obama Learned From The Clinton Transition

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washingtonmonthly.com - 11/7/2008
Boehner makes his case
— washingtonmonthly.com — BOEHNER MAKES HIS CASE.... House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) has an op-ed in the Washington Post today on the Republicans' "road back." Most of it was just shallow, boilerplate rhetoric, featuring all the sophistication of a greeting-card: ... (more) Boehner makes his case

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cnsnews.com - 11/11/2008
‘I Have Not Endorsed Boehner’ for House Minority Leader, Pence Says
— cnsnews.com — Conservative Rep. Mike Pence (R-Ind.) has not endorsed incumbent House Minority Leader John Boehner (R-Ohio) to keep his leadership status in the next Congress, and if a more conservative member of Congress challenges Boehner for the post, Pence will ... (more) ‘I Have Not Endorsed Boehner’ for House Minority Leader, ...

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No More Mister Nice Blog — ... John Boehner, the House minority leader, has an op-ed in today's Washington Post entitled "Republicans' Road Back." BooMan says this about it: ...

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