townhall.com - 11/16/2008
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After the 2006 election, the question you heard conservatives asking over and over again was, "Did the Republicans learn anything from their defeat?" As we now know, regrettably the answer to that question is "no" -- and so we're back once again trying to figure out if the GOP's 2nd savage ...
motherjones.com - 11/21/2008
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Washington Dispatch: Addressing the Federalist Society, the top
Senate Republican went light on the red meat—except when...
it came to judges. By Stephanie Mencimer November 20, 2008 Having narrowly survived his reelection campaign, Senate minority ...
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Why is Mitch McConnell Being Nice to Obama?
thehill.com - 11/21/2008
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Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) on Friday
sent a message to Democrats that Republicans are not...
prepared to bend to a stronger majority. In letter to Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.), McConnell urged Reid to adopt a more conciliatory ...
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McConnell warns Reid to give GOP input
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Flopping Aces —
... John Hawkins has had enough of Mitch McConnell. Many movement conservatives have long had enough of John McCain and were absolutely livid when he won the Party nomination. Still, most of them were smart enough to come to bat for him as a vote against Obama, if not for McCain. But since he lost the election, rather than sharing collective blame, the fingers are pointed to where the buck stops. ...
Amanda Carpenter: Conservative Blogger Wages War on McConnell
Townhall.com Blog's TownHall Blog —
Townhall columnist John Hawkins, of Rightwingnews.com, is waging a one-man campaign against the Senate's most powerful Republican from his North Carolina outpost. Hawkins, a professional blogger, is fed up with Sen. Mitch McConnell's leadership and is making his frustration known on his site and among other conservative-leaning outlets like Townhall.com and the ...
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WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Bowing to the wishes of U.S. President-elect Barack Obama, Senate Democrats seem ready to do what it takes to keep Sen. Joe Lieberman in their ranks despite his support for Republican John McCain in the 2008 White House race, ...
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Senate GOP delays vote on Stevens —
CNN Political Ticker 11/18/2008
WASHINGTON (CNN) – Senate Republicans have decided to delay a vote on a resolution to strip embattled Alaska Sen. Ted Stevens from his committee assignments, Republican senators told CNN Tuesday.
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