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blogs.suntimes.com - 30 days ago

Kirk courting Sarah Palin; in Chicago for Oprah Winfrey show

— blogs.suntimes.com — WASHINGTON -- Rep. Mark Kirk, who casts himself as a moderate, on Monday dodged questions about whether... he wanted help from conservative former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin in his race for Senate -- only to have the truth surface Wednesday. He is ... (more) Kirk courting Sarah Palin; in Chicago for Oprah Winfrey show

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blogs.wsj.com - 11/4/2009

Club for Growth Is on Hunt for Republicans Who ‘Don’t Fit the Bill’

— blogs.wsj.com — Jonathan Weisman reports on politics. After pumping more than $1 million into an upstate New York House... race to elect the Conservative Party's Doug Hoffman , the Club for Growth is on the hunt again. Chris Chocola , president of the conservative ... (more) Club for Growth Is on Hunt for Republicans Who ‘Don’t ...

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hotair.com - 11/4/2009

Inevitable: GOP Senate candidate applies for Palin endorsement

— hotair.com — Some political analysts have tried to cast the NY-23 special election results as a disaster for Sarah... Palin, but not everyone has ignored the obvious power and momentum she brought to a previously-obscure candidate over the course of two weeks. The ... (more) Inevitable: GOP Senate candidate applies for Palin ...

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Vodkapundit — From The Hill: Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.), who serves as deputy GOP whip, told The Hill that the number of Republicans supporting the sweeping legislation will be “very, very close to zero.” “I don’t know of a Republican out there advocating it,” the lawmaker said. Meanwhile, on the Senate side, Harry Reid is hinting he hasn’t got the Democratic votes to pass a bill.

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Ace of Spades HQ — ... are a superstitious, cowardly lot, as Batman observed of their close relatives criminals; many Republicans have been willing to at least entertain voting for ObamaCare if it meant a better chance for their own precious political survival. But the tea leaves in New Jersey, Virginia, and NY23 (yes, there too) say that there is no benefit to one's political fortunes to voting for more big-government spending; indeed, quite the opposite seems to be the case. And so maybe that's why few Republicans, if any, will be giving the Democrats the "bipartisan" cover they crave on ...

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Political Animal — QUOTE OF THE DAY.... The House Republican caucus has, not surprisingly, been counting heads in advance of a House vote on health care reform. As of today, the whip operation is looking at unanimous opposition ... or something very close to it . Republicans will overwhelmingly reject the Democrats' healthcare reform measure when it is reaches the House floor, according to a key lawmaker. Rep. Kevin McCarthy (Calif.), who serves as deputy GOP whip, told The Hill that the number of Republicans supporting the sweeping legislation will be "very, very close to zero." So, why is ...