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Tea party looks to take advantage of moment

1 day, 9 hours ago

(AP) Is the tea party getting its groove back? Shouts of vindication from around the country suggest the movement's leaders certainly think so.They say the IRS acknowledgement that it had targeted their groups for extra scrutiny _ a claim that tea ...

County elections chief to serve on presidential panel to streamline voting

1 day, 18 hours ago

(AP) President Barack Obama announced Tuesday that he plans to appoint Clark County elections chief Larry Lomax to the Presidential Commission on Election Administration, a panel designed to improve voters’ access to the polls. Lomax, who earlier this year announced his ...

Internal wrangling marks Dems' Senate campaigns

2 days, 9 hours ago

(AP) Republicans aren't the only ones roiled by internal jostling and recruiting hiccups ahead of next year's midterm elections.Two top-tier Democratic prospects recently bypassed running for Senate seats in Georgia and South Dakota. Their decisions highlighted the party's challenge of finding ...

O'Malley using agenda, fundraising to explore 2016

2 days, 9 hours ago

(AP) Little-known outside his home state, Maryland Gov. Martin O'Malley is methodically checking the boxes and playing the good Democratic soldier as he considers whether to mount a presidential campaign in 2016.He was a top fundraiser for President Barack Obama and ...

GOP leaders say impeachment talk premature

2 days, 9 hours ago

(AP) Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and Republican National Committee chairman are distancing themselves from conservatives who suggested in recent days that President Barack Obama could face impeachment for the developing scandal at the Internal Revenue Service.RNC chairman Reince Priebus said, "There's ...

Democrats strike back at GOP voting measures

2 days, 9 hours ago

(AP) In a bitter fight, Colorado Democrats recently muscled through the Statehouse a massive elections reform bill that allows voters to register up until Election Day and still cast their ballots.It's the latest _ and most substantial _ development in a ...

Tea party looks to take advantage of moment

2 days, 9 hours ago

(AP) Is the tea party getting its groove back? Shouts of vindication from around the country suggest the movement's leaders certainly think so.They say the IRS acknowledgement that it had targeted their groups for extra scrutiny _ a claim that tea ...

Tea party looks to take advantage of moment

2 days, 9 hours ago

(AP) Is the tea party getting its groove back? Shouts of vindication from around the country suggest the movement's leaders certainly think so.They say the IRS acknowledgement that it had targeted their groups for extra scrutiny _ a claim that tea ...

GOP leaders say impeachment talk premature

2 days, 19 hours ago

(AP) Kentucky Sen. Rand Paul and Republican National Committee chairman are distancing themselves from conservatives who suggested in recent days that President Barack Obama could face impeachment for the developing scandal at the Internal Revenue Service.RNC chairman Reince Priebus said, "There's ...

Democrats strike back at GOP voting measures

2 days, 23 hours ago

(AP) In a bitter fight, Colorado Democrats recently muscled through the Statehouse a massive elections reform bill that allows voters to register up until Election Day and still cast their ballots.It's the latest _ and most substantial _ development in a ...

Internal wrangling marks Dems' Senate campaigns

3 days, 9 hours ago

(AP) Republicans aren't the only ones roiled by internal jostling and recruiting hiccups ahead of next year's midterm elections.Two top-tier Democratic prospects recently bypassed running for Senate seats in Georgia and South Dakota. Their decisions highlighted the party's challenge of finding ...

Tea party looks to take advantage of moment

3 days, 9 hours ago

(AP) Is the tea party getting its groove back? Shouts of vindication from around the country suggest the movement's leaders certainly think so.They say the IRS acknowledgement that it had targeted their groups for extra scrutiny _ a claim that tea ...

Tea party looks to take advantage of moment

3 days, 9 hours ago

(AP) Is the tea party getting its groove back? Shouts of vindication from around the country suggest the movement's leaders certainly think so.They say the IRS acknowledgement that it had targeted their groups for extra scrutiny _ a claim that tea ...

Tea party looks to take advantage of moment

3 days, 23 hours ago

(AP) Is the tea party getting its groove back? Shouts of vindication from around the country suggest the movement's leaders certainly think so.They say the IRS acknowledgement that it had targeted their groups for extra scrutiny _ a claim that tea ...

Tea party looks to take advantage of moment

4 days, 3 hours ago

(AP) Is the tea party getting its groove back? Shouts of vindication from around the country suggest the movement's leaders certainly think so.They say the IRS acknowledgement that it had targeted their groups for extra scrutiny _ a claim that tea ...

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