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  • Down to the caucus wire: GOP first selectman candidate trade barbs Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:30PMGOP CAUCUS POLLING STATIONS Polling places for the Fairfield Republican caucus to be held Tuesday from noon to 8 p.m.; the caucus is open to all registered Republicans.
  • Finger pointing follows tense debt negotiations Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:25PMAmid new warnings and fresh signs of strain, President Barack Obama and congressional leaders are entering a perilous endgame in their debt limit standoff.
  • Sen. Claire McCaskill To Morning Joe: ‘I Think Mitch McConnell Has Lost His Mind’ Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:15PMAs debt negotiations between Democrats and Republicans intensify, it seems lawmakers are responding to the pressure in different ways. While reports suggest President Obama stormed out of a meeting yesterday , Democratic Senator Claire McCaskill demonstrated her frustration with the process in a humorously loopy appearance on Morning Joe calling the Republican caucus in the House a "hot sloppy ...
  • Gillard fights back tears during carbon address Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 12:40PMPrime Minister Julia Gillard fought back tears on Thursday during a passionate speech defending the controversial carbon tax policy at the National Press Club.On day four of the sales pitch Ms Gillard ...
  • Just not buying it? Retailer slams carbon tax sales pitch Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 10:49AMPM and Tony Abbott ramp up carbon tax campaign, as David Jones points finger at carbon tax fears for record sales decline.
  • Road, transit measure brewing Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 11:41AMOLYMPIA -- Wheels are starting to turn on an effort to drive a multibillion-dollar transportation measure onto the ballot in 2012.
  • Uganda: NRM Legislators Want to Censure Nasasira From Caucus Top Seat Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 9:29AMLess than a month since assuming leadership of the NRM Parliamentary caucus, Government Chief Whip John Nasasira is facing a coup in which his party members are demanding to have open elections for the position of the party caucus chairman.
  • Legislative gridlock a boon for candidate recruitment Monday, July 4, 2011 @ 1:16AMDES MOINES --- One outcome of the contentious 2011 legislative session appears to be a banner year for candidate recruitment --- for both parties.
  • GOP caucus taps two for council races Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 11:22PMMICHIGAN CITY — In a Republican Party caucus Saturday that lasted about five minutes, two more candidates were chosen to run this fall for seats on the Michigan City Common Council.
  • GOP claims victory over state budget Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 7:04PMRepublicans are claiming a victory after the state budget passed last week with one GOP vote.
  • McCotter to announce White House run Saturday, sources say Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 3:18AMRep. Thaddeus McCotter is expected to announce he will run for president Saturday, two people briefed on the matter said today.
  • Letters to the editor Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 2:58AMSafe driving
  • New Jersey Network Fades To Black Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 2:29AMIf election night was the World Series for the New Jersey Network, the state-owned public television network, the annual state government budget debates was the playoffs.
  • Limiting public comment in LaGrange Park stirs debate Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 11:55PMThe municipal election may be over since April 5, but politics and posturing have a strong pulse in LaGrange Park. A change in state law regulating public discourse prompted a spirited debate at times during the Village Board meeting June 28 with agreement reached on only one of a series of rules proposed by Village President Jim Discipio. Discipio introduced proposed changes at a workshop June ...
  • Campaign 2012: what fundraising totals will tell us about the candidates Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 9:17PMThe second quarter – and its fundraising – come to a close at midnight Thursday. For some candidates struggling in the polls, these early numbers could hint at the beginning of the end of their campaigns.
  • Roger Ailes’ Secret Nixon-Era Blueprint For Fox News Revealed Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 7:44PMRepublican media strategist Roger Ailes launched Fox News Channel in 1996, ostensibly as a "fair and balanced" counterpoint to what he regarded as the liberal establishment media.
  • Latinos seek influence Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 7:33PMArmed with fresh census data, Latinos around the country are flexing their political muscle. From state legislatures to Congress, the Hispanic vote is getting a voice.
  • Failed measure seals fate of NJN Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 6:15AMMichael Aron, the venerable New Jersey Network newsman, sat in the back of the Senate on Monday night, recalling the bitterly fought renomination vote of Chief Justice Robert Wilentz that gripped the Senate 25 years ago.
  • Outspoken Bachmann launches White House bid Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 5:15AMWATERLOO - Republican Michele Bachmann officially launched her White House bid on Monday, casting herself as hard-charging conservative capable of carrying the party into the 2012 election over a crowded field of GOP rivals so far treading lightly...
  • Column: NDP critic gets BC Rail documents Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 4:21AMOpposition justice critic Leonard Krog had no reason to expect he would end up in court when he sought access to a limited number of documents that had already been widely publicized in the BC Rail case.
  • Greene County lawmaker wants his case heard in home county Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 4:01AMA judge said he will decide by the end of the week whether state Rep. Bill DeWeese can move his trial on theft charges from Harrisburg to Greene County, his home.
  • Tea Party in Central Park Tuesday, June 28, 2011 @ 2:01AMThe Declaration of Independence was recited in Ottumwa Monday.
  • Bachmann Makes It Official In Hometown Of Waterloo Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 10:55PMOutspoken tea party favorite Michele Bachmann cast herself as the "bold choice" for the Republican presidential nomination as she formally kicked off her campaign Monday in her Iowa home town.
  • Michele Bachmann Begins to Distance Herself from the Tea Party Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 9:58PMMinnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann is proving herself to be a contender in the 2012 presidential election. The tea party leader did surprisingly well at the New Hampshire Republican debate; using it as the launching pad for her campaign. She got her points across, remained on topic, and managed to steal most of the spotlight. There is just one question in the back of the minds of moderate ...
  • Tories quarrel over leader election policy Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 1:26AMDefence Minister Peter MacKay defends current selection procedure
  • There’s something uncommon about this Commons Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 8:40PMOTTAWA — Keeping track of question period on the first week of the greenest Parliament in recent history is very much akin to watching a high school theatre club wade through the initial reading of a Shakespeare play.
  • Factbox: Key issues for possible Republican candidates in 2012 Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 8:06PM(Reuters) - Republican White House candidates and those still considering a run for president in 2012 each come with their own set of defining issues.
  • Political Report for June 9 Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 6:34PM9 June 2011 Sighs of relief could be heard in the corridors of power as police revealed what some had expected for the past few weeks - no charges were to be laid against former star Labour MP Darren Hughes.
  • Obama keeps lead on Republicans in poll Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 5:56PMPresident Barack Obama retains a big lead over possible Republican rivals in the presidential election, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll on Wednesday.
  • Ted Morton campaigns in Fort McMurray Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 4:43PMCAROL CHRISTIAN Today staff Ted Morton wants a return of democracy not only to Alberta politics, but also within the provincial Tory party. And that means firing duly elected members from the Tory caucus could be a thing of the past.[...]
  • Hsu settles into new job Monday, May 30, 2011 @ 3:20AMSAMANTHA BUTLER The Whig-Standard Kingston MP Ted Hsu said Conservative plans to cut the per-vote subsidy for political parties will have an impact on the Liberals overall, but not operations at his local constituency office.[...]
  • The new Tory constituency: Far less francophone, far more multicultural Monday, May 30, 2011 @ 2:25AMHarper’s team now represent a less homogenous population, better reflecting Canadian reality outside of Quebec
  • Ontario MP gave Liberals a rare win padded with extra votes Sunday, May 29, 2011 @ 9:30PMAgainst nearly all odds, Ted Hsu accomplished a seemingly impossible task on May 2.
  • Nigeria: Speakership - Presidency, PDP Seal Deal With Reps - Slot to Remain in South West Sunday, May 29, 2011 @ 9:21PMThe Presidency and the leadership of the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP), over the weekend sealed deal on where the next Speaker of the federal House of Representatives should come from.
  • Courted by Ryan, Blue Dog Dem stands by vote against GOP budget Sunday, May 29, 2011 @ 9:05PMRep. Mike Ross said Rep. Paul Ryan tried to enlist support from the Blue Dogs for his budget proposal. Read more...
  • TN GOP gains legislative wins, critics Sunday, May 29, 2011 @ 7:55PMThe Tennessee legislature adjourned before Memorial Day for the first time in seven years, leaving behind a string of new laws dealing with education, civil lawsuits and elections.
  • Mississippi House to take on new personality come January (Capitol Dome) Sunday, May 29, 2011 @ 6:30PMThe Mississippi House will take on a whole new personality in January when the 122 members choose their new speaker, and the internal campaign for the job is well under way.
  • Liberals need to rethink leadership situation Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 6:52PMIf the federal Liberals don’t get their act together, and do it quickly, they risk disappearing into the black hole of Canadian political history. It’s a black hole reserved for the likes of the United Farmers, Progressive Conservatives, Social Credit, Union Nationale and, as seems likely, the Bloc Québécois — parties that struggled on after their time had come.
  • Follow the leader Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 5:46PMLike that famous quote attributed to Otto von Bismark, the lawmaking and sausage-making processes can be all too similar. And sometimes, witnessing the lawmaking process is like watching politicians eat cold hot dogs.
  • ‘Resurrection is entirely possible,’ retiring senator tells wounded Liberals Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 5:28PMNewfoundland and Labrador’s Bill Rompkey leaves the Red Chamber after 40 years of public service
  • Rep. Bachmann: Always rising, never compromising Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 3:52PMMichele Bachmann was a self-styled "education researcher" making a run for a Minnesota school board seat in 1999 when the question came up at a candidate forum: If elected, would she serve all four years?
  • Branstad calls Iowa race ‘wide open,’ encourages candidates to campaign in the state Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 3:49PMIowa Gov. Terry Branstad today issued an open call to presidential candidates to come campaign in his state, calling the race for the first-in-the-nation caucus “wide open,” in the wake of Mike Huckabee’s decision not to run.
  • Huckabee decision leaves void in 2012 GOP field Monday, May 16, 2011 @ 1:19PMThe void Huckabee leaves is one of the "conservative populist" — and that void could really benefit Michele Bachmann and Rick Santorum.
  • State House Roundup: Courtroom 10 Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 10:04PMLike an exposed power line, crackling, flailing and threatening to scorch anything it touches, participants in the trial of former Speaker Salvatore DiMasi this week sought to torch any doubts about the way deals get done under the dome.
  • Dunnville mom fights for hospital transparency Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 9:25PMKim Hessels believes there are times that the health care system can do more harm than good.[...]
  • Zuma again threatens wrath of ancestors Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 8:49PMThe ancestors will be upset if the ANC loses control of Nelson Mandela Bay in the local government elections on May 18, President Jacob Zuma has told a rally in PE.
  • Wisconsin Sen. Herb Kohl is latest Democrat to announce retirement Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 8:26PMWisconsin Sen. Herb Kohl will announce on Friday that he will retire at the end of his current term, adding to Democratic woes in the effort to maintain control of the Senate.
  • Changing everything can’t look the same for Liberals Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 5:55PMOpen primaries would be a positive step in the right direction
  • Liberals and PCs square off at FONOM conference in Timmins Friday, May 13, 2011 @ 3:46PMThe Ontario provincial election is nearly five months away, but the campaigning was hard and furious in Timmins this week at the annual meeting of the Federation of Northern Ontario Municipalities. All that was missing was banners and balloons.
  • Ethics Panel Asks That Ensign Inquiry Be Reopened Thursday, May 12, 2011 @ 7:00PMThe action makes it clear that John Ensign, who stepped down from the Senate, is going to continue to face scrutiny, and possibly criminal charges.