GOP Congressman Todd Akin will stay in Missouri's U.S. Senate race despite calls by top Republicans to drop out. The deadline for candidates to remove their names from the Missouri ballot ended Tuesday as Akin began a statewide bus tour..
GOP Congressman Todd Akin will stay in Missouri's U.S. Senate race despite calls by top Republicans to drop out. The deadline for candidates to remove their names from the Missouri ballot ended Tuesday as Akin began a statewide bus tour.
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Until this week, Rep. Todd Akin was virtually unknown beyond his suburban St. Louis district. Residents in his district are split as to whether the Missouri Senate candidate should quit the race. Akin says he has no plans to drop out.
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Republican presidential challenger Mitt Romney says it is sad that President Barack Obama's campaign is stooping to the low level of trying to link Rep. Todd Akin's statements about abortion to the entire GOP. (Aug. 26)
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Breaking! Fiscal Cliff Drama between Reid & Boehner | Rep. John Boehner, Rep. Harry Reid obscenity-laced argument over fiscal cliff
Fiscal cliff negotiations between House Speaker John Boehner (R-Ohio) and Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid (D-Nev.) reportedly got heated last Friday.
According to Politico, several sources claimed to have overheard a verbal altercation between the two men in the White House lobby.
With no bipartisan agreement about the debt ceiling, spending cuts and tax increases in sight, Boehner reportedly pointed at Reid and said, 'Go f**k yourself.'
'What are you talking about?' Reid asked.
And Boehner again said, 'Go f**k yourself.'
The encounter occurred soon after Reid took to the Senate floor and argued that Boehner could have ended the fiscal cliff standoff by bringing up legislation passed by the Senate for a vote. Reid also accused Boehner of catering to members of his party rather than serving the country.
'The American people I don't think understand the House of Representatives is operating without the House of Representatives,' Reid said. 'It's being operated by a dictatorship of the speaker, not allowing the vast majority of the House of Representatives to get what they want.'
Despite the name-calling and angry rhetoric, a deal on the fiscal cliff was approved by both houses of C
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South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley picks U.S. Rep. Tim Scott to be the state's next U.S. Senator, making him the only black Republican in Congress and the South's first black Republican senator since Reconstruction. He takes over for Jim DeMint.
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Fasnacht is West Virginia's country cousin to Mardi Gras -- not as big and brash as the storied Louisiana carnival, but a pre-Lent party with the added purpose of scaring away Old Man Winter.
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House Republicans have made the first change in their leadership since Majority Leader Eric Cantor unexpectedly lost a primary election last week. They've elected California Rep. Kevin McCarthy to replace him in the No. 2 job. (June 19)
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An embattled Defence Minister, AK Antony, is likely to make a statement in Parliament on his earlier statement on the Poonch LoC killings after being briefed by the Army Chief on Thursday. The killing of five Indian soldiers on the LoC disrupted Parliament for the second day on Wednesday with the BJP targeting Antony for almost providing an alibi to Islamabad and differing with the Army on Pakistan's role in the attack. The government, in turn, accused the Opposition of playing politics.
A united opposition launched a multi-pronged attack on the government on Wednesday. NDA Parliamentary Party chief LK Advani, who demanded an apology from Antony, led a party delegation to Prime Minister Manmohan Singh and made it clear that they will not relent on their position when Parliament meets on Thursday.
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Embattled Los Angeles County Sheriff Lee Baca says he will not seek re-election to a fifth term and will retire at the end of the month. Baca said the major reason was the 'negative perception' the upcoming campaign would have on his department.
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Former President Bill Clinton said Wednesday that he’s proud of people who have donated to the Clinton Foundation and the work the organization has done. He also defended Hillary Clinton’s contact with donors while serving as secretary of state.
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