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CBS poll shows tax hikes favored by 9%

Hot Air - 20hrs 45mins ago

The best part of this poll?  The sampling follies at CBS don’t even really matter, although this poll’s sample is closer to reality than most.  When given a choice between tax hikes or Spending Cuts, it turns out that 77% o…

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American dissatisfaction nears 12-month low

UPI - 14hrs 32mins ago

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Americans' satisfaction with the way things are going in the country is near a 12-month low, a survey indicated. Gallup found 19 percent of Americans polled expressed satisfaction with the current state of affairs, 2 p…

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Steele's legacy of wins a challenge for Priebus

Politico - 15hrs 34mins ago

The unceremonious ouster of Republican National Committee Chairman Michael Steele leaves his newly-elected successor, Reince Priebus, with a most unusual mandate: to replicate Steele’s remarkable winning record while moving in an entirely …

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Abortion an issue in healthcare debate

UPI - 18hrs 55mins ago

WASHINGTON, Jan. 15 (UPI) -- Anti-abortion groups say U.S. voters made their views clear in the Midterm Elections, and what they want is a total ban on Federal Funding for Abortion. Pro-choice groups disagree. "The American public thought they wer…

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New RNC chairman faces host of challenges (AP)

Yahoo! News - 1day 1hrs ago

WASHINGTON – The new Republican Party chairman's celebration may be short-lived. From Day One, Reince Priebus faces a host of formidable tasks following Michael Steele's troubled tenure. He must dig the party out of a $22 million hole. He …

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Priebus steps into the spotlight

Politico - 1day 11hrs ago

Reince Priebus, the new low-key chairman of the Republican National Committee, helped lead Michael Steele’s successful 2009 campaign for RNC chairman. He ran Steele’s transition and became General Counsel of the RNC. Then the two had…

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Obama to ease Cuba travel rules (Politico)

Yahoo! News - 1day 13hrs ago

President Barack Obama will further ease travel restrictions to Cuba, allowing religious organizations and certain educational institutions to travel to the country, increasing the amount that non-relatives can send to Cuba, and opening all U.S. a…

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Jeb Bush blasts heated political tone in U.S.

CNN Political Ticker - 1day 15hrs ago

Coral Gables, Florida (CNN) - Jeb Bush believes that the tone of political debate in America has gotten too hot so he's urging a "restoration of civility across the board." And Bush is critical of those who, he thinks, are unnecessarily firing up …

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