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Republican Martinez to Resign U.S. Senate Seat

Sen. Mel Martinez, a Florida Republican, announced Friday that he will resign his seat as soon as a replacement can be named by the governor.
“My priorities have always been my faith, my family and my country, and, at this stage of my life and after nearly 12 years of public service in Florida and [...]

August 7th, 2009 

Conservatives Vow No Letup in Health Protests

Conservative activists are vowing to keep up their fight against President Barack Obama’s health care plans, even as the Democratic Party pushes back hard, accusing Republicans of organizing angry mobs.
Democrats and the White House are claiming that the sometimes rowdy protests that have disrupted Democratic lawmakers’ meetings and health care events around the country are [...]

August 6th, 2009 

Harry Reid Says the GOP is ‘Run By a Talk Show Host’

Reid, armed with a patch of Astroturf, slammed Republicans for sponsoring town hall attacks on Democrats and accused the party of waging a barricade on Democratic efforts to pass health care reform legislation.
“I just want to show you what Astroturf really is,” Reid said to laughter. “They’re taking their cues from talk show hosts, Internet [...]

August 6th, 2009 

Ralph Reed Warns GOP on Sonia Sotomayor

Ralph Reed, the former Christian Coalition executive director, urged Republican leaders Wednesday to oppose confirmation of Judge Sonia Sotomayor to the Supreme Court, warning that President Barack Obama will “gain crucial momentum” if he “is perceived as winning big on Sotomayor because of a weak and divided GOP caucus.”
The memo, called ” Why Voting [...]

August 5th, 2009 

Democrats say Republicans Are Staging Town Hall Protests

Democrats are accusing Republicans of organizing “angry mobs” to disrupt town hall meetings across the country, but conservatives say the protests are a sign of the opposition to President Obama’s health care plans.
The Democratic National Committee released a Web video Wednesday charging that Republican operatives “have no plan for moving our country forward, so [...]

August 5th, 2009 

Why is the GOP Slighting Hispanics?

“Tell them I’m sorry,” Hatch told a reporter, referring to the Latino community. “The Hispanic people are very important to me,” added Hatch, whose long personal friendship with Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass.), an ally of Hispanics, as well as Hatch’s own Senate work and growing Latino population in his state lend credence to his claim. [...]

August 4th, 2009