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House Republicans Revive Abortion as Hot-Button Issue

WASHINGTON -- The annual March for Life disbanded on Capitol Hill last month, but the controversy over abortion lingers on as Republicans in Congress put the perennial hot-button issue at the top of their agenda this week. Several bills to cut funding for abortion services are the subject of hearings and news conferences...

'Dirty Tricks' More Common This Election Season

WASHINGTON (Sept. 8) -- A GOP operative in Arizona enlisted three homeless people to run for state office on the Green Party ticket -- possibly in hopes of siphoning votes away from Democrats. In Michigan and Pennsylvania, Democrats are accused of supporting tea party candidates in efforts to split the GOP vote. Welcome...

Sluggish Economy May Be Bad News for Democrats

WASHINGTON (July 30) -- New government data showing the economic recovery moving at a snail's pace may have been the last thing congressional Democrats wanted to take with them as they rush home to campaign during the summer recess. The U.S. Commerce Department reported today that second-quarter economic growth slowed to...

Larry Sabato News From the Web

05/31/12 Speaker: Luck might be election factor Source: Midland Daily News - Midland MI A top political analyst said this year's presidential race will be a "close, competitive election," but added that it could be decided by factors that can't be foreseen.
05/31/12 Sabato's Crystal Ball: June Polls Aren't Always... Source: The Moderate Voice The University of Virginia's political maven Larry Sabato, in his latest edition of the must-read Crystal Ball, notes that June polling is not always reliable.
05/21/12 Political pundit Larry Sabato set to talk about the... Source: The Saginaw News - Saginaw MI Plugged into the Matrix:Midland Festival between legendary singer-songwriter Bonnie Raitt and blue collar comedian Bill Engvall , political pundit Larry J. Sabato offers still another way to connect with everyday folks.
05/18/12 Sound and Fury: Feeding Frenzies In The Presidential... Source: Rasmussen Reports "It's almost like an Etch A Sketch. You can kind of shake it up and restart all over again."
05/17/12 Sabato criticizes Globe's Warren coverage Source: Politico Political scientist Larry Sabato criticized The Boston Globe's coverage of the Elizabeth Warren-Native American controversy today while Fox News host Megyn Kelly referred to it as "a left-leaning paper."

Background on Larry Sabato

Larry Joseph Sabato (born August 7, 1952) is an American political scientist and analyst. He is the Robert Kent Gooch Professor of Politics at the University of Virginia, and director of its Center for Politics.

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