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GOP Conservatives Balk at Stopgap Spending Bill

Mar 14th 2011 – 6:24PM

WASHINGTON -- Conservative Republicans on Capitol Hill began Monday to come out against a measure to keep the government running for three more weeks while the White House and Republican lawmakers seek a longer-term agreement on spending cuts. Rep. Jim Jordan, R-Ohio, who chairs the Republican Study Committee, which makes...

Opinion: GOP -- Beware Myths About Palin and McCain

By Michael MedvedDec 8th 2010 – 5:57AM

(Dec. 8) -- As Republicans consider their presidential options for 2012, they ought to discard two dangerously misleading pieces of conventional wisdom: that Sarah Palin and her tea party supporters represent a triumphant, even dominant force in American politics, and that more centrist, veteran GOP officeholders exert...

Rubio Wins Florida Senate Race Over Crist, Meek

Nov 2nd 2010 – 10:27PM
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Longtime state legislator and rising Republican star Marco Rubio cruises to a comfortable victory for the open Senate seat, besting Florida's sitting governor, Republican-turned-independent Charlie Crist, and Democratic Rep. Kendrick Meek.

Florida Senate Debate: What's an Independent?

Oct 24th 2010 – 1:22PM

(Oct. 24) -- There's not a lot new to learn about the policy positions of the three candidates for Senate in Florida who have been engaging in debates since mid-September and had yet another one on Sunday, nationally televised on CNN's "State of the Union."

Palin Rallies GOP in Florida, Says Time to Dig Deep

Oct 23rd 2010 – 7:08PM

ORLANDO, Fla. (Oct. 23) -- The momentum of the midterm elections is with the GOP, but now is not the time for supporters to let up, former vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin told a jubilant crowd of Florida Republicans on Saturday. "Now is the time to dig deep," Palin said with 10 days to go until the elections....

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Marco Rubio: A Latino Leader Or Enemy?

By Janell.Ross@huffingtonpost.com(Janell Ross) Apr 26th 2012 - 11:33AM

Siting behind a computer screen in his Los Angles-area home, Luis Alvarado was sipping coffee and making his usual online run though the morning's headlines when he saw the news.

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Psssst Marco Rubio Will be on the Ticket

By Bill Schneider Aug 29th 2011 - 10:56AM

The Republican race for President is wide open.

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Is Marco Rubio Catholic or Baptist? Or Is the Reformation Over?

By David Gibson Nov 15th 2010 - 11:08PM

If there were one thing about Marco Rubio that made him beloved to voters who elected him Florida's newest senator this month, it was his ramrod stance as a man of conviction: a die-hard tea party conservative, a fearless crusader against entrenched interests -- even in his own Republican Party -- and a husband and father...

Background on Marco Rubio

Marco Antonio Rubio (born May 28, 1971) is the junior United States Senator from Florida, serving since January 2011. A member of the Republican Party, he previously served as Speaker of the Florida House of Representatives (2007–2009).

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