U.S. Senator Arlen Specter's decision to defect from the Republican Party and become a Democrat is the latest setback for a party still reeling from national election defeats in 2008 and 2006. Political survival appears to be the immediate reason fo

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RACHEL MARTIN, HOST: Small donors are one of the big reasons Democrats now control the House of Representatives. The independent digital fundraising platform called ActBlue helped make that happen. Now Republicans want their own version of ActBlue. H

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A majority of Republicans and Republican-leaning voters say American colleges and universities have a negative effect on the United States. That is one of the findings of a new report by the Pew Research Center. The report was based on phone intervie

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President Barack Obama has urged Republicans in the House of Representatives to work with him on major national priorities, saying cooperation is essential to the country's economic recovery. President's spoke to Republicans at their issues conferenc

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Kerry, Hagel to Meet with Russian Counterparts STATE DEPARTMENT U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry and Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel are meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and Russian Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu in a two-plus-two

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AS IT IS 2016-05-05 Will Republicans Unite Behind Trump? Businessman Donald Trump has become the de facto Republican Party presidential nominee after all other opponents withdrew from the competition. Ohio Governor John Kasich was the last candidate

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Minority Republicans in Congress say they're prepared to negotiate with President Obama on major issues, such as health care reform and energy legislation. The president will meet with House of Representatives Republicans at their issues conference i

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Democrats, Republicans Battle Over Voter ID Laws A court battle over the state of Pennsylvania's controversial voter identification law is being seen as a proxy in the battle between Republicans and Democrats. The Pennsylvania Supreme Court has asked

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Republicans Face Tough Job Winning Hispanic Votes The Republican convention's host city of Tampa is home to a well-established Hispanic community, with Cuban cigar shops and restaurants that attract delegates and even a U.S. senator. They may enjoy t

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President Obama makes a statement to the press in the White House Rose Garden, beside him are unemployed workers Denise Gibson, Jim Chukalas, and Leslie Macko, 19 July 2010 President Barack Obama is urging the U.S. Senate to act this week on extendin

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As President Barack Obama makes his way through his first 100 days in office, Republicans are still trying to find their voice as the loyal opposition as they adjust to a new Democratic president and Democratic control of Congress. Barack Obama is s

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President Barack Obama is promoting recent government action to spur job creation, while Republicans maintain focus on trying to discredit last year's health care reform law. In his weekly address, Mr. Obama points to deals he finalized this week wit

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Republicans and Democrats in the U.S. House of Representatives are engaged in a new dispute over the Central Intelligence Agency, involving allegations the CIA misled Congress. Leon Panetta (file photo) The latest controversy was sparked by a letter

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New public opinion polls show that President Barack Obama and both major U.S. political parties face a challenging political climate in the months ahead. Two recent surveys - one by ABC News and The Washington Post newspaper, the other by the Gallup

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By Jeff Swicord Dover, New Hampshire 15 November 2007 To New Hampshire Republicans, the state motto Live Free or Die speaks directly to their own political philosophy. They see themselves as the conservative guardians of individual liberty, small go

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Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama has drawn wide support from college students and other youthful voters, many of whom have volunteered for his campaign. But Republicans, now holding their convention in St. Paul, Minnesota, are also try

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WHITE HOUSE President Barack Obama on Monday called on Congress to approve a one year extension of Bush-era tax cuts for people making less than $250,000 per year, a proposal that has been rejected by congressional Republicans and likely Republican P

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WASHINGTON, Aug. 20 (Xinhua) -- U.S. President Barack Obama on Monday defended his campaign, denying accusations that he is running a negative reelection campaign, while jabbing the Republicans. In an impromptu news conference at the White House, Oba

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President Barack Obama blamed opposition Republicans in Congress on Monday for the failure of a special deficit committee to reach a compromise on $1.2 trillion in additional federal government spending cuts during the next 10 years. Mr. Obama spoke

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TAMPA, the United States, Aug. 29 (Xinhua) -- The favorability of the Republican Party among U.S. registered voters matches the 2008 pre-convention level, and has a virtual tie with that of the Democratic Party, shows a poll released Wednesday. Forty

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