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Blasting ‘Big-Government GOP,’ Viguerie Plots ‘Takeover’

In an exclusive interview with Watchdog.org, Viguerie wasn’t shy about calling out the “big-government wing of the Republican Party.”

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A Look Back At 2012 In Virginia

Here are some of the top stories this year reported Watchdog.org, Virginia Bureau.

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Youth Outreach Can’t Just Be An Election Year Effort

This story originally appeared at RedAlertPolitics.com It’s not news at this point that the Republican Party has a serious problem with winning over young Americans. President Barack Obama received 60 percent of the youth vote in Tuesday’s election according to the New York Times’ exit polling, while GOP Presidential candidate Mitt Romney attracted only 37 [...]

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Romney Bows Out, Prays For Obama

Romney’s concessionary remarks ran a mere five minutes and displayed few of the thematic arcs typical in his campaign speeches from the past year.

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On The Ground: Romney HQ, Boston

2:15 AM — Wrapping Up From Boston [soundcloud url="http://api.soundcloud.com/tracks/66461325" iframe="true" /]   2:00 AM — Democratic Rep. John Tierney Staves Off GOP Challenger Tisei A fierce Congressional battle for District 6 on Massachusetts’ North Shore came to an early morning close with incumbent Democrat John Tierney raking in 48.3% over Richard Tisei’s 47.3%, in an [...]

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Romney Ends New Hampshire Campaign On Raucous Note

MANCHESTER, NH — Last November Mitt Romney held a rally in the quaint town of Peterborough, New Hampshire. Inside a historic town hall building, a capacity crowd of 200 was entertained by a playlist of Frank Sinatra numbers, as cinematic lighting cast the event in a genteel glow that emphasized the New England vibe of [...]

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Poll: Romney Leading “Bellweathers” In OH, N.H.

Mitt Romney’s lead in certain areas of Ohio and New Hampshire mean that he could very well capture both states tomorrow, according to Suffolk University’s Political Research Center. In Ohio, a state that virtually everyone believes holds the main key to the race, Romney leads President Obama 47-43 in Lake County, which has accurately predicted [...]

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Jumping On Obama’s Words, Romney Rallies New Hampshire Voters

NEWINGTON, N.H. — Mitt Romney kicked off his third-to-last day on the campaign trail by turning the President’s words against him, after Obama stated off-the-cuff that “voting is the best revenge.”

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Bloomberg Endorses Obama

Photo/Justin Duckham New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg (I) endorsed President Obama today for a second term, despite the fact that Obama has “devoted little time and effort to developing and sustaining a coalition of centrists” thus far in office. In a column for his Bloomberg.com news website, the third-term Mayor cited Obama’s effort to [...]

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Outside Spending On 2012 Election Approaches $1 Billion

Outside groups — PAC’s, Super PAC’s, unions and other non-profit organizations — have combined to spend nearly $950 million in the hopes of influencing this year’s presidential and congressional races, according to the Center for Responsive Politics. The figure, which could easily top $1 billion by the time voters head to the polls on Tuesday, [...]

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Poll: Americans Support NSA Programs, But Want Hearings

58 percent said that they support the collection of phone calls and internet records as a tool to fight terror while 39 percent said that they are opposed.

Karzai Wants U.S. Out Of Taliban Talks

The Afghan leader threatened to boycott reconciliation talks with the Taliban unless the U.S. agrees to butt out.

Obama: NSA Programs Saved Lives

The president issued a staunch defense of the secret surveillance programs during a news conference in Germany.

Challenging Democrats, GOP Aide Says Groceries Are A SNAP

A food fight erupted over a House farm bill Tuesday, with a handful of Democrats and a Republican aide wrangling over the cost of groceries.

Obama’s Re-Write Of Discrimination Laws

President Obama’s backdoor effort to re-write discrimination laws will get decided by the U.S. Supreme Court, which is taking the case about “disparate impact.”

TRNS News Notes- Wednesday, June 19

Obama/Berlin: nuke cuts today
NSA: Google gag / plots
G-8: no Syria breakthrough
Immigration: House/Senate at odds
House: late-term abortion ban