Topic: U.S. Republican Party

Republicans count on gains in Senate by riding either tea party or establishment candidatesIn the turbulent year of the tea party, Republican Rep. Mike Castle of Delaware set out to jangle no nerves as he ran for a Senate seat long held ...
POLITICAL INSIDER: Christie joins other GOP leaders in fending off Castle challengerRepublican Gov. Chris Christie, who rode voter anger to office in New Jersey last year, is endorsing Mike Castle's bid to win the GOP primary in Delaware and is joining a ...
Tea party or new Grand Old Party? Fledgling movement, fresh from biggest win, clamors for moreIs the tea party the new Republican Party? The grass-roots network of fed-up conservative-libertarian voters displayed its power in its biggest triumph of the election year: the ...

Tea Party promises to be a force in November

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - With another win in a Senate Republican primary, this time in Alaska, the conservative Tea Party movement showed it is more than a political fad and has the staying power to be a significant force in November's elections. Polls ...
House Republican leader Boehner needles Iraq surge critics during Wis. talk to American LegionHouse Republican leader John Boehner says lawmakers who criticized the Iraq combat surge are now proudly claiming credit for its success. Boehner spoke to the American Legion's national convention ...

Folksy Warren is symbol in debate over Wall Street

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Elizabeth Warren is folksy and plain-spoken and favors cardigans over Washington power suits. Many on Wall Street view her as their worst nightmare but she is a hero to liberal activists and consumer groups. This autumn, Warren, a contender ...
Glenn Beck's rally suggests trouble for Dems if activists vote in November electionsIf Democrats had doubts about the voter unrest that threatens to rob them of their majority in Congress, they needed only look from the Capitol this weekend to the opposite ...
Boehner enjoys a drink and a smoke, is dead serious in pursuit of GOP takeoverWASHINGTON - On a Friday evening, hours after the House adjourned for summer, John Boehner was holding court on the patio of a favorite Italian restaurant on Capitol ...
Boehner offers nothing more than a warmed-over version of a failed policyRep. John Boehner, the Republican leader in the House, laid out his vision Tuesday for the economy, which amounts to a return to the terrible policies of the Bush administration.Boehner sounded ...
Michigan tea party supporters make surprising gains, now face major test at state conventionMichigan Republican Party Chairman Ron Weiser talks enthusiastically about welcoming tea party supporters into the GOP, but he wasn't planning to give them his seat at the state convention. ...
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