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House leadership fight will strengthen GOP caucus, local congressmen say
2015-10-10 02:19:08| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
WASHINGTON From the outside, the U.S. House GOP conference appears chaotic after the sudden resignation of House Speaker John Boehner and heir apparent Kevin McCarthy's just as sudden withdrawal from the race to replace him. They say the conference's ability to function is unhampered by the leadership upheaval and that it remains prepared for a hefty fall agenda that will include debate over the debt ceiling and transportation funding.
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Mark Ruffalo says entire GOP has 'turned their back on science'
2015-10-06 16:00:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Penn Live: Mark Ruffalo didn't mince words when asked by one of Dickinson College's students about the stance of prominent Republican Party presidential candidates Donald Trump and Ben Carson. The "Avengers" and "The Kids Are All Right" actor was speaking to students at the college on Oct. 5, as part of a campus residency. Ruffalo was selected for the 2015 Rose-Walters Prize for Environmental Activism by the college. During the discussion, one student asked Ruffalo's opinion about Carson's supposed denial...
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Senate GOP leader clashes again with de Blasio
2015-10-01 04:47:46| Railroads - Topix.net
The state's top Republican and the city's progressive mayor are heading toward another round of head-butting, ideological warfare and political brinkmanship. From mayoral control of schools to property taxes to the Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Senate Majority Leader John Flanagan and Mayor Bill de Blasio appear to be on a crash course, judging from Mr. Flanagan's comments during a forum Wednesday hosted by Crain's .
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The Republican Businessman Who Wants GOP To Address Climate Change
2015-09-30 16:03:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
National Public Radio: Republican candidates need to get on board with addressing climate change, and voters will follow. That's the message Republican businessman Jay Faison of North Carolina is pushing - and he's putting his money behind it. A new poll commissioned by Faison's organization, ClearPath, found a majority of Republicans - 56 percent - believe in climate change and say that man plays some role in it. Fifty-four percent of conservative Republicans agree with that. And, Faison said, Republican presidential...
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Ruth: Time to cut GOP field down to size
2015-09-19 08:01:43| Auto Dealers - Topix.net
There's a temptation to gaze out over the Republican presidential candidates and see our GOP choices to lead the United States resemble the Little Rascals led by the Spanky of Mar-a-Lago. What would our founding fathers think of turning the presidency over to the political equivalent of Johnny Carson's sleazy used car dealer Art Fern? Admit it.
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