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Jillian Bandes' Biography

Jillian Bandes is the National Political Reporter for Townhall.com. Jillian Bandes was most recently an assistant editor and blogger at Culture11, and had stints at the Weekly Standard and Roll Call newspaper. Jillian Bandes has been a freelancer for various publications, including the St. Petersburg Times, Human Events, the American Spectator and the North Carolina Conservative.

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Dec 18, 2009 "Prediction: Pain" for Democrats in 2010 Dec 15, 2009 The Tea Party Never Stops Dec 11, 2009 Dems Press Forward With Massive New Regulatory Regime Dec 11, 2009 Conservative Women Concerned About More than Just a Tiger Dec 10, 2009 Reid's "New" Public Option Is A Sham Dec 4, 2009 House Passes New Death Tax Legislation Dec 3, 2009 Democrats Censor Climate Skeptics in Congress Dec 2, 2009 What Does Obamacare Consider "Hazardous"? Nov 26, 2009 Will a Litmus Test Save the GOP? Nov 25, 2009 Obamacare May Target Gun Owners Nov 21, 2009 Deep Into Saturday Night's Health Care Vote Nov 20, 2009 Doc Fix or Doc Tricks? Nov 18, 2009 Federal Term Limits: DeMint Is Not Deterred Nov 16, 2009 Lobbying Groups go Full Speed Ahead on Health Care Nov 13, 2009 Carrie Prejean's Disappearing Book Tour Nov 12, 2009 Lowden Shows Up Nevada Nov 10, 2009 Scozzafava Repeat In California? Nov 6, 2009 On Short Notice, Conservatives Turn Out Against Obamacare Nov 5, 2009 Democrat Election Ignorance is Telling Nov 2, 2009 Tomorrow's Election to Decide Fate of Marriage in Two States Oct 29, 2009 RINO Hunting in Upstate NY Oct 27, 2009 McDonnell Keeps Up The Heat In Virginia Oct 23, 2009 Scozzafaza Suffers While Hoffman Racks Up The Endorsements Oct 22, 2009 The Expanding Net of Online Regulations Oct 21, 2009 Human Rights Watch Under Fire From Its Founder Oct 19, 2009 Congress Keeps Gold-Plated Health Care... For Themselves Oct 16, 2009 ACLU: Pipeline for Obama Judges Oct 15, 2009 Chat Wrap: Political Races, Health Care and More Oct 14, 2009 Political Sex Scandals: Are Women To Blame? Oct 11, 2009 Activists Descend on D.C. For Gay Pride Event Oct 9, 2009 Marco Rubio - Charlie Crist Matchup a Fundraising Game Oct 8, 2009 Things Looking Up for GOP in Virginia Oct 7, 2009 Health Care Bill Faces Challenges in House, Senate Oct 3, 2009 Defending the Dream: Reviving the Conservative Movement Oct 3, 2009 Americans Gather to Defend the Dream Sept 30, 2009 School Choice Gets a Boost From Capitol Rally Sept 30, 2009 Liberal Religious Leaders Lobby for Liberal Health Care Sept 26, 2009 Religion and Politics Mix at Islam Rally on Captiol Hill Sept 24, 2009 Should the ACORN Sting Videos Be Discounted? Sept 22, 2009 Media 'Shield Law' Stalls Over National Security Concerns Sept 17, 2009 Students and Unions Swoon for Obama and Obamacare Sept 17, 2009 Radical Abortion Advocate Nominated by Obama Sept 16, 2009 Thomas Perez, Illegal Activist and Obama's Civil Rights Officer Sept 12, 2009 Conservative Grassroots Protest Obamacare, High Taxes, and Big Government Sept 11, 2009 Americans Firmly Against Government Abortion Plans Sept 4, 2009 Public Schools Unclear on Obama School Message Aug 31, 2009 Clunking Along: Lessons For Next Time Aug 28, 2009 Conservatives See Kennedy’s Politics and Personal Life as Destructive to Women Aug 27, 2009 Americans Turning Sour on Afghanistan Aug 26, 2009 Howard Dean and Jim Moran Defend Obamacare Aug 24, 2009 Uphill Battle for New Young Republican Leader Aug 21, 2009 AARP Exodus Illustrates Obamacare’s Effects On Seniors Aug 20, 2009 Physician Ownership in Health Care Aug 14, 2009 Obama Insists He's Honest Despite Softball Questions Aug 14, 2009 Family Planning to Save the Planet? Aug 12, 2009 Santorum Iowa Visit May Portend Presidential Aspirations Aug 12, 2009 The Fairness Doctrine is Dead, But Here Comes the Chief Diversity Officer Aug 7, 2009 Possible Replacements for Sen. Mel Martinez Aug 7, 2009 "Don't Go There": A Word of Warning from Britain Aug 5, 2009 Key Senator Thinks Sotomayor Vote Represents Crossroads July 31, 2009 Dealers May Not Honor Clunkers Trades Amidst Government Uncertainty July 31, 2009 Traditional Marriage Scores a Victory in Washington July 30, 2009 Liberal Bloggers Perpetuate Birther Conspiracy July 24, 2009 To Vote or Not To Vote? That Is the Question on Dem Health Reform July 24, 2009 Marco Rubio's Challenge to the Moderates July 22, 2009 Obama makes prime-time appeal for government health care July 22, 2009 GOP: "Where Are the Jobs?" July 20, 2009 Will Budget Internet Organizing Save the GOP? July 17, 2009 Arlen Specter a Picture of Confusion and Contradiction July 16, 2009 Some GOP Sens. Temper their Sotomayor Questions July 14, 2009 The Soto Show: Race Up For Grabs July 8, 2009 Republicans Gather To Fight Obamacare July 8, 2009 GOP Voices Concerns About Fast-Tracked Health Care BIll July 6, 2009 Politics, Policy and the Future of the GOP July 2, 2009 New Knife Legislation: Pointless or Dangerous? July 1, 2009 Taxpayer-Funded Abortions Coming Soon June 26, 2009 Anti-Business Tax Proposal Goes Down June 26, 2009 Unions To Get Dues from ObamaCare June 23, 2009 Obama's Personal Web Site Sends Mixed Messages on Health Care June 22, 2009 New Report Highlights Nationalized Health Care's Failures June 16, 2009 DeMint Endorses Anti-Establishment Republican June 15, 2009 Obama's Health Care Promises Ring Hollow June 10, 2009 U.S. Chamber to Bring Back Capitalism June 9, 2009 The Philly Abortion Giveaway June 8, 2009 Is Congress Ignoring Unintended Consequences? June 3, 2009 Canadian Healthcare Coming to America? May 29, 2009 Republican Strategy On Sotomayor May 27, 2009 Sotomayor's Court Record: Lame or Controversial? May 27, 2009 Sotomayor's Fake 'Bipartisan' Street Cred May 20, 2009 Obama May Grab for Guns May 20, 2009 Free Speech Under Threat May 15, 2009 GOP's Fierce Florida Fight May 14, 2009 Will Crist Endorsement Signal GOP Move to Center? May 13, 2009 Reports Highlight Need for Entitlement Reform May 8, 2009 Obama Paints a Rosy Jobs Picture May 7, 2009 The Left's Attack on Prejean Continues May 6, 2009 GOP Looks to Halt Cap-and-Trade Apr 30, 2009 Hate Crimes Law May Have Loopholes Apr 29, 2009 100 Days: Significant or Just Media Preening? Apr 29, 2009 One Hundred Polarized Days Apr 24, 2009 Obama's Iraq Policy and a Surge of Violence Apr 23, 2009 Energy Bill, Energy Tax, or Government Hand-Out? Apr 21, 2009 Obama and Dems Block School Choice for Underpriviliged Children Apr 16, 2009 Tea Parties: What's Next? Apr 15, 2009 Tea Party Takes D.C. Apr 14, 2009 New Visions at OpenSecrets.org Apr 9, 2009 Americans Underestimate Their Tax Burden Apr 7, 2009 Obamacare to Squeeze Private Insurance Apr 2, 2009 Holder Politicizes Legal Decisions Apr 1, 2009 Dems Manipulating Senate Rules Against Republicans Mar 31, 2009 Federal Government Has No Idea How Much Land it Owns Mar 26, 2009 Unions Trump Students In Arizona Mar 25, 2009 The Freedom of Charity Mar 24, 2009 Card Check Checks Out Mar 20, 2009 Obama's Budget Bill Goes Over Budget Mar 19, 2009 Cap-and-Trade's Regressive Tax Mar 16, 2009 Surviving Bush Appointee Draws Ire of Democrats Mar 12, 2009 All Talk, No Action on Mexican Border Mar 11, 2009 “No Comment” from Three Turncoat Senators On Future “Stimulus”