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ON THE ROAD: Van Tran's Unlikely Insurgency in CA-47
https://townhall.com/columnists/guybenson/2010/10/19/on_the_road_van_trans_unlikely_insurgency_in_ca-47
to protect and sustain those opportunities? … You want to talk about legacy? That’s what matters to me,” he says. … Tran aides will be the first to admit their path to victory remains very steep.…
2010 Race of the Day UPDATE: New Hampshire’s First Congressional District
https://townhall.com/columnists/brianwalsh/2010/10/19/2010_r…_the_day_update_new_hampshire’s_first_congressional_district
– With only two weeks to go, Guinta has been running strong and is ready to give New Hampshire voters the representation they deserve … Be sure to keep an eye on this race as we get close to Election Day.  … Original Post (09/22/2010): New Hampshire’s 1st Congressional District is shaping up to be a tight race that is sure to call into…
Profligate Congress Should Read Its Own Bills
https://townhall.com/columnists/byronyork/2010/10/18/profligate_congress_should_read_its_own_bills
– So Moore went to Democratic Rep. John Conyers for an explanation. … "Imagine if you went into your doctor and you're sent to a specialist and they don't even look at your chart or talk to you," says … It's not always easy to understand.…
The Plight of the Blue Dogs
https://townhall.com/columnists/paulgreenberg/2010/10/18/the_plight_of_the_blue_dogs
– A show of independence from time to time can be smart politics: The blue dogs' deference to public opinion back home -- even while … Lincoln has voted both for and against Obamacare. … The rich turn out to have their uses after all.…
Dems Find Careers Threatened by Obamacare Votes
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelbarone/2010/10/18/dems_find_careers_threatened_by_obamacare_votes
– She had to get Democrats who had voted no in November to switch to yes in March. … And she had to get Democrats who had refused to vote for the bill in November without an anti-abortion amendment to vote for a bill … To put these numbers in perspective, it's highly unusual for an incumbent House member to trail a challenger in any poll or to run…
By the Numbers: The Democrats' Deplorable Record
https://townhall.com/columnists/carolplattliebau/2010/10/18/by_the_numbers_the_democrats_deplorable_record
– The net outcome – the $3.52 billion increase – is why Democrats’ claims to have voted for tax cuts are disingenuous in the extreme. … to 36%, and the 35% bracket goes up to 39.6%. … rise from 15% this year to 39.6% in 2011.…
A More Colorful GOP
https://townhall.com/columnists/robschwarzwalder/2010/11/06/a_more_colorful_gop
– No longer: This week, roughly twice as many blacks voted Republican as in 2008. … This is chilling to those on the Democratic side terrified by the notion of a multi-hued Republican Party. … “Precisely because Republicans cannot easily pander to black grievance, they have no need to value blacks only for their sense of grievance…
CULTURE DIGEST: Politics cited as deterrent from church; church's film now on DVD ...
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2010/11/05/cult…ics_cited_as_deterrent_from_church;_churchs_film_now_on_dvd_
– of a Christian flag to a war memorial in a local park, and the city council has voted on a solution that supporters find less than … The King City Council voted 3-1 in September to take down the flag, while many people, in addition to attending public hearings and … The city government sought legal counsel regarding options, and on Nov. 1 voted 4-0 to develop a policy to eventually fly the Christian…
Prop 19 was only start of marijuana debate
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2010/11/05/prop_19_was_only_start_of_marijuana_debate
– have been able to tax it; the state would not have received any revenue. … was flawed and needed to be rejected. … In California, you really, truly do need to depend upon coalition politics. You need to be bipartisan.…
CAIR to Sue Oklahoma Over Sharia Ban
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/katiepavlich/2010/11/05/cair_to_sue_oklahoma_over_sharia_ban
– The Council on Islamic Relations, a group tied to radical terrorist groups like Hamas, is planning to sue the state of Oklahoma after … the people voted to ban Islamic Sharia law in Oklahoma courts from ever being considered when deciding cases.…
Has History Passed Obama By?
https://townhall.com/columnists/patbuchanan/2010/11/05/has_history_passed_obama_by
– Boehner's beliefs are closer to the Tea Party than to Obama. He owes his speakership to the Tea Party. … Were this a parliamentary system, Obama would be out of power, as the nation voted to reject his party and reverse the course of the … where America voted to go.…
The Hollow Core
https://townhall.com/columnists/paulgreenberg/2010/11/05/the_hollow_core
– By a 2-to-1 vote -- 75 to 37 -- the faculty agreed with the administration to cut the core requirements for undergraduate students … To assure that the university will grant more degrees. … And had to be cut down to size. So now, for example, physics and biology majors may not need to have a foreign language.…
FIRST-PERSON: An historical election
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2010/11/04/first-person_an_historical_election
– The House of Representatives was designed by the Founding Fathers to be the most immediately responsive to the will of the people, … The Republican establishment in Washington would do well to listen to the 60-plus House freshmen who are coming to Congress straight … The people voted "not to retain" the three state Supreme Court justices who were up for a retention vote, with none of the three receiving…
Mo. keeps budget level, elects Marshall
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2010/11/04/mo_keeps_budget_level,_elects_marshall
– On the two most controversial issues before the convention, messengers voted 753-199 to continue their commitment to legal efforts … to pursue a just recovery of five breakaway entities and voted 593-360 to change the name of Hannibal-LaGrange College to Hannibal-LaGrange … University, versus the request of the college's trustees to change the name to the University of Hannibal.…
McConnell: We Must Repeal Obamacare and Defeat Obama in 2012
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2010/11/04/mcconnell_we_must_repeal_obamacare_and_defeat_obama_in_2012
– ; and shrink the size and scope of government, the only way to do all these things it is to put someone in the White House who won’ … But we can’t expect the president to sign it. … And while they may have voted to send more Republicans to Washington, they’re sending them here with clear marching orders: stop the…
Voters Hold Onto Ideology and 'Refudiate' Obama’s Agenda
https://townhall.com/columnists/janiceshawcrouse/2010/11/04/voters_hold_onto_ideology_and_refudiate_obama’s_agenda
– Various groups contributed to the GOP victory: Independents voted for the new crop of conservatives 55 percent to 39 percent; 48 percent … They compose more than half of the Tea Party, and they voted to also see change in the moral and spiritual direction of America. … Calhoun said, that liberty is harder to preserve than to obtain.…
President Obama Still Doesn't Get It
https://townhall.com/columnists/matttowery/2010/11/04/president_obama_still_doesnt_get_it
– He even acknowledged that it may have been overly burdensome on small businesses to have to issue 1099 federal tax forms to any individual … But even then, the president said we'll have to wait and see what's best to do or not do about it. Well Mr. … to hide.…
AZ, OK voters reject health care mandate
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2010/11/03/az,_ok_voters_reject_health_care_mandate
to reduce gas emissions. … force them to shut down. … Lawmakers had voted in 2009 to extend the state's smoking ban to most workplaces and public areas, but a coalition of businesses had…
Nevada Silver Lining
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2010/11/03/nevada_silver_lining
– Heck will be an excellent addition to the United States Congress.An astonishing statistic from the Nevada Senate race (via Byron York … ):  Among those who voted, 55 percent disapproved of Harry Reid's job performance. …
A Short History of Bad Book Titles
https://townhall.com/columnists/michaelgerson/2010/11/03/a_short_history_of_bad_book_titles
– The political damage of the Iraq War and the response to Hurricane Katrina was specific to the Bush administration. … -- or to show empathy for the suffering. … But there are broader lessons to be drawn.…
Is America Growing Up?
https://townhall.com/columnists/benshapiro/2010/11/03/is_america_growing_up
– Americans elected President Obama because we wanted to put an end to divisive and strident debate in the aftermath of the Bush years … If we were going to move this country in one direction or another, we were going to move toward restoration rather than expediting … We were going to take the reins of our lives in our own hands once again, not leave them to the good intentions of government and the…
The Great Corrective
https://townhall.com/columnists/paulkengor/2010/11/02/the_great_corrective
– Bill Ayers to the Rev. … over liberal by an overwhelming margin of two to one, 40 percent to 20 percent, as it has in every poll for two decades. … But he also knew that what he said had to basically play to the center to not … scare centrist and cross-over voters away.…
"Unusually High" Turnout in West Virginia
https://townhall.com/tipsheet/guybenson/2010/11/02/unusually_high_turnout_in_west_virginia
– Joe Manchin against Republican businessman John Raese to fill the seat formerly held by the late Sen. Robert C. … Republicans by roughly two to one. … Republicans need this one if they want to get to ten.…
Nev. Baptists endorse merger, increase CP
https://townhall.com/columnists/baptistpress/2010/11/02/nev_baptists_endorse_merger,_increase_cp
– - over a five-year period -- to increase by two-thirds the percentage of Cooperative Program giving forwarded to national causes. … Messengers also adopted a $2.38 million budget for 2011 -- virtually level with the 2010 budget -- and voted to increase the amount … We recommend implementing a program of voluntary pastor-to-pastor or church-to-church partnerships for encouragement, resourcing, and…
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