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  • November 2007

    • Ron Paul Is Not Alone

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Nov 25, 07 11:54 AM CST

      Ron Paul Is Not Alone

      Maverick Texas congressman Ron Paul is riding a surge of Americans on both sides of the political spectrum now calling themselves libertarians. They tend to be fiscally conservative but socially liberal voters turned off by government intrusions, from warrantless wiretapping to broadcast censorship. And their numbers are up to 9% of Americans, reports the Washington Post. More »

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      election 2008  • Republican candidates  • Ron Paul  • Markos Moulitsas  • Bill Maher  • Drew Carey  • libertarians  • fiscal conservatives

    • Dems, GOP Pounce on Bush Over Water Veto

      newser  |  Washington Post  |  Nov 3, 07 2:04 PM CDT

      Dems, GOP Pounce on Bush Over Water Veto

      President Bush is gearing up for another battle with Congress, but his latest fray could result in the first overriding of one of his vetoes, the Washington Post reports. His rejection yesterday of the water resources bill, popular with Democrats and Republicans, is a gamble because it may endear him to fiscal conservatives but erode his authority on Capitol Hill. More »

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      George W. Bush  • Congress  • Democrats  • Republicans  • Florida  • Hurricane Katrina  • Michael Mukasey  • Louisiana  • Mississippi  • veto  • pork barrel spending  • Everglades  • fiscal conservatives  • water resources bill

  • October 2007

    • Alienated Business Voters Ditching GOP

      newser  |  Wall Street Journal  |  Oct 2, 07 2:54 PM CDT

      Alienated Business Voters Ditching GOP

      Disappointed fiscal conservatives are less likely than ever to vote Republican, the Wall Street Journal reports, despite the GOP's designation as the pro-business party for more than a century. The Iraq war, ballooning debt, and right-wing social policy have all turned off business leaders—and as fiscal conservatives' support for Republicans wanes, the Democrats are moving in. More »

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      Iraq war  • campaign fundraising  • Republican Party  • Alan Greenspan  • fiscal conservatives

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