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  • June 2008

    • Lobbyist on Obama: 'Kerry With a Tan'

      Los Angeles Times  |  Jun 27, 08 3:55 PM CDT

      Lobbyist on Obama: 'Kerry With a Tan'

      (Newser) - Anti-tax lobbyist Grover Norquist visited the LA Times Washington bureau today and left behind more than a few raised eyebrows, if not dropped jaws. In evaluating Barack Obama's economic policies, the head of Americans for Tax Reform referred to the senator as "John Kerry with a tan." Don Frederick blogs: "Since Norquist isn't running for anything, he can get away with such remarks; we doubt McCain will be incorporating the line into his speeches anytime soon." More »

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      Barack Obama  • John Kerry  • Grover Norquist

  • April 2008
  • February 2008

    • Conservatives Warm to McCain

      Politico  |  Feb 11, 08 6:15 AM CST

      Conservatives Warm to McCain

      (Newser) - Conservative leaders have a bracing message for voters leery of John McCain: he can win in November. Politico interviews with more than a dozen over this weekend's conservative powow in DC finds them approving of McCain's distance from Bush, which they see winning over voters who want change. “The unhappiness is with Bush and not the Republican agenda,” anti-tax activist Grover Norquist tells Politico. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • Hillary Clinton  • Republicans  • Democrats  • GOP  • conservative  • Grover Norquist

    • Can the Right Grin and Bear Him?

      New York Times  |  Feb 1, 08 3:00 PM CST

      Can the Right Grin and Bear Him?

      (Newser) - As John McCain assumes the GOP frontrunner position, can right-wingers look past the maverick's previously unacceptable positions on immigration, gay marriage, campaign finance, tax cuts, and global warming?Some of them are warming up in a hurry, reports the New York Times . “He has moved in the right direction strongly and forcefully on taxes,” said antitax lobbyist Grover Norquist. More »

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      John McCain  • conservative  • Rush Limbaugh  • James Dobson  • Grover Norquist

  • October 2007

    • Top Policy Dog Steers Rudy Right

      Washington Post  |  Oct 26, 07 9:21 PM CDT

      Top Policy Dog Steers Rudy Right

      (Newser) - Giuliani is going to "Simon University," where think tank types school him to be a hawk and a tax-cutter, the Washington Post reports. Bill Simon hosts, teaching Giuliani how to think conservative heartland instead of New York elite. Simon, Giuliani's policy director, "has the added advantage of being a serious social conservative and a pro-lifer," one analyst says. More »

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      George W. Bush  • California  • Rudy Giuliani  • Grover Norquist  • think tank

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