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  • September 2008

    • Moderates Feeling Snubbed at Grand Old Party

      Chicago Tribune  |  Sep 4, 08 3:46 PM CDT

      Moderates Feeling Snubbed at Grand Old Party

      (Newser) - Where conservatives once felt uneasy with John McCain, his drift rightward now has moderates wondering if there’s a place for them in the Republican Party, the Chicago Tribune reports. “We are discouraged by the platform,” says one pro-choice Republican, noting that while she was glad to have a woman on the ticket, Sarah Palin’s far-right views worried her. More »

    • Cooperation at Center of McCain Speech

      Minneapolis Star Tribune  |  Sep 4, 08 3:33 PM CDT

      Cooperation at Center of McCain Speech

      (Newser) - John McCain will reinforce his “maverick” image and encourage bipartisan cooperation when he addresses the Republican convention tonight, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reports. The speech will describe “where, how and why he wants to lead the country," his speechwriter said. The arena setup has been reconfigured for Mac’s address, giving him a fashion-style runway that will put him closer to the audience. More »

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      John McCain  • GOP  • conservative  • RNC  • town hall meeting  • town halls

    • Palin's Record Shows Flexibility

      Wall Street Journal  |  Sep 4, 08 2:55 PM CDT

      Palin's Record Shows Flexibility

      (Newser) - Sarah Palin has quickly become known as hard-nosed conservative since being chosen the GOP’s VP candidate, but her political record shows that she has at times bent her ideology to achieve goals, the Wall Street Journal reports. Though staunchly pro-life, as governor she infuriated pro-lifers when she refused to tack anti-abortion measures to the coattails of one to build a high-priority Alaskan oil pipeline. More »

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      John McCain  • McCain 2008  • Sarah Palin  • Alaska  • vice presidential candidate  • conservative  • governor

    • Mayor Palin Sped Town's Turn From Frontier to Suburb

      Wall Street Journal  |  Sep 2, 08 8:00 PM CDT

      Mayor Palin Sped Town's Turn From Frontier to Suburb

      (Newser) - Sarah Palin’s image as an intrepid frontierswoman comes largely from her 10 years as city councilwoman and then mayor of Wasilla, Alaska, home of the Iditarod dog-sled race. But the Iditarod’s start had to be moved north because of Wasilla’s numerous new driveways, the Wall Street Journal reports. Palin's legacy is the fast-tracking of the suburbanization of the town, which now has a Wal-Mart and a Pizza Hut. More »

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      GOP  • Sarah Palin  • Alaska  • abortion  • vice presidential candidate  • conservative  • mayor  • Wasilla  • Frontier

  • August 2008
  • July 2008

    • Left Breaks News; Right Can't Fix It

      Politico  |  Jul 24, 08 7:31 PM CDT

      Left Breaks News; Right Can't Fix It

      (Newser) - The left is using the Internet far more effectively than the right, Jonathan Martin writes on Politico. While conservative political sites are principally opinion, lefty destinations like the Huffington Post and Talking Points Memo tread the line between reportage and commentary, breaking stories ignored by the mainstream media that advance liberal interests—and often hurt Republican candidates. More »

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      John McCain  • Internet  • McCain 2008  • GOP  • conservative  • liberal  • Huffington Post  • Talking Points Memo

    • Hotel Porn Gets Spanking From Religious Right

      St. Petersburg Times  |  Jul 23, 08 9:20 PM CDT

      Hotel Porn Gets Spanking From Religious Right

      (Newser) - Conservatives are pressuring Marriott to remove adult films from its pay-per-view programming, saying porn doesn't jibe with the hotel chain's commitment to families, the St. Petersburg Times reports . "It's corporate greed,'' said the head of a Christian group. Marriott contends nixing the flicks isn't so easy: It owns only a few of the 3,000 properties operating under the brand. More »

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      children  • travel  • conservative  • movies  • pornography  • hotel  • adult films  • Marriott

    • Hatch Pens Ditty for Teddy

      Boston Globe  |  Jul 16, 08 3:53 PM CDT

      Hatch Pens Ditty for Teddy

      (Newser) - Orrin Hatch is not only a veteran senator but also a songwriter, and he’s put pen to paper again—this time for longtime friend Ted Kennedy, who’s battling cancer. The Utah Republican was approached by several senior Democrats, and the resulting song, Headed Home, could be played at the Democratic convention next month as a symbol of bipartisan unity, the Boston Globe reports. More »

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      Congress  • Democratic National Convention  • Ted Kennedy  • conservative  • liberal  • Edward Kennedy  • Orrin Hatch

    • Don't Forget About the Other Jesse Helms

      Wall Street Journal  |  Jul 5, 08 1:17 PM CDT

      Don't Forget About the Other Jesse Helms

      (Newser) - Many remember Jesse Helms as an unflinching bigot who fought civil rights and foreign aid, but the former North Carolina senator also softened some views and befriended Bono, John Hunt writes in the Wall Street Journal . “Contrary to his reputation, Helms did change his mind,” Hunt notes: He reversed his position on aid to Israel and partnered with Bono to combat AIDS and poverty in Africa. More »

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      Republicans  • North Carolina  • conservative  • civil rights  • Ronald Reagan  • senator  • Jesse Helms

    • Ex-Senator Jesse Helms Dead at 86

      News & Observer (Raleigh)  |  Jul 4, 08 10:44 AM CDT

      Ex-Senator Jesse Helms Dead at 86

      (Newser) - Jesse Helms, a polarizing figure who represented North Carolina in the US Senate for 30 years before retiring in 2003, died today in Raleigh, the News & Observer reports. He was 86. A pro-segregation TV commentator before entering national politics, the first Republican senator from North Carolina since Reconstruction opposed virtually every piece of civil rights legislation that crossed his desk. More »

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      Republicans  • North Carolina  • conservative  • civil rights  • Senate Republicans  • conservatives  • segregation  • Senate GOP  • Jesse Helms

  • June 2008

    • McCain Would Tilt Split Court Right

      Washington Post  |  Jun 29, 08 1:19 PM CDT

      McCain Would Tilt Split Court Right

      (Newser) - America’s choice for president will likely ripple all the way to the halls of the sharply divided Supreme Court, the Washington Post reports. Since the next justice to retire is likely to be left-leaning, a Barack Obama victory would maintain the status quo of four conservatives, four liberals, and Anthony M. Kennedy serving as the swing vote. But if John McCain appoints the next justice, the court could swing decidedly to the right. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • election 2008  • US Supreme Court  • conservative  • liberal  • justices

    • Probe Finds Bias in Justice Dept. Hiring

      Washington Post  |  Jun 24, 08 3:25 PM CDT

      Probe Finds Bias in Justice Dept. Hiring

      (Newser) - The Justice Department screened applicants to its internship and recruitment programs for conservative attitudes and credentials, rejecting applicants with liberal-sounding resumes, the Washington Post reports. Today's report by the department’s inspector general details a history of partisan hiring practices beginning in 2002 and concludes that the process "undermined confidence in the integrity of the department's hiring processes." More »

    • How America Fell for Peggy Noonan

      Women's Wear Daily  |  Jun 21, 08 5:20 PM CDT

      How America Fell for Peggy Noonan

      (Newser) - Peggy Noonan begged Women's Wear Daily to can its feature article on her, saying she "winced at things I'd said." But Jacob Bernstein's piece ran, revealing how the anti-Clinton, pro-Reagan pundit turned on President Bush and won a huge crossover audience with her Wall Street Journal column. "She's come face-to-face with what happened to the Republican party," lefty pundit William Greider said. "I think she's terrific." More »

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      conservative  • Republican Party  • Peggy Noonan  • columnists  • crossover voters

  • May 2008

    • West's Right Wingers Are Banking Left

      Der Spiegel  |  May 20, 08 3:12 PM CDT

      West's Right Wingers Are Banking Left

      (Newser) - There’s a distinct leftward tilt rippling across the western world, Gabor Steingart observes in Der Spiegel . From John McCain to England’s David Cameron to Germany’s Angela Merkel, conservative leaders are softening up and drifting toward the middle. To see why, one needs only look at three of the world’s marquee cities: Baghdad, Beijing and New York. More »

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      John McCain  • conservative  • Angela Merkel  • David Cameron  • liberal  • conservatism  • right wingers

    • At Lefty U., Plans for Right-Wing Chair

      Wall Street Journal  |  May 13, 08 11:50 AM CDT

      At Lefty U., Plans for Right-Wing Chair

      (Newser) - Here’s a recipe for controversy: Take one of the nation’s most liberal schools—the University of Colorado at Boulder—and make it the home of the nation’s first endowed chair for Conservative Thought and Policy. The school’s Republican chancellor tells the Wall Street Journal the campus needs “intellectual diversity” alongside offerings on gay literature and Chicano studies. Critics, predictably, are legion—right and left. More »

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      conservative  • academia  • George Will  • University of Colorado  • political science

  • March 2008

    • Foes Tag Obama With L-Word

      Washington Post  |  Mar 26, 08 8:59 AM CDT

      Foes Tag Obama With L-Word

      (Newser) - Barack Obama's campaign says the candidate is beyond labels but the senator's critics think they've found one that fits: liberal. The McCain campaign has branded the candidate an "old-style liberal," while the Clintonites say Obama's positions could alienate moderates—and wonder how the candidate National Journal rated as 2007's most liberal senator could be a unifier. More »

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      Barack Obama  • Hillary Clinton  • John McCain  • John Kerry  • conservative  • liberal  • moderate  • Michael Dukakis

    • Terrorists Will Party if Obama Wins: Iowa Rep.

      Des Moines Register  |  Mar 11, 08 8:06 AM CDT

      Terrorists Will Party if Obama Wins: Iowa Rep.

      (Newser) - An Iowa congressman isn't going to back down from remarks that terrorists will be "dancing in the streets" if Barack Obama is elected, the Des Moines Register reports. Republican Steve King told a radio station last week that Obama's middle name—Hussein—would be one reason terrorists would hail an Obama win. "They'll be dancing in the streets," he said. More »

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      Barack Obama  • John McCain  • War on Terror  • conservative

    • Americans Get More Liberal With Age

      LiveScience  |  Mar 10, 08 1:00 PM CDT

      Americans Get More Liberal With Age

      (Newser) - The older a person gets, the more conservative he or she is likely to be, right? Wrong, say scientists who studied more than 46,000 people who responded to a US government survey from 1972 to 2004. In fact, a lead researcher tells LiveScience, "More people are changing in a liberal direction than in a conservative direction." More »

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      list  • conservative  • elderly  • age  • senior citizens  • liberal  • sociology  • age discrimination

  • February 2008

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