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National Republican Congressional Committee stories: 14 news summaries

Disaffected Right, Left Close Purse Strings to Parties 

Miffed at election behavior, partisans boycott DCCC, NRCC, etc.

Nov 12, 09 9:42 AM CST
(Newser) - Frustrated voters are letting Congressional Democrats and Republicans know how they feel—by opening their mouths and closing their pocketbooks. One Dem blogger, miffed at the DNC for perceived inaction in the Maine gay marriage fight, has proposed a boycott on donations to the national committee: “Clearly, money talks.... More »

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Congress • voters • Republican Party • Democratic National Committee • blogger • boycott • Democratic Party • political donations • National Republican Congressional Committee • Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee • National Republican Senatorial Committee • midterm elections

 GOP Takes Down 
 Tweet Linking 
 Pelosi, Hitler 

Link to doctored video from NRCC 'an error,' pulled after DCCC outrage

Oct 14, 09 11:34 AM CDT
(Newser) - Turns out linking a genocidal dictator with the speaker of the House might be a little over the top, as the National Republican Congressional Committee found itself today taking down a tweet with a link to a video comparing Nancy Pelosi to Adolf Hitler. A broadside from the Democratic Congressional... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Congress • social networking • House of Representatives • Adolf Hitler • John Boehner • NRCC • DCCC • National Republican Congressional Committee • Twitter • Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee • tweet • socialized medicine • Nazi Germany

INVESTIGATION

Fake GOP Panel Recruits Docs in Health Reform Battle

Fraudulent 'Physicians' Council' uses names without permission

Sep 4, 09 7:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - Republican members of Congress have been touting a "Physicians' Council for Responsible Reform," which supposedly consists of 100-odd doctors working with the GOP leadership in the fight against Obamacare. In fact, writes Timothy Noah for Slate, the council doesn't exist; it's a PR exercise, not to mention a... More »

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Republican • physician • doctor • scam • health care reform • NRCC • National Republican Congressional Committee

Beltway GOP
Dumps Palin—Again—as Headliner

Opts for Gingrich to give speech at fundraiser

Jun 8, 09 6:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - After twice inviting Sarah Palin to speak at its fundraiser tonight, the GOP's congressional wing has again withdrawn its offer, Politico reports. The confusion began months ago when the National Republican Congressional and Senatorial Committees announced the Alaska governor as the event's headliner. Palin didn't commit, so organizers picked Newt... More »

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Newt Gingrich • GOP • Republican Party • fundraiser • Sarah Palin • National Republican Congressional Committee • National Republican Senatorial Committee

GOP Rep. Says Obama Wants You Unemployed

Dems chuckle at Pete Sessions' 'bizarre conspiracy theory'

May 12, 09 7:48 AM CDT
(Newser) - Democrats leapt all over GOP Rep. Pete Sessions yesterday for the "bizarre conspiracy theory" the veteran Texas congressman expressed to the New York Times in an interview over the weekend. Sessions told the Times President Obama actually wanted to "diminish employment and diminish stock prices" in a "... More »

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Barack Obama • stock market • unemployment • conspiracy theory • National Republican Congressional Committee • Pete Sessions

 Recession Dents Party Coffers 

Fundraising unusually low for this point in the cycle

Mar 27, 09 10:17 AM CDT
(Newser) - With recession raging and without a campaign to attract attention, donations to both political parties have fallen, reports the Washington Post. Donations to the six major party committees are off 26% from the same period 2 years ago. “People are feeling it,” an energy executive told Rep. Chris... More »

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RNC • recession • John Cornyn • Democratic National Committee • campaign fundraising • National Republican Congressional Committee • Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee • Chris Van Hollen • National Republican Senatorial Committee • Democratic Senatorial Campaign Committee

Palin May Not Show for Dinner She's Headlining

GOP advertising her, but spokesman says governor is undecided

Mar 17, 09 1:04 PM CDT
(Newser) - Congressional Republicans were getting ahead of themselves when they announced that Sarah Palin would headline June's Senate-House dinner in DC, one of the biggest GOP powwows of the year, the Anchorage Daily News reports. In reality, Palin hasn’t even decided if she’s attending, her spokesman said yesterday. “... More »

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Alaska • Republican • Sarah Palin • National Republican Congressional Committee • National Republican Senatorial Committee

GOP Cameramen Stalk Dems, Hunting 'Macaca' Moments

Needling questions aim to embarass

Mar 17, 09 11:23 AM CDT
(Newser) - Camera-wielding Republicans are stalking Democratic lawmakers around Capitol Hill, hoping to provoke—and record—a damning, unscripted moment, McClatchy Newspapers report. The National Republican Congressional Committee has been sending video “trackers” to ambush Dems with embarrassing questions, and posting the results online. After watching George Allen destroy his campaign... More »

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Republican • camera • National Republican Congressional Committee • George Allen • political strategy

What? Did I Say Something Wrong?

GOP yanks Bachmann ad funding in wake of 'anti-American' gaffe

Oct 23, 08 5:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - Minnesota Rep. Michele Bachmann is catching more fallout from her controversial appearance on MSNBC: The National Republican Congressional Committee has pulled media buys made for her campaign, reports the St. Paul Pioneer Press. Bachmann told Hardball host Chris Matthews last week that Barack Obama "may have anti-American views” and... More »

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Barack Obama • Hardball • Election 2008 • National Republican Congressional Committee • Michele Bachmann • El Tinklenberg • Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee

ANALYSIS

 GOP Moves 
 In for Kill 
 Over Sex 
 Scandal 

Pelosi hopes to limit damage

Oct 15, 08 1:50 AM CDT
(Newser) - Collateral damage from a sex scandal linked to Florida congressman Tim Mahoney is spreading rapidly, and Republican leaders are hoping it could effect the presidential election, reports the Washington Post. GOP leaders are now demanding an investigation be broadened to include whether House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and other congressional Democrats... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Mark Foley • Tim Mahoney • Tom Cole • National Republican Congressional Committee • Patricia Allen

ANALYSIS

How the GOP Went Broke

Legislation, bad governance cost Republicans their financial advantage

May 15, 08 4:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Republican Party has known crises before, but it's always held its own against the Democrats with fundraising prowess. But the GOP finds itself demoralized and impoverished, and seemingly without the funds needed to avoid more losses like the one suffered Tuesday in Mississippi. Politico looks at how the party... More »

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Tom DeLay • McCain Feingold • Sarbanes Oxley • Republican Party • campaign fundraising • soft money • National Republican Congressional Committee

Key Mississippi
Loss Rattles Republicans

Third loss the charm: Panicked GOP looks
to rebrand before fall

May 15, 08 6:57 AM CDT
(Newser) - This week's mauling of the GOP candidate in a special Mississippi election marked the third time this year that a "safe" Republican seat was lost to the Democrats, and GOP bigwigs are sweating about how that bodes for November, the New York Times reports. The party had banked that... More »

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GOP • Republican Party • Mississippi • Republican strategy • House Republicans • special election • National Republican Congressional Committee • Travis Childers • Greg Davis

Reynolds
Joins Parade
of Departing Republicans

'The last few years have not been fun for him'

Mar 21, 08 7:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - New York Rep. Tom Reynolds became the 22nd House Republican to announce his retirement yesterday. Reynolds, a Dennis Hastert protégé once seen as a potential Speaker, was tainted by an embezzlement scandal on his watch as chairman of the National Republican Congressional Committee. “The last few years have... More »

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John McCain • John Doolittle • Jack Abramoff • Tom DeLay • House of Representatives • Dennis Hastert • National Republican Congressional Committee • Christopher J. Ward • Rep. Tom Reynolds • Rep Rick Renzi

 $1M Embezzled From GOP 

Former committee treasurer under scrutiny

Mar 14, 08 7:07 AM CDT
(Newser) - One of the Republican Party's former top bureaucrats is suspected of embezzling up to $1 million from the party's campaign coffers, reports the Washington Post. The former National Republican Congressional Committee treasurer allegedly diverted money into his personal accounts for four years. The news is a tough hit for... More »

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FBI • fraud • GOP • Republican Party • embezzlement • Federal Election Commission • Peter King • Tom Cole • NRCC • National Republican Congressional Committee • financial irregularities • Covington & Burling • Christopher J. Ward • Robert K. Kelner

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