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 RNC Mulls Litmus Test 
 for 2010 Candidates 

Purity standards designed to restore 'conservative bona fides'

Nov 24, 09 7:49 AM CST
(Newser) - A group of RNC members is circulating a conservative purity test that they say should be used to determine which candidates the committee should endorse and fund. Titled the “Resolution on Reagan’s Unity Principle for Support of Candidates,” the email outlines 10 points of Republican orthodoxy, and... More »

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conservative • conservative credentials • Republican National Committee • litmus test

Republicans Slam Party-Purist Outfit

Club for Growth backs unelectable righties,
say some in GOP

May 18, 09 2:35 PM CDT
(Newser) - Some in the GOP have had it with the Club for Growth, an organization that identifies Republicans it deems weak on low-tax, small-government values, the Wall Street Journal reports. Party members argue that the Club backs Republicans too far right to win elections. “If their goal is to increase... More »

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Congress • conservative • Arlen Specter • Republican Party • conservatism • conservative credentials • Pat Toomey • Club for Growth

analysis

Obama Nation Author Has Made Career
of Wild Claims

Here's a look at some of his most outlandish

Aug 14, 08 7:30 PM CDT
(Newser) - Author Jerome Corsi, he of the Kerry Swift Boat book and the new attack tome on Barack Obama, has a long history of, um, provocative theories. For instance: The world's oil supplies are nearly infinite because oil constantly replenishes itself. Politico takes a look at some of his more outlandish... More »

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Barack Obama • conservative • negative campaigning • Swift Boating • conservative credentials • Swift Boat Veterans for Truth • Jerome Corsi

McCain Vows
to Pick More Conservative Judges

Lashes out at judicial activists, Obama

May 6, 08 5:27 PM CDT
(Newser) - John McCain reached out to conservatives today, saying he would follow George Bush's lead in appointing judges, CNN reports. McCain drew sharp contrasts between his legal philosophy and that of both Democratic hopefuls before an audience in North Carolina. He specifically criticized Obama for voting against the confirmation of John... More »

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Barack Obama • John McCain • Samuel Alito • Samuel A. Alito • federal judges • McCain 2008 • conservative credentials • judicial nominations • strict constructionism

 Nancy Reagan Endorses McCain 

Latest GOP blueblood to fall in line behind candidate

Mar 26, 08 4:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Top Republicans continue to fall in line behind John McCain, despite skepticism about his conservative credentials. The latest to back the candidate is former first lady Nancy Reagan, who met privately with McCain at her southern California home. Her endorsement is an important boost for McCain, linking him to the... More »

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John McCain • Ronald Reagan • Nancy Reagan • Republican nomination • social conservatives • endorsement • Reagan Democrats • conservative credentials

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