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NEWS ABOUT: Eric Cantor

Eric Cantor stories: 28 news summaries

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 Cantor: 
 Limbaugh's 
 Hitler Rhetoric 
 Not 'Helpful' 

House Republican whip makes rare criticism of mighty Rush

Nov 7, 09 9:46 AM CST
(Newser) - Eric Cantor ventured into unusual territory for a Republican lawmaker: criticism of Rush Limbaugh. Asked by a Bloomberg interviewer about Limbaugh's comparison of President Obama's governing style to Hitler's, the House Republican whip responded: “Do I condone the mention of Hitler in any discussion about politics? No, I don’... More »

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Rush Limbaugh • Republican Party • conservatives • Eric Cantor

Tax Breaks for New Jobs
Gain Bipartisan Support

But some dismiss move as 'corporate welfare'

Oct 7, 09 7:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Support is building in Washington for the idea of giving companies tax breaks when they hire new workers. President Obama’s economic team has been exploring the possibility for weeks, and lawmakers on both sides of the aisle like the idea of helping unemployed constituents. “There’s a lot... More »

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unemployment • Robert Reich • tax breaks • corporate tax cuts • Obama administration • payroll taxes • Eric Cantor

OPINION

Obama's
Kitchen Has
Too Many Chefs

President's 32 czars
an 'end-run' around Congress: Cantor

Jul 30, 09 11:42 AM CDT
(Newser) - President Obama has broken his promise to restore the power of Congress “by appointing a virtual army of ‘czars,’” Republican Eric Cantor writes in the Washington Post. The administration now has at least 32 czars—more than Russia ever did—with each spearheading major policy... More »

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Barack Obama • executive power • energy czar • Obama administration • Eric Cantor • President Obama • car czar • cyber czar • drug czar

TALK SHOW ROUNDUP

Durbin: Cheney 'Way Beyond' the Constitution

Also, Palin resignation 'surprised' McCain;
she 'did not call me'

Jul 12, 09 10:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - The revelation that Dick Cheney ordered the CIA to withhold information from Congress “absolutely” warrants an investigation, Sen. Dick Durbin said today. “To give the president unbridled authority goes way beyond the United States Constitution,” Durbin told This Week. Over on Fox News Sunday, Sen. John Cornyn... More »

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Dick Cheney • CIA • intelligence • John Cornyn • Dick Durbin • Judd Gregg • Eric Cantor • Sonia Sotomayor

GOP Base Sees Moderate Plot in Reform Group

Righties compalin that Cantor rebranding
effort excludes them

May 8, 09 8:40 AM CDT
(Newser) - With Eric Cantor's high-profile new group aimed at diagnosing what ails the GOP, members of the party base are worried that the answer might be them. Social conservatives from Steve King to Mike Huckabee are accusing the group of excluding them from the National Council for a New America, Politico... More »

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Mike Huckabee • social conservatives • Eric Cantor • J. Kenneth Blackwell • National Council for a New America

After Limbaugh Dig, Palin Joins GOP Group

Alaska gov gets on board rebranding effort after Rush 'hate' jibe

May 5, 09 8:56 AM CDT
(Newser) - Sarah Palin will join Congressional Republicans' high-profile rebranding committee, CNN reports, after days of confusion as to whether she was snubbing the group or it was snubbing her. Last week John McCain said that the Alaska governor would likely join the National Council for a New America, but there was... More »

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Rush Limbaugh • GOP • Republican Party • conservatism • Sarah Palin • Eric Cantor • National Council for a New America

Anti-New Deal Book Is GOP's New Bible

Republicans flock to
The Forgotten Man in fight over stimulus

Apr 21, 09 10:19 AM CDT
(Newser) - For the Republican Party, looking for any kind of traction for its opposition to President Obama’s stimulus spending, anti-New Deal book The Forgotten Man is a godsend, Politico reports. Author Amity Shlaes suggests, in what some call revisionist history, that FDR’s plan, pushed by government bureaucrats on a... More »

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New Deal • economic stimulus package • Great Depression • Steve King • Spencer Bachus • Eric Cantor • Wall Street bailout • President Obama • Amity Shlaes • The Forgotten Man

GOP Launches Website to Combat Obstructionist Image

'Solutions Center' rehashes Republican classics

Apr 14, 09 12:46 PM CDT
(Newser) - The Democrats’ “Party of ‘No’” attack seems to be getting to the GOP: House Minority Whip Eric Cantor has started an online “Solutions Center” to showcase Republican plans on basic issues, reports Politico. “When you control the White House, it’s easy to have a... More »

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GOP • House of Representatives • Republican Party • House Republicans • Obama administration • Eric Cantor

Cantor Strategy
to Clobber Frosh
on House Floor

GOP ambushes Dem newbies, aiming for   YouTube moments

Apr 7, 09 11:27 AM CDT
(Newser) - House Minority Whip Eric Cantor has devised a sly method for the House GOP, locked out of power, to exact some damage on the majority. Politico reports that Cantor’s staff rushes GOP members onto the House floor to knock vulnerable Democratic freshmen off balance with questions, hoping to create... More »

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House of Representatives • Eric Cantor • Mary Jo KIlroy

'Alternative Budget' Splits GOP Leaders

Boehner, aiming for damage control, reins
in Cantor, Ryan

Mar 27, 09 10:31 AM CDT
(Newser) - Eric Cantor and Paul Ryan argued against the alternative budget “blueprint” announced yesterday, but party leaders ordered them to back the plan as a way of refuting the Democratic charge that the GOP is the "party of no," Politico reports. Ryan, the top Republican on the budget... More »

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Mike Pence • John Boehner • federal budget • Eric Cantor • Republicans • Paul Ryan

GOP Targets Critics With Own Economic Plans

Budget proposals
seek to douse 'Party
of No' label

Mar 26, 09 9:22 AM CDT
(Newser) - “The Party of No” is rejecting that label by introducing alternatives to President Obama’s policies rooted in GOP ideology, Politico reports. The Republican Road to Recovery is a weighty fiscal counterpart to the Democrats’ economic agenda, and marks a new strategy in the minority’s response. Republicans laud... More »

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Congress • Mike Pence • budget • House Republicans • conservatism • Eric Cantor • President Obama • economic policies

(Newser) - The political blogosphere is having some fun tonight with the fact that House Minority Whip Eric Cantor attended the Britney Spears concert last night instead of dutifully tuning in to President Obama's press conference. Cantor's office confirmed to Wonkette that he took in the show, adding that he did so... More »

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Congress • Britney Spears • Mary Landrieu • House minority whip • Eric Cantor • House

ANALYSIS

 AIG Bonus Vote 
 Splits GOP Honchos 

Insider Boehner and publicity-hungry Cantor go opposite ways

Mar 20, 09 11:25 AM CDT
(Newser) - The vote to tax AIG bonuses split the House’s top two Republicans, and illustrates the differences in their strategies, reports Politico. Minority Leader John Boehner voted against, calling it “a bad bill with bad consequences.” Boehner’s No. 2, rising star Eric Cantor, supported it, calling it... More »

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John Boehner • AIG • bonuses • House Republicans • Eric Cantor

Dems Keep Distance From Possible 2nd Stimulus

GOP says talk of new bill is admission of failure

Mar 12, 09 10:00 AM CDT
(Newser) - Nancy Pelosi said this week “we have to keep the door open” to the possibility of a second stimulus bill—but most lawmakers, including fellow Democrats, are allergic to the idea, Politico reports. “If there’s appetite, there’s not in my office,” said one. “Enough... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • Congress • congressional Democrats • economic stimulus package • Eric Cantor

ANALYSIS

Dems Paint Cantor as GOP's New, Obstructionist Face

Ads, op-eds, even Obama paint rising star as obstructionist

Mar 10, 09 10:20 AM CDT
(Newser) - With Dick Cheney gone and Rush Limbaugh already tiresome, Democrats need a new go-to bugbear—and House Minority Whip Eric Cantor is their guy, reports Politico. Democrats are using his name to tar other Republicans in ads and calling the young Virginian out in op-eds. The president himself said of... More »

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Nancy Pelosi • House of Representatives • Rahm Emanuel • House Republicans • Eric Cantor • President Obama • Bill Maher Grid

(Newser) - Newt Gingrich has his eye on the Oval Office, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reports, telling a Virginia crowd he “will look seriously” at running for president. “If we think it’s necessary, we’ll probably do it,” he said yesterday. “And if it isn’t necessary, we... More »

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Newt Gingrich • Republican Party • Eric Cantor • Election 2012

OPINION

'Minority Leader Limbaugh' Will Sink GOP

Obama's campaign manager takes a swipe at Republicans

Mar 4, 09 8:52 AM CST
(Newser) - The 2008 election sent many signals, but chief among them was that America is sick of partisan pettiness, writes President Obama’s former campaign manager David Plouffe in the Washington Post today, He faults the GOP for somehow missing that memo, joining Obama chief of staff Rahm Emanuel in declaring... More »

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Barack Obama • Rush Limbaugh • Republican Party • David Plouffe • political strategy • Eric Cantor • Michael Steele • Bill Maher Grid

ANALYSIS

GOP's Cantor Plays Foil in Obama's Bipartisan Push


Feb 26, 09 11:40 AM CST
(Newser) - At a time when congressional Republicans hold little power, Minority Whip Eric Cantor has finagled a pivotal role for himself in Washington. Cantor—Barack Obama’s Republican of choice in bipartisan overtures—has coyly positioned himself against House Democrats instead of the popular president, Rick Klein notes for ABC News.... More »

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Barack Obama • Newt Gingrich • Republican • Bill Clinton • House minority whip • bipartisanship • House Republicans • Eric Cantor • President Obama

Aerosmith to GOP:
Hands Off Our Song

House GOP's Back in the Saddle video yanked after copyright claim

Feb 18, 09 8:48 AM CST
(Newser) - Minority Whip Eric Cantor's effort to rally the House GOP with a video using Aerosmith's Back in the Saddle was swiftly bucked by the band, reports TPM. The company holding the song’s copyright requested that the video—which crowed about the House GOP's unified opposition to the stimulus package—... More »

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Congress • copyright • song • rock bands • classic rock • House Republicans • Aerosmith • Eric Cantor

ANALYSIS

The Stimulus
Battle Is Just Getting Started

Succeed or fail, look for it to be the focus of the 2010 elections

Feb 16, 09 12:21 PM CST
(Newser) - At $790 billion, the stimulus package that Barack Obama signs into law this week carried enormous economic risks. But as the Washington Post reports, the political stakes of the stimulus are nearly as large. By denying the president a single vote in the House, the GOP is betting that the... More »

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Barack Obama • economic stimulus package • House Republicans • Obama administration • Eric Cantor • 2010 election • financial crisis

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