Skip to: Content
Skip to: Site Navigation
Skip to: Search
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2009
| Subscribe to Newser's RSS feeds RSS | Follow Newser on Twitter Twitter

NEWS ABOUT: Republicans

Republicans stories: 98 news summaries

1 - 20 of 98 Stories | 1 2 3 4 5 Next >>

Switch to grid view »

Paterson Rips Obama for Putting 9/11 Trials in NYC

NY governor among few Dems to criticize move

Nov 16, 09 9:41 PM CST
(Newser) - New York Gov. David Paterson, already unpopular with the White House, tonight ripped the Obama administration for deciding to try five men implicated in the 9/11 terror attacks in New York City. "This is not a decision that I would have made,” Paterson said. “New York was... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Democrats • New York City • David Paterson • terror trial • 9/11 attacks • Obama administration • President Obama • Republicans

survey says

 Palin Not Fit for Presidency: Poll

Voters think Hillary Clinton would be swell, though

Nov 16, 09 3:43 PM CST
(Newser) - With a blockbuster memoir and national tour, Sarah Palin is again grabbing headlines. But does she have what it takes for a 2012 presidential bid? The answer is a resounding “no,” according a CNN and Opinion Research poll. Only 28% believe she’s qualified for the nation’s... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Barack Obama • Hillary Clinton • Joe Biden • presidency • Mike Huckabee • president • Sarah Palin • Election 2012 • Republicans

 GOP's Civil War 
 Opens Front 
 in Utah 

Sen. Robert Bennett considered soft for voting for bailout

Nov 14, 09 9:18 AM CST
(Newser) - Veteran Utah Sen. Robert Bennett is the latest target of the insurrection within the GOP against incumbents seen as insufficiently conservative. The choice is surprising, the Los Angeles Times notes, because there's "nary a whiff of personal or political scandal" about the three-termer. Bennett's crimes: his longevity, his professorial... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Utah • Republicans • Club for Growth • Robert Bennett

 Hutchison Won't 
 Resign Senate Seat 

Will stay put to fight health care reform, cap and trade

Nov 14, 09 7:11 AM CST
(AP) - Republican Kay Bailey Hutchison, who is challenging Texas Gov. Rick Perry for his job, is planning to keep her US Senate seat until after the state's March gubernatorial primary. Hutchison, a Republican, plans to tell Republican women in a speech in Galveston today that she is stepping down in 2010... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Texas • Senate • Rick Perry • governor • Kay Bailey Hutchison • Republicans

opinion

Call Lieberman's Bluff—Make Him Filibuster

Senate rules make delay tactic too easy for fence-sitters

Nov 13, 09 2:29 PM CST
(Newser) - The filibuster is supposed to be a last resort. It allows the Senate minority, when it's willing to engage in endless debate—at the cost of holding up the chamber’s other business—to challenge legislation. But today, senators need only signal their intention to filibuster to stall a bill,... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Joe Lieberman • filibuster • health care reform • Ben Nelson • US Senate • Republicans

Republicans Decry Decision to Try 9/11 Planner in NYC

GOP slams AG's 'dangerous mentality'

Nov 13, 09 12:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Republican leaders are sharply criticizing the Obama administration’s decision to prosecute Khalid Sheikh Mohammed in civilian court. John Boehner called the plan to try the confessed planner of the 9/11 attacks in New York "irresponsible” and accused AG Eric Holder of "reverting to a dangerous pre-9/11 mentality.... More »

MORE ABOUT:
terrorism • New York City • prison • New York • GOP • Ground Zero • Daniel Pearl • September 11 • Khalid Sheikh Mohammed • John Boehner • Eric Holder • 9/11 attacks • Frank Wolf • Obama administration • Supermax • Republicans • Buck McKeon

nate silver

Should Democrats Panic? Yes, but Only 'a Little'

Party's in 'fairly bad shape,' but there's time to rebound

Nov 13, 09 8:44 AM CST
(Newser) - A new Gallup poll shows Republicans ahead of Democrats in a generic House ballot, a reversal of political fortune from October. Is it time for the party to panic? "Maybe a little," writes Nate Silver . "My 30,000-foot view is that between the pressures of the jobs... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Congress • Democrats • House of Representatives • Gallup poll • 2010 election • Nate Silver • Republicans

 Steele Orders End to 
 RNC Abortion Coverage 

'Money from our loyal donors should not be used for this purpose'

Nov 13, 09 6:24 AM CST
(Newser) - An embarrassed Michael Steele has ordered elective abortion to be stripped from services covered by medical insurance offered to RNC employees. The ban, prompted by a Politico report yesterday that abortion coverage has been included in RNC policies since 1991, brings the RNC in line with what the Republican Party... More »

MORE ABOUT:
abortion • health care reform • Michael Steele • Republicans • Republican National Committee • health care abortion

RNC Insurance Plan Covers Employees' Abortions

A Steele spokesman says it's going to be changed

Nov 12, 09 6:50 PM CST
(Newser) - With abortion emerging as a sticking point in the health care debate, Politico has dug up a zinger on the Republican National Committee: Its own employee insurance policy covers elective abortions. "We are taking steps to address the issue," says an RNC spokeswoman, adding that the policy goes... More »

MORE ABOUT:
abortion • health insurance • health care reform • Republicans • Republican National Committee • health care abortion

Daniel Henninger


 Voters Now a Rampaging Herd  

Get ready for a permanent tea party as voters seek leaders

Nov 5, 09 8:41 AM CST
(Newser) - In the GOP upsets in Virginia and New Jersey, Daniel Henninger doesn't just see Obama backlash, he sees a voter rebellion from both parties, with independent Americans behaving like stampeding cattle. That independents would within one year swing from Obama enthusiasts to backing decent-to-weak Republicans in Virginia and New Jersey... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Barack Obama • Jon Corzine • New Jersey • Virginia • independent voters • the independent vote • Republicans • Creigh Deeds • Christopher Christie • Bob McDonnell • Election 09

Dana Milbank

GOP Boycotts Climate Bill, Dems Get Bored

Climate hearing boycott ends with whimper

Nov 4, 09 11:08 AM CST
(Newser) - For a while yesterday, Democrats got to live the dream: a world without Republicans. The GOP made good on its promise to boycott the Senate environment committee’s hearing on its climate change bill, and Democrats had a good time lambasting them in absentia, calling them the party of “... More »

MORE ABOUT:
climate change • global warming • Senate • boycott • George Voinovich • Barbara Boxer • Dana Milbank • Republicans • Senate Environment and Public Works Committee

Analysis

 Sorry, Dems, 
 2008 Is So Last Year 

Winning coalition doesn't reemerge in gubernatorial races

Nov 4, 09 7:45 AM CST
(Newser) - Last night’s gubernatorial defeats proved to Democrats that whatever magic they harnessed last November has left the building. Off-year elections aren’t usually great predictors, but with the Democrats’ winning 2008 coalition essentially absent, the warning signs are clear, writes Dan Balz in the Washington Post. Most notably, Democrats... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Jon Corzine • demographics • independents • independent voters • election • coalition • Republicans • Creigh Deeds • Christopher Christie • Bob McDonnell • Election 09

ELECTION DAY

 Christie Takes NJ for GOP 

First Republican to win a statewide race in a decade

Nov 3, 09 9:15 PM CST
(Newser) - Chris Christie scored the second big victory for the Republicans today, taking the governorship of New Jersey from incumbent Jon Corzine. Christie, 47, had 50% of the vote to Corzine’s 44% with nearly three-quarters of precincts reporting. He’s the first Republican to win a statewide race in more... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Democrats • Jon Corzine • New Jersey • election • gubernatorial races • Republicans • Christopher Christie • Election 09

 Dems Use Nukes to 
 Lure GOP to Climate Bill 

Plants, drilling offered as sweetener for cap-and-trade

Nov 2, 09 9:28 AM CST
(Newser) - The climate change bill up for Senate committee debate tomorrow doesn't stand a chance unless its Democratic backers can sweet talk some of their GOP colleagues, the Washington Post reports. The legislation focuses on a cap-and-trade system where companies could buy and sell emissions permits as needed. But Republican support... More »

MORE ABOUT:
climate change • environment • Democrats • nuclear power • cap and trade • Senate • Lindsey Graham • emissions standards • Lisa Murkowski • Republicans

Iowans Recoil
at Prospect of Paying for Palin

Conservative group
is trying to raise
$100K to lure her

Oct 29, 09 4:57 PM CDT
(Newser) - An Iowa conservative group’s plan to lure Sarah Palin with a $100,000 speaking fee has annoyed fellow right-wingers. This is Iowa, after all, and most political contenders are happy to come for free. One GOP consultant in the state sees the move by the Iowa Family Policy Center... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Iowa • Sarah Palin • conservatives • Republicans • speaking fee

GOP Ramps Up Attacks on AARP Over Health Care

Republicans see 'backroom deals' over reform

Oct 28, 09 4:16 PM CDT
(Newser) - The "right-wing commentariat" has a new villain to replace ACORN, and it has a far more familiar acronym: AARP. The basic line of attack is that the AARP has struck "backroom deals" with Democrats on health care reform to steer insurance business its way, writes Evan McMorris. The... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Congress • AARP • health care reform • seniors • Republicans

pundit roundup

 Why Post Poll Matters 
 —and Why It Doesn't 

New survey shows more support for public option

Oct 20, 09 12:12 PM CDT
(Newser) - A new Washington Post/ABC poll showing an uptick in support for the public option—it stands at 57%—has pundits weighing in on the impact:
  • George Stephanopoulos, ABC: It's likely "those numbers aren't strong enough—at least not yet—to shake enough swing senators off their opposition to
... More »

MORE ABOUT:
pundits • Washington Post ABC poll • polling • Republicans • public option

THE UNEMPLOYED

 Is Palin Seeking 
 Job on LinkedIn? 




Poster's also open to 'business deals'

Oct 19, 09 6:46 AM CDT
(Newser) - Guess who's joined LinkedIn and is eager for gainful employment? A poster identified as always-surprising GOP rogue Sarah Palin is actively seeking "job inquiries" on the Internet network for professionals. Anyone interested can peruse the posted resume, which touts "Governor, State of Alaska" as the most recent gig.... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Internet • politics • cyberpolitics • GOP • LinkedIn • job market • Sarah Palin • Republicans

Flood of Bush Memoirs
May Trip Up GOP

Six administration figures to release books before midterm elections

Oct 14, 09 5:23 PM CDT
(Newser) - The 2010 elections offer Republicans the first chance in a long time to run without the handicap of the unpopular Bush administration. Or not. Bush may be out of office, but the period between now and next November could see the release of five Bush-era memoirs—from Hank Paulson, Laura... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Bush administration • Barack Obama • Dick Cheney • Donald Rumsfeld • memoir • George W. Bush • Obama administration • Republicans

(Newser) - Michael Steele and Rush Limbaugh quickly heaped scorn on President Obama's Nobel win yesterday morning, but criticism from the rest of the GOP has been notably lacking since. Nothing from Palin, Newt, Romney, et al., perhaps taking Mike Huckabee's advice to heart about "right-wing whining" on the subject. Tim... More »

MORE ABOUT:
Mike Huckabee • Nobel Peace Prize • President Obama • Republicans

1 - 20 of 98 Stories | 1 2 3 4 5 Next >>


from our news partners