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NEWS ABOUT: Mike Pence

Mike Pence stories: 8 news summaries
piling on

 GOP Revels in US Setbacks 

1-2 punch of job stats, Olympic decision gets a third stage

Oct 2, 09 2:15 PM CDT
(Newser) - From worse-than-expected unemployment numbers to Chicago’s foiled Olympic bid, today was a lousy day for America, but Republicans reacted as if Christmas had come early. Soon after the jobs numbers hit, Glenn Thrush of Politico got a slew of GOP press releases. “Rep. Mike Pence literally hit the... More »

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Newt Gingrich • Republican • Mike Pence • Chicago • GOP • 2012 London Olympics • Republican Party • unemployment • Olympic Games • Chicago Olympics • International Olympic Committee • Olympics • IOC

Huckabee Wins Conservative Straw Poll

Palin lags behind
with Pawlenty,
Romney, Pence

Sep 19, 09 8:00 PM CDT
(Newser) - Mike Huckabee easily won a presidential straw poll today at a conference for social conservatives, Politico reports. The former Arkansas governor garnered 28% of 597 votes at the annual Values Voter Summit in Washington, DC. Tying for second, each with about 12% of the vote, were former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt... More »

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Mitt Romney • Mike Pence • conservative • Mike Huckabee • straw poll • Tim Pawlenty • Family Research Council • Sarah Palin

updated

 Thousands of DC Protesters 
 Blast Obama Policies 

Demonstration stretches for blocks along Pennsylvania Avenue

Sep 12, 09 12:18 PM CDT
(AP) - Tens of thousands of people marched to the US Capitol today, carrying signs with slogans such as "Obamacare makes me sick" as they protested the president's health care plan and what they say is out-of-control spending. The line of protesters spread across Pennsylvania Avenue for blocks, all the way... More »

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Mike Pence • government spending • Washington, DC • protesters • conservatives • Dick Armey • FreedomWorks Foundation

'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

talk show roundup

Transport Sec to Fellow GOPers: 
C'mon, Ride the Stimulus Train

But McCain wonders where bipartisanship is

Feb 8, 09 10:40 AM CST
(Newser) - Talk of the economic stimulus package dominated the morning shows today, with Transportation Secretary Ray LaHood, a Republican, promising on State of the Union that the stimulus bill won't come with any earmarks or "boondoggles," the Chicago Tribune reports. LaHood said that he had tried to get his... More »

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John McCain • Mike Pence • Barney Frank • John Ensign • economic stimulus package • bipartisanship • bailout • President Obama • Lawrence Summers • Ray LaHood

GOP Boosts Effort to Force Oil-Drilling Vote

House protest will last 'as long as it takes' to get Dems back to DC

Aug 4, 08 3:47 PM CDT
(Newser) - House Republicans said today reinforcements are on the way in their attempt to force the Democratic majority to interrupt the August recess and vote on domestic oil drilling. “There are plans underway to be here into next week,” Rep. Mike Pence told Politico. “We will be here... More »

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Mike Pence • oil drilling • House Republicans • National Lampoon's Vacation

Baghdad Merchants
Beg to Differ
With McCain

Say sunny security assessment is phony

Apr 3, 07 7:45 AM CDT
(Newser) - Of course John McCain found Baghdad's central market perfectly safe during his weekend visit: He came with 100 soldiers in armored Humvees, backed by attack helicopters and sharpshooters. In a follow-up visit, Kirk Semple of the New York Times found merchants  incredulous at the Congressional delegation's sunny description of the... More »

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Iraq • War on Terror • Congress • John McCain • Middle East • terrorism • Republican • sectarian violence • Baghdad • Humvees • Mike Pence • security • market • Election 2008

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