There may be no pressing reason for Sen. Rand Paul to again embark upon an old-fashioned Senate filibuster, now that Attorney General Eric Holder has given him the answer on drone attacks he sought in launching yesterday’s 13-hour talkfest. But if Paul does...
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Sen. Rand Paul is seen on a TV monitor as he participates in a filibuster on the Senate floor March 6, 2013 on Capitol Hill.
Paul: Next Filibuster, More Fuel — and ‘Hurrah’ for Holder’s Reply
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Michelle Patry, left, and Bobbie Fallahee pose for photos in front former Alaska governor Sara Palin's bus during a signing for Palin's book "Going Rogue: An American Life," in Fort Bragg, North Carolina.
Sarah Palin: Looking Like $1.2 Million
Sarah Palin may be off Fox News, but she has a million bucks in the bank. Former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin’s political action committee finished 2012 with $1.2 million in the bank, newly released Federal Election Commission reports show. Palin’s...
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Representative Dennis Kucinich, a Democrat from Ohio, greets delegates at the Democratic National Convention (DNC) in Charlotte, North Carolina, on Sept. 4, 2012.
Kucinich to Fox: ‘Open’ to His Views
To the losers go the TV deals: This just in from The Plain Dealer and wires: Cleveland’s own Dennis Kucinich, the retired congressman and liberal firebrand, has a new assignment. FOX News contributor. Kucinich, 66, a former Cleveland mayor as well...
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Former New York City Mayor Rudy Giuliani and Chuck Heath Jr., brother of Sarah Palin, rally campaign workers at a McCain-Palin regional headquarters office in this file photo.
Sarah Palin’s Brother: From Alaska, He Can See a Third, `American Party’
There’s a new voice in the Palin family making the call for political upheaval, with Sarah’s brother — Chuck Heath Jr. — calling for “the disgruntled citizens of the United States… Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians… persons of every race, religion, economic status,...
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Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., center, and Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-S.C., right, at a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Nov. 14, 2012, stating they'd block the nomination Susan Rice as Secretary of State. Photographer: J. Scott Applewhite/AP Photo
Obama to McCain: `Go After Me’
President Barack Obama had some fighting words today for the senator he faced in 2008: If Sen. John McCain and allied Republican Lindsey Graham want to complain about the administration’s handling of the attack against the U.S. diplomatic post in...
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Democratic Sen. Sherrod Brown, left, is hugged by his daughter, Liz, as they celebrate at the Ohio Democratic party election night celebration on Nov. 6, 2012, in Columbus, Ohio.
Rove’s Bad Night: Sherrod Brown
It was a bad night for Karl Rove. That’s the assessment this morning of Sen. Sherrod Brown of Ohio after yesterday’s election results. First, Brown survived what he said was $40 million spent against him in his race with Republican...
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Rupert Murdoch in New York.
Murdoch’s Anti-Obama Twitter Drive: Christie, Petraeus and More
Rupert Murdoch, the News Corp. CEO at the helm of some of the world’s most influential media outlets, including Fox News and the Wall Street Journal, has close to 360,000 followers on Twitter — and they all know exactly who...
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New Jersey Gov. Chris Christie speaks at Anglesea Fire House in North Wildwood N.J.
Chris Christie: Obama Doing `Great Job’
Chris Christie, governor of New Jersey, delivered the keynote address at Republican Mitt Romney’s presidential nominating convention. Christie has served as a surrogate for Romney on Sunday talk shows. So when Christie says — on FOX News — that President...
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Republican presidential candidate Mitt Romney and his running mate Rep Paul Ryan wave to supporters at the Augusta Expoland in Fishersville, Virginia, the day after the first Presidential debate.
Romney: 47% `Completely Wrong’
Updated at 5:38 pm EDT President Barack Obama may have missed an opportunity to hold Republican Mitt Romney to his fundraising comment about 47 percent of Americans being out of reach to him during their televised debate this week, but...
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Republican presidential candidates Sen. Sam Brownback, left, former Massachusetts Governor Mitt Romney, center, and former New York City Mayor Rudolph W. Giuliani in a GOP presidential debate at Saint Anselms College in this June 5, 2007 file photo in Manchester, New Hampshire.
Where Was Romney June 5, 2007?
Guess what Republican Mitt Romney was doing on June 5, 2007 — the day that Democrat Barack Obama was videotaped speaking of racial injustice and giving a shout-out to the Rev. Jeremiah Wright. Touting his health-care mandate. Romney, who was...
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