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Republican Rand Paul is an ophthalmologist who has never run for office before. He is the son of Rep. Ron Paul (R-Tex.) and is a tea party favorite.

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On Anniversary of Coal Mine Disaster, Families Still Waiting for Answers

By Laura Parker

As a minister in Appalachian coal country, the Rev. Dennis Sparks knows more than he wants to about grief. He serves as executive director of the West Virginia Council of Churches and has consoled ...

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Tea Party Rallies to Keep GOP Cutting Spending

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WASHINGTON -- The tea partyers who helped drive GOP gains in the last election rallied in the city they love to hate Thursday, urging Republican House leaders - Speaker John Boehner above all - to ...

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US Considers 'All Types' of Help for Libyan Rebels

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WASHINGTON -- The White House said Wednesday it is assessing options for "all types of assistance" to Libyan rebels battling Moammar Gadhafi's troops, while frustrated lawmakers quoted senior Obama ...

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Sen. Rand Paul Heading to Key Presidential Contest States

By Politics Daily Staff

A father and son running for president at the same time? It seems highly unlikely, but Rep. Ron Paul says the odds are 50-50 that he will again seek the Republican presidential nomination, and his ...

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Egypt, Deficit Bring Calls to End Foreign Aid -- But Should We?

By Andrea Stone

WASHINGTON -- The unrelated crises roiling Egypt and the federal budget have at least one thing in common: They both have brought calls to eliminate foreign aid. Just as Punxsutawney Phil crawled ...

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May 25, 2012

Republican Senate primary in Texas

Source: The Weekly Standard - Washington DC

As lieutenant governor, Dewhurst is also president of the state senate, and his reputation in Austin is that of an able operator and, for a very conservative party in a very conservative state, a moderating influence.

May 24, 2012

Collins to slam Secret Service, Massie/Cotton win GOP nods in Ky., Ark., LeMieux's bare-knuckle politics, Hochul bucks Dems, Liljenquist uses Hatch's '76 playbook, Ryan at Reagan Library

Source: Politico

Sen. Susan Collins, the ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, is none too pleased with the Secret Service.

May 23, 2012

Ron Paul Roundup: New York Times Respects His Movement's Power, Rand Paul Endorses, and Remember the Christian Right?

Source: Hit & Run

The New York Times , our national paper of record and don't you forget it , notices that Paulism extends beyond Ron Paul this morning in a front page above-the-fold headline story.

May 23, 2012

Collins to slam Secret Service, Massie/Cotton win GOP nods in Ky., Ark., LeMieux's bare-knuckle politics, Hochul bucks Dems, Liljenquist uses Hatch's ?76 playbook, Ryan at Reagan Library

Source: Politico

Sen. Susan Collins, the ranking member of the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee, is none too pleased with the Secret Service.

May 23, 2012

Reader Letters | Comments about Rand Paul 2

Source: The Courier-Journal - Louisville KY

While individual value systems will differ, as a human community we must civilly establish shared ground rules of what is right and wrong (or at least, legal and illegal) within that universe.