To Protect Seat, G.O.P. Bolsters Its Most Liberal
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The Republican Party has lined up to beat back a conservative primary challenge to the most liberal Republican in the Senate, Lincoln Chafee of Rhode Island.
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The party that lost on Nov. 2 wrestles with how to add nuance on a key cultural divide in America.
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Republicans have been able to slow and sometimes halt the agenda of Nancy Pelosi and the House Democrats.
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Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON &#8212; In his campaign to become chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, Rep. Jerry Lewis (R-Redlands) recently gave a group of his most conservative colleagues a flier showing a bloated Uncle Sam. The caption: "Uncle needs a diet."
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The right has a crush on Fred Thompson, but his own papers suggest he is less conservative than they think.
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The G.O.P. convention is a batter-by-batter rebuttal of almost everything the Democrats said and did in Boston last month.
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In the latest sign of G.O.P. division, Colin L. Powell sent a letter of support to Senator John McCain, who is seeking limits to legislation on interrogation.
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For certain conservatives, this fund might be appealing.
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Republican Party strategists, even under expected circumstances, knew they faced a difficult imbalance in the 2008 lineup of Senate races. The GOP have 21 seats to defend to just 12 for the Democrats.
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A study of thousands of federal court cases has found that judges appointed by President Bush are the most conservative on record in the areas of civil rights and civil liberties.
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Los Angeles Times - WASHINGTON &#8212; Leading the majority party in the Senate, a job that has been likened to herding cats, is tough enough in ordinary times. For Majority Leader Bill Frist (R-Tenn.), last week's Republican election triumphs paradoxically made the job tougher yet.
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OTTAWA (CP) - A chastened Liberal government will find itself relying on support from the very opponents it steamrollered for over a decade when Prime Minister Paul Martin begins steering his party through the first minority Parliament in a quarter-century.
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A large group of liberal organizations is planning to wage a national lobbying and public relations campaign to press for passage of the House Democrats' legislative agenda next year, taking a page from longtime corporate practices.
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Reformists, most from within the ranks, seek to reduce the size and influence of the political party.
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Lawmakers look to strengthen their role after the most polarized term in a half century.
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On the campaign trail,  Christian conservatives speak their minds about the field of G.O.P. candidates and what matters to them.
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A liberal advocacy group plans to spend $8.5 million in a drive to make sure President Bush's public approval doesn't improve as his days in the White House come to an end.