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Iran already has enough fuel for one nuclear bomb, according to a New York Times report that leads the Drudge Report. A report that Iran also has increased its uranium stockpile adds to the problems that President-elect Obama will face. ... READ MORE

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The $25 billion auto bailout is on ice now that Senate leaders have decided to postpone a vote on it, according to the front page of the Post. The country, however, can't let the auto industry collapse because that will ... READ MORE

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President Bush's last-minute abortion rulings are affording doctors who refuse to perform abortions on moral grounds the same kind of protections that conscientious objectors to wars receive, writes Carol Platt Liebau. Conservative columnist Kathleen Parker seems to have become an ... READ MORE

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Tom Daschle, the former Senate Democratic Leader tapped by President-elect Barack Obama to serve as Health and Human Services Secretary, is yet another "un-fresh face" and presents more lobbying conflicts for the incoming administration, writes Pejman Yousefzadeh. Democrat Al Franken's ... READ MORE

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President-elect Barack Obama faces a dilemma now that he's taking charge and needs to reassure Americans about the same issues he criticized President Bush for handling, writes Victor Davis Hanson. Obama's sudden reliance on former Clintonites in his own administration ... READ MORE

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It's not reassuring that Citigroup, the nation's second-largest bank, is facing a crisis of confidence from investors now that its losses from credit cards, mortgages and debt are piling up, writes Josh Marshall. Democrat Al Franken picked up a net ... READ MORE

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The choice of Arizona Gov. Janet Napolitano (D) for Homeland Security Secretary in the Obama administration is a gift to Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.), who would have faced a tough challenge from her for his seat in 2010, writes Todd ... READ MORE

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World leaders at the G20 last weekend refused to shake President Bush's hand during a photo opp, writes NewAmericaPatriot, who has the video. The Bush administration's last-minute push for new regulations and to burrow in their civil service appointees will ... READ MORE

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Three of Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton's (D-N.Y.) lawyers are vetting her for her possible appointment as secretary of State, notes the front page of the Post. Democratic National Committee Chairman Howard Dean said that he's interested in doing policy work ... READ MORE

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The soaring costs for President-elect Barack Obama's inauguration could break the bank for Washington, D.C., according to the Drudge Report. In other political links, Drudge highlights reports that Obama has approached Defense Secretary William Gates to stay on, that Obama ... READ MORE

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August 1, 2008

Ventura, Norquist to Appear at Paul's Event Outside GOP Convention

@ 1:12 pm by Walter Alarkon

Rep. Ron Paul's (R-Texas) own convention during his party's national convention has already booked some big names.

Former Minnesota Gov. Jesse Ventura (I), anti-tax advocate Grover Norquist and conservative pundit Tucker Carlson have all committed to Paul's event, Rally for the Republic, in Minneapolis. The event runs from August 31 to Sept. 1. It ends with a speech by Paul at the 18-000 seat Target Center.

The GOP convention, to be held in St. Paul, Minn., will be held from Sept. 1 to Sept. 4.

Watch video of Paul announcing the scheduled appearances of Ventura and country music artist Rockie Lynne below.

May 7, 2008

Norquist To Show Up In N.H. With GOP House Candidate

@ 3:47 pm by Walter Alarkon

Anti-tax advocate Grover Norquist is showing up in yet another hot Republican primary Friday.

Norquist, president of Americans for Tax Reform (ATR), will appear with John Stephen, New Hampshire's former health and human services secretary, as the House candidate signs Norquist's "no-tax-increases" pledge. Stephen is challenging former Rep. Jeb Bradley for the GOP nomination. The winner will face freshman Rep. Carol Shea-Porter (D), who narrowly defeated Bradley in the Granite State's Republican-leaning Seacoast district.

Both Stephen and Bradley have signed the pledge, but Stephen signed four months earlier, in November 2007. Stephen, who pushed to cut his state department's costs, has tried to run to the right of Bradley, charging him with requesting an earmark when he served in Congress. Bradley has denied the claim.

Neither Norquist nor ATR has endorsed a candidate in the race, though the group's spokesman, John Kartch, said that ATR was "very impressed with Stephen's track record."

Norquist has taken an active role in other House races this year. He has campaigned against Reps. Wayne Gilchrest (R-Md.) and Walter Jones (R-N.C.), who had voted for Democratic bills that included tax increases. Gilchrest lost his primary in February though Jones won his on Tuesday.

March 31, 2008

Norquist: Condoleezza Rice Would Be 'Great VP Candidate'

@ 2:30 pm by Walter Alarkon

Condoleezza Rice as Republican vice presidential candidate? That's the question Beltway observers were buzzing about last week after she spoke at a semi-secret gathering of the Americans for Tax Reform (ATR) and talked about race in a Washington Times interview.

When The Hill asked ATR president Grover Norquist about Rice's chances, he did little to tamp them down. Rice would make a "great vice presidential candidate and a good president," said Norquist, a key player in President Bush's 2004 campaign. Norquist then ticked off a number of Rice's attributes that would appeal to conservatives: "serious, tempermentally level headed, understands free markets, likes guns… a foreign policy person, promoted free trade policies."

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