Women In Politics

Tea Party Express Is On A “RINO Hunt”
The Tea Party Express has ignited somewhat of a political mystery, touting in a statement that it will make a “major endorsement in the 2010 elections” on Wednesday.

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Al Gore’s Weird Silence
Yes, he’s out of office, and splitting with his wife. But Dayo Olopade investigates why America’s leading environmentalist is conspicuously absent from the debate over the worst environmental disaster of our time.

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Media Contacts
Dallas -Today’s vote on Sen. Lisa Murkowski’s (R-Alaska) proposal to block EPA regulation on climate change could strike a blow for the rule of law by reestablishing Congress’ sole jurisdiction over interstate commerce, according to H. Sterling Burnett, Senior Fellow with the National Center for Policy Analysis.

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Palin’s picks display pragmatism, stirs 2012 talk
With a few surprising endorsements in recent Republican primaries, the self-styled rogue of GOP politics has reaped an angry response from some of her own supporters and a fresh round of speculation about her own presidential ambitions in 2012.

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Michael Kieschnick: The Senate Almost Votes to Join the Flat Earth Society
Today, 47 senators voted that the earth is flat. Sen. Lisa Murkowski, Republican of Alaska, convinced Sen. Harry Reid that there should be a vote…

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Murkowski seeks to rein in EPA regulation
Murkowski leads senators trying to stop EPA from regulating greenhouse gas under Clean Air Act

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Greenhouse gases cause conflict between Murkowski and EPA
Sen. Murkowski fears the EPAs use of the Clean Air Act will lead to extended government control. Murkowski’s resolution is set for a vote this Thursday.

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Murkowski Thinks Polluters Can Police Themselves
You wouldn’t let the inmates run the asylum, so why would you let oil companies set environmental standards?

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Oiled woman disrupts Senate hearing
A Senate hearing on the Gulf of Mexico oil spill was disrupted as a protester poured oily liquid on herself.

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Sitka mayor files to challenge Murkowski
Tuesday’s deadline to file for public office in this year’s elections saw Sitka’s mayor challenging Lisa Murkowski for U.S. Senate and Tudor Road Bingo owner Jack Powers announcing for lieutenant governor, pledging to take $1 in salary if elected.

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