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Trump 2016? – Jeb Bush Makes It Official

Former Florida Gov. Jeb Bush takes the stage as he formally joins the race for president with a speech at Miami Dade College, Monday, June 15, 2015, in Miami. (AP Photo/David Goldman) Controversial television personality and businessman Donald Trump expected…

An open letter to my friends Jeb Bush, Rick Perry and Mike Huckabee

Dear Governors Jeb Bush, Rick Perry and Mike Huckabee. Old friends, I’m in a bit of a pickle. I’m pretty sure that all three of you will be asking me to campaign for you somewhere along “the trail.” It will,…

Bill and Hillary Clinton and all that cash: A modern-day Tammany Hall operation

Officially, they hail from Chappaqua and Washington, by way of Arkansas. But when it comes to integrity, they’re straight out of Tammany Hall. They are the Clintons of Tammany, and they set their moral compass to the reckonings of George…

What is more likely to kill you — a gun or a car?

FILE — Feb. 6, 2015: A dealer arranges handguns in a display case in advance of a show at the Arkansas State Fairgrounds in Little Rock, Ark. (AP Photo/Danny Johnston) Which is more likely to kill you: a car or…

Outgoing lawmakers make plans for life after Congress

FILE: Dec. 3, 2014: Rep. Michele Bachmann, R-Minn., on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C. (REUTERS) The midterm election now a fading blip on 2014’s radar screen, retiring and defeated members of Congress have made their farewell speeches, packed up their…

With Two Weeks Until Election Day, Republicans And Democrats Lack A Plan

In less than two weeks time, Americans will head to the polls and decide the hotly contested battle for the Senate. Current polling shows that it’s increasingly looking like the Republicans will control both chambers for the next two years.…

Divided GOP only thing Obama, Democrats have going for them before 2014 midterms

April 29, 2014: House Speaker John Boehner of Ohio, joined by Rep. Renee Ellmers, R-N.C., talks to reporters following a Republican strategy meeting on Capitol Hill in Washington.AP Tuesday’s Washington Post/ABC News poll will not be welcome news to a…