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Family Research Council decries immorality of federal deficit, defends its...

The focus at conservative Christian policy group Family Research Council this past month has been on fiscal policy — on the federal government’s and on its own. While the $14 trillion federal deficit...

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DeMint will prioritize viability and economic issues, not immigration, say...

In the South Carolina GOP presidential primary, no endorsement is considered more important than that of Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.). Slate and former Washington Independent reporter Dave Weigel...

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Fla. Gov. Scott, Senate hopeful Hasner going to RedState event in S.C. this...

Gov. Rick Scott and GOP Senate candidate Adam Hasner will speak at the RedState Gathering 2011 in Charleston, S.C., this weekend, an event for conservative politicians and organizations who are looking...

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Romney’s decision to forgo DeMint forum spells out more of his 2012 strategy

On Wednesday, Mitt Romney’s campaign announced that the former Massachusetts governor would not be attending a presidential forum hosted by Sen. Jim Demint (R-S.C.). A spokesperson for the Romney...

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Upcoming DeMint presidential forum co-chaired by NOM founder

The GOP presidential forum Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) will host in Columbia, S.C., on Labor Day will be co-hosted by the original founding chair of the National Organization for Marriage (NOM), which...

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Romney reverses course, will attend DeMint forum

The Hill reports that former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney has decided to attend the Labor Day presidential forum in Columbia, S.C., hosted by Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) and The American Principles...

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NOM awards Bachmann ‘A’ for abortion views in S.C. presidential forum

Monday’s much-anticipated Palmetto Freedom Forum, held in Columbia, S.C., was an opportunity for the country’s leading anti-gay-marriage group, National Organization for Marriage (NOM), to continue...

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GOP kingmakers push presidential candidates to reject family-based...

Candidates who attended the Labor Day Palmetto Freedom Forum in Columbia, S.C., were asked to endorse unprecedented reforms to the existing U.S. immigration system. Rep. Steve King (R-Iowa), who...

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DeMint injects anti-abortion measure into ag/commerce funding bill

Congress targets abortion for the second week in a row on Thursday, when the Senate is expected to debate an amendment recently filed by Sen. Jim DeMint (R-S.C.) to an appropriations bill related to...

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U.S. Senate approves tax credits for companies that hire veterans

In a rare bipartisan effort, members of the U.S. Senate voted Thursday, before returning to their districts to attend Veterans Day ceremonies, to approve a portion of Obama’s American Jobs Act that...

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