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'Mitch McConnell'

As Southern Republicans flee the Confederacy, Arkansas must reckon with R.E. Lee Day

In the wake of the Emanuel A.M.E. Church terror attack in Charleston last week, we've got Confederate banners coming down across the South. It's a beautiful thing. But what about in Arkansas, where we still celebrate Robert E. Lee Day?
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Mitch McConnell backs away from vow of federal judgeship freeze

The Hill quotes a spokesman for Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell backing away from his statement last week that President Obama wouldn't get another confirmation for a nominee to vacancies on federal appellate courts.
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Republicans declare end to Obama judicial appointments

Gridlock personified. Republican Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell says the Senate, already delaying Obama judicial nominations to the maximum extent possible, won't confirm another appointee to a federal appellate court for the rest of President Obama's term.

Republicans don't like Obamacare whether it's working or not

One frustrating feature of the endless debates over the Affordable Care Act is that the positions of Obamacare opponents often turn out to be unfalsifiable articles of faith. I think it's helpful to think back to November and December, when healthcare.gov wasn't working and the enrollment situation looked dire. If that had continued — if the worst predictions of Obamacare opponents had come true — the law would have faced a real existential crisis going forward. But that's not what happened. The number of people without insurance is going down. Enrollment met, or surpassed projections. And in the face of these events, the Obamacare opponents who predicted that the law was doomed to a train wreck — certain to collapse on its own, leaving its foes to bathe in the political sunshine of a nation's anger — well, they have adjusted their position...not at all.
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Republicans go for the money

Republicans? Hypocrites?

It may get personal in debt-limit end game

With Aug. 2 now only days away, the grown-ups in Washington are starting to engage in serious discussions toward a resolution of the debt-ceiling imbroglio
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Charge filed over access to candidate's criminal record

Jason Tolbert reports that the Sebastian prosecutor has filed a misdemeanor charge against State Police employee Chris Anderson for improperly accessing Arkansas Crime Information Center records on Tom Fite, a Republican candidate for state legislature.

Earmarks begone

When Mitch McConnell announced he had caved on earmarks, you knew robovotingSen.-elect John Boozman is would follow closely behind.
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Republican priorities

Politics have truly gone down the rabbit hole. Within the space of five minutes I've received: 1) A news release from Republican Tim Griffin, the nightmarish successor to Vic Snyder, demanding that Congress stay in session until it completes action on extending tax cuts to all, particularly the wealthy.

Believe it or not ....

Sen. Mitch McConnell said small businesses making more than $250,000 in profits per year were "hardest hit by the recession."
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