Strom Thurmond News
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To hear some conservatives tell it, the Republican Party's history on race relations is nothing to be ashamed of.
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A vote this month in South Carolina could position Tim Scott to become the first black Republican in Congress in eight years. Standing in his way: a son of the late Strom Thurmond , the U.S. senator from the state who was once one of America’s foremost segregationists.
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Voter frustration over the economy and dissatisfaction with Washington returned control of the U.S. House of Representatives to Republicans and strengthened the party’s hold on the Senate.
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Senate Republicans are weighing a plan to block most of President Barack Obama’s federal appeals court nominations starting in June or earlier in response to the recess appointments he made this month.
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A Senate vote to confirm John Brennan as CIA director was delayed by a filibuster, as Republican Senator Rand Paul demanded that the Obama administration pledge it won’t use drones to attack Americans on U.S. soil without an “imminent threat.”
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South Carolina Republicans chose Tim Scott, a black state legislator, over the son of a former segregationist presidential candidate today as their pick to fill an open U.S. House seat.
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Republican Leader Mitch McConnell decided it was time to deal directly with the White House when Senate budget talks stalled three days ago -- though not with President Barack Obama.
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Republican Leader Mitch McConnell decided it was time to deal directly with the White House when Senate budget talks stalled two days ago -- though not with President Barack Obama.
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Since taking office, President Barack Obama has been to North Carolina a dozen times -- and never set foot in South Carolina. Since clinching the Republican nomination, Mitt Romney has visited South Carolina once, while campaigning in North Carolina five times.
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How old is too old to lead?
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