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GOP debate fact check: Errant claims on bailout, taxes

February 23, 2012
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The 2012 Republican presidential candidates — what's left of them — will debate for the very last time Wednesday night and we're sure going to miss them. "Over the years have charmed us, dazzled us, and even stolen our hearts," a The 2012 Republican presidential candidates — what's left of them —...

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GOP debate fact check: Errant claims on bailout, taxes

February 23, 2012
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If you look at LA Unified, it is almost criminal what we do to the poorest children of America,” he said. “If a foreign nation did this to our children, we would declare it an act of war because they are doing so much damage.” GOP debate : Ron Paul The Republican presidential candidates...

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Republican debate: Romney fights to win against surging Santorum

February 23, 2012
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Mitt Romney and Rick Santorum have traded verbal punches about health care, spending earmarks and federal bailouts in Wednesday night's Republican presidential debate in Mesa. Santorum, who has surged in the polls, got booed when he talked about voting The three words to best capture Debate Number 20: Blah. Blah. Blah. Republican presidential candidates,...

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GOP debate fact check: Errant claims on bailout, taxes

February 23, 2012
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Republican presidential candidates, from left, Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, former Pennsylvania Sen. Rick Santorum, former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich sit together at the start of a Republican presidential debate The Final Four GOP candidates meet up tonight in Arizona. This will be the last debate before Super Tuesday...

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Brady Quinn says he's sorry for Tim Tebow comments

February 23, 2012
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Every quarterback needs to master the art of backpedaling, and Brady Quinn appears to have that down. The Denver Bronos free-agent backup QB is apologizing to Tim Tebow for comments he made about the star quarterback in an article printed in GQ. It got me thinking about Quinn, and the NFL draft in 2007....

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Theo Epstein value in MLB's hands now

January 28, 2012
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AP CHICAGO — Commissioner Bud Selig will decide what compensation the Boston Red Sox will receive for Theo Epstein's move to the Chicago Cubs. Epstein left as Boston's general manager with a year left on his contract to become president of baseball By: Zach Epstein | Jan 27th, 2012 at 11:01AM. View Comments. Filed...

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Saul Alinsky: A GOP Bogeyman Who Influences Many On The Left And Right

January 28, 2012
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Mitt Romney's father, liberal Republican George Romney, met with and endorsed infamous progressive activist Saul Alinsky; meanwhile, in a defense of Mitt Romney against charges of racism, the National Black Chamber of Republicans in general, and Newt Gingrich in specific, pepper their rhetoric with mentions of Saul Alinsky. "And I believe, if we have...

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Saul Alinsky: A GOP Bogeyman Who Influences Many On The Left And Right

January 28, 2012
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Michael Kazin and Russell Arben Fox have critiqued Newt Gingrich's claim that “The centerpiece of this campaign . . . is American exceptionalism versus the radicalism of Saul Alinsky. ” Like them, I find many contemporary Saul Alinsky has been dead for almost 40 years, yet the community organizer is back for another presidential...

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Robert Hegyes, Epstein from 'Welcome Back Kotter', Dies

January 27, 2012
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In addition to his famed role on “Welcome Back, Kotter,” Hegyes was recurring character on “Cagney & Lacey” By AP | January 27, 2012 | + (METUCHEN, NJ ) — Robert Hegyes, the actor best known for playing Jewish Puerto Rican student Juan Epstein on the 1970s TV show “Welcome Back Kotter” has died....

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Saul Alinsky: A GOP Bogeyman Who Influences Many On The Left And Right

January 27, 2012
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George Romney — a liberal Republican — met the radical organizer Saul Alinsky to discuss the grievances of the urban black poor. Now Romney's son is fighting for the Republican nomination, and his main rival, Newt Gingrich, has made Barack Obama's Mitt Romney's father, liberal Republican George Romney, met with and endorsed infamous progressive...

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